Games – Page 57 of 71

Aug 26, 2013, 9:53 AM

RIP Microsoft Points: Xbox 360 update introduces real money for purchases

Microsoft today began rolling out the official release of a new update that moves transactions on the Xbox 360 to… Read More

Aug 22, 2013, 10:53 AM

Big-screen gaming: You can play Xbox on the new Husky Stadium jumbotron

The new Husky Stadium at the University of Washington is going to be pretty freaking awesome when it re-opens next… Read More

Aug 22, 2013, 9:29 AM

How your Microsoft Points will turn into real money today

Thursday marks the end of an era — the Microsoft Points era, that is. Starting today, transactions on the Xbox… Read More

Aug 22, 2013, 8:54 AM

Here’s how to get a sneak peek at the Xbox One

You can’t get your hands on the Xbox One until sometime in November, but Microsoft is giving gamers a sneak… Read More

Aug 21, 2013, 10:21 AM

Full memo: Big Fish CEO announces job cuts, cancellation of cloud games business and closure of Ireland and BC facilities

It’s a bad day for Big Fish. The Seattle casual game maker today announced that it is laying off 49… Read More

Aug 21, 2013, 8:00 AM

Mobile game spending crushing Wii U, Vita titles

With more than half of us now sporting smartphones, more and more people can purchase and play mobile games. That… Read More

Aug 20, 2013, 2:29 PM

Nap on the bus without missing your stop, and more innovations from Microsoft’s summer interns

Cornell University student Peter Zieske likes to doze off on bus rides, and he has created an app to help others… Read More

Aug 20, 2013, 12:41 PM

Sony takes jab at Microsoft, touts consistency in maintaining ‘fair’ policies

While Microsoft did a little flip-flopping with some of the Xbox One policies, Sony has remained steady with its rules for… Read More

Aug 20, 2013, 11:37 AM

PlayStation 4 to hit shelves November 15 for $399

Sony just announced at GamesCom in Germany that the PlayStation 4 will go on sale November 15 in North America… Read More

Aug 20, 2013, 11:11 AM

Amazon deal: Swap your Xbox 360 game to Xbox One for $10

Amazon is offering up a deal for those who want to upgrade their Xbox 360 games to the Xbox One.… Read More

Aug 20, 2013, 10:05 AM

How the next ‘Plants vs. Zombies’ will leverage Microsoft’s Xbox One

PopCap is already hitting it out of the park with the just-released Plants vs. Zombies 2 and the Seattle-based company… Read More

Aug 20, 2013, 7:49 AM

PopCap: Plants vs. Zombies 2 hits 16M downloads, biggest mobile launch in EA history

Plants vs. Zombies 2 has been downloaded more than 16 million times since its release last Thursday, making it the… Read More

Aug 19, 2013, 10:01 AM

Windows Phone Diary: Grappling with Microsoft’s ‘other storage’ problem

I was feeling good Saturday morning, with a full weekend ahead and the news that Microsoft had released “Halo: Spartan… Read More

Aug 19, 2013, 8:57 AM

Microsoft brags that Xbox One has the ‘best games,’ but so do the other consoles

Microsoft is getting the week started with a new Xbox One promo trailer out today and the video’s title is… Read More

Aug 17, 2013, 8:35 AM

GeekWire Radio: Google Chromecast, Xfinity X1 and what’s next for your TV

There are seemingly endless ways to get video onto your television set these days, and the GeekWire team has been… Read More

Aug 16, 2013, 4:53 PM

Review: PopCap strikes right chord with fun and charming Plants vs. Zombies 2

Seattle’s PopCap Games has long stood for excellence in casual gaming, and this week’s release of Plants vs. Zombies 2:… Read More

Aug 15, 2013, 1:33 PM

Q&A: PopCap CEO Dave Roberts on the ongoing allure of zombies and why free-to-play games aren’t really evil

Wow, that didn’t take long. Within an hour of hitting Apple’s app store this morning, the new Plants vs. Zombies… Read More

Aug 15, 2013, 8:07 AM

Photos: PopCap’s Zombies take over the Space Needle

The zombies are here! The zombies are here! Seattle’s iconic Space Needle has been taken over by those marauding zombies from… Read More

Aug 15, 2013, 6:00 AM

The zombies are coming…again: Plants vs. Zombies 2 lurches onto iOS today

If you’ve been itching for a new plant-based home defense game, Seattle’s PopCap Games has you covered. PopCap, which was… Read More

Aug 14, 2013, 8:55 AM

Zombies attacking the Space Needle? Game company to host PR stunt on iconic landmark

The Space Needle has already been the backdrop of an attack by Angry Birds. Now, the Zombies are coming! To… Read More

Aug 12, 2013, 5:16 PM

Another reversal: Microsoft says Kinect won’t be necessary for operation of Xbox One

Well, it’s time for yet another Xbox One about-face. Microsoft had been saying that the Kinect sensor that comes bundled… Read More

Aug 9, 2013, 1:48 PM

Microsoft: You’ll be able to share an Xbox Live Gold subscription on Xbox One

Following yesterday’s revelations that some of the much-touted new features of the Xbox One will only be accessible to paid… Read More

Aug 9, 2013, 11:08 AM

Amazon rumored to be working on a game console

If a new rumor is true, Amazon may be getting into the console business by the end of this year.… Read More

Aug 8, 2013, 6:00 PM

TinkerHouse Games launches Kickstarter for the first ‘action puzzle crawl’

In the summer of 2011, Seattle-based game developers Mark Jessup and Lane Daughtry left their respective jobs and decided to… Read More

Aug 8, 2013, 10:13 AM

Xbox One: Skype, Game DVR and OneGuide will require paid Xbox Live subscription

Watch out, Microsoft: People are getting upset about the Xbox One again. Some of the new console’s most heavily touted… Read More

Aug 5, 2013, 3:31 PM

Zynga announces closure of OMGPOP, games

When Zynga closed its New York office, home to OMGPOP, earlier this summer, there was some question as to what… Read More

Aug 2, 2013, 8:04 AM

Xbox 360 vs. Wii vs. PS3: Who won the console wars?

Sony’s earnings report yesterday provided some of the final pieces of data to answer a question that goes back to… Read More

Aug 1, 2013, 4:00 PM

DoubleDown exec: Federally regulated real-money online gambling coming in 1 to 3 years

SAN FRANCISCO–At the casino track of this week’s Casual Connect conference, real-money gambling is one of the big questions hanging… Read More

Jul 31, 2013, 5:11 PM

Court rejects EA’s appeal over athlete likeness in college football game

A circuit court of appeals today rejected EA’s claim that it was protected by the First Amendment in a lawsuit… Read More

Jul 31, 2013, 9:41 AM

RealNetworks buys social casino game Slingo for $15.6M as ‘Zynga Slingo’ shuts down

RealNetworks’ GameHouse division continued making a splash in the social gaming arena today, announcing the acquisition of social casino company Slingo Inc. for… Read More