The best games of 2012 (GamesBeat staff picks)
The Walking Dead may be GamesBeat's Game of the Year for 2012, but here's the other titles our staff picked as contenders for the crown.
Nintendo and Wii U eShop impressing indie developers faster than Microsoft and Sony
Nintendo is making the Wii U eShop experience painless for indie developers. How about Microsoft and Sony?
How spoilers, bugs, and online play influence our buying decisions
With everything from cost to content vying for your attention, how do you know the right time to play?
Gaming art for your Facebook Timeline (Part 3: The Indies)
Timeline cover images featuring indie and artistic games like Limbo, Fez, and Minecraft to decorate your Facebook profile.
Minecraft digs upwards and becomes most-played Xbox Live Arcade title
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition became the most-played Xbox Live Arcade title in the first week of its release. Turns out digging for mono-colored boxes is actually fun.
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 Fez soundtrack’s hidden images and how they got there
The soundtrack to developer Polytron's Xbox Live Arcade-exclusive puzzle game Fez has only been out since Friday, but a group of industrious fans has already discovered a number of secret images hidden in individual music tracks.
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.
How Fez’s first-day sales compare to Braid, Limbo, and other XBLA hits
In just 24 hours, Polytron Corporations' pixelated platformer has sold almost 20,000 copies. This places it among some of Xbox Live Arcade's quickest selling titles.
Polytron acknowledges “pretty serious” bugs in Fez
Developer Polytron launched its Xbox Live Arcade game Fez on Friday to much critical acclaim. However, many players have taken to Twitter and message...