This week in the Nintendo Download: Monster Hunter, F-Zero, and Etrian Odyssey

As you wait for Etrian Odyssey IV, Nintendo is hoping you'll check out some of the demos it added to its various eShops this week. Also: Vikings are invading!

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.

This week in the Nintendo Download: Crimson Shroud, Batman, and Adventure Time

This week, Nintendo has something for Batman, Sonic, and even Adventure Time fans. The only thing keeping this update from pandering to all nerdy demographics is the lack of My Little Pony.

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.

Kart racing showdown: Sonic Transformed vs. LittleBigPlanet vs. F1 Race Stars

Three promising kart racing games but only one of them stars Ulala, your Xbox Live Avatar, and Wreck-It Ralph.

This week in the Nintendo Download: Wii U, Crashmo, and Zelda II

It's a big week for downloading games on Nintendo platforms, as London gets infested with zombies, the Mario brothers jump onto even more screens, and Link goes on an adventure.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed challenges Mario Kart for the gold (review)

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed reinvents what it means to be a Mario Kart clone.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dragon Age III, Borderlands 2, and the BioWare doctors retire

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 year’s Halo/Call of Duty killer: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (interview)

Forget all the overhyped shooters and big-name repetitive grindfests, this series is just about fun. Remember fun?

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.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed leaves Mario Kart in its dust…and wake…and vapor trail

This could be blasphemy, but Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, publisher Sega's new kart racer, may be more fun to play than Mario Kart.