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.

Steve Jobs wasn’t afraid to tell Disney’s CEO that his movies ‘sucked’

Steve Jobs was kind of a jerk, but sometimes that led to some really humorous interactions.

With Temple Run: Oz, Disney will test how far a hit franchise can run

It's a new game based on Disney's new film Oz: The Great and Powerful.

Disney Mobile launches Toy Story: Smash It! game on app stores

Will Disney Mobile continue its string of top hits with a new Pixar-based game?

Warren Spector wants game developers to think about their legacies

After 35 years of making games, the former Disney Interactive designer wants to give back.

George Lucas to cash out his Disney stock for $2B

If walking the path of a Jedi requires you to give up all wealth and material possessions, then Star Wars creator George Lucas has reached the halfway point in his journey.

The Force in your flippers: Star Wars Pinball coming soon for iPad and Android tablets

After three decades, Star Wars is returning to pinball.

Gaming consumes a great share of dollars spent on the Google and Apple app stores

December saw an astounding increase in revenues and downloads for mobile games.

Layoffs at Disney-owned studios could signal increased focus on mobile and social

The Walt Disney Company is shifting gaming focus to mobile, social and the upcoming Disney Infinity.

DICE Summit to open with J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell

Two of the biggest starts in entertainment will talk about creativity in the digital age at the upcoming DICE gaming summit.

The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012

The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped.

The DeanBeat: Disney starts a cross-platform toy war with Activision

The winner of these battles will carve out a transmedia empire.

Disney Infinity: Made possible because Disney owns all of this

The Disney conglomeration is using its vast resources to make a game like no one else can. It looks like it might even be fun, too.

Uplynk creates a cheap and efficient way for Disney to stream videos

Los Angeles company makes video streaming simpler and more efficient.

Disney World’s RFID bracelets use data to bring fantasy to life

Disney's digital push will drastically change the experience for visitors to Walt Disney World, the Orlando, Fla.-based edition of the company's theme park empire.