Unity Technologies forms alliance to create better games on Facebook

March 26, 2013 10:17 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Facebook games are going to look better thanks to the alliance with 3D game engine maker Unity.

Media giant Hearst jumps into gaming by investing in Wizard of Oz social game publisher

November 5, 2012 10:47 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Hearst steps up and makes an investment in game-related entertainment. Old media meets new media.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Disney buys LucasArts/Lucasfilm, Halo 4 reviewed, and Valve dislikes Windows 8

November 2, 2012 10:32 AM Jasmine Maleficent Rea
Jasmine Maleficent Rea

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.