Amazon took a big step into the gaming industry Wednesday with the launch of Crucible, a free-to-play online shooter and the company’s first original big-budget game. The game, available for… Read More
Update, 1/31/2020: Due to “unexpected circumstances,” Rainway has been removed from the Microsoft Store for the time being. Seattle-based startup Rainway made a surprise announcement Tuesday, rolling out its game… Read More
Washington lawmakers are debating legislation that would shield many of the state’s smartphone game companies from class-action gambling lawsuits. Several Washington companies that develop so-called social games are fielding lawsuits… Read More
Seattle’s already robust gaming scene is getting even stronger. One More Games, a studio started earlier this year by a pair of veterans of the gaming industry who also spent… Read More
Gaming industry and civic leaders in Washington state are launching a new lobbying organization today, part of a broader effort to exempt smartphone games from local gambling laws. Game On… Read More
Look, mom, a life of video games really does provide a resume boost. Certainly there are countless numbers of people making a living around games, with even more these days… Read More
For Ryan Hogan and the team behind the immersive entertainment company Hunt A Killer, the future of gaming is not coming at us through a screen. It’s coming right to… Read More
The co-founders of the Seattle mobile gaming company Z2, which was acquired by Candy Crush-maker King four years ago, have raised cash for their new startup. Starform raised a $1.25… Read More
Video game streaming startup Rainway is raising more cash and bolstering its advisory board. The Seattle company just reeled in another $3.5 million, adding to its seed round from last… Read More
Six of the top 10 best-selling games on Amazon in August were Nintendo Switch titles, according to a new report, an indication that the popularity of the smash hit console… Read More
It’s probably safe to say that the Washington State Patrol would like to “catch ’em all” when it comes to dangerous drivers on roadways. One trooper managed to make that… Read More
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins said he wanted to “get back to his streaming roots” when he announced he was jumping from Amazon’s Twitch to Microsoft’s Mixer last week. Those roots are… Read More
Gen Con — the largest gaming convention in the country — bills itself as “The Home of Tabletop Gaming™” and as such, is primarily focused on tabletop gaming such as… Read More
Your intrepid Seattle-based gaming correspondent Tim Ellis (that’s me) hit the road this weekend to visit Indianapolis, home of Gen Con, the nation’s largest and oldest tabletop gaming convention. The… Read More
It wasn’t long ago that Microsoft was spending billions of dollars to write off the major acquisition of Nokia, and retreat from the smartphone business. Since then, the tech giant… Read More
The clock is ticking on the current generation of gaming consoles, and as Microsoft gets ready to release its next entry a little over a year from now, the tech… Read More
Jeff Karp came on board as leader of Big Fish Games during one of the most uncertain times in the history of the 16-year-old company, an icon of Seattle robust… Read More
Amazon-owned Twitch has purchased esports company and early social media contender Bebo to grow its presence in the gaming world. The size of the deal is not known, but sources… Read More
Amazon’s internal game development studio is letting go of dozens of game developers, according to a report from Kotaku on Friday. The news comes just a day after the conclusion… Read More
My son and his buddies may battle all sorts of enemies when they pile into a room to play a few hours of video games. I’ve battled the smell of… Read More
Microsoft and Sony are going exploring. The two longtime gaming console rivals announced Thursday that they have struck a multiyear partnership that involves plans to think about doing stuff together,… Read More
The worldwide video game industry has hit a growth spurt in recent years, with revenues coming in higher and at a faster rate than predicted. Alongside this growth, significant changes… Read More
Gaming veteran James Ohlen has been lured back to the industry he took a break from last year with an opportunity that was too good to refuse — he’ll be… Read More
Game on at the University of Washington. A state-of-the-art Esports Arena & Gaming Lounge at the UW’s Husky Union Building is up and running after an official ribbon cutting on… Read More
Sony lifted the hood on its next PlayStation console in a Wired story today featuring an interview with Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PlayStation 4. To summarize briefly,… Read More
In the months since Vulcan, Inc., placed its Holodome inside Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture, 38,000 people have stepped into the 360-degree immersive reality experience. Now, almost a year later,… Read More
Microsoft plans to drastically expand the reach of Xbox Live, bringing the online community to iOS and Android devices. Hints of this move, which will let Xbox Live players take… Read More
Nintendo is adding new virtual reality kits to its lineup of cardboard Labo accessories for the Switch, doubling down on the surprising initiative first announced last year. The foundation of… Read More
Nintendo of America’s longtime president and COO Reggie Fils-Aimé is retiring and will be replaced by Doug Bowser. Fils-Aimé, who has spent 15 years with the company, will step down… Read More
tinyBuild, the Seattle-area indie game developer and publisher of titles such as Hello Neighbor and Rapture Rejects, has raised a $15 million investment round to fuel growth. Founded eight years… Read More