Dota 2 in China: Perfect World launching closed beta next week
Chinese gamers can start playing the competitive MOBA on Sept. 25.
Valve’s Gabe Newell: Linux is ‘the future of gaming’ — possible Steam Box announcement ‘next week’
The Valve boss spoke to assembled Linux devotees about the future of the open-source operating system.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Apple unveils 64-bit phone processor, Valve lets players share digital games
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Valve announces Steam Family Sharing — share your game library with authorized friends
Digital sharing is coming to Vavle's digital-download service.
Valve turns to Payelp Global to handle transactions in Eastern Europe
The deal shows a lot of game business is happening in Eastern European countries.
Steam, GamersGate summer sales help digital game revenues reach $1.1 billion in July
PC sales made up for sluggish digital sales on console, which are dropping off as gamers prepare for next gen.
6 ways Strife makes standard MOBAs feel old (preview)
The creators behind Heroes of Newerth reveal their next multiplayer online battle arena game.
How Oculus VR resuscitated virtual reality for games (interview part 1)
Oculus VR has been on a rocket ride to mass awareness in the past year. Its toughest job: conquering motion sickness.
Why Lorne Lanning went from triple-A games to indie — and loudly loves it (interview)
In the old days, Lanning's company made $7 on a $60 console game. Now he makes $7 on a $10 digital game. And he controls his destiny.
55% of Sword & Sworcery's revenue came from iOS, less than 10% from Android
The adventure title sold 1.5 million units. More than a third on iOS.