Fresh Watch Dogs trailer appears online a day before Ubisoft’s pre-E3 briefing

Watch Dogs CGI E3 trailer leaks and show the game's hero using technology and guns to solve his problems.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox One restrictions, Zynga in trouble, and Snake’s new face

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: Our E3 expectations for next-gen consoles, consumer rights, and new games

We list what we want to hear, expect to hear, and won't hear from gaming's major companies.

In South Park: The Stick of Truth, farting is magic (preview)

South Park: The Stick of Truth brings its scatological brand of satire to the video-game arena intact and indistinguishable from its television counterpart.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Anita Sarkeesian conquers bullies, Candy Crush Saga rules mobile

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.

Delays helped make Rayman Legends better — and brought some gender balance as well (preview)

Developer Ubisoft Montpellier made the most out of the unfortunate delay of Rayman Legends and has packed the game full of extra content.

Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s Spies vs. Mercs multiplayer mode delivers exciting squad combat (video interview)

The new game from Ubisoft Montreal has a cool new multiplayer version in 4-vs.-4 Spies vs. Mercs.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox One unveiled, Yahoo acquires a game company

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: Google’s game service, EA axes online passes, and a look at The Last of Us

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.

Watch Dogs’ lead writer talks anti-heroes in the hackable city

Kevin Shortt, the man behind Watch Dogs' narrative, discusses the art of keeping secrets, the thrill of exploiting secrets, and the choices a cyber-vigilante must make in a completely connected world.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: WoW loses 1.3M subscribers, Amazon brings paid apps to China, Q1 earnings, and more

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.

Watch Dog creators bring the reality of ‘smart cities’ to games (interview)

If you can control a city's water supply from your smartphone, you better not use the password "1111."

Watch Dogs creates an open-world morality (preview)

We've roamed plenty of open worlds, but Watch Dogs gives you the freedom to be any kind of vigilante you want to be ... and the information to make those choices wisely.