GamesBeat weekly roundup: Whales of social gaming, Starcraft II guide, Saints Row IV, and family Minecraft servers

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.

Lego City: Undercover is Grand Theft Auto for kids (review)

Lego City: Undercover is a fast-paced game full of exploding cars, chase scenes, and even prison breaks. But it's rated E and is virtually non-violent. No, seriously.

Lego City: Undercover is less violent than Grand Theft Auto but still just as fun (preview)

With no guns or deaths, it can take some time to get used to Lego City: Undercover's non-violent approach on open-world crime games.

Nintendo Direct trailer roundup: Mario and Donkey Kong, Animal Crossing, HarmoKnight, and more

We have all of the major trailers Nintendo released during its streaming-video presentation today.