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

NeuroGaming makes for great science fiction and fascinating R&D, but is it a commercially viable category yet?

Updated: YetiZen explains hiring of gamer models, not dancers, for its GDC party

The fingers are pointing after accusations that dancers at a party were demeaning to women.

The DeanBeat: After Zynga’s crash, game investments dive 42 percent in 2012

Game investments were red hot in the first half, but slowed after Zynga's sinking market value crushed valuations.

What do game investors think about Kickstarter?

Game investors comment on using Kickstarter to fund video games.

Investors weigh in on falling game-startup valuations

Developer Zynga's collapse has taken its toll on game-company valuations. The topic came up at the recent investor panel at the YetiZen game accelerator.

Reflections on GamesBeat 2011 and the road ahead in mobile games

Our well-attended GamesBeat 2011 conference took place this week, and here’s what you missed.

As I noted in a preview story on mobile games, the conference was all about the wide-open battle for control of the emerging mobile gaming market. …

GamesBeat 2011: Meet the moderators

We’ve collected some of the finest journalists covering the game industry to moderate the 28 different sessions at GamesBeat 2011, which takes place July 12-13 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Our full agenda is here. Please meet the …

Meet our all-star panel of judges for our game start-up contest, Who’s Got Game?

VentureBeat is delighted to announce our all-star panel of judges for our third-annual Who’s Got Game? contest. This contest selects the best game start-up after a grueling on-stage bake-off.

This year’s contest, to be held during the GamesBeat 2011 conference …

More new speakers for GamesBeat 2011

Today we’re revealing the fourth set of speakers for our third annual GamesBeat 2011 conference. Our slate of speakers will include Tim Merel, managing director of Digi-Capital, Sana Choudary, co-founder of YetiZen game startup accelerator, and Jennifer Lu, director of …