A fiery debate on the regulation of social casino games

Real-money online-gambling companies have to abide by strict regulations to protect players. Should social-casino-game makers be under the same restrictions?

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Wii U, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Xbox Live turns 10

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: The right strategies for the social casino gaming bubble

Even inside a bubble, you can operate with a rational business strategy by outwitting the other companies.

Diablo-like Legends: Rise of a Hero launches on Zynga.com

Legends: Rise of a Hero is a free-to-play role-playing social game that focuses on collecting loot, recruiting friends, and building your kingdom.

Zynga moves into ‘midcore’ games with acquisition of November Software (exclusive interview)

Midcore games offer a chance to get more engaged and lucrative players.

Is Gree really spending money on user acquisition like there’s no tomorrow? (interview)

Sho Masuda is the man in charge of spending at Japan's Gree, which is trying to break into the U.S. mobile games market.

Tapjoy’s ad network now reaches a billion mobile devices (interview)

Tapjoy Reconnect motivates individuals to complete actions in exchange for rewards from mobile-app developers.

Wooga expands into mobile with its Bubble Island arcade shooter game

Bubble shooter games are now played by millions upon millions of players. Wooga is the latest to join the fray.

Zynga is vastly undervalued

How can a company that brings in $1.2 billion a year, and recently cut costs in order to achieve profitability, have a market value that's effectively zero? It doesn't make sense. Here's why Zynga is undervalued -- provided it does the right thing next.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Zynga layoffs, iPad mini announcement, and Resident Evil 6 gets patched

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.

Gree acquires developer Pokelabo for $173 million

Gree makes its third acquisition in 18 months. Developer Pokelabo will add a promising collectible-card game to Gree's stable of first-party titles.

Zynga stock surges as it slightly beats analysts’ reduced targets for third quarter

Zynga's stock is rising in after-hours trading as a result of the better earnings and a stock buyback program.