Games – Page 70 of 71

Sep 30, 2011, 8:38 AM

How a father-and-son Lego project sparked an iPad game

Seattle entrepreneur Hillel Cooperman loves Legos. So, each year, the founder of Jackson Fish Market gets excited for BrickCon, a… Read More

Sep 27, 2011, 9:05 AM

Seattle group wins $1.2 million for new startup gaming accelerator

Seattle’s gaming industry is often overlooked, but it is an economic force in the region with more than 150 companies… Read More

Sep 26, 2011, 9:00 AM

DoubleDown’s casino games now attract more than one million players a day

DoubleDown Interactive now says that more than one million people are playing its social-based casino games on Facebook every day.… Read More

Sep 25, 2011, 8:04 AM

As Electronic Arts targets Zynga, PopCap preps for launch of casino-style games on Facebook

Is PopCap Games getting ready to launch a series of casino-style games on Facebook? Some new domain purchases, as well… Read More

Sep 17, 2011, 9:27 AM

‘Portal’ in the classroom? Valve joins White House in education technology initiative

“Digital Promise” is a new education technology initiative rolled out by the U.S. Department of Education yesterday, with Congressional support,… Read More

Sep 13, 2011, 2:17 PM

Maker of free Facebook casino game doubles down on Seattle

DoubleDown Interactive is well, doubling down, on Seattle. The company, maker of one of the top casino games on Facebook,… Read More

Sep 9, 2011, 9:48 AM

Xbox 360 keeps U.S. streak alive, gears up for next ‘Gears’

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was once again the best-selling game console in the U.S. in August, according to NPD Group data… Read More

Sep 6, 2011, 12:37 PM

Big Fish hooks Amazon vet as CFO

Big Fish Games, the Seattle-based casual game distributor, has named David Stephenson as chief financial officer. The veteran of Amazon.com… Read More

Sep 3, 2011, 10:29 PM

Bungie’s Crimson sets sail, reaches top of the iPad charts

Some people go camping on Labor Day Weekend, while others fire up the BBQ. But an awful lot of folks… Read More

Aug 28, 2011, 4:12 PM

PAX 2011: ‘Pitch Your Game Idea’ highlights and lowlights

One of the highlights of the Penny Arcade Expo each year is a session called “Pitch Your Game Idea” —… Read More

Aug 28, 2011, 11:28 AM

PAX Gallery: The characters of Penny Arcade Expo 2011

Editor’s Note: The annual Penny Arcade Expo, better known as PAX, is in full swing this weekend in downtown Seattle… Read More

Aug 26, 2011, 10:09 AM

On the scene at PAX: Yeah, this is gonna be crazy

I’ve been coming to the Penny Arcade Expo, better known as PAX, since the first year, back when it was… Read More

Aug 23, 2011, 1:00 PM

Bungie Aerospace’s first project is an iPad game, will get PAX preview this weekend

Bungie Aerospace, a new effort by the creators of the blockbuster “Halo” franchise to partner with independent game developers, will… Read More

Aug 19, 2011, 9:41 AM

Medio lands Angry Birds maker Rovio as mobile data analytics customer

Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment has chosen technology from Medio Systems, the Seattle-based mobile predictive analytics company, to analyze and… Read More

Aug 17, 2011, 4:17 PM

PS3 gets the NFL … for a price

An announcement by Sony this afternoon could give the PlayStation 3 an edge over Microsoft’s Xbox 360 among a certain… Read More

Aug 15, 2011, 10:18 AM

Microsoft goes to the matte: Xbox 360 losing its glossy sheen

Should home electronics come in glossy or matte? OK, so it’s not exactly the weightiest debate of our time, but… Read More

Aug 12, 2011, 12:14 PM

TinkerHouse Games injects a little fun into mobile gaming

Mark Jessup and Lane Daughtry worked as “cogs” in the Seattle gaming industry for years. Now, the two developers are… Read More

Aug 11, 2011, 9:24 AM

Nintendo plots comeback, but when will Mario upgrade to a smartphone? Maybe never

Nintendo will try to reverse the fortunes of its latest handheld game device, the 3DS, by cutting the price to $170… Read More

Aug 9, 2011, 4:04 PM

Snuggle up with an Angry Birds blankie

Here’s just what every newborn needs: An Angry Birds blankie. Rovio, which conceived the hit mobile game in which birds… Read More

Aug 8, 2011, 6:00 AM

Zipline names ex-Microsoft gaming vet Shane Kim to board, raises $400,000

Shane Kim has helped put some of the most recognizable gaming titles on the map, including Halo and Gears of… Read More

Jul 28, 2011, 9:13 AM

Big Fish brings ‘Hidden Expedition: Amazon’ to Kindle

The Kindle isn’t really known as a gaming device. But that’s not stopping developers from expanding onto Amazon’s popular electronic… Read More

Jul 21, 2011, 10:42 AM

Nintendo kicks off symphony concert tour to celebrate 25 years of Zelda

How do you mark 25 years of the iconic video game The Legend of Zelda? But, of course, you kick… Read More

Jul 20, 2011, 4:33 PM

How EA could have spent $1.3B on a company called Sexy Action Cool

Do you think Electronic Arts would have shelled out $1.3 billion for a company called Sexy Action Cool? It could… Read More

Jul 19, 2011, 1:06 PM

Dave Roberts just sold PopCap for $1.3 billion, so why does he hate the casual games biz

You’d think that Dave Roberts would be all smiles when it comes to the prospects of the casual gaming business.… Read More

Jul 19, 2011, 9:51 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft GM joins Motricity; Medio’s Lanphear lands at Livemocha; and more

We’ve been tracking a number of key departures, appointments and new hires in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in recent… Read More

Jul 18, 2011, 10:43 AM

Helping kids learn via games: Microsoft donates $15 million to new education effort

Kids love computer games. But they don’t always love cracking text books in the classroom. A new effort, supported by… Read More

Jul 15, 2011, 10:10 AM

GeekWire Radio: Netflix, Microsoft, EA, and Seattle vs. Portland in tech … and soccer

Special bonus this week: An early edition of the GeekWire radio show/podcast, including our take on the Netflix price hike;… Read More

Jul 12, 2011, 2:53 PM

Image: PopCap’s zombie greeting to the new bosses at EA

It’s a good thing to know that the folks over at PopCap haven’t lost their sense of humor– even though… Read More

Jul 4, 2011, 6:10 PM

How Amazon helped groom Zynga for success, and where the alliance heads next

Without Amazon.com, Zynga might not be where it is today. The social gaming powerhouse, which just last week filed to… Read More

Jul 4, 2011, 10:52 AM

Watch Abe Lincoln’s face turned into a 3-D talking head

Two former game developers at Valve Software have released a new iOS application called Morfo 3d Face Booth, which allows… Read More