Dec 12, 2014, 1:04 PM Xbox One vs. PS4: Can Microsoft sustain its new momentum against Sony in the console market? Microsoft finally dethroned Sony in the U.S. console war during November. But is this a temporary blip or the start of… Read More
Dec 11, 2014, 4:06 PM Xbox One sells 1.2M units in U.S. in November, topping PS4 and Wii U in early holiday battle Microsoft’s Xbox One posted overall record unit sales in November, with 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. — reaping… Read More
Dec 11, 2014, 9:08 AM Sony follows Microsoft, will sell PS4 in China after 14-year ban Gamers in China will finally be able to own a Playstation. Sony announced today that it will sell its Playstation… Read More
Dec 11, 2014, 7:26 AM Minecraft released for Windows Phone following $2.5B Microsoft acquisition Minecraft: Pocket Edition is now available for Windows Phone, bringing the wildly popular game to Microsoft’s mobile platform following the… Read More
Dec 9, 2014, 2:07 PM Amazon-owned Twitch buys eSports agency GoodGame Steve Ballmer isn’t the only tech CEO with a major interest in a competitive sports franchise anymore. Thanks to a… Read More
Dec 9, 2014, 8:48 AM Twitch beefs up Xbox One app with new homepage, filtering options, videos on demand The Twitch game-streaming app on Xbox One underwent a mini-makeover today with an array of new features now available for users.… Read More
Dec 2, 2014, 1:55 PM Valve takes shot at Amazon’s Twitch with streaming feature for Steam Valve announced today that users of its Steam gaming platform will now be able to easily stream their game content… Read More
Dec 1, 2014, 9:50 AM Xbox One trumps PlayStation 4 on Black Friday It appears that Microsoft had a nice Thanksgiving holiday — at least in terms of Xbox One sales numbers. Retail… Read More
Nov 30, 2014, 8:23 AM Satya Nadella’s bold bet at Microsoft; Amazon reshapes Seattle; and other top posts of the month November was a big month for GeekWire. We kept our growing community of geeks well fed on tech news, breaking… Read More
Nov 27, 2014, 12:00 PM Boardgames: The latest analog craze In our increasingly digital lives old, analog touchstones can be more than nostalgic — they can help ground us and remind… Read More
Nov 25, 2014, 9:35 AM Super Smash Bros. sells almost 500K copies in first weekend, breaking sales record for Wii U The Wii U may not be selling well compared to its competition, but that may not matter to Nintendo’s faithful.… Read More
Nov 24, 2014, 8:12 PM Ex-Microsoft GM Rahul Sood’s stealthy gaming startup raises $2.5M in a flash As a former general manager of Microsoft Ventures, Rahul Sood met a lot of angel investors and venture capitalists. So, it… Read More
Nov 20, 2014, 10:40 AM Space puzzles, ahoy! Amazon’s new game ‘Tales from Deep Space’ hits Fire tablets Amazon Game Studios just launched “Tales from Deep Space,” a new puzzle game for the company’s Fire tablets. Players are… Read More
Nov 16, 2014, 7:45 AM Movie Review: ‘Atari: Game Over’ digs up a great story in a mass grave of game cartridges “To me, under that landfill is actually the burial site of an entire industry, because what affected Atari at the… Read More
Nov 14, 2014, 12:20 PM Sony ships 13.5M PS4 consoles in one year, Microsoft sells 10M Xbox Ones This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of Sony’s Playstation 4, and to celebrate, the gaming giant released some statistics on Friday.… Read More
Nov 13, 2014, 3:49 PM Playstation 4 outsells Xbox One in U.S. for 10th consecutive month Microsoft may be seeing better Xbox One sales as of late, but Sony still has the U.S. sales crown. Sony… Read More
Nov 13, 2014, 8:26 AM Why the Kentucky Derby’s owner is sprinting into the games business with a huge $885M buy of Big Fish Churchill Downs is an iconic part of American culture, best known for the running of the Kentucky Derby. So, why… Read More
Nov 12, 2014, 3:25 PM Big Fish Games to be acquired for $885 million by racetrack operator Churchill Downs Seattle-based Big Fish Games, one of the largest privately-held tech companies in the Northwest, has agreed to be be acquired by… Read More
Nov 12, 2014, 2:24 PM Xbox One sales triple after $50 price cut Microsoft announced today that Xbox One sales tripled week-over-week after the company implemented a $50 price cut on Nov. 2.… Read More
Nov 10, 2014, 12:44 PM Halo is back: Here’s how to meet real-life Cortana at Microsoft’s launch party Tuesday is a big day for Halo fans with an Xbox One. Halo: The Master Chief Collection debuts at midnight tonight,… Read More
Nov 7, 2014, 10:54 AM Police descend on Bungie exec’s home in ‘swatting’ hoax, suspect unknown An executive at Bungie got a rude awakening at 3 a.m. yesterday after the Sammamish Police descended on his residential… Read More
Nov 6, 2014, 9:00 AM Former Xbox manager opens Canadian games studio for Japan’s Gumi Tokyo-based Gumi, known for developing the Japanese mobile gaming hit Brave Frontier, has opened up a studio in Canada to build games for the North… Read More
Nov 5, 2014, 9:48 AM How to buy an Xbox One for less than $250 If you’ve been waiting for the Xbox One price to drop before upgrading to a next-generation console, well, it looks… Read More
Nov 4, 2014, 1:51 PM Activision crushes Q3 expectations thanks to Destiny, which sold 9.5M copies Thanks in large part to the success of Destiny, Activision this afternoon crushed Wall Street’s expectations with an impressive Q3… Read More
Oct 31, 2014, 9:32 AM Here’s how to watch the Halo 2 documentary Heads up, Halo fans: There’s a new documentary out today that you’ll definitely want to watch. Remaking the Legend —Halo… Read More
Oct 30, 2014, 12:27 PM Gamergate: The Internet as a weapon of mass destruction What is Gamergate? Most folks outside the games industry are understandably confused by what appears to be an internal dispute… Read More
Oct 29, 2014, 10:01 AM After selling out to Amazon, Twitch has a hilarious new nudity rule Videogames are exciting, but please folks, keep your clothes on! That’s the gist of a new rule Twitch has implemented roughly… Read More
Oct 29, 2014, 3:39 AM Mario Kart 8 drives Wii U sales as Nintendo returns to quarterly profit Nintendo posted a quarterly profit of 24.2 billion yen, or $224 million, and expressed confidence about the 2014 holiday shopping… Read More
Oct 28, 2014, 4:10 PM Electronic Arts beats Q2 expectations, fueled by both console and digital sales Electronic Arts, the publisher of Titanfall and Plants vs. Zombies, reported earnings today that blew away Wall Street expectations. The… Read More
Oct 27, 2014, 7:34 AM Microsoft slashes Xbox One price by $50 for holidays, now cheaper than PS4 The Xbox One just got cheaper. Microsoft on Nov. 2 will slash the price of its Xbox One without the Kinect… Read More
