Check out the Ghostbusters, Sonic, and Minecraft references hidden away in these Team Fortress 2 maps (gallery)

A private Team Fortress 2 server features a plethora of geeky Easter Eggs.

Spotlight: Capcom-troversy, Path of Exile, triple-A titles, DayZ vs. The War Z, and more

The Community Spotlight features some of the best unedited articles that didn't quite make the front page. This week, we examine on-disc DLC in Capcom games, ponder the changing model of triple-A development, draw connections between Mass Effect and Nintendo …

Music, context, and Mass Effect’s Mission Complete screen

The music in the Mass Effect trilogy backs some of the most epic, poignant, and beautiful moments in recent gaming memory. Anyone whose played it will not soon forget the soaring strings and strident trumpets which helped make each game's …

Fan-made media is great, but let’s leave it at that

When I was younger, I complained a lot about things that I wanted. Video games, movies, and toys were just a few of the things I threw tantrums over. When I started acting like this, my dad would tell me …

GamesBeat weekly roundup: MMO troubles, virtual reality, gaming, and slow Vita sales

Missed the latest news on GamesBeat? Here's a list of the stories we ran over the past week.

Bitmob Writing Challenge (August 2012): In The Beginning

Each month, the Bitmob Writing Challenge offers both old and new community members a chance to write on a specific topic. If you find this introduction a bit bland, then that’s what I want to hear — this month we’re …

Is the Wii U really a next-gen game console?

The industry has commonly referred to Nintendo's upcoming Wii U as the first of the next-generation consoles; however, this moniker is up for much speculation in light of the current console market.

Up until this point, the market has been …

MechWarrior Tactics sticks to its board game roots with intense 1-on-1 firefights (hands-on preview)

2012 is shaping up to be a banner year for quality free-to-play games on the PC, and the upcoming MechWarrior Tactics is no exception.

EA sues Zynga, alleging The Ville is a blatant clone of The Sims Social

EA and Zynga, two of the world's biggest game companies, are at war over copyrights.

EA readies oodles of mobile games for summer gamers

EA's Summer Showcase was filled with mobile games from publishers Chillingo and PopCap, among others.

The DeanBeat: How fast will the shift to huge growth for mobile games happen?

With the console market looking a little shaky and Facebook starting to slow down, mobile stands before the gaming industry as a potential savior.

Death Rally paves a developer’s path into brave new world of games (interview)

Death Rally is a foot in the door for digital games at Remedy Entertainment. Maybe its next big thing will be a mobile game?

Papo & Yo and 10 other games that feature graffiti

Papo & Yo isn't the first game to feature graffiti, but its style and influences are uniquely Latin American.

Bitmob’s Big 10: July 2012′s most-read community stories

Is it August already? Man, this year has flown by. But fast or slow, our stalwart Bitmob community never misses a beat. (You know. A beat about games. A GamesBeat. Get it?)

(…I'm…I'm so sorry.)

Anyway, a new month means …

3 reasons not to buy games (right away)

In this fast-paced, hustle-and-bustle world of ours, a lot of people are afraid of being left behind. I'm often worried that I'll be at a party and people will start talking about Lost, and I won't have anything to add …