Disney’s new Infinity project uses Skylanders-style toys

Disney Interactive is the next big publisher to mix collectible figures and video games with its new Infinity project.

Best of GamesBeat 2012 roundup

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 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.

Report: The most-played games of 2012

Raptr released its annual Raptr Report detailing the most played games of 2012, and it carries a few surprises about how gamers spent their time this year.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified should be dishonorably discharged (review)

The PlayStation Vita's first Call of Duty title is a shaky recruit not capable of maximizing the portable's firepower.

A soldier’s perspective on Call of Duty and its ilk (interview)

It's no secret that first-person shooters -- in all their Hollywood-inspired clamor and spectacle -- don't simulate the realities of war very well. From basic rules of engagement, to gun safety (i.e., don't flag your buddies), and the dynamics of combat, FPSs are more akin to interactive action flicks than a proper recreation of armed conflict.

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.

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.

The Call of Duty: Black Ops II midnight-launch survival guide

Follow these guidelines to fit in and survive in the field during a Call of Duty midnight launch.

Nintendo’s Scott Moffitt gives us the latest on the Wii U launch (interview)

As the Wii U game console's Nov. 18 launch approaches, we catch up with Nintendo's sales and marketing chief.

Angry Birds Star Wars tests just how far those funny birds can fly (interview)

Rovio is figuring out how it will reach its next billion game downloads -- and how to become a huge entertainment brand.

You can live stream Call of Duty: Black Ops II directly to YouTube from your console

The publisher announced a partnership with YouTube to stream its first-person shooter directly to the video service from a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.

Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard beats earnings estimates and raises guidance

The world's biggest independent game publisher sets the tone for the holiday selling season.

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.

Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s bearded badasses can’t defeat mediocrity (review)

While Medal of Honor: Warfighter has some fun beneath its gritty fingernails, it fails as the military-shooter flag-bearer it wants to be.

Check out the Call of Duty: Black Ops II trailer from the director of ‘Sherlock Holmes’

Call of Duty: Black Ops II follows in the footsteps of its predecessors to release a big-budget live-action trailer.

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.

Treyarch blows up the future with its Call of Duty: Black Ops II launch trailer

Futuristic gadgets are the true stars of this latest video.