Final Fantasy publisher signs deal to use Gears of War developer’s latest graphics technology

Square Enix is the first third party to officially announce it is using the next-gen visual-production tool.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Kixeye CEO calls out Zynga, new Xbox 360 dashboard revealed

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.

Game industry pros confess their piles of shame!

Everyone has a list of really important games they just haven't played, so we tricked some of the most influential people in the industry into revealing their piles of shame.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Cliff Bleszinski, Skylanders Giants, and alleged racism at Kixeye

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.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Richard Garriott, PAX Prime 2012, and insane Japanese commercials

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.

Seeking better coffee, Epic Games expands to Seattle

Seattle is becoming a big game town. Epic Games opened an office there.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: More Zynga executives leave, CEO Perlman leaves OnLive, and Bethesda announces new Skyrim DLC

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.

Rock the Vote: Partnership with gaming community ‘a natural fit’

Rock the Vote announced three partnerships with game companies last week, and the timing isn't coincidence. It's turning to the gaming community for help in getting young people to register to vote.

Obama and Romney duke it out in new iOS game from Infinity Blade developer

VOTE!!! The Game lets you battle as President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for the votes (and hearts) of the American public.

Infinity Blade developers hire former Kingdoms of Amalur creators for new studio

Epic Games establishes Impossible Studios and announces its first game, Infinity Blade: Dungeons for iOS.

Classic shooter Rise of the Triad returns after 17 years (first screens, trailer)

Kicking off this week's QuakeCon event, Apogee Software finally made good on its talk of a modern reboot of its classic 1995 first-person shooter, Rise of the Triad.

Oculus launches Kickstarter campaign for virtual reality gaming headset

A new stereoscopic, 3D headset could soon make virtual reality in video games a, well, reality.

MAGFest: A long weekend of games, music, and heavy drinking (interview)

Nick "the newibe" Marinelli talks MAGFest: a long weekend of playing the Atari 2600 all the way through the PlayStation 3, listening to bands like Minibosses and Earthbound Papas, cosplaying, attempting game challenges, watching discussion panels featuring Sid Meier and Chris Hazard, and drinking with abandon.

IGDA chief Gordon Bellamy joins Tencent

Gordon Bellamy resigns from the largest game developer association, the IGDA, for a position with China's Tencent.