Games – Page 37 of 71

Mar 10, 2016, 5:06 PM

Sony PS4 tops Microsoft Xbox One again for U.S. console sales in February

Playstation 4 topped the Xbox One for U.S. console sales in February, as Sony ousted rival Microsoft for the ninth time in 10 months.… Read More

Mar 9, 2016, 2:58 PM

Oculus adds social features and Facebook integration to Samsung Gear VR experience

Do you reminisce about the days of playing video games with dorm roommates? Even if you and your friends are… Read More

Mar 1, 2016, 12:12 PM

Free ‘Save the Park’ game encourages players to do good work on their phones and in real life

Put down your phone and go volunteer in a national park. Wait! Before you do that, download a new game on… Read More

Feb 26, 2016, 12:00 PM

New Twitch channel Hyper RPG! features Pacific Northwest games and gamers

Hyper Rabbit Power Go! (Hyper RPG!) is a new Redmond, Wash.-based Twitch channel debuting today, which will live stream shows about gamers, video… Read More

Feb 16, 2016, 2:01 PM

Help Leonardo DiCaprio finally grab that elusive Oscar with new video game

Leonardo DiCaprio has been chasing after an Oscar since 1994 and now the elusive golden statue may finally be within… Read More

Feb 11, 2016, 11:34 AM

Teen Sounders FC supporter to play for shot in FIFA Interactive World Cup

A Tacoma, Wash., high school junior will be among those competing for the final spot in FIFA Interactive World Cup… Read More

Feb 9, 2016, 3:59 PM

‘Gigantic’ game developer Motiga lays off ‘significant percentage’ of studio

Motiga, a Bellevue-based game developer behind the yet-to-be-released Xbox One and Windows 10 game Gigantic, laid off a “significant percentage” of employees today. In… Read More

Feb 5, 2016, 10:38 AM

Conan O’Brien pairs Carolina, Denver players in ‘Clueless Gamer’ skit, with a Marshawn Lynch cameo

Conan O’Brien returned to a “cheap Marriott conference room” for a Super Bowl 50 edition of “Clueless Gamer,” his popular late-night skit… Read More

Feb 5, 2016, 3:53 AM

First Nintendo’s ‘Vitality’ disappears, now its sleep tracker ‘Quality of Life’ fades away

Maybe Nintendo would be wise to test products a little more thoroughly before whetting the public’s appetite. Nintendo, one of the… Read More

Jan 27, 2016, 12:30 PM

App of the Week: Tame your cat craving with Neko Atsume, aka Kitty Collector

If you like cats, or own a cat, or aren’t sure how you feel about cats but still appreciate how… Read More

Jan 21, 2016, 12:28 PM

Microsoft adds more backward compatible games to Xbox One, updates release schedule for new games

Microsoft isn’t going to make fans wait to play the latest games added to the Xbox One backward compatibility list. The company… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 6:18 AM

Microsoft acquires MinecraftEdu, plans new ‘Education Edition’ of blockbuster game

More than a year after its $2.5 billion acquisition of Minecraft maker Mojang, Microsoft says it’s buying MinecraftEdu — a version of the… Read More

Jan 17, 2016, 6:39 AM

Xbox 360 scratched discs: Why the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case, a decade later

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to review a lawsuit between Microsoft and Xbox 360 users who allege that a defect in the… Read More

Jan 14, 2016, 3:58 PM

Xbox One, Playstation 4 U.S. sales reach record highs as Sony ousts Microsoft in December

U.S. sales of the Xbox One and Playstation 4 hit record-highs last month. The NPD Group reported its monthly console sales… Read More

Jan 14, 2016, 10:43 AM

Seahawks punter describes broken play and broken nose: ‘This isn’t Madden’

Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan will not be remembered as the kicker who most impacted last Sunday’s wildcard playoff game… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 2:37 PM

Warning! New ‘Minecraft 2’ app is fake, will probably crash your iPhone

Today’s nominee for “worst thing” is certainly the fake Minecraft 2 app that managed to make it into Apple’s App Store.… Read More

Jan 5, 2016, 5:50 PM

Sony worldwide PS4 sales reach 35.9M; holiday sales hit 5.7M in 2015

LAS VEGAS — Worldwide sales of Sony’s Playstation 4 have reached nearly 36 million. Sony CEO Kaz Hirai announced today at… Read More

Dec 31, 2015, 11:30 AM

Video Review: Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller impressions

Microsoft has crafted what is likely the best controller ever made for any video game controller in history. The Xbox… Read More

Dec 30, 2015, 9:09 PM

Forza 6 Xbox One Limited Edition Console Unboxing & Impressions

The Forza Motorsport 6 Xbox One Limited Edition Bundle features an Xbox One console with a custom blue paint job, complete with… Read More

Dec 28, 2015, 6:56 AM

The Year in Tech: The most important Seattle tech stories of 2015, as picked by GeekWire’s editors

When it comes to the Seattle tech stories that mattered in 2015 — major developments that will have a lasting… Read More

Dec 26, 2015, 7:47 AM

Valve fixes glitch that exposed Steam account information to other gamers

It was a scary Christmas Day for Steam, the popular gaming platform operated by Bellevue-based Valve. Users of the service… Read More

Dec 17, 2015, 7:18 AM

Microsoft brings 16 more Xbox 360 games to Xbox One, including Deus Ex and Halo: Reach

Last month, Microsoft released a killer feature for the Xbox One: backward compatibility for Xbox 360 games. While many welcomed the news,… Read More

Dec 10, 2015, 3:11 PM

Sony tops Microsoft for U.S. console sales in November

Sony topped Microsoft for U.S. consoles sales during a busy shopping month in November. One month after Microsoft sold more… Read More

Dec 10, 2015, 1:30 PM

Facebook announces its picks for best games of 2015

As 2015 wraps up, Facebook has published a list of its favorite games of the year. Here are the titles that made… Read More

Dec 8, 2015, 12:27 PM

How kids (and parents) can get started on Minecraft: Advice from Xbox Live’s Major Nelson

GeekWire’s John Cook has a problem, and it might sound familiar to a lot of parents out there: His 6-year-old son… Read More

Dec 7, 2015, 10:46 AM

Minecraft coming to the Wii U on Dec. 17, marking the last major platform to get the game

Minecraft is coming to Wii U on Dec. 17, checking off one of the last remaining gaming platforms without the title. The Microsoft-owned… Read More

Dec 6, 2015, 8:49 AM

Halo on the Microsoft HoloLens runs fast and looks awesome

HoloLens project manager Varun Mani uploaded a video of himself playing Halo with the augmented reality device this past week.… Read More

Dec 2, 2015, 10:00 AM

Microsoft teases Xbox One streaming to the HoloLens in new set of first-person videos

The HoloLens has yet to land in developers’ hands, but Microsoft is already teasing how the tech may look when… Read More

Nov 19, 2015, 6:00 AM

Video game gambling startup Unikrn creates pro eSports team of all-female gamers

Unikrn has been making a name for itself in the world of professional video games with a pioneering platform that… Read More

Nov 9, 2015, 8:35 AM

Here are the 104 Xbox 360 games you’ll be able to play on Xbox One with backward compatibility

Microsoft delivered on its promise to make more than 100 Xbox 360 games playable on the Xbox One this holiday… Read More