With Call of Duty: Ghosts, Activision seeks to continue a video game franchise that defies gravity (preview)

May 21, 2013 6:00 pm

Activision Blizzard unveiled its not-so-secret, long-awaited (at least since November) installment in the fastest-selling video game franchise of all time.… Continue reading ⟩

The DeanBeat: Neurogaming is a nascent market fueled by brain games and sensors

May 3, 2013 3:00 pm

The NeuroGaming Conference and Expo drew more than 300 people to the YetiZen Innovation Lab this week in San Francisco. That’s… Continue reading ⟩

John Riccitiello’s legacy: EA survives, but its hit points are dangerously low

March 19, 2013 8:00 pm

John Riccitiello left Electronic Arts yesterday with a mixed record. In the nearly six years he led EA, the gigantic… Continue reading ⟩

University professor schools us on writing good video game poetry

February 14, 2013 3:00 pm

You don’t have to have college-level experience to write good poetry — just a video game that makes you think.… Continue reading ⟩

The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012

January 25, 2013 4:00 pm

During 2012, gaming continued its worldwide expansion toward billions of gamers as new platforms such as tablets and smartphones took… Continue reading ⟩

Because we totally need a sensor in our shoe that talks to our phone to tell us to buy new shoes

January 24, 2013 6:01 pm

It seems to be a unfortunate fact about the patent system that you rarely see a patent for trans-dimensional travel. Or… Continue reading ⟩

How Rick Thompson became the über investor for gaming (interview)

January 18, 2013 5:00 pm

For more stories from the Consumer Electronic Show 2013, see VentureBeat's full coverage of CES 2013. In between the miles of… Continue reading ⟩

FAKE GRIMLOCK GO ON RAMPAGE AT CES (interview)

January 13, 2013 4:00 pm

For more stories from the Consumer Electronic Show 2013, see VentureBeat's full coverage of CES 2013. FAKE GRIMLOCK, everyone’s favorite tech-enthused,… Continue reading ⟩

Five innovations that will define tech in 2013

January 12, 2013 6:47 pm

Vivek Wadhwa is a vice president at Singularity University and a Washington Post columnist. Last year I predicted that social media would… Continue reading ⟩

Silicon Valley VCs predict 2013 trends: Space, robots, self-driving cars

December 31, 2012 8:15 pm

As the year draws to an end, Silicon Valley investors are looking for the next wave of technology after social… Continue reading ⟩