ROUNDTABLE’D! Game characters predict Super Bowl XLVII

Our all-knowing panel of completely unbiased game characters talk commercials, steroids, and Beyoncé's lip-syncing prowess as they predict the outcome of the big game!

The most popular GamesBeat stories of 2012

Our 10 most read stories on GamesBeat during last year include the Ocean Marketing scandal, an educational outreach program, and Google's Zerg Rush.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II beats Halo 4 in NPD’s dismal November game sales list

Sales for total video game hardware, software, and accessories sold at retail were $2.55 billion in November, down 11 percent from $2.87 billion a year ago.

September NPD: Borderlands 2 nearly tops best-seller list as overall sales take another dive

Electronic Arts has a huge month and the 3DS continues to pick up steam, but the industry is still sluggish.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo Wii U, Tekken Tag 2, and iPhone 5

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. This week, Nintendo revealed the North American release date and price for the Wii U and Apple unveiled the iPhone 5.

Take it to Vegas: 80M Madden 13 online games match NFL’s Week 1 results (infographic)

With the NFL season in full swing, it's time to talk numbers. For EA Sports, that means how many games people are playing in Madden 13.

Here are the Wii U games you’ll be playing at launch (or close to it)

Nintendo is playing a little loose with its definition of a launch window, but you can still play all of these Wii U games within a few months.

Can’t find Franchise/Dynasty mode in Madden NFL 13? Let us explain

The pigskin fan who isn't up-to-date on every development in Madden NFL 13 may find themselves lost, confused, and scared at some of the changes. Don't panic, because we can help.

See live demos of Black Ops II, Halo 4, and more from Jimmy Fallon’s gaming week

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon hosted a whole week of live demos for some of the biggest future releases in gaming. If you actually go to bed at a reasonable hour and missed all of these segments, you can watch them all online.

Microsoft’s E3 2012: Analysis of 16,000+ comments shows Halo 4, South Park impressed, rest did not (graph)

We analyzed over 16,000 comments on the NeoGAF forums to see how gamers reacted to Microsoft's E3 2012 press conference.

Madden NFL 13 is now even more of a contact sport

Developer EA Tiburon is vastly improving the way digital athletes in Madden NFL 13 impact each other. It's also giving fans new ways to stay in contact with the game and their friends. As a result, this installment is much more of a "contact" sport than ever.

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 …