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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.
This week, Electronic Arts is named the worst company in America yet again, Microsoft executive Adam Orth is no longer employed after disastrous new Xbox tweets, and a Saints Row movie might be in the works.
You’ll also find previews for Civilization V’s Brave New World expansion, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, and Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded.
News
- The DeanBeat: BioShock Infinite is art trapped in a violent video game
- 21 year-old CEO aims to be the ‘next Disney,’ starting with an iPhone game
- Check out Ray Liotta, Joey Pants, and more in Black Ops II’s Mob of the Dead
- Adam Orth, Microsoft game exec who insulted fans on Twitter, has left the company (updated)
- Rayman Legends gets 30 extra levels thanks to delay
- League of Legends is crushing World of Warcraft in China’s Internet cafes (exclusive)
- Bethesda finally unleashes its Skyrim 1.9 update on consoles
- Microsoft: Sorry if Orth offended you — no comment on next Xbox
EA Troubles
- EA is Consumerist’s Worst Company in America … again
- SimCity Mac due in June; EA restores ‘Cheetah’ speed
- EA Mobile Montreal layoffs: Publisher confirms it cut jobs
Mobile
- Zynga targets core gamers with Battlestone action-RPG for mobile
- Mobile dominates new game sector investments in Q1
- Gamification startup Badgeville names new CEO
- Rightware delivers benchmark tool to identify the fastest smartphones and tablets
- Sony adds native support for DualShock 3 on Xperia Android devices
- Green Throttle taps BioWare vets to build Android game for the living room
- Zynga Mobile amps up its third-party publishing with biggest game yet
- Kabam’s new $50M fund helps Japanese mobile games head West
- Elite Beat Agents developer reveals tower-offense game for mobile
- Virgin Gaming to provide Xbox Tournaments app with cash prizes (exclusive)
Multimedia
- Rockstar publishes every Grand Theft Auto radio station on Spotify
- Saints Row film possible under Deep Silver
- Irrational releases beautiful alternative BioShock Infinite covers for printing
- Education game invokes Civilization and others to teach math
- Street Fighter live-action series needs crowdfunding to start filming
Tech
- Nvidia’s Project Shield on schedule for Q2 release (video)
- Durango (Xbox 720) rumor roundup: Always-on, Xbox Mini, and more
- Nvidia shows off stunning graphics with Kepler Mobile chip
- Nvidia investing in ‘once in a lifetime opportunities’ in mobile
- Microsoft’s next Xbox could take over your TV just like Google TV
- Oculus Rift dev kit: Good virtual reality involves science and easy assembly
- PlayStation Vita update: Sony adds folders and more
Previews
- Civ V’s Brave New World expansion lets you conquer the world with trade or culture wars (preview)
- Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is ’80s stupid awesome (preview)
- Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded has innuendo without explicit sex (exclusive preview)
Interviews
- Killer is Dead creator Suda51 contemplates sequels, multiplayer, and cosplay (interview)
- Facebooker-turned-game dev Tam stays calm in the mobile storm (interview)
- Sega: Dealing with the console transition, mobile boom, and Sonic (interview)
Pieces of flair
- 35 gaming companies targeted in 4-year-long attack
- What’s going on with GamesBeat: Community update #1
- Dark Souls II screenshots leak online and first in-game trailer (gallery)
- BioShock Infinite’s extreme violence is completely valid
- From Civ and XCOM to cute monsters: How Firaxis went casual with Haunted Hollow