Rumor: Microsoft has an Xbox (720) event in the works for April

Quiet rumblings and URL registrations point toward a Microsoft event announcing its next video game console before June's Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Local developers and students look beyond the stars at Baltimore’s Gamescape 2012

Baltimore's Gamescape showcased talent with a passion for galaxies, black holes, and exploding stars...and everything they represent.

OnLive passes its first test as a cloud-based Deus Ex: Human Revolution shines (review)

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution — a sci-fi first-person shooter game from developer Eidos Montreal — is one of the first few high-profile titles to launch simultaneously on OnLive, the PC and gaming consoles Xbox 360 and the …

Online shooter Dust 514 to require a $10 “cover charge”

Gamers interested in Dust 514, an online first-person shooting game that ties in with the EVE Online universe, will have to pay a “cover charge” to begin playing the game.

Dust 514 is one of a number of games called …

This year’s coolest technology at E3

With the video game industry’s largest trade show over, it’s time to wrap up some of the highlights. Here’s a look at some of the coolest new types of gaming technology VentureBeat saw at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

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This year’s top surprises at E3

With the video game industry’s largest trade show over, it’s time to wrap up some of the highlights. We’ll start with the biggest surprises that VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi and I saw at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

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How I survived my first E3 with technology failing left and right

This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) was loud, crowded, and reporters trying to cover the show ran into technology problems left and right.

This was my first time covering E3 with VentureBeat’s gaming guru Dean Takahashi, so I had almost …