GamesBeat weekly roundup: Disney shuts down Junction Point, GTA V delayed

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.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: THQ asset auction, Legend of Zelda in HD, and Atari is bankrupt

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 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.

Rumor: Xbox ‘Durango’ specs leaked with built-in Kinect functionality?

At this point, most of us are willing to put our money on Microsoft and Sony announcing their upcoming consoles at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), an annual game industry trade show held in Los Angeles.

Quantum dots make first commercial appearance in Sony TVs

Super-tiny quantum dots help make more brilliant, saturated colors in a new line of Sony TVs. It's the first appearance of quantum dots in consumer electronics.

Sony’s sexy Xperia Tablet Z could be the thinnest slate ever

Following its impressive Xperia smartphone showing at CES earlier this month, Sony has revealed an Android tablet companion with some eye-popping hardware -- the Xperia Tablet Z.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Disney Infinity, torsos, and violence in video games

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.

Sony plans to sell off NYC headquarters for $1.1B

Japanese electronics behemoth Sony has agreed to sell its New York City-based U.S. quarters for $1.1 billion to a group of investors.

German Facebook page leaks possible Star Wars 1313 release info (UPDATED)

Sony may have revealed a release date and platform for Star Wars 1313 on a German Facebook page.

Sony’s Xperia Tablet Z will soon join its fancy new Android phone

I was impressed by Sony's new Xperia Z smartphone at CES, and it looks like it will soon have a tablet companion.

PlayStation Vita’s Wake-up Club is your new social alarm clock

Sony's Wake-up Club app helps you start your day by making getting out of bed fun and rewarding.

We should inspire game developers to create alternatives to violent entertainment

The carrot of encouraging more creativity will work better than the stick of banning violent video games.

Journey gets 11 nominations for the Oscars of gaming

What do the film Life of Pi and the video game Journey share in common? A considerable number of award nominations.

NFC makes it easy to connect Sony’s devices with ‘one touch’ (video)

With One Touch, you can tap a Sony Xperia Z phone to a TV and transfer a photo or a video.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: THQ, GameStick, and Project Shield

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.