The biggest gaming surprises of 2012

It doesn't matter how closely you follow the news or how often you refresh your browser; some companies can still manage to catch the gaming public completely unaware. Here are some of our picks for the biggest surprises of 2012.

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.

Capcom reveals clever new approach to sequels: Make more, and make ‘em faster

Good news for Capcom fans: It's probably going to make a sequel to that game you like.

20 ridiculous fan-made screenshots from Dragon’s Dogma

Capcom's action role-playing game gives players the ability to take a screenshot anytime. This is what happens when you do that.

Resident Evil 6 demo goes live: Take all three heroes for a spin

A demo for Capcom's Resident Evil 6 has been made available to anyone with a Xbox 360 retail copy of the publisher's recently released Dragon's Dogma.

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.

Dragon’s Dogma is an ambitious open-world action fest (review)

Dragon's Dogma blends plenty of action, role-playing addictiveness, and a perfect cyclops-climbing simulator.