Sega announces Total War: Rome II
Developer The Creative Assembly will produce the sequel to the critically acclaimed strategy game Rome: Total War.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dawnguard, Zynga Unleashed, and Sega’s ongoing decline
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.
Sega closes multiple offices worldwide and focuses on digital
In a major restructuring move, Sega closes offices in France, Germany, Spain, Australia, and the Netherlands while increasing focus on stronger IPs such as Sonic and Total War.
How $50 can make your company logo sound as good as Microsoft’s
Scottish audio company Euphonious has taken the innovative step of making memorable and dynamic Sonic Logos, like Sega's choral chant and Intel's "plink, plunk, plink, plunk," affordable for any company -- even those without budgets like the big boys.
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown is a triple-A fighting game with an iffy price tag (review)
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown has some irritating flaws, especially thanks to an oddball pricing structure. At the core of it all, though, lies some of the best 3D martial arts around. That’s enough to make it worth a download.
Retro games have a place at E3, too (gallery)
Retro games and E3 can co-exist. These pictures prove it.
Hell Yeah! is like Metroid with a chainsaw jetpack-riding demon bunny
Video games are often ridiculous, but you've probably never seen one with a plot as bizarre and twisted as Hell Yeah!'s.
MOGA controller promises console-quality gaming on Android devices
With the popularity of mobile devices on the rise, video game companies are looking for new ways to bring console-quality experiences to smartphones and tablets.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed leaves Mario Kart in its dust…and wake…and vapor trail
This could be blasphemy, but Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, publisher Sega's new kart racer, may be more fun to play than Mario Kart.
Ron Gilbert and Double Fine go adventuring in The Cave (preview)
Adventure game grandfathers Tim Schafer (Grim Fandango, Full Throttle) and Ron Gilbert (Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island) recently held a special media event at Double Fine Productions' San Francisco headquarters to unveil the developer's latest offering: The Cave.