GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
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.
Assassin’s Creed fans pummel author who claims Ubisoft stole from him
Internet justice is back. This time the angry mob is a group of gamers with their sights set on a sci-fi author who claims Assassin's Creed lifts ideas from his 2002 novel. He is looking for compensation. Inevitably, this led to retribution from fans of the series.
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
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.
Leaked Rayman Legends trailer shows NFC tech in action on Wii U (updated)
A trailer for the game Rayman Legends has leaked, demonstrating use of the Wii U’s tablet-like controller, and showing how real world objects can be linked with games on Nintendo’s upcoming console.
Newbs and pros can all find useful roles in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier’s multiplayer (preview)
The beta test version of Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier dropped late last week. Offering a taste of what’s coming up in the full...
Sci-fi author sues Ubisoft over alleged Assassin’s Creed copyright infringement
Sci-fi author John Beiswenger believes there are similarities between the Assassin's Creed storyline and his 2002 novel Link.
Game marketers strive to stand out among a sea of social noise
The Game Marketing Summit is where marketers go to fill up on inspiration when it comes to marketing video games to the largest audiences...
Multiplayer beta details for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Ubisoft announced today that the latest in the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon series, Future Soldier, will be getting a multiplayer beta, beginning on April...
Ghost Recon Commander will be a “gamer’s game” on Facebook
Ubisoft announced today that social game developer Loot Drop will create a hardcore Tom Clancy game on Facebook. Releasing this spring, Tom Clancy’s Ghost...
The 6 best game endings of all-time (and how BioWare would ruin them)
Video game endings tend to feel a lot like an afterthought. Whereas a bad movie only ever consumes two hours of your life, games...