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.
Machinima scores partnership to promote highly anticipated Hawken game (exclusive)
Web videos are turning into the preferred way to drop news about a new game. That's why Meteor Entertainment has teamed up with gamer video network Machinima to promote Hawken, a highly anticipated free-to-play online game coming this December.
Former Call of Duty guru Robert Bowling dishes on his move from triple-A to indie (exclusive)
“When you’re a massive brand with a massive budget, people want to work with you for the money,” Robert Bowling said in a recent...
The DeanBeat: What to expect at E3
Expectations are mixed for the video game event of the year, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) conference taking place in Los Angeles next week....
Warner Bros. to bring online battle arenas to consoles with Guardians of Middle-earth
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced Guardians of Middle-earth, a multiplayer online battle arena game, for Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network.
Warner Bros. confirms LEGO: Lord of the Rings video game (preview)
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is formally confirming today that it is making LEGO: Lord of the Rings, a video game that brings together LEGO...
Injustice: Gods Among Us lets DC superheroes fight to the death (preview and image gallery)
DC Comics’ superheroes were never eviscerated quite like this on the illustrated page. But the kid gloves are off in Injustice: Gods Among Us,...
Just what kind of game is Star Wars: 1313?
LucasArts has taken the wraps off a new game dubbed Star Wars: 1313. The cryptic title is a “third-person cinematic action adventure game” and...
Hitman Absolution lets you perform hits in giant crowds (hands-on preview)
Hitman Absolution is shaping up to be one of the most interesting stealth games of the year. Square Enix showed it off recently and...
Konami Pre-E3 2012 event: More Castlevania and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Konami's pre-E3 video revealed their line-up for the 2012 Electronic Enterntainment Expo in Los Angeles, including a sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and new details for Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance.