Thief takes major cues from Dishonored, the game inspired by Thief (preview)

The franchise that inspired a decade of action-stealth games makes a stunning return, stealing its protégés' best improvements and adding a few of its own. Now if only the stealth actually worked ... .

Are all the games of the last 30 years worth remembering?

It’s easy to recommend the classic PlayStation Resident Evil over Resident Evil 6, but how difficult is it to convince someone to play the original X-Com?

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Disney Infinity, torsos, and violence in video games

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.

New leaked video from Half-Life: Return to Ravenholm

A new video showing test footage from cancelled Half-Life 2 spin-off game Return to Ravenholm hit the internet today, taking us back to the zombie-infested city where "we don't go."

8 button prompts we would like to have seen

Here are eight button prompts we would have loved to see in some recent games -- even if they wouldn't all be particularly useful.

The best games of 2012 (GamesBeat staff picks)

The Walking Dead may be GamesBeat's Game of the Year for 2012, but here's the other titles our staff picked as contenders for the crown.

Report: The most-played games of 2012

Raptr released its annual Raptr Report detailing the most played games of 2012, and it carries a few surprises about how gamers spent their time this year.

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.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Zynga layoffs, iPad mini announcement, and Resident Evil 6 gets patched

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.