Call of Duty: Black Ops II debuts at midnight openings around the world (photo gallery)
Check out the photos coming in from around the globe.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s unlikely cameo: Former CIA chief David Petraeus
David Petraeus resigned from his position as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, but maybe the general could make a career comeback by 2025.
Breaking down the four different games in Call of Duty: Black Ops II (review)
Treyarch took a risk of shaking up one of the world's most valuable video game franchises, and it paid off.
Wii U players could get an unfair advantage in Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer
The new Wii U tablet will give players an edge in Black Ops II multiplayer.
Diablo-like Legends: Rise of a Hero launches on Zynga.com
Legends: Rise of a Hero is a free-to-play role-playing social game that focuses on collecting loot, recruiting friends, and building your kingdom.
Mobile-and-social app analytics firm Swrve raises $6.25M (exclusive)
Swrve enables game publishers to test different outcomes and see which path leads to the best monetization.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Halo 4, Grand Theft Auto V reveal, THQ for sale
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.
Activision: ‘Spectacular innovation’ will prevent Skylanders from fizzling like Guitar Hero
An Activision executive doesn't think Skylanders will pan out like the Guitar Hero franchise.
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria sees 1 million concurrent players in China
Activision Blizzard didn't announce how many units of its World of Warcraft expansion it sold in China, but it did point out a staggering statistic.
Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard beats earnings estimates and raises guidance
The world's biggest independent game publisher sets the tone for the holiday selling season.