Oculus debuts 1080p prototype of its VR headset at E3 (hands on)

The Oculus Rift just got that much more immersive thanks to a bump in its screen resolution.

Crytek’s chief: Nothing will beat Crysis 3′s graphics for at least two years (interview)

Cevat Yerli, chief executive of Crytek, says that Crysis 3 will be the new benchmark for PC gaming.

The future of mainstream machinima films: A panel discussion inside Second Life

Will machinima films ever become mainstream? Check out this panel discussion held inside the Second Life virtual world.

Final Fantasy publisher signs deal to use Gears of War developer’s latest graphics technology

Square Enix is the first third party to officially announce it is using the next-gen visual-production tool.

Death Rally paves a developer’s path into brave new world of games (interview)

Death Rally is a foot in the door for digital games at Remedy Entertainment. Maybe its next big thing will be a mobile game?

Epic: Fortnite is the first Unreal Engine 4 game (and a PC exclusive)

Epic's upcoming zombie tower defense title utilizes the slick Unreal Engine 4 and is a PC exclusive.

Bored, impressed, and giddy: Our final thoughts on E3 2012 (with photos)

We left the industry trade show with very different opinions on what we saw. Here are our final thoughts.

The coolest technologies we saw at E3 2012

E3 was once again like Disneyland for tech geeks. Here's the top 10 cool technologies at the video game industry's biggest trade show.

Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 could spawn a generation of games with awesome graphics

Epic Games is formally announcing its Unreal Engine 4 technology today after the close of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the game industry’s big trade show.

Word about the new engine, which is the foundation for the next decade of …

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

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.

Browser-based games get real 3D graphics with latest Unreal Engine and Flash technology

Epic Games did a demo today of Unreal Engine 3 running in the Adobe Flash environment. That means games with good 3D graphics will be able to run in web browsers and inside sites such as Facebook without requiring a …