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.

Star Wars: The Old Republic set for free-to-play debut

Get to level 50 without paying a single cent? Yes, please.

Bioware, the developer behind Star Wars: The Old Republic, has just posted a fairly thorough explanation of what it’s doing to prepare its Star Wars-themed massively multiplayer online …

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Cliff Bleszinski, Skylanders Giants, and alleged racism at Kixeye

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.

Mass Effect trilogy on Xbox 360 won’t include any of the paid DLC

Despite having different content, the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the Mass Effect Trilogy will both cost $59.99.

Mass Effect 2′s epic characters get their own iconic posters (gallery)

Garrus, Thane, Miranda, and others from Mass Effect 2's excellent cast get personalized movie-style posters.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dragon Age III, Borderlands 2, and the BioWare doctors retire

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 DeanBeat: The BioWare doctors built games the nice way

The BioWare doctors knew that it wasn't about winning or losing the game. It was about how you behaved along the way.

BioWare confirms Dragon Age III: Inquisition in the works that runs on Battlefield 3 engine

A BioWare executive producer confirms that Dragon Age III is well in the works and uses a new engine.

EA shows off smart Wii U GamePad tricks for FIFA 13 and Mass Effect 3 (preview)

At EA's Summer Showcase event last week, the publisher featured playable demos for both FIFA 13 and Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U.

Mass Effect 3: Leviathan boldly goes where no Shepard has gone before (preview)

Commander Shepard pulls off his best Big Daddy impression as he dives into mysterious waters in Mass Effect 3: Leviathan.

Gamers at Work reveals the risks and emotional complications in entrepreneurship (interview)

Gamers at Work is a collection of interviews with some of the game industry's most iconic founders, developers, and entrepreneurs. It's also a handy guide for aspiring business people hoping to break into games.

With subscribers below 1M, Star Wars: The Old Republic will go free-to-play this fall

BioWare's massively multiplayer blockbuster Star Wars: The Old Republic adds free-to-play and microtransactions this fall. This cantina is about to get a lot more crowded....

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition crosses swords, sorcery, and platforms with cooperative multiplayer

The reboot of the venerable role-playing/Dungeons and Dragons masterpiece Baldur's Gate harnesses cross-platform play for its cooperative multiplayer when it releases this September for the PC, Mac, iPad, and Android systems.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Tom Hanks, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, game startups in Estonia, and more

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

I’ve got a bad feeling about this — Star Wars: The Old Republic’s producer leaves BioWare

Star Wars: The Old Republic executive producer Rich Vogel, has left BioWare Austin. He oversaw all aspects of the massively multiplayer role-playing game during its development and after its launch.