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 week, Capcom reveals its approach to sequels, Steam removes a sexually explicit game from its Greenlight service, and Epic Games opens a new office in Seattle.
You’ll also find reviews for The Walking Dead Episode 3, Mark of the Ninja, and Legasista, as well as a comparison piece on affordable gaming glasses.
News
- The DeanBeat: The race between the game giants and the startups
- Over 11,000 Guild Wars 2 passwords hacked
- Gameloft breaks on to the Kindle Fire with four of its hottest mobile games
- From zero to hero: Game Closure CEO makes rare public appearance at StartX
- Social gaming pioneer Blake Commagere’s MediaSpike pushes product placement as a moneymaker for social games
- Flurry’s video ad views top 100M in August
- Activision endorses latest Kindle Fire tablets from Amazon
- Zynga publishing Richard Garriott’s Ultimate Collector game on Facebook
- Killzone Trilogy Collection shows that scary orange goggles are even more frightening in HD
- Down again: Video game sales dip 20 percent in August
- Zynga unleashes Gems With Friends to the rest of the world
- Seeking better coffee, Epic Games expands to Seattle
- New Ubisoft shooter Thunder Wolves wants to ‘get to the choppa’
- Where did my head go? Hands-on with Ubisoft’s free-to-play fighting game Spartacus Legends
- Forget ballet and guitar lessons: It’s never been easier for kids to learn how to make games
- Spanish social gaming developer PlaySpace nabs $1.9 million in funding
- Minecraft is rebuilding urban areas in the real world, one block at a time
- Capcom reveals clever new approach to sequels: Make more, and make ‘em faster
- Turtle Beach game audio firm names former Motorola exec as its new CEO
- The top 5 indie games of PAX 2012
- Internet memes meet Call of Duty in Photoshop Wars
- Sexually explicit game gets the boot from Steam’s Greenlight service — the developer speaks out
- Microsoft preps for Kinect-controlled Windows apps, including new UI guidelines
- Angry Birds ride their bicycle in support of annual AIDS charity event
- The second life of the PixelJunk game developers: lunchtime rock
MMO news
Mobile news
- Android game tablet Wikipad to debut in GameStop stores on Oct. 31
- Greenpeace’s Lara Croft clone defends the Arctic in socially aware mobile game
- Ubisoft takes the inevitable dive into smartphone games
- Nokia announces Angry Birds Roost companion app as Lumia smartphone exclusive
- Avengers Initiative is the next step in uniting Marvel’s new gaming universe
- Fingerprint Digital teams up with Corus so your kids will have something to play when they steal your iPhone
- Popular conservationist Jeff Corwin teams up with YogiPlay for his first mobile app (exclusive)
- Gameloft raises full-year sales targets as it preps 20 new mobile games for the second half
- MoMinis integrates its PlayScape ‘mega game’ into Android apps
Reviews
- Mark of the Ninja is the new king of stealth-action games (review)
- You don’t have to break the bank to get a decent pair of gaming glasses (review)
- Legasista is an uninspired mess (review)
- The Walking Dead Episode 3: Long Road Ahead is a dark, emotional tale (review)
Interviews
- Ghost Recon Online’s Artic Pack expansion shows it’s a living online service (interview)
- Ubisoft unleashes another generation of digital games (interview)
Pieces of flare
- Little Mac, Resetti, and that ugly pink monster from Doom each have a life lesson to teach (gallery)
- If gaming characters had dating site profiles: Peach
- Cosplayers, zombies, and lines ran rampant at the Penny Arcade Expo (gallery)
- These gorgeous gaming posters would look great on any player’s wall
- The gaming hats of PAX 2012 (gallery)
- Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out with this slick, unofficial encyclopedia
- 10 insane Japanese video game commercials (NSFW)