2012’s most innovative game ideas
The video game industry always moves forward, striving to do more. The games we played in 2012 impressed and surprised us with the risks they took and gave us great hopes for what comes next.
Top gaming technologies of 2012
This year saw the continued evolution of three consumer technologies -- autostereoscopy, touch sensing, and motion sense – with direct application in the gaming world.
Where to buy Minecraft: The Story of Mojang documentary without DRM
The documentary about the developer of Minecraft will go on sale tonight at midnight.
5 of the best original games of 2012
Think originality in gaming is dead? Here are five titles that prove you wrong.
Outlandish factoids from Street Fighter’s expanded universe (gallery)
Ryu and Sakura's lovechild, Sheng Long's true identity, Chun-Li joins the X-Men, and more insanity from Street Fighter spin-offs.
Nintendo: Gifting a Wii U? Open and ‘perform updates before wrapping’
Nintendo of America recommends you update the Wii U before giving it as a gift.
Ubisoft patches Far Cry 3 on PC
The open-world jungle adventure gets a patch that addresses issues with multiplayer and the heads-up display.
The video game industry’s 2012 holiday cards
Every year, the game industry creates their own geek-centric holiday cards. Here's what arrived at the GamesBeat office this year.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: THQ bankrupt, Machinima downsizes, and Shaq is back
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.