Games – Page 18 of 71

Jun 22, 2020, 11:52 AM

Microsoft shutters Mixer game streaming platform, will partner with Facebook Gaming

Mixer is over. Microsoft is shuttering its video game live-streaming platform, four years after it launched Mixer to compete with… Read More

Jun 17, 2020, 6:00 AM

Amazon teams with Zynga for an Alexa-enabled version of popular game ‘Words With Friends’

Amazon is teaming with Zynga to bring a voice-enabled version of the interactive entertainment company’s popular game “Words With Friends”… Read More

Jun 16, 2020, 11:13 AM

Seattle video game convention PAX West falls to COVID-19 and will be part of 9-day online event

PAX West, the giant video game convention originally planned for Labor Day weekend in Seattle, is being turned into a… Read More

Jun 14, 2020, 8:00 AM

6 ways the pandemic will change gaming forever

Earlier this year, I started writing my predictions for the games industry in 2020. Like I do every year, I… Read More

May 22, 2020, 10:31 AM

NPD data: U.S. video game sales spike 73% to a record $1.5B in April amid stay-at-home orders

The U.S. gaming industry broke a record in April as sales across hardware, software, accessories and game cards reached $1.5… Read More

May 20, 2020, 7:32 PM

XPRIZE’s Code Games challenge gives kids an opportunity to create games for good

XPRIZE’s latest program to incentivize innovation is going after a new demographic: young people between the ages of 10 and… Read More

May 20, 2020, 10:11 AM

Amazon dives deeper into video games, launches first big-budget title Crucible

Amazon took a big step into the gaming industry Wednesday with the launch of Crucible, a free-to-play online shooter and… Read More

May 18, 2020, 9:09 AM

Minecraft sales hit 200M, with 126M monthly active players as usage spikes during pandemic

Microsoft revealed updated metrics for Minecraft today, reporting more than 200 million unit sales and 126 million monthly active users.… Read More

May 14, 2020, 10:50 AM

Microsoft Xbox legend J Allard gets back in the game, joining Intellivision for new console launch

J Allard is back in the game. The onetime Microsoft executive, who was a co-founder of Xbox and a force… Read More

May 10, 2020, 12:30 PM

Review: ‘Lies Beneath’ virtual reality horror game from Drifter feels both new and nostalgic

Lies Beneath feels like a throwback to the early 2000s, and I absolutely mean that as a compliment. It’s a… Read More

Apr 23, 2020, 7:00 AM

With physical sites lost to COVID-19, escape room pioneer Puzzle Break turns to new virtual games

When the coronavirus outbreak led to the shuttering of many businesses in Washington state and across the country, Puzzle Break… Read More

Apr 21, 2020, 10:13 AM

NPD data: Nintendo Switch sales double in March and Animal Crossing breaks records

Sales of the Nintendo Switch console doubled year-over-year in March, according to the latest U.S. numbers from The NPD Group.… Read More

Apr 8, 2020, 10:13 AM

Pre-orders start for LEGO and Nintendo ‘Super Mario’ set that interacts with the physical world

A new partnership between LEGO and Nintendo promises to take the colorful bricks to a whole new level as the… Read More

Apr 7, 2020, 9:44 AM

Microsoft will expand xCloud to Europe but takes ‘measured approach’ to conserve internet access

Microsoft is opening up beta registration for its xCloud game streaming service to 11 countries in Western Europe, but it… Read More

Apr 4, 2020, 3:00 PM

Behind the scenes of ‘Half Life: Alyx’: How Valve revived a classic franchise for the VR era

Half-Life: Alyx, Valve Software’s flagship virtual reality game and a long-awaited return to the Half-Life universe, was released recently to… Read More

Mar 23, 2020, 1:25 PM

Review: ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ is a return to form for Valve, and a must-have for virtual reality fans

If you own a virtual reality headset, you’re going to want to play Half-Life: Alyx at some point. It’s aiming… Read More

Mar 20, 2020, 2:36 PM

Nintendo’s ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ is an island escape for a quarantined world — here’s what the reviews say

There was never a real chance that Animal Crossing: New Horizons wasn’t going to be a hit. The game, for… Read More

Mar 19, 2020, 2:24 PM

Live-streaming traffic spikes amid social distancing as streamers offer community and conversation

With more people staying indoors due to quarantines, lockdowns, and voluntary isolation, livestreamed programming has grown in popularity. Globally, the… Read More

Mar 18, 2020, 1:36 PM

PS5 vs. Xbox Series X: Sony shares technical details for PlayStation 5

The ninth-generation console war is on. Sony on Wednesday presented a deep dive into the development process and hardware of… Read More

Mar 16, 2020, 4:01 PM

Online gaming surge: Steam breaks concurrent user record amid social distancing mandates

Some people are worried about how they’re going to stay sane during a prolonged period of federally-recommended social isolation. Then… Read More

Mar 16, 2020, 3:43 PM

Analysis: Microsoft does a deep dive into the ‘most powerful Xbox ever,’ but price tag still a big question

Microsoft on Monday revealed new details about the hardware that powers its next console. The Xbox Series X is ostensibly… Read More

Mar 13, 2020, 1:56 PM

Review: Xbox vets debut ‘Roundguard,’ an accessible blend of the most addictive games

I called Roundguard dangerous when I saw it at last year’s PAX West, and now that I’ve played the full… Read More

Mar 13, 2020, 9:04 AM

Even Pokémon GO is impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak as Niantic Labs tweaks social AR games

Niantic Labs announced via Twitter on Thursday afternoon that, in response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 outbreak, it… Read More

Mar 10, 2020, 8:28 PM

E3 organizers cancel giant video game conference

Update, March 11, 8:50 a.m. PT: ESA has confirmed that E3 is canceled. The organizer is looking into options for an… Read More

Mar 9, 2020, 12:23 PM

With Emerald City Comic Con postponed, community comes together to make up for losses

In the wake of Emerald City Comic Con getting postponed until later in the year, creators and business owners have… Read More

Mar 6, 2020, 10:43 AM

Emerald City Comic Con finally postpones event, relenting to backlash amid coronavirus outbreak

Facing an increasingly vocal public backlash, Emerald City Comic Con says it will postpone the giant Seattle fan convention to… Read More

Mar 5, 2020, 3:51 PM

Sucker Punch sets release date for ‘Ghost of Tsushima,’ one of the last big first-party PS4 games

Bellevue, Wash.-based studio Sucker Punch announced today that its open-world samurai action game Ghost of Tsushima will be released June… Read More

Mar 2, 2020, 5:13 PM

Emerald City Comic Con organizers say Seattle convention will go ahead as scheduled

The company behind the Emerald City Comic Con announced that the convention will go ahead as scheduled despite rising fears over… Read More

Feb 26, 2020, 1:01 PM

Valve debuts new searching features for Steam and releases 1.0 version of ‘DOTA Underlords’

Valve Software this week announced the debut of a new set of search features for its popular online storefront Steam,… Read More

Feb 24, 2020, 6:51 AM

Microsoft’s Xbox Series X will support 4 generations of games, deliver ‘generational leap in processing’

Microsoft has called the upcoming Xbox Series X its most powerful console yet, and the tech giant wants to back… Read More