SimCity’s always-online functionality trips up the review process

The new city-simulation game from developer Maxis requires a constant connection to the Internet and that's causing issues.

Underneath Fuse’s brilliant combat system is a steep learning curve (preview)

Insomniac Games says it'll be the best four-player co-op shooter when it releases later this year. After overcoming Fuse's steep learning curve, I'm almost convinced that it may be right.

Crytek chief puts on his Warface and says why Crysis 3 for Wii U ‘had to die’ (interview)

Crytek's Cevat Yerli says Warface will start the era of high-quality, free-to-play shooter games.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Zynga shuts studio, top exec leaves EA, and Ouya ships March 28

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.

Samsung offers 100% of revenue to indie developers that use its app store

Samsung Apps hopes to attract a wide variety games by offering better financial terms to small developers.

Required Listening: Fire Emblem, Crysis 3, and interview with Tomb Raider composer Jason Graves

Required Listening is a new monthly feature celebrating game music and the people who create it. This month we look at Fire Emblem: Awakening, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Dead Space 3, and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and discuss the emotional inspiration for the new Tomb Raider score with composer Jason Graves.

Will Wright talks about the new SimCity

The creator of the original SimCity sits down to talk with the lead designer on the latest SimCity.

EA chief technology officer on PS4: ‘We no longer have to constrain our games’

EA talks Sony's new system in terms of visuals and social features.

EA says it missed Sony’s event to maintain ‘balance’ with Microsoft — but Battlefield 4 is ‘stunning’ on PS4

Publisher Electronic Arts explains its absence from Sony's PS4 event.

EA enables gamers to use a single identity across game platforms (exclusive)

With a single identity, players can start playing a game on one platform and then pick up where they left off on another platform.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Sony reveals PlayStation 4, House GOP blasts game research, and Crysis 3 review

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.