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The best video game soundtracks of 2012

This was an outstanding year for game soundtracks. Whether chiptune or orchestral, the top 10 soundtracks of the year are beautiful and moving in vastly different ways.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: THQ bankrupt, Machinima downsizes, and Shaq is back

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.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: GLaDOS in Pacific Rim, more Black Ops II zombies, and Portal on a calculator

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.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: BioShock Infinite delayed, Epic Games president retires, and Kixeye expands to Canada

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 Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dragonborn is a pint-sized Morrowind (review)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's latest expansion Dragonborn adds all-new shouts, spells, and weapons to the game while examining how far one man will go to gain ultimate power and knowledge.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Humble THQ Bundle, sexism, and The Walking Dead Episode 5

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 Vectrex lives again on iOS in Vectrex Regeneration

Just in time for the Vectrex's 30th anniversary, Welsh developers Rantmedia bring the console's crisp vector games to iOS in Vectrex Regeneration.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Wii U launch, Hitman: Absolution, and Persona 4: Golden

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.

Persona 4: Golden is secretly multiplayer, and you’ll love it (review)

That's right. Persona 4: Golden is not only a gorgeous port to the PlayStation Vita but also the secret best multiplayer experience you'll ever have.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Wii U, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Xbox Live turns 10

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.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Halo 4, Grand Theft Auto V reveal, THQ for sale

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.

New Dragonborn downloadable content headed to Skyrim December 4

In Skyrim's latest DLC pack, the original and most fearsome Dragonborn is trying to return. Unlike your hero, he ruled in the name of the dragon priests and looks pretty annoyed that you're running around eating all his souls.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Disney buys LucasArts/Lucasfilm, Halo 4 reviewed, and Valve dislikes Windows 8

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.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Zynga layoffs, iPad mini announcement, and Resident Evil 6 gets patched

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.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Kixeye CEO calls out Zynga, new Xbox 360 dashboard revealed

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.

Skylanders Giants is a kinder, gentler Diablo (review)

Skylanders Giants brings new characters and new depth to the Skylanders model without alienating fans of the previous game.

Ticket to Ride on iOS gets spooky for Halloween (plus giveaway)

A pumpkin-filled update hits Ticket to Ride for iOS today, and we're giving away a few Halloween Freighter train sets in celebration!

‘Our exit strategy is death’ guides Days of Wonder’s board game philosophy

Mark Kaufman and Eric Hauntemont are veteran venture capitalists in the tech world. In 2002, they decided to get out of that fast-paced life and start developing board games. No, seriously.

New update almost makes the Xbox 360 dashboard useful

The 2012 Xbox 360 dashboard update isn't a graphical overhaul like last year, but it does add some much-needed functionality that makes the console a viable multimedia machine.

GamesBeat giveaways: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale beta

We're giving away early access codes for the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale public beta. If you want to start fighting before October 23, tell us who you're most excited to play when the game launches!