PETA: It’s ‘disgraceful’ for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag to ‘glorify’ whaling

Ubisoft's next open-world Assassin's Creed game features whaling, and PETA is speaking out.

Guitar Hero creator’s Green Throttle Arena turns Android gaming into a hardcore experience (exclusive video)

After a year of planning, Green Throttle Games is releasing its Arena gaming system on the Amazon Kindle Fire, and that's cause enough for Microsoft and Sony to start worrying.

Reminder: PlayStation Network is down until 10 p.m. Eastern

Sony is performing routine maintenance that will keep PSN down almost all day.

Skyrim 1.9 update: New difficulty setting and ‘Legendary Skills’

Skyrim 1.9 enables players to reset their character's maxed-out skills with the new Legendary option.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag due out Nov. 1 — check out a pair of trailers

Publisher Ubisoft will release its high-seas action game on PC, Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4 (if the new console's out by then, of course).

InXile uses Kickstarter to revive classic role-playing franchise Torment

Brian Fargo is raising more Kickstarter money to revive a beloved role-playing franchise, even before he finishes his last crowdfunded title.

Ex-Groupon CEO references Battletoads in farewell letter

Andrew Mason said his time at Groupon was like getting to the Terra Tubes without dying.

Crytek chief puts on his Warface and says why Crysis 3 for Wii U ‘had to die’ (interview)

Crytek's Cevat Yerli says Warface will start the era of high-quality, free-to-play shooter games.

Riot releases League of Legends beta client for Mac

Apple lovers can now get their mobile online battle arena on with League of Legends.

PSA: Sony taking down PlayStation Network on Monday for maintenance

Warning, Sony is turning off PlayStation Network on Monday for a routine check.

Terraria for consoles heads to certification — and may debut this month

Terraria's release is nigh. It just has to pass submission for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Zynga shuts studio, top exec leaves EA, and Ouya ships March 28

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.

Rental service GameFly cuts 15 percent of its staff in restructuring effort

Gaming's primary rent-by-mail service is streamlining before the next-generation takes off.