Nexon exec: the game war will be won in digital online markets, not consoles (interview)

The chief financial officer of Nexon saw very little that would impact the future of the game industry at E3.

Minecraft’s Les Miserables is so much better than Russell Crowe

A Minecraft fan couldn't help but make a Les Miserable inspired music video using the block-building game.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Minecraft sells 10M on mobile, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Apple hits 50B apps, and more

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.

Ace of Spades, Brick-Force, and Guncraft fire away in a block-shooter faceoff

The three PC games have a similar premise: Take Minecraft's block-building gameplay and add plenty of guns and explosions. We dove into each one to see just how different they are from one another.

Minecraft creator launches psychedelic typing game Drop

Markus "Notch" Persson found inspiration for his tiny new title from his ceiling and a few recent games.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Supercell raises $130M, BioShock Infinite tops March sales, and more …

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.

Camp Minecraft: How educators use the block-building game to inspire kids to code

Educational organization iD Tech Camps is using the block-building game to teach science and math skills.

Modern games re-imagined as Atari 2600 cartridges (gallery)

This beautiful Atari 2600 cartridge mock-ups make us wonder: What would the world be like if the 2600 was the only home console we ever needed?

Minecraft developer chipping away at April release for Scrolls beta

Mojang is nearly ready to start letting everyone play its Scrolls collectible card game.

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.

Mojang releases Minecraft: Pi Edition for the Raspberry Pi Linux computer

The $35 Raspberry Pi computer gets some brick-building action in the form of Mojang's Minecraft.

Exclusive: Minecraft’s Notch no longer funding Psychonauts 2

After a year of hope and speculation, GamesBeat has learned that Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson will no longer personally finance a sequel to Double Fine's much-loved action-platformer, Psychonauts.