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

January 25, 2013 8:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Editor's Pick The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: GLaDOS in Pacific Rim, more Black Ops II zombies, and Portal on a calculator

December 14, 2012 8:46 AM Jasmine Maleficent Rea
Jasmine Maleficent Rea

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.

Corona Labs acquires cloud service provider Game Minion

December 13, 2012 9:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

The result will be faster game development for mobile devices, the companies say.

Funding Daily: A pitcher’s worth of investment news

November 13, 2012 6:00 AM Rebecca Grant
Rebecca Grant

To manage the outpouring of funding announcements, here is a glass of your usual happy hour treat in the morning.

Forget ballet and guitar lessons: It’s never been easier for kids to learn how to make games

September 5, 2012 4:42 PM Jeffrey Grubb
Jeffrey Grubb

A new age of successful teenage developers and powerful software technologies reveals how its never been easier to start programming.