If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly checkH our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
This week, 38 Studios founder Curt Schilling calls out the governor of Rhode Island for damaging remarks, Activision settles lawsuit with former Infinity Ward heads West and Zampella, and Trip Hawkins resigns from Digital Chocolate.
You’ll also find previews LEGO: Lord of the Rings, Hitman Absolution, Metro Last Light, and Rock Band Blitz. GamesBeat also reviewed Go Ninja, Dragon’s Dogma, and Mad Riders.
GamesBeat:
The DeanBeat: What to expect at E3
Machinima scores partnership to promote highly anticipated Hawken game (exclusive)
Warner Bros. to bring online battle arenas to consoles with Guardians of Middle-earth
Warner Bros. confirms LEGO: Lord of the Rings video game (preview)
Just what kind of game is Star Wars: 1313?
Hitman Absolution lets you perform hits in giant crowds (hands-on preview)
Konami Pre-E3 2012 event: More Castlevania and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Go Ninja is like Canabalt with gore and swords (review)
Activision settles lawsuit with former Infinity Ward heads West and Zampella
Battlefield 3 gets numerous tweaks and fixes, just in time for new $50 “Premium” service
Intel Video Superstars competition calls for gaming filmmakers
Sony next-gen console almost used download-only format
4 celebrities (other than Curt Schilling) whose games failed
The Nordic Game Program matters to everyone
Mad Riders is beautiful but flawed (review)
Metro Last Light fights shooter fatigue with deeper single player (hands-on preview)
Dragon’s Dogma is an ambitious open-world action fest (review)
Rock Band Blitz trades peripherals for pandemonium (preview)
THQ attempting creative math to maintain NASDAQ listing
Investigating something wicked in The Secret World
Nvidia demos upcoming Hawken mech game using cloud graphics (video)
VentureBeat
Robert Bowling dishes on his move from AAA to Indie (exclusive)
Game pioneer Trip Hawkins was forming a “rebel alliance” among indie game developers (exclusive)
Kixeye expands to mobile games, creates Australian studio
Microsoft says it has sold 67M Xbox 360s, 19M Kinects, and generated $56B in game revenues
Leisure Suit Larry creator wants “infringing” Kickstarter campaign taken down (exclusive)
Badgeville raises $25M to break out from the pack in gamification
Struggling publisher THQ names game veteran Jason Rubin as president
Gaming pioneer Trip Hawkins resigns from Digital Chocolate
Curt Schilling dings Rhode Island governor for damaging remarks on 38 Studios