Warren Spector wants game designers to work on non-combat A.I.

The developer of Deus Ex and Epic Mickey thinks putting control in the hands of the player and giving the player choices are key.

Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion is the mouse’s greatest gaming adventure in years (review)

Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion's clever abilities and large cast of Disney characters make this homage a standout platformer.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Wii U, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Xbox Live turns 10

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.

Heroes and villains join forces in Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion (hands-on preview)

In 1990, Sega created Castle of Illusion, a platformer starring Mickey Mouse, for its Genesis system. Now, more than twenty years later, Disney Interactive Studios is using that title as the inspiration for a new 2D sidescroller for the Nintendo 3DS.