You are the new Desmond in Assassin’s Creed IV

Desmond's gone, but Ubisoft has found a new hero to anchor its Assassin's Creed franchise through the modern-day Assassin/Templar war: You, the player.

Ubisoft: 40 percent of Assassin’s Creed IV is naval missions

The latest Assassin's Creed promotes the series' popular naval-combat mode from side-mission status to an integral component of the game, taking a far deeper approach to your war at sea.

Assassins’ Creed IV: Black Flag is pirates vs. ninja

The latest entry in Ubisoft's epic, history-raiding series turns the clock back to the golden age of piracy. Plundering, debauchery, and even more naval combat await!

It takes 600 people for Ubisoft to make a triple-A game on PlayStation 4

The market for games is driven by hits, which is why Ubisoft is willing to put so much work into each release.

Official key art for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

Ubisoft just released brand-new key art for the next installment of Assassin's Creed, and it's a pirate's life for Creed.

Shocking: Ubisoft releasing new Assassin’s Creed this year with hero and setting

The annual release schedule continues with a new Assassin's Creed this fall.

Assassin’s Creed III ships 12M, Far Cry 3 ships 4.5M — Ubisoft has $1B quarter

Ubisoft has a huge quarter thanks to the hardcore-gaming market.

Dead Space 3 is a disturbing ride from beginning to end (review)

Dead Space 3 may not be the pure survival-horror experience the series was once known for, but it's still a hell of a lot of fun.

Video game characters modeled after famous people (gallery)

Game developers love using celebrities' likenesses to shape their heroes and villains. Check out these 21 examples.

What would Assassin’s Creed look like if set in China, Egypt, or the future? (gallery)

Where would you like to see the next Assassin's Creed take place? Various talented artists take a stab at some suggestions.

Port justified: Need for Speed: Most Wanted on Wii U has offscreen play

EA will provide off-screen play in the Wii U version of Criterion's latest racing game.

Best of GamesBeat 2012 roundup

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 biggest gaming disappointments of 2012

Now that we've reached the end of 2012, it's time to sit back and reflect on all the things that let us down this year. That's totally healthy, right?

Historic epic makes history: Assassin’s Creed III hits 7M sold in a month

The new Assassin's Creed game is the best-selling to date.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: BioShock Infinite delayed, Epic Games president retires, and Kixeye expands to Canada

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.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II beats Halo 4 in NPD’s dismal November game sales list

Sales for total video game hardware, software, and accessories sold at retail were $2.55 billion in November, down 11 percent from $2.87 billion a year ago.