Blizzard is testing microtransactions in World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft has been losing subscribers, so free-to-play may be in the offing.
Game publishers still struggling with consistent hits and monetization in mobile games
They'll set the stage for GamesBeat 2013 coming in October.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Don Mattrick leaves Microsoft for Zynga, Ubisoft’s uPlay service hacked
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.
Miyamoto blames software delays on Wii U development requiring ‘about twice the human resources’
Miyamoto explains that Nintendo underestimated the difficulty of transitioning to HD development.
Richard Garriott recruits fantasy game veteran Starr Long for Shroud of the Avatar
Starr Long helped Garriott make Tabula Rasa and Ultima Online. Now he'll work on Shroud of the Avatar.
Rumored EA survey suggests SimCity could get offline mode and bigger cities
Survey asks players how they would feel about an expansion that adds bigger cities and a classic offline mode.
Game Freak introduces new Pokémon, Honedge, and explains the inspiration for X and Y
Game Freak set the new game in a France-like world.
The DeanBeat: How Zynga snared Xbox boss Don Mattrick as its CEO
Bing Gordon, the consiglieri to Mark Pincus, gets credit for luring Don Mattrick to the top job at Zynga.
Register now to beta test the Xbox Live 2013 update
Microsoft is preparing to upgrade its online service for its gaming console.
Forget World War Z. Bring back World War II games
Maybe it's time for a switch. The Last of Us may be the peak of the zombie era, and Company of Heroes 2 could trigger a revival of World War II.