Sep 13, 2012, 8:08 AM ‘Nintendo TVii’ aims to leapfrog Xbox 360, PS3 in living room Nintendo this morning unveiled its television and media integration plans for the Wii U, announcing a new feature called Nintendo… Read More
Sep 13, 2012, 7:20 AM Nintendo Wii U will be $300 and $350, debuts Nov. 18 Nintendo will sell its new Wii U game in two versions, starting at $300, beginning on Nov. 18 in the… Read More
Sep 12, 2012, 4:15 PM Report: Social casino game revenues on the rise With the arrival of social casino games, no longer must you drive to the local casino to try your luck… Read More
Sep 11, 2012, 12:51 PM Meet the Tinker Tablet: Old-fashioned wooden puzzle teaches kids tech (without Wi-Fi or CPUs) Are you a parent who wants to introduce your young kids to technology, but still feel a bit uncomfortable handing… Read More
Sep 10, 2012, 8:35 AM Steam ‘Big Picture’ game mode arrives today in beta Look out, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo: There’s a new player in the living room. Valve, the video-game company behind the… Read More
Sep 8, 2012, 11:15 AM Late at night in private club, Nintendo tries to win back the love of longtime fans The line out the door at this trendy venue wasn’t for a band — it was for Mario. Nintendo fans… Read More
Sep 5, 2012, 6:53 PM PAX: ‘Pitch Your Game Idea’ 2012 (Full Video) One of my favorite sessions each year at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle is the “Pitch Your Game Idea”… Read More
Sep 5, 2012, 12:54 PM It’s official: Mobile gamers outnumber the console ‘core’ It’s no secret that the rise of the iPhone, Android and other mobile devices have shifted the attention of gamers… Read More
Sep 3, 2012, 12:22 PM Post-PAX tradition: Selling all that ‘free’ stuff online The annual Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle is a fascinating study in the laws of supply and demand. Passes to… Read More
Sep 3, 2012, 11:21 AM PAX: Pirates, ninjas and what’s really happening in video games these days Did you know that Nintendo Wii games are 22 percent more likely to include ninjas than games on Sony’s PlayStation… Read More
Sep 2, 2012, 10:00 AM Kirby fans don’t blow it: A new bubble gum world record! Fluff. Ok, maybe my first reaction to covering Nintendo’s attempt at PAX Prime to set a Guinness World Record for… Read More
Sep 1, 2012, 7:42 AM Podcast: Apple, Atari, AT&T, and how technology is changing the daily drive Should you give up your unlimited data plan on AT&T? How much will you pay for your next ticket to… Read More
Aug 31, 2012, 12:59 PM PAX Day 1: Photo gallery, plus news of PAX Australia Tens of thousands of people have descended on downtown Seattle for the annual Penny Arcade Expo, or PAX, the annual… Read More
Aug 29, 2012, 5:06 PM Uber Entertainment closer to ‘Planetary Annihilation’ with $900,000 Kickstarter effort Do you sit around all day, wishing you could engage in some post-apocalyptic planet-destroying action, pitting your strategy against other… Read More
Aug 27, 2012, 2:02 PM Stunt: Nintendo to honor Kirby with bubble gum record try Believe it or not, Nintendo’s little Kirby character is 20 years old this year. (He doesn’t look a day over… Read More
Aug 23, 2012, 4:00 PM Geek of the Week: Shannon Romano, bringing a bit of Las Vegas to Facebook Some of us like to visit casinos, but Shannon Romano is immersed in the world of casino gaming —… Read More
Aug 23, 2012, 2:29 PM Valve sees big spike in traffic during Steam Summer Sale Valve, the Bellevue-based company behind the Steam gaming platform, saw a big jump in usage during July — demonstrating the… Read More
Aug 23, 2012, 10:06 AM Startup Spotlight: Duxter is a LinkedIn for your gamer life Hard-core gamers are a different breed. So, it makes some sense that they need their own social network. Duxter, which… Read More
Aug 21, 2012, 2:29 PM PopCap Games cuts 50 staffers as it grapples with ‘completely different world’ Just over a year after Electronic Arts agreed to pay up to $1.3 billion for PopCap Games, the maker of… Read More
Aug 21, 2012, 6:00 AM iPad and iPhone accessory maker Discovery Bay Games uncovers $15 million Discovery Bay Games, a maker of gaming accessories and add-ons for tablet computers and smartphones, has raised $15 million from Trilogy… Read More
Aug 20, 2012, 1:32 PM Seattle-area 12-year-old stars at Pokemon world championship Henry Maxon loves soccer, school and hanging with his friends. The 12-year-old also loves Pokemon, a game he’s played since… Read More
Aug 20, 2012, 8:07 AM PopCap: Plants vs. Zombies sequel in the works for 2013 A sequel to the hit Plants vs. Zombies game will be released by late spring 2013, PopCap Games announced this… Read More
Aug 17, 2012, 1:40 PM PopCap launches new game, Plants vs. Zombies store amid EA buyout speculation Much is happening for PopCap this week, with the launch of new game Vacation Quest and an online Plants v.… Read More
Aug 16, 2012, 12:51 PM Big Fish now a whale in mobile casino land, launches real-money gambling app in the UK Seattle may not be Vegas (no offense, Tulalip Casino), but a new gaming app that allows players to use real… Read More
Aug 16, 2012, 9:00 AM Penny Arcade raises $528k on Kickstarter — no home page ads for a year Chalk up another big milestone for the crowdfunding phenomenon. Penny Arcade raised more than $528,000 from its fans in a… Read More
Aug 16, 2012, 7:45 AM Massively Fun sets sail with new fast-paced multi-player Settlers of Catan game As you may know, I’m a pretty big fan of the German board game Settlers of Catan, even hosting the… Read More
Aug 9, 2012, 9:47 AM Geeks, gaming and beer: Pink Gorilla plans new ‘pixel pub and gaming lounge’ Geeks may like to spend a lot of time indoors, playing games and coding in isolation. But the group behind… Read More
Aug 9, 2012, 8:25 AM Online game maker En Masse Entertaiment cuts staff En Masse Entertainment, which is developing the online game TERA, has cut staff at its operations in Seattle, according to… Read More
Aug 7, 2012, 9:59 PM Zipline Games rolls dice on new Slots Tycoon app Slot machine giant International Game Technology last month indicated that it planned to push its newly-acquired Double Down Interactive unit deeper… Read More
Aug 7, 2012, 2:49 PM GameKlip: Android meets PS3 with new video game accessory from UW student The idea of using a PlayStation 3 controller to play games on an Android device isn’t new. For some gamers… Read More
