GamesBeat weekly roundup: SimCity plagued by server issues, Ubisoft does not condone whaling

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.

Free-to-play online gaming company Bigpoint gets a new CEO

Former chief gaming officer will now lead Bigpoint, which has 300 million registered online game players.

Bigpoint embraces Amazon Game Store with free-to-play online titles (exclusive)

Online gaming giant Bigpoint is expanding to new platforms by launching new free-to-play games on Amazon's digital games store.

Battle Bears creator SkyVu raises venture round for brand expansion (exclusive)

The mobile gaming gold rush lives on: SkyVu raises a round from venture firm Lightbank and others.

The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2012 to focus on crossover strategies

GamesBeat 2012 is going to be all about crossover strategies. The game industry as we know it is changing. We’re seeing established companies cross over from one market to another, where once they faced barriers. As companies adapt to change, …

Bigpoint shows off online Game of Thrones, based on HBO series (exclusive)

Online gaming powerhouse Bigpoint is showing off scenes today from its upcoming online role-playing game based on HBO’s hit television show Game of Thrones.

The company is already one of the biggest players in online games thanks to licensed titles …

Over $1K for a virtual spaceship? 2000 Dark Orbit players say ‘yes’

In the world of free-to-play games, there is a theory that small numbers of players are willing to spend large amounts of money on the games they love. These players are rather unflatteringly referred to as ‘whales’.

Dark Orbit players …

Intergi scores ad deal with online game leader Bigpoint (exclusive)

Intergi Entertainment has nabbed an exclusive ad agreement with online games leader Bigpoint to manage Bigpoint’s online advertising in North America, the company announced today.

Bigpoint has more than 200 million registered users for its 60 online games, which include …