An ‘unrecognizable’ Seattle: One MIT geek’s take on the ‘rainy’ city

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Having grown up in Portland, I didn’t really think anything would come as much of a surprise during my career trek to Seattle with MIT Sloan’s Tech Club. After all, I had visited Seattle many times with my family over the years. While some of my classmates were shocked at things like the weather (yes,… Read More…

Big Fish unveils $7.99 per month cloud gaming service, streaming titles across tablets, PCs and smartphones

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Seattle’s Big Fish Games today unveiled a new cloud-based gaming service called Big Fish Unlimited that allows game players to participate in games across tablets, PCs, TVs and smartphones, saving the games as participants play. The new $7.99 per month service, launched today in a live demo at the Casual Connect conference in Seattle, includes… Read More…

Big Fish adds Silicon Valley investor Bill Lee to board

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Silicon Valley investor Bill Lee, a backer of companies such as Tesla, SpaceX, Hootsuite and Zaarly, has joined the board of Seattle casual game developer Big Fish Games. The appointment comes a few weeks after Jeremy Lewis stepped down as CEO of the company, handing the reins back to founder Paul Thelen. Lee previously served… Read More…

Update: Big Fish pays up to $15M for casino game maker

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Seattle casual games powerhouse Big Fish Games is paying up to $15 million to purchase an undisclosed privately-held corporation. An SEC filing reveals that Big Fish today issued shares tied to the purchase, though the name of the company it acquired was not disclosed. “The total offering amount includes up to $3,412,800 of equity that… Read More…

Here are 5 tech companies from Seattle that could take the IPO plunge in 2012

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The world may be waiting on a Facebook IPO. And while there’s some chatter about whether the $5 billion public offering from the social networking giant will open the floodgates for tech offerings, The Wall Street Journal today notes that it might be a new breed that actually woos Wall Street: enterprise IT companies. That’s… Read More…

Apple pulls subscription service from Big Fish Games, removes Play Instantly from the app store

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Earlier this week, Big Fish Games announced a new subscription gaming app that allowed iPhone users to pay a monthly fee in order to play dozens of different games. It was a novel idea, in part because Big Fish said it marked the first time that a subscription-based gaming service had come to the iPad…. Read More…

Welcome to Geek-O-Ween: Double rainbows, superheroes and the super rockers of KISS

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We’ve seen double rainbows. We’ve seen superheroes. And the executive team at Big Fish Games is dressed up as members of the 70s super rockers KISS. Halloween is one of the best geek holidays of all, and to celebrate we’re collecting some of the most fun and unusual costumes today. Send us your favorites with… Read More…

Maker of free Facebook casino game doubles down on Seattle

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DoubleDown Interactive is well, doubling down, on Seattle. The company, maker of one of the top casino games on Facebook, announced today that it is moving its headquarters to Vulcan’s 505 Union Station building near Pioneer Square. It also announced the hiring of Peter Anderson — formerly of Big Fish Games — as vice president… Read More…

Zulily lands a Big Fish, hooks Michael Vernon as finance chief

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Zulily just hooked one of Seattle’s best known high-tech CFOs, a possible sign of big things to come at the daily deal site for baby products. Michael Vernon, the former chief financial officer at aQuantive and  Zumobi, plans to take over the CFO duties at Zulily after 18 months leading finance at Seattle’s Big Fish… Read More…