Jun 21, 2011, 10:47 AM Microsoft’s bold claim: Change TV viewing with interactive ads using Kinect Microsoft is showing off a new online advertising technology today that one software executive says could “change television as we… Read More
Jun 21, 2011, 8:00 AM Posse on Facebook? Sir Mix-A-Lot debuts social media game with Seattle’s Giant Thinkwell Sir Mix-A-Lot is rolling with a new posse. The iconic hip-hop artist and entrepreneur has hooked up with Seattle startup Giant… Read More
Jun 16, 2011, 7:28 AM Smith & Tinker re-emerges with iOS game Marvel Kapow! Smith & Tinker, the heavily-funded Seattle company founded by gaming veteran Jordan Weisman, has released a new iOS game in… Read More
May 31, 2011, 4:30 PM MetalStorm iPhone game takes off, approaches five million downloads Z2Live’s new air combat game, MetalStorm, is turning on the after burners. Since its release in Apple’s App Store on… Read More
May 30, 2011, 9:39 AM Seattle Symphony’s ode to video games: The music of Halo, Zelda and Mario Forget about Brahms, Beethoven or Bach. The Seattle Symphony is bringing some other classics — with names like Mario, Master… Read More
May 24, 2011, 6:23 PM Report: Zynga is getting ready to pull the trigger on an IPO Fast-growing social gaming powerhouse Zynga, maker of hit games such as FarmVille and Mafia Wars, is expected to file for… Read More
May 24, 2011, 10:49 AM Buster Benson sells popular iPhone app, focuses efforts on new social game Seattle developer Buster Benson has sold Locavore — a popular mobile application that assists people in their quest to find… Read More
May 19, 2011, 7:16 AM PopCap releases Pop Tower on Japanese social networking site PopCap Games continues to expand in Asia, announcing today that it plans to launch Pop Tower on Japan’s largest social… Read More
May 18, 2011, 1:08 PM PopCap’s 4th & Battery studio brings back Candy Train (this time for the iPhone) PopCap’s new game studio, 4th & Battery, is gearing up for the release of its second game. And it’s an… Read More
Apr 29, 2011, 3:54 AM PopCap pushes deeper into Facebook games, buys ZipZapPlay PopCap Games is bolstering its position in social gaming, a move that comes as the Seattle game maker contemplates an… Read More
Apr 28, 2011, 4:43 AM Unpleasant Horse arrives on the iPhone … ‘uncensored’ 4th & Battery’s first mobile game, Unpleasant Horse, is now available in Apple’s app store, and it arrives “totally uncensored,”… Read More
Apr 27, 2011, 11:00 AM Bill Gates pledges $20M to support game-based learning The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $20 million to support new “game-based learning applications” in math, English and… Read More
Apr 26, 2011, 2:17 PM PlayStation Network outage actually massive theft of personal info Sony this afternoon disclosed that an “unauthorized person” hacked into its PlayStation Network online gaming system and obtained personal information… Read More
Apr 26, 2011, 8:34 AM Mobile gaming company looks to capitalize on WikiLeaks Two buddies who worked as interns for the National Security Agency in high school are now turning their attention to… Read More
Apr 19, 2011, 12:35 AM Jeff Bezos-backed Social Gaming Network sells out to Chris DeWolfe’s new gig, MindJolt Chris DeWolfe, the University of Washington grad who went on to co-found MySpace, continues to reinvent himself as an online… Read More
Apr 14, 2011, 5:11 PM Xbox 360 on top of U.S. console market, again Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console sold 430,000 units in the U.S. in March, up 28 percent from the same month a… Read More
Apr 14, 2011, 4:25 PM Nintendo 3DS falls short of DS launch, but beats it in revenue Nintendo’s 3DS didn’t sell as many units in its U.S. launch last month as the original Nintendo DS did during… Read More
Apr 14, 2011, 10:16 AM Seattle’s hottest tech neighborhood offers crappy Internet service, drug dealers Pioneer Square is undergoing a major transformation as high-tech companies such as Isilon, Zynga and Blue Nile set up shop… Read More
Apr 12, 2011, 10:23 PM Zynga CEO Mark Pincus: ‘We are a confederation of entrepreneurs’ Zynga’s remarkable growth may be tied to hit games such as FarmVille, CityVille and Mafia Wars. But there’s another secret… Read More
Apr 3, 2011, 9:39 AM Nintendo: ‘We don’t want to be in the phone business’ Nintendo is a master at building portable gaming gadgets, as evidenced by the recent release of the company’s 3DS device.… Read More
Mar 27, 2011, 12:02 AM Nintendo releases 3DS, and it already has one huge fan in Jimmy Fallon: ‘This is insane’ Gaming nerds spent Saturday night waiting in lines across the country in order to gobble up Nintendo’s new 3DS, which… Read More
Mar 25, 2011, 7:58 AM Nintendo 3DS: Ready to pay $250 for a handheld? Nintendo has said all along that people will need to see its new Nintendo 3DS to fully appreciate the glasses-free… Read More
Mar 21, 2011, 9:27 AM DoubleDown touts casino game growth, taps former RealNetworks exec DoubleDown Interactive, maker of the DoubleDown Casino game, said that it has surpassed more than one million monthly users on… Read More
Mar 21, 2011, 6:05 AM Ed Fries, Bill Bryant join board of profitable social gaming startup Z2Live Z2Live, maker of the popular Trade Nations game for the iPhone and iPad, has scored a new round of funding… Read More
