GamesBeat weekly roundup: Luigi turns 30, and Obama says we need more gamers

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.

Aliens: Colonial Marines dev discusses the highs and lows of triple-A development (exclusive)

We speak with Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford (Borderlands 2 and Aliens: Colonial Marines) about the state of triple-A development and whether big publishers are in this business for the wrong reason.

Origin Stories: How Gearbox got to make Aliens: Colonial Marines

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford explains the twisty -- and thoroughly geeky -- path his studio traveled in securing the rights to the Aliens franchise.

Gearbox Software’s Pitchford on being a magician & the importance of offering choices

Gamers like choices, even false ones.

UPDATE: Borderlands 2 developer: Raising the level cap could break our game (interview)

Raising the level cap would be like remaking the game all over again, says Borderlands 2 developer.

Game industry pros list their most-wanted games of 2013

What's everybody waiting for? We polled some of the most famous names in the game industry to find out about their most anticipated titles of 2013.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Disney shuts down Junction Point, GTA V delayed

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.

Gearbox CEO: ‘Invoking the legacy’ for Aliens: Colonial Marines

Gearbox chief executive Randy Pitchford provides new details on the Aliens: Colonial Marines campaign and talks about keeping the Aliens legacy intact.

A game without borders: Borderlands 2 ships more than 5M units

Borderlands 2 is handsomely outselling the original 2009 game.

Developers wary about investing in Windows Phone 8 games

Windows 8 might be popular among game developers, but the phone version of Microsoft's software will face a tough road catching up with Google and Apple.

Not all Borderlands 2 downloadable content comes with season pass

The Borderlands 2 season pass bundle includes access to four expansions, but additional characters and vehicles will be sold separately.

Borderlands 2 dev on creating the canonical sequel to James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ (exclusive)

How do you follow up a game like Borderlands 2? With the canonical sequel to one of the most beloved sci-fi movies of all-time, of course.

Borderlands 2: Does Claptrap dream of electric sheep? (interview)

Borderlands 2 is one of 2012’s most anticipated shooters. It’s developed by Gearbox Software, the same team behind Duke Nukem Forever and the upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines, but the details about the game have been scarce since last year’s unveiling …