Company of Heroes 2 features a cool Theater of War co-op mode with 18 new missions

The missions allow you to fight against multiplayer-like strategies in single-player mode.

Consoles that won’t die: The Atari Jaguar

Nearly 20 years after its retail demise, the Atari Jaguar is set to host a stunning version of the classic adventure game Out of This World. Original creator Eric Chahi and Jaguar programmer Sebastian Briais discuss this unlikely port.

Sega: Dealing with the console transition, mobile boom, and Sonic (interview)

Sega wants it all: console, mobile, hardcore, and casual. How does this once-king of hardware deal with the challenges of being everything to everyone, everywhere?

Total War series gets a League of Legends-style spin-off

Total War: Rome II is still in the works, but Creative Assembly wants in on some of that MOBA action.

California’s second lady: Games need to ‘think bigger’ about portrayals of women

At the Game Developers Conference, Jennifer Siebel Newsom implored game developers to feature strong women in their games rather than highly sexualized figures.

Kickstarter campaign begins for a spiritual successor to Ecco the Dolphin (exclusive)

The Big Blue game will feature outstanding underwater graphics and a story based on the Gaia theory.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: EA CEO out, SimCity could have been offline, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm 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.

Relic moving original Company of Heroes servers to Steamworks

Company of Heroes' original servers run on a now defunct platform. Steamworks will ensure longtime support.

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.

What we can learn from past PlayStation reveals

In just a few short hours, Sony Computer Entertainment will reveal (what we think) is the next PlayStation console. But before it does, why don't we take a look back at how Sony revealed the PS1, PS2, and PS3?

Aliens, Prometheus, and even Spaceballs: Spot the references in Colonial Marines

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

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Luigi turns 30, and Obama says we need more gamers

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.

Aliens: Colonial Marines isn’t the Aliens sequel you wanted (review)

Developer Gearbox has focused too much on providing fan service than including any original or creative ideas of its own.

Origin Stories: How Gearbox got to make Aliens: Colonial Marines

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford explains the twisty -- and thoroughly geeky -- path his studio traveled in securing the rights to the Aliens franchise.

Never-ending Xenomorphs — Get the Aliens: Colonial Marines Season Pass for $29.99

Gearbox is planning four expansions for Aliens: Colonial Marines. This is the cheapest way to get them all.