PlayStation 3 Super Slim isn’t worth the upgrade (review)

The new PlayStation Super Slim is here. But should you buy this ugly console?

Sony refreshes interface for its entertainment network

Sony modernizes the user interface for its network for videos, music and games.

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.

Sony rescues Olympus with $644M investment in camera optics

Sony's investment gives it a stronger foothold in one of its core businssess and gives Olympus a much-needed cash infusion.

Day 1 Digital proves Sony cares about digital distribution (analysis)

Sony is finally making good use of digital distribution on the PlayStation Network (PSN) with the PSN Day 1 Digital service

Laid-off Sony PR employee: ‘You have to wonder what the hell’ Sony was thinking

Sony recently closed its San Diego public-relations department, and one of the employees who lost his job has some tough words for the gaming-hardware giant.

You have to wonder what the hell PlayStation was thinking laying off more than half …

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dragon Age III, Borderlands 2, and the BioWare doctors retire

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.

Sharp and Fujitsu join Sony’s PlayStation Mobile program; new games debut Oct. 3

The PlayStation Mobile service is debuting in nine countries -- Japan, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Australia -- with more to follow, with 30 games at launch.

The PlayStation 3 continues to slim down with smaller console this fall

The console will now come in three models, including one with a 12GB Flash memory drive, another with a 250GB hard disk drive, and a third model with a 500GB hard disk.

GamesBeat Giveaways: You could win a signed copy of The Art of Journey

Enter for your chance to win a copy of The Art of Journey signed by thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen and artist Matt Nava!

See The Art of Journey with the game’s artwork, score, and augmented reality

The Art of Journey will provide owners with tons of unseen art, the full musical score, and augmented reality from the acclaimed PSN title

The DeanBeat: A stellar week for gamers

We saw separate but wonderful visions of the game industry this week in a series of cool events.

The Oculus Rift might bring a virtual-reality renaissance to gaming

One upcoming technology aiming to change how we both play and see games is the Rift from Oculus. The Rift fully supports and integrates 3D in what the company claims is the most realistic 3D gaming experience to date.

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.

Touchdown for cord-cutters: DirecTV offers ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ on PlayStation 3 again

DirecTV and Sony have come to a new agreement to bring the NFL Sunday Ticket programming package to PlayStation 3 owners this season.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: More Zynga executives leave, CEO Perlman leaves OnLive, and Bethesda announces new Skyrim DLC

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.

FBI cuffs LulzSec hacker connected to Sony Pictures breach

Twenty-year-old Raynaldo Rivera may spend the next 15 years of his life in jail if he is found guilty of hacking into Sony Pictures. The FBI arrested the alleged LulzSec hacker in Arizona yesterday.

Sony announces three new Xperia Android phones, slimmer Xperia Tablet S

Even though Sony has yet to release a hit Android device, but that’s not stopping the company from trying.

The company announced three new Xperia smartphones, as well as the revamped Xperia Tablet S, today at its IFA press conference …