Apr 18, 2013, 5:03 PM NPD: Xbox 360 marks 27 straight months atop U.S. market; industry sales sink 10% Xbox 360 just keeps on dominating the U.S. console market. The latest numbers from NPD market research firm are out… Read More
Apr 18, 2013, 9:06 AM Nintendo’s digital sales on the rise as company stays focused on games While sales of Nintendo’s Wii U continue to suffer, it appears the move to digital games has been helping the… Read More
Apr 18, 2013, 8:28 AM Build words, battle friends with PopCap’s new Bookworm Heroes After more than four months from its release in the Canadian App Store, PopCap’s Bookworm Heroes is now available globally… Read More
Apr 15, 2013, 12:25 PM EA pulls plug on some Facebook games, doubles down on PopCap Electronic Arts today announced that it is retiring three of its popular Facebook games, including The Sims Social, SimCity Social and Pet Society.… Read More
Apr 13, 2013, 6:52 AM GeekWire Radio on stage: Here is our broadcast from Seattle’s Pioneer Square Technology was the central topic, naturally, as we recorded the GeekWire radio show for the first time in front of… Read More
Apr 10, 2013, 11:53 AM Report: Next Xbox has eye-detecting Kinect and can connect to your cable box We’ve heard quite a bit about how the next-gen Xbox will feature upgrades to Kinect and an always-connected internet requirement,… Read More
Apr 10, 2013, 10:15 AM VIDEO: What makes Seattle such an awesome gaming city The list of game development companies in the Seattle area, from Valve to PopCap to 343, is certainly impressive. And… Read More
Apr 10, 2013, 9:43 AM Litesprite is helping people overcome medical issues with video games Whether you’ve just racked up the highest score on Halo or finally finished off the last level of Final Fantasy,… Read More
Apr 9, 2013, 7:33 AM GameHouse chief Matt Hulett leaving RealNetworks for mystery job Matt Hulett, the Seattle startup vet who overhauled RealNetworks’ GameHouse games division, is leaving the company to accept an unspecified… Read More
Apr 5, 2013, 12:57 PM Watch live: $1M on the line at Call of Duty Championships Geek Madness isn’t the only intense competition going down this weekend. With a $1 million on the line, 32 teams… Read More
Apr 4, 2013, 4:43 PM Study: Those who play Xbox are better in bed than other gamers Here’s another feather Xbox gamers can add to their caps: Apparently they’re better in bed than those on who play… Read More
Apr 1, 2013, 2:23 PM ‘Dear Valve, Hire Me’: What happened to the woman who wrote that song Do you remember Erin Michael Vondrak? She really, really wanted to work at Valve. So much, in fact, that she… Read More
Mar 28, 2013, 7:36 PM Bungie releases new photos, videos from ‘Destiny’ At the annual GDC, Bungie today unveiled some more artwork and video from its new game Destiny. We’ve seen trailers… Read More
Mar 28, 2013, 12:10 PM Xbox Live adds new entertainment content, SmartGlass support for Game of Thrones Xbox Live is getting a bunch of new entertainment content, including some cool SmartGlass support for the popular show Game… Read More
Mar 27, 2013, 7:32 AM Big Fish touts 2 billion game downloads, reports $220 million in bookings last year Big Fish currently sits atop the GeekWire 200 list, our ranking of the top privately-held companies in the region. And… Read More
Mar 26, 2013, 2:26 PM Top 10 cities for gamers: How the heck did Atlanta beat out Seattle for No. 1? Top-10 lists are fun, whether it’s the world’s best entrepreneurial hubs or tips for surviving at a startup. But many… Read More
Mar 26, 2013, 12:56 PM Plants vs. Zombies coming to Facebook with Plants vs. Zombies Adventures No, the sequel to Plants vs. Zombies hasn’t arrived yet (it’s coming this summer). But in the meantime, PopCap is… Read More
Mar 25, 2013, 10:36 AM Halo 4 logs 11.6 million players, 11.7 billion kills and 388 million headshots in four months It’s safe to say Halo 4 has been a success thus far. After raking in a record $220 million on… Read More
Mar 25, 2013, 9:48 AM Head-scratcher: Nintendo touts Wii U by showing why it’s better than the Wii Well, this is an odd advertising pitch from Nintendo. The video game company was handing out new tear-away charts at… Read More
Mar 22, 2013, 10:26 AM High grades: DigiPen named No. 3 video game design school by Princeton Review Seattle isn’t just home to some of the nation’s top video game companies — our gaming education is top-tier, too.… Read More
Mar 21, 2013, 4:14 PM Why Big Pharma should be scared of the gaming industry Many may think playing video games is a waste of time. Jane McGonigal disagrees. In fact, she wholeheartedly believes games can… Read More
Mar 21, 2013, 3:12 PM How this UW grad left the coding world and created an Upstart-funded game company The path to the gaming world has been an interesting one for recent University of Washington grad Vincent Lucero. See,… Read More
Mar 21, 2013, 8:56 AM Steam Early Access: Here’s your chance to test games still in development If you’ve always wanted to work at a game company like Valve, here’s your chance — well, kind of. The… Read More
Mar 21, 2013, 8:23 AM Z2 chases car racing fans with new iOS game Nitro Z2 Live has a new name, and a new game. The Seattle mobile gaming company, which earlier this month switched… Read More
Mar 18, 2013, 1:37 PM EA CEO John Riccitiello to resign as game maker seeks new leader amid weak results Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello announced today that he’s stepping down from the game maker effective March 30. The company, which… Read More
Mar 16, 2013, 3:45 PM Seattle gamers jam out with NASA In the span of 48 hours, Seattle-based independent game developers created working prototypes of computer games with help from NASA.… Read More
Mar 15, 2013, 1:42 PM Gabe Newell: Valve saw business spike 50% in 2012 thanks to ‘open platforms’ Business is booming at Valve. The Bellevue-based gaming company is thriving, according to CEO Gabe Newell, who said that Valve… Read More
Mar 15, 2013, 7:39 AM NPD: U.S. video game sales fell 25 percent in February; Wii U continues to struggle It’s not looking good for the U.S. video game industry. NPD market research firm came out with their monthly numbers… Read More
Mar 14, 2013, 3:18 PM Xbox 360 marks 26 straight months atop U.S. market Xbox dominance in the U.S. will live on another month. The latest numbers from NPD market research firm are out… Read More
Mar 14, 2013, 1:24 PM Jury finds Nintendo guilty of violating 3D patent in 3DS A federal jury in New York found Nintendo guilty of infringing on an inventor’s patented 3-D display technology for the 3DS… Read More
