Jade Raymond’s growing empire at Ubisoft (interview)

The well-known game designer started at Electronic Arts, working on The Sims. Now, she's running a Ubisoft studio with 300 employees.

Movie posters re-created with video game characters (gallery)

See popular game characters re-create posters of blockbuster movies like Prometheus, Avatar, and The Dark Knight.

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.

Assassin’s Creed III: The revolution will be gripping but glitchy (review)

A Revolutionary War backdrop and all-new game modes give Assassin's Creed 3 serious lift, but too many technical and design flaws keep it chained firmly to the ground.

Real-life Assassin’s Creed: Don’t try this at home (unless you’re this guy)

Naturally, dressing up like Altaïr from Assassin's Creed and doing parkour is bound to be awesome...or awesomely disastrous.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: OnLive, layoffs, and how spoilers influence buying decisions

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.

Author settles copyright infringement suit against Ubisoft over Assassin’s Creed story

Ubisoft has settled a copyright infringement case with author John Beiswenger, who claimed that big parts of the Assassin’s Creed video game story were taken from his book, Link.

The out-of-court settlement comes shortly after Beiswenger settled a related lawsuit …

Assassin’s Creed fans pummel author who claims Ubisoft stole from him

Internet justice is back. This time the angry mob is a group of gamers with their sights set on a sci-fi author who claims Assassin's Creed lifts ideas from his 2002 novel. He is looking for compensation. Inevitably, this led to retribution from fans of the series.

Bethesda’s Arkane shoots for an original action game with Dishonored (preview)

Dishonored might remind you of some video games of the past, but when it comes down to it, you probably haven’t seen anything exactly like it. That’s the refreshing thing about the first-person action game where you play a supernatural …

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Sci-fi author sues Ubisoft over alleged Assassin’s Creed copyright infringement

Sci-fi author John Beiswenger believes there are similarities between the Assassin's Creed storyline and his 2002 novel Link.

10 ways Assassin’s Creed III wants to defy your expectations

Here are 10 ways creative director Hutchinson and his team at Ubisoft Montreal plan to take your ho-hum expectations and turn them into pleasant surprises.

EA server shutdowns another example of why online passes are a bad idea (editorial)

Video game publisher Electronic Arts recently announced it is pulling the plug on servers for nearly a dozen games whose player base has shrunk. Online services for these titles will end on April 13 as the company shifts focus and …

Study: Video games depict religion as violent and problematic (interview)

Many newer-generation video games equate religion with violence, finds a new study from the University of Missouri.

Greg Perreault, a doctoral student in the university’s School of Journalism, recently examined five titles that incorporate spiritual themes in their storylines — …