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.
The top 5 MMOs of 2012 — and what they’re doing differently
2012 will see some of the biggest releases ever in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game genre. GamesBeat has rounded up the most promising titles and asked their developers, “What makes your game unique?”
Leaked Rayman Legends trailer shows NFC tech in action on Wii U (updated)
A trailer for the game Rayman Legends has leaked, demonstrating use of the Wii U’s tablet-like controller, and showing how real world objects can be linked with games on Nintendo’s upcoming console.
Google Zerg rush attacks your search results with this fun Starcraft-inspired easter egg
Quick, get your trigger finger ready. Head over to Google.com and type “zerg rush” (without the quotes) into the search field. Clicking on the...
Non-gamers, here’s why you should care about games
As an early investor in social gaming, I’m often speaking on panels to audiences of gamers, investors, and game company execs. At one such...
Nintendo CEO Iwata: No Wii U pricing at E3; digital downloads coming to 3DS and Wii U
During a financial results briefing today, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata announced that the company will not be revealing pricing for its upcoming Wii U console at next month's Electronic Entertainment Expo and outlined a new digital distribution model.
Skyrim: An Open Heart Surgery and Explanation.
Giving Skyrim my award of Game of the Year isn't really enough to describe how much I love it. I understand it has flaws, I mean it's still as broken as political campaign promises (what a bad zinger) on the PS3.
Star Wars: The Old Republic makes me care about my faction
I don’t see their faces anymore. I don’t care if they are good or evil. I don’t think that, in another life, we could...
Draw Something now on the Kindle Fire
Good news, Kindle Fire owners. Draw Something is now available on the Amazon Marketplace
Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative Begins May 8
A free Portal 2 DLC update hits Steam May 8, giving players access to a puzzle creator.