![Grand Theft Auto creator Dave Jones: You never know when you’ve got a hit idea](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
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![Grand Theft Auto creator Dave Jones: You never know when you’ve got a hit idea](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
![The DeanBeat: Why outsiders see us better than we can see ourselves](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
The DeanBeat: Why outsiders see us better than we can see ourselves
![Steam lists its top PC games at 2018’s midpoint](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Steam lists its top PC games at 2018’s midpoint
![Shenmue I & II launch on August 21 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Shenmue I & II launch on August 21 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC
![God of War had the best debut month ever for a PlayStation exclusive](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
God of War had the best debut month ever for a PlayStation exclusive
![April NPD 2018: God of War is the big daddy](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
April NPD 2018: God of War is the big daddy
![Days Gone dev on zombie saturation: It’s like saying ‘superheroes are played out’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Days Gone dev on zombie saturation: It’s like saying ‘superheroes are played out’
![How a 62-year-old black man gave cred to the story of the We Are Chicago video game](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tony-thornton.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How a 62-year-old black man gave cred to the story of the We Are Chicago video game
![Gree International boss says game makers should consider bundling and unbundling strategies](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/andrew-sheppard.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Gree International boss says game makers should consider bundling and unbundling strategies
![Take-Two shipped more copies of Grand Theft Auto V last year than it did in 2015 or 2014](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/zzzzgtav4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Take-Two shipped more copies of Grand Theft Auto V last year than it did in 2015 or 2014
![Take-Two buys Spain’s Social Point mobile game studio for at least $250 million](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dragon-city.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Take-Two buys Spain’s Social Point mobile game studio for at least $250 million
![GamesBeat weekly roundup: Square Enix’s Marvel deal, and GTA vet’s new studio](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/avengers.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Square Enix’s Marvel deal, and GTA vet’s new studio
![How Grand Theft Auto leader Leslie Benzies conceived Everywhere after rocky Rockstar departure](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1633.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How Grand Theft Auto leader Leslie Benzies conceived Everywhere after rocky Rockstar departure
![Grand Theft Auto V veteran Leslie Benzies forms studio to make open-world game Everywhere](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lb-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Grand Theft Auto V veteran Leslie Benzies forms studio to make open-world game Everywhere
![Digital game sales grew 10% in December while retail sales crashed](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/infinite-warfare-ship-assault.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Digital game sales grew 10% in December while retail sales crashed
![The DeanBeat: 10 predictions for games in 2017](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/red-dead.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: 10 predictions for games in 2017
![2016 NPD: Call of Duty No. 1, Battlefield No. 2 on 2016’s list of best-selling games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/infinite-warfare-ship-assault.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
2016 NPD: Call of Duty No. 1, Battlefield No. 2 on 2016’s list of best-selling games
![December 2016 NPD: Final Fantasy XV shows it has a new recipe for franchise’s sales](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FFXV_Gamescom_Stills_70.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
December 2016 NPD: Final Fantasy XV shows it has a new recipe for franchise’s sales
![Zynga’s Dawn of Titans falters on a greedy monetization scheme](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Dawn-of-Titans_Kingdom-view-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Review
Zynga’s Dawn of Titans falters on a greedy monetization scheme
![League of Legends, Call of Duty, and Pokémon Go rule November digital game charts](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-6.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
League of Legends, Call of Duty, and Pokémon Go rule November digital game charts
![Former White House games adviser joins board of Games for Change](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tech3602-x2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Former White House games adviser joins board of Games for Change
![How Canada’s Behaviour Interactive hatched its horror hit Dead by Daylight](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dead-by-daylight-11.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How Canada’s Behaviour Interactive hatched its horror hit Dead by Daylight
![Scottish unicorns Skyscanner and FanDuel reveal their exit plans 1 week apart](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FanDuel-and-Skyscanner.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Analysis
Scottish unicorns Skyscanner and FanDuel reveal their exit plans 1 week apart
![The accelerating inspiration cycle of science fiction, video games, and real-world technology](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/westworld-main.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The accelerating inspiration cycle of science fiction, video games, and real-world technology
![Mafia III postmortem: How Hangar 13 made the critical decisions in the epic game’s design](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mafia-iii-lincoln-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Mafia III postmortem: How Hangar 13 made the critical decisions in the epic game’s design
![Watch Dogs 2 sales lagging, Ubisoft acknowledges](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/watch-dogs-2-4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Watch Dogs 2 sales lagging, Ubisoft acknowledges
![Watch Dog 2 sees Ubisoft almost pulling an Assassin’s Creed II](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/watch-dogs-2-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Review
Watch Dog 2 sees Ubisoft almost pulling an Assassin’s Creed II
![Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has fewer Steam players than Rainbow Six: Siege or Payday 2](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/salen-kotch.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has fewer Steam players than Rainbow Six: Siege or Payday 2
![NBA 2K17 and GTA V help Take-Two Interactive crush earnings](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/GTA-Boar.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
NBA 2K17 and GTA V help Take-Two Interactive crush earnings
![Why it’s time to rethink AI](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/AI.shutterstock_323150195.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Guest
Why it’s time to rethink AI
![GamesBeat Review Vault](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Dawn-of-Titans_Battle-4.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
GamesBeat Review Vault
![Ubisoft researcher scouted Watch Dogs 2 by hanging out with hacktivists in SF and DefCon](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DSCN1769.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Ubisoft researcher scouted Watch Dogs 2 by hanging out with hacktivists in SF and DefCon
![September 2016 NPD: NBA, NFL, FIFA, and NHL top the sales chart](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Forza-4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
September 2016 NPD: NBA, NFL, FIFA, and NHL top the sales chart
![Why I can’t wait for Red Dead Redemption 2](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/red-dead-4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Why I can’t wait for Red Dead Redemption 2
![Battlefield 1 delivers memorable moments from the horror of World War I](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bf-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Review
Battlefield 1 delivers memorable moments from the horror of World War I
![Red Dead Redemption 2 is official, coming in 2017](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/reddeadredemption2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Red Dead Redemption 2 is official, coming in 2017
![Rockstar Games teases a second Red Dead announcement](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/reddead.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Rockstar Games teases a second Red Dead announcement
![Mafia III has a gripping tale about racism in 1968, but bugs and weak gameplay hold it back](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mafia-iii-3.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Review
Mafia III has a gripping tale about racism in 1968, but bugs and weak gameplay hold it back
![Here are the top 25 most-popular games on YouTube by country](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/youtube-gaming-countries.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Here are the top 25 most-popular games on YouTube by country
![Westworld raises uncomfortable questions about A.I., VR, and video games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/westworld-10.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)