With the debuts of several new gaming platforms and consoles, this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo is one of the most exciting ones we'll ever see. We have a team of reporters on location at E3, so keep coming back here for up-to-the-minute coverage of the video game industry's biggest trade show.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Used games for Xbox One, PS3 update fail, and possible shared games on Steam

June 21, 2013 11:09 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.

Hotline Miami 2 leads the pack of indie sequels you should watch for in 2013

June 19, 2013 11:02 AM Giancarlo Valdes
Giancarlo Valdes

Triple-A games weren’t the only ones who had sequels at E3. A few prominent indie game developers also had something to show off. And so far, their games are looking pretty good.

The state of Mario: How Nintendo attempts to make its beloved mascot relevant in 2013

June 18, 2013 5:24 PM Giancarlo Valdes
Giancarlo Valdes

GamesBeat spoke with Koichi Hayashida and Yoshiaki Koizumi at E3 to find out how Nintendo keeps its legendary mascot feel fresh and exciting from one Mario game to the next.

E3 2013: The year of the open world

June 18, 2013 10:00 AM Evan Killham
Evan Killham

This year’s E3 featured a multitude of titles with nonlinear gameplay in sprawling environments. Here are pretty much all of them.

EA Sports Ignite is the multisport star of game engines

June 18, 2013 9:45 AM Eduardo Moutinho
Eduardo Moutinho

EA Sports’ new Ignite engine aims to provide a versatile foundation for blockbuster franchises like FIFA soccer and Madden football.

The real (and imaginary) vehicles of E3 2013 (gallery)

June 18, 2013 9:30 AM Evan Killham
Evan Killham

Neither E3 attendees nor video game characters enjoy walking everywhere. Here are some alternatives that were on display at the trade show.

The Final Fantasy XIV director talks business, gameplay, and doing away with the Final Fantasy logo (interview)

June 17, 2013 2:26 PM Sebastian Haley
Sebastian Haley

After all, it’s not every day a major game company — especially a Japanese one — publicly apologizes for releasing a subpar product. But it’s even less common for that company to then spend millions more rebuilding that years-old title for a second shot at success.

The demo for Wolfenstein: The New Order was amazing — here’s why

June 16, 2013 11:30 AM Dan "Shoe" Hsu
Dan "Shoe" Hsu

The newest Wolfenstein is exploring new territory for the series: story and character development like you’ve never seen.

Finding old-school charm in Xbox One’s new-school Killer Instinct (preview)

June 16, 2013 11:00 AM Eduardo Moutinho
Eduardo Moutinho

Will Microsoft Studios’ new Killer Instinct recapture the gameplay that immortalized the fighting series?

Titanfall’s gameplay justifies the hype for the upcoming shooter (first impression)

June 16, 2013 10:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall is sure to be one of the hottest titles coming out of the 2013 E3 trade show.