In a ‘love letter to gamers,’ Ouya launches its console at a crowded GDC event (video)

Ouya rewarded its most loyal fans with the first consoles ahead of the formal retail launch.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Tom Hanks, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, game startups in Estonia, and more

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Ouya designer Yves Béhar talks disruption and design (video interview)

Can Android be charming? How do you pronounce "Ouya"? Find out in this interview from MobileBeat 2012.

Ouya’s video game console Kickstarter tops $5M raised so far (exclusive interview)

The people have spoken. And they want their Ouya. The new video game console company has raised more than $5 million in a crowd-funded Kickstarter project in just seven days.

GamesBeat 2012 roundup: The Crossover Era, Ouya, the iPad as this generation’s console

The GamesBeat 2012 conference called on speakers from the hottest mobile, social, PC, and console companies to debate new ways to stay on pace with changing consumer tastes and platforms. Here is a collection of the stories out of this year's event.

Ouya designer Yves Béhar’s dream: Reboot the console world (exclusive)

Yves Béhar's designs have shaken up the world of laptops and speakers. He now turns his attention to consoles with Ouya.

Report: $99 Android-based game console Ouya on the way

A $99 console that runs on Android, connects to your TV, and features free-to-play games? Apparently, it's a real thing.

Meet our MobileBeat 2012 speakers: Designer Yves Béhar, Pandora’s Tom Conrad, & more

We’re just over two weeks away from MobileBeat 2012, VentureBeat’s annual mobile conference, and we’ve lined up some of the biggest names in the industry to delve into the event’s core theme: “Design is the new battleground.”

We’ve snagged Yves …

PayPal Here’s slick design goes all the way to its box (and beyond)

Let’s face it, PayPal has never been a company associated with good design. So with PayPal Here, the company’s new credit card reader (and first-ever physical product), it tapped renowned designer Yves Behar to spearhead the look of the project.…