Giancarlo Valdes

Giancarlo is a recent college grad doing what any other recent college grad would do: stumble through the murky darkness that everyone likes to call “adulthood.” Saddled with a ton of loans and debt, writing is perhaps not the smartest career move for him, but he enjoys it all the same, especially when it’s about videogames. And if this doesn’t work out, he has high aspirations to become America’s Next Top Model. Or maybe a hand model. He isn’t sure. Someone once told him that he has pretty hands. And by “someone,” he means his mom.

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GamesBeat Giveaway Week: Day 1 (PlayStation games)

We're kicking off another week-long giveaway contest! Today, we have codes for two games from the PlayStation Store.

Gears of War: Judgment writers debunk the series’ dude-bro reputation (interview)

GamesBeat interviews writers Rob Auten and Tom Bissell about the story in Gears of War: Judgment, on what they think about the series' "dude-bro" image, and who their favorite new character is.

Gears of War: Judgment makes some refreshing tweaks to an old formula (preview)

I wasn't too excited about the prospect of a fourth Gears of War, but a few new features leave me hopeful that Judgment may be worth playing after all.

Underneath Fuse’s brilliant combat system is a steep learning curve (preview)

Insomniac Games says it'll be the best four-player co-op shooter when it releases later this year. After overcoming Fuse's steep learning curve, I'm almost convinced that it may be right.

Toki Tori 2 dev explains why you won’t find any text in its puzzle-platforming sequel

Two Tribes' conscious decision to remove any form of text started out as an economical solution, but it soon turned into a tricky design challenge.

Lego City: Undercover is less violent than Grand Theft Auto but still just as fun (preview)

With no guns or deaths, it can take some time to get used to Lego City: Undercover's non-violent approach on open-world crime games.

Forget saving the world: In Time and Eternity, you have to save your marriage (preview)

NIS America and Namco Bandai are bringing Time and Eternity exclusively to the PlayStation 3 this summer.

Casual game developer Wooga experiments with new genres and platforms in 2013

It has four games scheduled for release in the next two months: Pearl's Peril, Kingsbridge, Pocket Village, and Monster World mobile.

2012 a very good year for casual game developer Wooga: It’s finally profitable

Wooga currently has 50 million active monthly users across its mobile and web games.

PlayStation Cloud streaming tech the ‘fastest gaming network in the world’ — and promises PS4 games on Vita

The new PlayStation Network will make it easy for gamers to instantly share videos of their game with their friends, as well as instantly try new demos, and play on a second screen with their PlayStation Vita.

What we can learn from past PlayStation reveals

In just a few short hours, Sony Computer Entertainment will reveal (what we think) is the next PlayStation console. But before it does, why don't we take a look back at how Sony revealed the PS1, PS2, and PS3?

Crysis 3 is a thrilling hunt through the ravaged streets of New York (review)

Crysis 3 backs up its refined puzzle-like combat with a compelling tale of aliens, evil corporations, and transhumanism.

Darkstalkers Resurrection is a detailed re-creation of the arcade experience (preview)

Despite the inclusion of new HD filters and other tricks, Capcom wants to preserve the original arcade experience of Nightwarriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge and Darkstalkers 3 as much as possible.

Anatomy of a monster: Dissecting the beasts of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (preview)

GamesBeat speaks to producer Ryozo Tsujimoto to find out just how Capcom creates the terrifying foes in its Monster Hunter games.

Disney Infinity lets us relive college life in Monsters University (gallery)

Mike and Sulley are the stars in this newest batch of images from Disney Infinity.

Educational app dev Intellijoy finds success in casual gaming with Rescue Roby (exclusive)

Rescue Roby has surpassed 1 million downloads on Google Play. It's a part of Intellijoy's casual gaming strategy under its new division, Runaway Studios.

Veteran designer returns to online games with Camelot Unchained (interview)

After being away from the massively multiplayer online space for four years, Mythic Entertainment co-founder Mark Jacobs announces his return with a new realm-versus-realm MMO.

Dead Space 3 is a disturbing ride from beginning to end (review)

Dead Space 3 may not be the pure survival-horror experience the series was once known for, but it's still a hell of a lot of fun.

Mirror of Fate brings some humor back to the Castlevania series (hands-on preview)

Fighting Dracula and his undead army is serious business. But don't tell that to Simon Belmont.

GamesBeat asks: Why do people like Eve Online?

The GamesBeat staff doesn't understand the appeal of Eve Online. So we decided to ask our readers why they like the game so much -- and these are their responses.