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

March 1, 2013 10:12 AM Jasmine Maleficent Rea
Jasmine Maleficent Rea

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.

Save me: The symbolism of Silent Hill’s save points

January 10, 2013 6:33 AM Jody Macgregor
Jody Macgregor
(Community Writer)

Everything about the Silent Hill games feels like it contains deeper meaning -- even the save points.

The best video game soundtracks of 2012

December 26, 2012 8:00 AM Jasmine Maleficent Rea
Jasmine Maleficent Rea

This was an outstanding year for game soundtracks. Whether chiptune or orchestral, the top 10 soundtracks of the year are beautiful and moving in vastly different ways.

The best games of 2012 (GamesBeat staff picks)

December 21, 2012 10:00 AM Jason Wilson
Jason Wilson

The Walking Dead may be GamesBeat's Game of the Year for 2012, but here's the other titles our staff picked as contenders for the crown.