Xbox One’s Project Spark may actually live up to its ‘be anything you want it to be’ billing

Project Spark is part Fable, part LittleBigPlanet, and part Minecraft.

The Dishwasher 2 hacked for PC — and the developer’s mostly OK with it

Developer Ska Studios responds to a Russian hacker's excuse for pirating and rereleasing the game as a PC port.

Microsoft: Sorry if Orth offended you — no comment on next Xbox

Microsoft apologizes for the short-sighted and insulting comments from one of its creative directors.

Experience earned in Gears of War: Judgment demo carries over to final game

A GameStop exclusive preorder bonus provides early access to a Gears of War: Judgement demo.

December NPD: The Xbox 360 dominates another dull month at retail

A slumping year at retail for video games ends with $3.21B spent at brick-and-mortar stores.

Forza Horizon developer tips [update]

Forza Horizon developers give you tips, GamesBeat gives you Season Passes. But we both love you the same.

German version of Halo 4 leaks map pack release dates, Microsoft comments

Halo 4 map packs will be released in December, February, and April, confirms Microsoft.

Analyst: GameStop store closures could hurt industry sales

GameStop, one of the world's biggest game retailers, will cut its global footprint by about 1 percent.

Over 1 million players completed Halo 4′s campaign in the first five days

Halo 4 developer 343 Industries provided around a dozen stats about its first-person shooter's first five days.

October NPD: Dishonored charts high while XCOM fails to chart at all

The industry slipped again with new console sales down and software slipping compared to last year's titles.

What’s in the box?! Halo 4 Limited Edition (review)

This special edition of Halo 4 doesn't quite reach legendary status.

Halo 4: Infinity Multiplayer Unlock Guide

Find out when and how to unlock every weapon, ability, and specialization.

Gameloft doesn’t hesitate to support Windows Phone 8 with 12 optimized games

The developer is bringing a dozen 3D-heavy games to Microsoft's latest operating system for mobile-phone devices.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Kixeye CEO calls out Zynga, new Xbox 360 dashboard revealed

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.