Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software announced a new feature for its digital gaming storefront Steam, which allows small groups of Steam users to share access to the computer games in their… Read More
LinkedIn wants to add a little more fun to its feed. Posts on social media and a report from TechCrunch over the weekend revealed the Microsoft-owned platform may add several… Read More
At this year’s Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, one of the panel discussions brought together several working artists to discuss how the advent of generative AI tools have already… Read More
A new wave of layoffs at video game mega-studio Electronic Arts has multiple impacts on the Pacific Northwest gaming industry, including the end of development on a Star Wars video… Read More
Pacific Drive is a survival game where your car’s survival is more important than yours. You’ve ended up stuck in an isolated part of the Olympic Peninsula where reality’s coming… Read More
Seattle police arrested a man who allegedly stole “about $40,000 worth” of collectible cards for Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering. According to the SPD Blotter, the unidentified man… Read More
Grounded and Pentiment are coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year, as the first two former console exclusives that Xbox Game Studios plans to publish for competitors’ platforms. The… Read More
The console wars aren’t over, but they’ve mutated into a new phase. That’s my takeaway after Microsoft revealed a new chapter for its Xbox business, where it both competes with… Read More
Seattle’s Threshold Games, a remote-first independent game developer, has shut down due to “extenuating circumstances.” The announcement was made via Threshold’s LinkedIn page on Feb. 9. The 12-person company was… Read More
Hidden Path Entertainment, an independent game studio based in Bellevue, Wash., has laid off 44 employees. The layoffs were confirmed Wednesday afternoon in a post on LinkedIn by CEO Jeff… Read More
Rumors have been in circulation for weeks that Microsoft might publish some of its exclusive games on competing consoles. Now a new report indicates that one of the most anticipated… Read More
Xbox is bigger than Windows. Revenue from Microsoft’s video-game business surpassed its Windows division for the first time in the December quarter, with a big boost from the company’s $69… Read More
Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs is just a symptom of a much larger issue concerning labor rights and abuses, which could and should change the direction of the international games… Read More
The developers behind the popular digital gaming storefront Steam have implemented a new set of guidelines that govern the use of AI-powered development tools in new titles released on the… Read More
Update, Feb. 6: A new filing with the Washington state employment security department shows an additional 70 workers cut from Unity’s workforce in Bellevue. A fresh round of layoffs at… Read More
Seattle-based Charmed plans to launch a new AI-powered game design tool this month, which allows for rapid generation of 3D character models from scratch. It’s also raised over $500,000 in… Read More
Blaming an unspecified “vendor,” Wizards of the Coast has admitted that generative AI was used to create a marketing image it posted earlier this month. Now it’s offered a mea… Read More
Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. It may soon be applied to actual gameplay. A recent example came earlier… Read More
Valve Software dropped a surprise last month when it unveiled a new version of its handheld PC gaming device, the Steam Deck OLED. After launching the original Steam Deck in… Read More
Veteran Seattle-area game designer Jordan Weisman might be most famous for co-creating the tabletop games BattleTech, Shadowrun, MechWarrior, and Earthdawn. In 2011, Weisman co-founded the Seattle game studio Harebrained Schemes,… Read More
In response to social media criticism, Wizards of the Coast has released a statement that further clarifies its stance on the use of generative AI in material for the Dungeons… Read More
A new round of layoffs at Hasbro has impacted its subsidiary Wizards of the Coast, despite Wizards’ strong recent performance and its status as a linchpin for Hasbro’s overall revenue… Read More
Employees at Renton, Wash.-based gaming giant Wizards of the Coast were affected by a new round of layoffs at its parent company, Hasbro. Hasbro announced “additional headcount reductions” in an… Read More
For Seattle’s video game community — and any Sonic the Hedgehog fans — 2024 will open with a bang, as the Sonic Symphony is coming to town. On Jan. 4-5, a full… Read More
If there’s a single good window for would-be gaming investors at the moment, it may come from the necessity for next-generation data analytics, according to a new gaming sector report… Read More
Amazon is trimming its gaming-related workforce for the second time this year. The company is shutting down two gaming initiatives, Crown Channel and Game Growth, according to an internal memo… Read More
Valve Software plans to release a new model of its portable gaming PC the Steam Deck on Nov. 16. The new Steam Deck OLED, as the name suggests, replaces the… Read More
2023 has been one of the best years in recent memory if you’re a fan of video games. The release schedule has been huge since January, from the Resident Evil… Read More
The esports world descended on Seattle this past weekend for this year’s International, the final tournament on the professional circuit for Valve Software’s popular multiplayer online battle arena Dota 2.… Read More
Employees at Bellevue-based game developer Bungie said they were hit by a new round of layoffs on Monday. Posts on LinkedIn and other platforms indicate that the layoffs impacted multiple… Read More