Meet the 12-year-old boy who makes games instead of going to school
Sam Smith has been home-schooled for three years. He's now getting his education by making games, and Spacepants, his first published effort, has been a great success.
Sony continues its courtship of indies with deal to bring GameMaker Studio to the PlayStation 4
The game-development kit also offers native exporting for PS4, PS3, and Vita.
GamesBeat panel spotlight: Which emerging game technologies will take off?
We can't get enough of these new technologies, so we've got a breakout session on the new stuff.
YoYo Games updates GameMaker: Studio to speed development time
GameMaker: Studio will now run faster, allowing for quicker game development.
Developers are mostly thrilled with the chance to make money with Windows 8 games
Windows 8 gaming looks like it will be a success, but the jury is still out on Windows Phone 8 games.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dragon Age III, Borderlands 2, and the BioWare doctors retire
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.
YoYo Games lands Microsoft as a supporter of its cross-platform game engine GameMaker
Developers will be able to use YoYo Games' GameMaker: Studio to publish easily on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.
YoYo Games builds monetization and analytics services into its game development tools
YoYo Games is making it easy to tap monetization and analytics services from within its cross-platform game development tools.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dawnguard, Zynga Unleashed, and Sega’s ongoing decline
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
YoYo Games launches a series of Chrome games with the flip of a switch (exclusive)
YoYo Games is launching seven new games on the Google Chrome Web Store today. It certainly hopes to sell a lot of them, but...