GamesBeat weekly roundup: Disney buys LucasArts/Lucasfilm, Halo 4 reviewed, and Valve dislikes Windows 8

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: Halo 4 is the romance of Master Chief and Cortana, disguised as a combat game

Halo has gone from a combat-focused game to an epic love story.

343 Industries’ Josh Holmes on Halo 4′s love story, weaponry, and new enemies (interview)

343 Industries has inherited the Halo from Bungie, the series creator. Find out what is different about Halo 4.

Halo 4 quotes: The hype, the excitement, and the…huh?

If you think you got a tough job, try deciphering some game-industry speak. Developers can say a whole lot of nothing and still sound great while doing it. Case in point: Check out the various quotes below from Halo 4 developer 343 Industries. These guys can talk. These guys can tease. And if you're a hardcore Halo fan, these guys can even get you excited. But what are they really saying??

11 new things we’ve learned about Halo 4 (with video)

By the end of the year, we may finally solve one of the biggest mysteries in the gaming world: Why do red and blue Spartans hate each other so, so very much?

At Microsoft’s recent Spring Showcase 2012, we learned …