Origin has 39 million users (and 4 other surprising numbers about EA)

FIFA and Battlefield 3 make all of the money for the third-party publisher.

GamesBeat’s Wii U roundup: Everything you ever wanted to know

Prepare yourself for the launch of Nintendo's new console by catching up on our Wii U coverage.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Cliff Bleszinski, Skylanders Giants, and alleged racism at Kixeye

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.

FIFA Soccer 13 strives for perfection through gameplay imperfection (review)

The latest entry in EA Sports' massive football franchise, FIFA Soccer 13 is irritating and painful yet wonderful and nuanced, just like the sport it painstakingly emulates.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Blizzard hacked, Nividia earnings rise, and more bad news for Zynga

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.

EA shows off smart Wii U GamePad tricks for FIFA 13 and Mass Effect 3 (preview)

At EA's Summer Showcase event last week, the publisher featured playable demos for both FIFA 13 and Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U.

Kinect voice commands hit EA Sports flagship titles

During Microsoft’s 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) press conference, Andrew Wilson from EA Sports announced all-new Kinect voice functionality for FIFA 13 and Madden NFL 13.

Players will now be able to make strategic calls on the fly by shouting …