Will GameStop’s digital ventures be enough to ward off online threats? (interview)
Chris Petrovic (pictured above) is the general manager of GameStop Digital Ventures. His job is to make sure that the world’s largest video game...
Marvel teams up with High Moon Studios for an upcoming game based on Deadpool
At Comic-Con 2012, Marvel Comics announced that Activision and High Moon Studios are working on a Deadpool game.
Some Facebook games no longer ask permission to access your profile information
Zynga, Kixeye, and Electronic Arts have worked a deal with Facebook to allow users to start playing their games without having to agree to any dialogue boxes.
Hidden Path Entertainment places the fate of Defense Grid 2 in the fans’ wallets (interview)
We interview Jeff Pobst, CEO of Hidden Path Entertainment, on their decision to look to the fans for support in creating Defense Grid 2.
Verizon Wireless adds GameTanium app subscription service
GameTanium offers unlimited access to hundreds of games for a monthly fee.
Epic Games reveals release date and ‘Island’ map for Gears of War: Judgment (video)
The latest installment in the Gears of War series will be out next spring.
Diablo III auction house update lets you buy gold with real money
Blizzard implements gold trading within its real money auction house for Diablo III. Is this a worthwhile addition to an already controversial trading system?
Angry Birds follow-up Amazing Alex tops app charts after just one day
So much for the sophomore slump. Amazing Alex, publisher Rovio's follow-up to its mega-hit Angry Birds, is already claiming the top spot in Apple's app store.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Angry Birds, the Ouya console, and Penny Arcade’s ad-free gambit
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 DeanBeat: 10 takeaways about game investments from GamesBeat 2012
We examined many investment issues at GamesBeat 2012. This week's DeanBeat distills them to the 10 most important.