Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s co-op mission feels more like a solo op (Preview)

A previewed co-op side-mission from Splinter Cell: Blacklist brought together the classic elements fans love. It just didn't feel like a two-person operation.

Movie posters re-created with video game characters (gallery)

See popular game characters re-create posters of blockbuster movies like Prometheus, Avatar, and The Dark Knight.

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.

GamesBeat Giveaway: Hitman games and goodies

We're giving away Hitman: Absolution, the Hitman: Absolution Collector's Edition, the Hitman HD Trilogy, and more.

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.

The 5 worst examples of game-related advertising, marketing, and public relations

The past year served up plenty of examples of the awful advertising, marketing, and public relations campaigns that surround gaming.

2012′s most innovative game ideas

The video game industry always moves forward, striving to do more. The games we played in 2012 impressed and surprised us with the risks they took and gave us great hopes for what comes next.

Justin Bieber, Minecraft’s Creeper, and other cameos in modern games (gallery)

Whether hidden or obvious, spotting cameos in video games is always cool. Here are a 13 examples.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Wii U launch, Hitman: Absolution, and Persona 4: Golden

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.

What gamers have to be thankful for this Thanksgiving

In this most American of holidays -- in which we cherish what we have by camping out for doorbuster sales -- what can we be most thankful for?

GamrRank engages gamers with fun challenges and deep social-networking hooks

GamrRank awards martial-art-like belts to gamers depending on how well they play.

Hitman: Absolution aims high but misses the mark (review)

Agent 47 makes a welcome return after a six-year hiatus, but some sharp improvements to the franchise still can't help Hitman: Absolution fulfill its contract.

AMD bundles marquee PC games with its Radeon graphics cards

Graphics-chip maker AMD is launching the Never Settle bundle that includes a Radeon video card and multiple games for hardcore PC players.

Gaming art for your Twitter header (Part 1: The modern era)

Beautify your Twitter profile with video game-themed header images of modern titles like Halo 4, Black Ops II, and Hitman: Absolution.

An artificial intelligence program’s ‘opinions’ on gaming news

A (failed) discussion of gaming topics with Cleverbot, an artificial intelligence chat program.

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!