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.

Notch to Callaham: ‘Thanks for the personal attack’ (UPDATED)

Neowin.net writer John Callaham struck a nerve last Friday, when he wrote an open letter to Marcus "Notch" Persson and called him a hypocrite.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Valve acquisition rumors, ‘Threeview,’ and Black Ops II

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 good, the bad, the Minecraft: All the inspiration and clones you’ll ever need

Minecraft isn't the only one of its kind. We looked at the games across the Xbox Live Indie Marketplace, iOS App Store, and PC that either influenced Minecraft's development or borrowed from it.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Richard Garriott, PAX Prime 2012, and insane Japanese commercials

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.

Minecraft is rebuilding urban areas in the real world, one block at a time

Minecraft is giving people around the world the power to improve their neighborhoods for future generations.

Ouya surpasses its funding goal on Kickstarter by $7.6M

Ouya has raised nearly $8.6M in support of its free-to-play, Android-based console.

Game developers hate Windows 8, Microsoft responds

Microsoft is hard at work trying to sell the idea of Windows 8 as a great gaming platform, but some developers are still not convinced.

Notch answers Q&A thread on Reddit, talks Minecraft, game development, and the gender of his beard

The creator and original lead developer of Minecraft, Markus "Notch" Persson, takes to Reddit to answer a host of questions from the social news site's users.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Gamescape 2012, a history of Batman in video games, and Donkey Kong’s failing liver

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.

Patent infringement suit against Mojang sparks debate over “evil” intellectual property rights

Software protection company Uniloc accuses Minecraft developer Mojang on infringing an anti-piracy application patent.

18 of the most ambitious Minecraft projects we’ve ever seen

We've collected 18 astonishing Minecraft builds that include Rohan from The Lord of the Rings and a giant, explosive tower that would require 52GB of RAM to detonate.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Angry Birds, the Ouya console, and Penny Arcade’s ad-free gambit

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.

Minecraft on Xbox 360 update: new character skins, new tools, and safer TNT

Minecraft on Xbox 360 likely won't ever be as full-featured as the PC original, but the new 1.7.3 update scheduled for July 13 will add new items, better textures, and character selection.

Minecraft (Xbox 360 Edition): Tips, tricks, and achievement guide

Welcome to GamesBeat’s Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition guide. Below you’ll find information on how to unlock all of the game’s achievements, as well as some extra tips and tricks for making Minecraft your subservient drudge. As we noted in our …

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

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.

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is a successful port of an imperfect gem (review)

At $20, Minecraft is one of the most expensive Xbox Live Arcade games ever released, but it’s also one of the most substantial and definitely one of the most enjoyable.