GamesBeat weekly roundup: SimCity plagued by server issues, Ubisoft does not condone whaling

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.

This week in the Nintendo Download: Castlevania, Runner 2, and Retro City Rampage

Castlevania may come out next week, but you can try out a demo today on the 3DS. Also, Bit.Trip's Captain Video returns, and WiiWare goes back in time.

Mirror of Fate brings some humor back to the Castlevania series (hands-on preview)

Fighting Dracula and his undead army is serious business. But don't tell that to Simon Belmont.

Nintendo details 3DS Mario titles, Luigi’s Mansion, and third-party games

Nintendo took a few minutes during its Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) event in Los Angeles, Calif. to talk about 3DS games. The Kyoto-based company showed new gameplay for New Super Mario Bros. 2, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, and Luigi’s Mansion: …