The executive producer at Infinity Ward studio says it’s a recognition of players who are already fans.
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.
Hollywood director talks games, movies, game movies, and the possibility of more World of Cars spinoffs.
Disruptor Beam discusses how it got the Games of Thrones license and what it’s like to work on a game tied to one of the biggest media phenomenons around.
S2 Games chief executive Marc DeForest tells us why the company decided to make yet another game in the increasingly crowded multiplayer online battle arena genre.
Brian Fargo shows us how he’s spending his money for Wasteland 2 and Torment: Tides of Numenera.
What are you supposed to feel with the drama around the bookend images of Naughty Dog’s big game?
The combat is deliberately more ugly and focused than the spectacular scenes in Naughty Dog’s Uncharted series.
Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann explain what inspired them to create The Last of Us video game.
Why do the Clickers seem like chickens? And what is so haunting about the beginning and ending of this memorable game?
The Last of Us creators Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley explain how they came up with memorable female characters.
The characters. The inspirations. The intentions. The creators tell us what they aimed for.
Required Listening returns with the best soundtracks from the summer and an interview with Company of Heros 2 composer Cris Velasco.
With cash from Nexon, the CEO of Rumble Entertainment says he has time to get game quality just right.
Farchad Bidgolirad handles the R&D that Ubisoft will use to blend game and film tech in the new Assassin’s Creed film.
Strategy game fans will be delighted to get the biggest Total War game yet on Sept. 3. After years of waiting, fans can expect a big game in Sega‘s Total War: Rome II, which combines a turned-based strategy campaign akin to Civilization with real-time brawls between the armies of the ancient Roman empire and its foes.
Oculus VR was readying itself for a stellar E3, the biggest video game trade show in June. The maker of virtual reality game goggles was preparing a high-definition version of its Oculus Rift system. It had also closed a $16 million round of funding that would enable it to create a consumer version of its technology.
Oculus VR has been on a rocket ride to mass awareness in the past year. Its toughest job: conquering motion sickness.
Cronce gives us perspective on what the newest technology means for game development.
The company that brought us the yellow first-down line from football telecasts hopes to make sports games more immersive.
