New physical video game sales account for less than 50% of a $14 billion market in 2012
North Americans spent $14.80 billion on video game content last year, but less than half this total was on new, physical releases.
Redbox Instant gains support for Xbox Live
Sorry, PlayStation 3 owners, your console doesn't get first dibs on Redbox Instant.
The biggest game releases of 2013
The GamesBeat staff chimes in with their predictions for the most notable games of 2013.
Halo and Fez might be coming to Steam
A there-and-gone listing on Steam's game-content database hints that Valve's streaming service might add Microsoft's premiere franchise to its catalog.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Disney shuts down Junction Point, GTA V delayed
This week, Bethesda finally announces The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim expansions for the PlayStation 3, Disney shuts down Epic Mickey developer Junction Point Studios,...
Updated: Xbox Live has an outage as Call of Duty DLC hits
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Analyst: China unlikely to overturn ban on game consoles in the ‘immediate term’
Some internal Chinese sources claim the nation may overturn 13-year-old ban, but an analyst is doubtful the bureaucracy has the stomach for it.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: THQ asset auction, Legend of Zelda in HD, and Atari is bankrupt
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.
The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012
The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped.
Microsoft sells 5.9M Xbox 360s in second quarter; Halo 4 is the best-selling Halo
Xbox 360 was the best-selling home console for the last 24 months, but it can't keep up with 2011 numbers.