Developer of Apple-banned Endgame: Syria takes on the Drug War in NarcoGuerra

Endgame: Syria developer wants to teach players about the War on Drugs in NarcoGuerra.

GamesBeat weekly roundup:Xbox One unveiled, Yahoo acquires a game company

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.

DmC: Devil May Cry developer working on beat-em-up for iOS and Android

Ninja Theory partners with mobile publisher Chillingo for its first smartphone and tablet release.

Craziest special edition ever? $190K Grid 2 bundle comes with … a car

Grid 2: Mono Edition comes with a PS3, a game, and a sports car.

The DeanBeat: Microsoft and Sony should escape binary thinking

As E3 looms, the console makers need to figure out which audiences matter to them and how to embrace the full possibilities of going digital.

Xbox One troubles University of Michigan’s video game archivist

Game preservation is already a difficult job, but Xbox One might have just made it that much harder.

Beating down a fighting-game master with Divekick’s two-button gameplay

Former Street Fighter guru/advisor Seth Killian gets his own character in the upcoming Divekick, and I manage to beat the both of them.

Hooked Media turns in an entirely new take on app recommendation — one that Apple can’t kill

App recommendation engines are getting booted from Apple's app store because they suck, according to a new player in the app-finding business. But Hooked Media has come up with an entirely new take on app recommendation that has two unique qualities.

Zynga unleashes Gauntlet-like Battlestone on iOS

Battlestone is a fantasy arcade-action free-to-play game available now for iOS devices.

Ceiling Kinect and Call of Duty dogs: The top Xbox One GIFs and memes (so far)

From ceiling Kinects to Seven parodies, GamesBeat gathers the best memes and animated GIFs to come out of the Xbox One reveal (so far).

Destiny looks like Star Wars, Halo, and World of Warcraft in its newest trailer

In a new CG trailer, Bungie uses classic literature to make a point about Destiny.

Super Stardust HD developer working on spiritual successor for PlayStation 4

Developer Housemarque plans to recapture the dual-stick-shooter throne in the next generation.

Activision’s Eric Hirshberg bets that 40M Call of Duty fans will follow him to Xbox One (interview)

The next Call of Duty game will have Kinect voice integration, so says the man at the top of Activision.

This is what a $150 Grand Theft Auto V: Collector’s Edition looks like

Rockstar is packing in a poster, a hat, and a money bag in its expensive Collector's Edition.

G.I. Joe: Battleground looks to capture the cartoon in a modern mobile game

Joe fans can collect and do battle with their favorite heroes and villains from the animated series.