Microsoft officially revealing next-generation Xbox on May 21

Microsoft is showing off its new Xbox video game console three months after Sony unveiled the PlayStation 4.

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

It's easy to take shots at Riccitiello's record, but his successes and failures were complex.

The year in gaming in pictures (photo gallery)

It was an exciting year for the game industry. Here's a visual look at the visual medium of games and the people who make them.

Microsoft unveils comprehensive Xbox Music service, including free streaming on Windows 8

With Xbox Music, you can subscribe to an ad-free service, buy tracks a la carte, listen to radio, or get songs streamed to you for no charge.

The DeanBeat: What GamesBeat 2012 tells us about the road ahead in gaming

We had a great time at our well-attended GamesBeat 2012 conference last week talking about the road ahead in games and the Crossover Era. Here’s a summary of some of the sharpest thinking we heard at this year’s event, which …

Legendary game exec Bing Gordon on epic poems, the golden age of gaming, and Xbox as a platform

Former Electronic Arts exec and current Kleiner Perkins partner Bing Gordon was on-stage at MobileBeat 2012 today in San Francisco.

After opening unconventionally with a poem — actually not too bad, see below for full text — he, Dean Takahashi …

Remember these crazy memes from past E3s?

Each year, a world-wide audience of gamers collaborate to create Photoshop jokes and animated gifs based on the most awkward and odd moments of the Electronic Entertainment Expo. In preparation for E3 2012, we've looked back to remember some of our favorites from years gone by.