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.

Microsoft making $1B bet on Xbox One games, says bigwig Phil Harrison

Gamers are upset that Microsoft emphasized non-game entertainment in the Xbox One reveal. But Harrison argues games are still front and center.

What we can learn from past PlayStation reveals

In just a few short hours, Sony Computer Entertainment will reveal (what we think) is the next PlayStation console. But before it does, why don't we take a look back at how Sony revealed the PS1, PS2, and PS3?

Former Sony game design chief Phil Harrison joins Microsoft

Phil Harrison, most recently a venture capitalist and former game design chief at Sony, is joining Microsoft Game Studios Europe as its chief.

Harrison, who now serves as a partner at London Venture Partners, will step into a larger job …