What we can learn from past PlayStation reveals

In just a few short hours, Sony Computer Entertainment will reveal (what we think) is the next PlayStation console. But before it does, why don't we take a look back at how Sony revealed the PS1, PS2, and PS3?

GamesBeat weekly roundup: THQ, GameStick, and Project Shield

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.

Jedi, fedoras, and carpal tunnel: A history of LucasArts

What if LucasArts never existed? What if the irascible filmmaker, beloved (and despised) the world over for his invaluable contributions to the pop-culture lexicon, had stuck to making space operas and juvenile fantasies about archeologists in fedora hats? What if George Lucas never entered the arena of gaming 30 years ago?

Katamari Damacy is arty enough for the New York Museum of Modern Art

If games can't be art, then someone forgot to tell this New York museum. Katamari Damacy will appear in a new exhibit about design for children.

A quick history of Batman in video games

Batman's romp through interactive games has been spotty. We cover the highlights of the Caped Crusader's pixelated and polygonal adventures.