The worst uses of video game DLC in 2012

Warframe's creative director walks us through what it took to get this ambitious online-action game going and where it's headed now that the open beta is a success.

12 of the best games for your new mobile device

Here's a shocker. According to recent reports, the iPad 5 will be 15 percent thinner and 25 percent lighter than the current model.

Outlandish factoids from Street Fighter’s expanded universe (gallery)

Gearbox added plenty of awesome references to the Alien movies in Aliens: Colonial Marines. How many of these did you spot?

The video game industry’s 2012 holiday cards

Kevin Shortt, the man behind Watch Dogs' narrative, discusses the art of keeping secrets, the thrill of exploiting secrets, and the choices a cyber-vigilante must make in a completely connected world.

Fan-made Street Fighter X Mega Man game is free right now

Warframe's creative director walks us through what it took to get this ambitious online-action game going and where it's headed now that the open beta is a success.

Resident Evil 6′s new modes put an undead spin on competitive multiplayer (preview)

The three PC games have a similar premise: Take Minecraft's block-building gameplay and add plenty of guns and explosions. We dove into each one to see just how different they are from one another.

Inconspicuous differences between all versions of Street Fighter II (gallery)

Gearbox added plenty of awesome references to the Alien movies in Aliens: Colonial Marines. How many of these did you spot?

GamesBeat’s massive Street Fighter tournament: The finals

Not all Disney games were so great. Here are three retro titles from the Mouse that deserve to stay in the past.

Street Fighter rewound: 15 fun tidbits from Universal’s terrible flick

Gearbox added plenty of awesome references to the Alien movies in Aliens: Colonial Marines. How many of these did you spot?

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Zynga layoffs, iPad mini announcement, and Resident Evil 6 gets patched

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.

Resident Evil 6 to get improved in-game camera in mid-December patch

New York Times vice president of digital product Denise Warren joins the publisher's board of directors.

GamesBeat’s massive Street Fighter tournament: The semifinals

Not all Disney games were so great. Here are three retro titles from the Mouse that deserve to stay in the past.

15 Street Fighter III peculiarities you may have overlooked

Gearbox added plenty of awesome references to the Alien movies in Aliens: Colonial Marines. How many of these did you spot?

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Kixeye opens up about racism allegations, OnLive assets sold for $4.8 million

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.

Threeview: Resident Evil 6 reviewed by a critic, an analyst, and an academic

These review scores are quite interesting -- and unexpected.

The weird and bizarre side of 25 years of Street Fighter

These review scores are quite interesting -- and unexpected.

GamesBeat’s massive Street Fighter tournament: Decide who moves on from Division 1

Not all Disney games were so great. Here are three retro titles from the Mouse that deserve to stay in the past.

Problem-solving in Resident Evil 6

Warframe's creative director walks us through what it took to get this ambitious online-action game going and where it's headed now that the open beta is a success.