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.
A new studio in Detroit is going to Kickstarter to fund a strategy game about the Fall of Rome -- one that's about destroying an empire, not building one.
Nick "the newibe" Marinelli talks MAGFest: a long weekend of playing the Atari 2600 all the way through the PlayStation 3, listening to bands like Minibosses and Earthbound Papas, cosplaying, attempting game challenges, watching discussion panels featuring Sid Meier and Chris Hazard, and drinking with abandon.
Firaxis and Valve teamed up to add Steam Workshop support to Civilization V. We've sifted through the junk to bring you the best modifications to the turn-based strategy title.