Games – Page 29 of 71

May 31, 2018, 11:30 AM

Seattle indie games legend Jeff Vogel takes to Kickstarter for his newest project, ‘Queen’s Wish’

Back in March, we had a talk with Jeff Vogel, the Seattle-based developer who, working almost solo, has been putting… Read More

May 30, 2018, 4:15 PM

TLDR: Amazon shareholders meeting, Valve removes school shooting game, new Pokemon products

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

May 30, 2018, 9:16 AM

Gotta catch ’em all: New Pokémon games and a Poké Ball controller coming to Nintendo Switch

The Pokémon Co. and Nintendo showed a new slate of Pokémon products for the smash hit Nintendo Switch console, including… Read More

May 29, 2018, 6:45 PM

Valve removes controversial school shooting game and denounces developer as ‘troll with history of customer abuse’

Valve Software removed a game that simulated school shootings, following a nationwide outcry to ban the title, and slammed the… Read More

May 29, 2018, 10:50 AM

Valve criticized for allowing distribution of game that simulates school shootings on Steam platform

Update, Tuesday evening May 29: Valve removes controversial school shooting game and denounces developer as ‘troll with history of customer… Read More

May 28, 2018, 9:13 PM

After battling Microsoft in video games for years, Valve’s Steam is on a collision course with Apple

COMMENTARY: If you play games on your PC at all, you likely have a somewhat complex relationship with the Bellevue-based… Read More

May 25, 2018, 9:38 AM

Xbox 360 lives on with a surprising system update — the first in more than two years

Xbox 360 owners, Microsoft hasn’t totally forgotten about you even as it has moved on to bigger and better consoles.… Read More

May 24, 2018, 5:14 PM

Valve vs. Apple: PC gaming giant cries foul after iOS App Store rejects Steam Link streaming app

Valve says Apple has revoked its original approval of the PC gaming giant’s new Steam Link app for the iOS… Read More

May 23, 2018, 11:39 PM

Wargaming Seattle to shut down, impacting 150 jobs in region’s latest game studio closure

Updated below with Wargaming statement. Wargaming Seattle, the Redmond-based game studio that started as Gas Powered Games and more recently… Read More

May 18, 2018, 2:13 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Geek out with 400-plus games at the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show

For vintage game geeks, events can’t get much better than the Northwest Pinball and Arcade show. The annual, weekend-long gaming… Read More

May 17, 2018, 9:42 AM

The story behind Microsoft’s gargantuan new Xbox controller

Microsoft unveiled its newest Xbox controller this week, a ground-breaking device designed for a huge range of customization to help people… Read More

May 10, 2018, 1:00 PM

Nintendo teams up with VC firm for Switch startup program led by new investment partner in Seattle

Nintendo is on the hunt for innovators who can build new technology for its popular Switch console platform. The Japanese… Read More

May 9, 2018, 7:23 AM

‘It’s very David and Goliath’: Inside the growing effort to unionize video game developers

Jen MacLean, the newly appointed executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), hosted a round-table discussion at the… Read More

May 6, 2018, 1:00 PM

Capcom Vancouver ending Puzzle Fighter, focusing on Dead Rising in latest shakeup for B.C. studio

Capcom Vancouver has announced, via the community outreach site Capcom Unity, that its mobile title Puzzle Fighter is being shut… Read More

May 6, 2018, 11:54 AM

A print-on-demand, blockchain-powered collectible card game: Cryptogogue’s Volition

Volition is an upcoming collectible card game (CCG) from Cryptogogue, a Seattle startup founded in 2017 by Patrick Meehan, a… Read More

Apr 28, 2018, 8:00 AM

State of play: Dell-commissioned survey shows a widening, diverse audience for video games in 2018

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op8EIkYJPlg We’ve known for a hot minute that the consumer demographics in the video game industry were A) changing rapidly,… Read More

Apr 26, 2018, 4:44 PM

TLDR: Snap Spectacles are back, Seattle-to-Vancouver ‘nerd bird,’ Nintendo Switch

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Apr 26, 2018, 9:40 AM

Nintendo’s profits soar by 500% thanks to massive success of Switch console

The Nintendo Switch is already one of the most successful gaming consoles of all time, and today we got to… Read More

Apr 24, 2018, 3:42 PM

Ready to return to Mars? Bungie reveals ‘Warmind,’ the new expansion for ‘Destiny 2’

Kirkland, Wash.-based video game developer Bungie took to its official Twitch channel Tuesday to reveal details about the forthcoming expansion… Read More

Apr 22, 2018, 8:00 AM

How to improve the SNES Classic’s lineup of games with an easy software hack

As a general rule, any new media device will, within 24 hours of its release date, be hacked. Sometimes people… Read More

Apr 19, 2018, 12:20 PM

Seattle-based 8 Circuit Studios wants to build the Metaverse with the blockchain

Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel “Snow Crash” was set, in part, in a massive multiplayer virtual reality called the Metaverse, where people… Read More

Apr 15, 2018, 8:11 PM

Scenes from the Halo World Championships: Defending champs fall in battle for $500k prize

Thousands of video-game fans packed CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle this weekend to see which professional “Halo” team would… Read More

Apr 15, 2018, 10:23 AM

Three years later, Microsoft’s bet on Xbox One backward-compatible games is still paying off

It has been nearly three years since Microsoft announced plans to make older Xbox games playable on Xbox One, and… Read More

Apr 14, 2018, 12:00 PM

Game Review: Fight hot dogs and wink at the camera in Massive Monster’s ‘Adventure Pals’

I wasn’t expecting The Adventure Pals to be this easy. It’s an independently-made game that draws a lot of its… Read More

Apr 13, 2018, 9:01 AM

‘Myst’ turns 25: Cyan Worlds celebrates seminal game with an anniversary Kickstarter

Cyan Worlds, the game developer based outside of Spokane, Wash., launched a Kickstarter this week to mark the 25th anniversary… Read More

Apr 10, 2018, 2:15 PM

Four gaming companies hit with online gambling lawsuits over ‘free-to-play’ casino games

A spate of lawsuits filed over the last few days target online gaming companies, alleging their digital casino offerings constitute… Read More

Apr 7, 2018, 11:00 AM

Indie game developer tinyBuild bulks up with $3.75M backing from new Makers Fund

tinyBuild, the Bothell, Wash.-based independent developer and publisher behind such truly weird games as “No Time to Explain,” “Party Hard,” and… Read More

Apr 4, 2018, 11:30 AM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Grapple with climate change via video games; Learn about blockchain in retail; and more

How can video games change the world for the better? That’s the question posed by Games For Our Future: Surviving… Read More

Apr 3, 2018, 6:54 PM

Follow-up: Valve updates the world on the fate of Steam Machine game consoles

It turns out that the Steam Machines aren’t dead. Yet. Over the weekend, several websites, the first of which appears… Read More

Apr 2, 2018, 7:37 PM

Death of the Steam Machine? Valve removes links to third-party consoles from Steam hardware tab

Valve has quietly removed links and references to Steam Machine game consoles from the hardware section and drop-down menu on… Read More