Ninja Theory’s Fightback: A touch-screen brawler that actually kicks ass (preview)

It seems improbable that the developer behind high-profile games like DmC: Devil May Cry would try its hand at a mobile, touch-screen brawler, but it did, and its talent for the genre shows.

DmC: Devil May Cry developer working on beat-em-up for iOS and Android

Ninja Theory partners with mobile publisher Chillingo for its first smartphone and tablet release.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows fights like Devil May Cry (preview)

The heroes in a half-shell return to the gaming arena with a look and feel that reaches for the franchise's more gritty roots.

Reboots are counterproductive to the gaming industry

When a long-lasting series becomes outdated, developers often attempt to update it for a new generation. But is the industry holding itself back by rehashing old concepts and ideas?

AMD Never Settle Reloaded gives you up to six blockbuster games with two graphics card purchases

AMD is delivering a bunch of games for free to people who buy its graphics cards.

Similarities between DmC and classic Devil May Cry titles (gallery)

The rebooted Devil May Cry takes the series in a new direction but retains popular characters, trademark weapons, and Dante's love for pepperoni pizza.

Required listening: Ni no Kuni, Anarchy Reigns, and an interview with Aliens: Colonial Marines composer Kevin Riepl

Required listening is a new monthly feature focusing on game soundtracks and the people who lovingly create them. For the first edition, we'll take a look at Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, DmC: Devil May Cry, and Anarchy Reigns, as well as an in-depth interview with Aliens: Colonial Marines composer Kevin Riepl.

The people ask the White House to put a stop to the new Devil May Cry

A real petition on Whitehouse.gov asks the president to remove DmC: Devil May Cry from store shelves.

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.

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.

DmC: Devil May Cry brings the sexy back to demon killing (review)

Ninja Theory's remake of the classic demon-smacking franchise covers a lot of familiar ground, but does it with style and attitude to spare.

Concept art vs. character models: A visual comparison (gallery)

See the transformation from concept art to 3D models for 15 video game characters like Cortana, Nathan Drake, and Bayonetta.

GamesBeat’s gigantic E3 2012 roundup

We've corralled the entirety of our E3 2012 coverage from the showfloors, meeting rooms, conference halls, and beyond. If you missed out -- or need a refresher -- on GamesBeat's E3 coverage, take a look here!

DmC: Devil May Cry is full of swagger…and F-bombs

“Hey succubus, suck on that!”

Those words flowed through my headphones at some point in my private demo of DmC: Devil May Cry, and they embody the swagger that the slash-happy title plans to bring players in 2013. Before I …

Capcom remakes hack-slash-shoot-grapple formula with upcoming DmC: Devil May Cry (hands-on preview)

The year of remakes continues with Capcom’s upcoming DmC: Devil May Cry. We caught a hands-on preview of the game at an event for game journalists in Los Angeles, and it reminded us of those old, sweaty-palm, hack, slash, shoot, …