Having grown up in Portland, I didn’t really think anything would come as much of a surprise during my career trek to Seattle with MIT Sloan’s Tech Club. After all,… Read More
This past summer, Big Fish Games co-founder Paul Thelen addressed the crowd at Casual Connect and talked about how his company’s leap into cloud-based gaming was the “future of games.” Today… Read More
Rob Glaser continues to overhaul the board of directors at RealNetworks, today announcing that aQuantive co-founder Mike Galgon has joined as a director. “Mike is one of the more accomplished technology… Read More
Seattle may not be Vegas (no offense, Tulalip Casino), but a new gaming app that allows players to use real money is bringing some more gaming attention this way. Big… Read More
We’ve got a lot to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, starting with our thoughts on the trends at this week’s Casual Connect video game conference in… Read More
Seattle’s Big Fish Games today unveiled a new cloud-based gaming service called Big Fish Unlimited that allows game players to participate in games across tablets, PCs, TVs and smartphones, saving… Read More
Silicon Valley investor Bill Lee, a backer of companies such as Tesla, SpaceX, Hootsuite and Zaarly, has joined the board of Seattle casual game developer Big Fish Games. The appointment… Read More
As we reported earlier today, Big Fish Games announced that its founder, Paul Thelen, would be returning to the role of CEO and president of the Seattle-based casual games company,… Read More
Seattle casual games powerhouse Big Fish Games is paying up to $15 million to purchase an undisclosed privately-held corporation. An SEC filing reveals that Big Fish today issued shares tied… Read More
There’s been a flurry of activity in recent weeks in the category of casino-style social media games, highlighted by IGT’s acquisition of Double Down Interactive and PopCap’s release of the… Read More
The world may be waiting on a Facebook IPO. And while there’s some chatter about whether the $5 billion public offering from the social networking giant will open the floodgates… Read More
Wibe Wagemans — who flew the coop at Angry Birds maker Rovio three months ago — just landed at Big Fish Games. The Seattle game maker is announcing today that Wagemans… Read More
Zynga is best known for social games such as FarmVille and CityVille in which players interact with one another on Facebook as they build virtual farms or cities. But how… Read More
A quick rundown of stories and offbeat tidbits catching our attention this morning … Pet and animal lovers can now get all of their comedy offerings in one spot as Cheezburger… Read More
Earlier this week, Big Fish Games announced a new subscription gaming app that allowed iPhone users to pay a monthly fee in order to play dozens of different games. It… Read More
For years, here’s how things worked in Apple’s app store. You discovered a mobile app you liked, and then you either downloaded it for free or paid a small one-time… Read More
We’ve seen double rainbows. We’ve seen superheroes. And the executive team at Big Fish Games is dressed up as members of the 70s super rockers KISS. Halloween is one of… Read More
DoubleDown Interactive is well, doubling down, on Seattle. The company, maker of one of the top casino games on Facebook, announced today that it is moving its headquarters to Vulcan’s… Read More
Big Fish Games, the Seattle-based casual game distributor, has named David Stephenson as chief financial officer. The veteran of Amazon.com and Procter & Gamble fills the role left vacant when… Read More
The Kindle isn’t really known as a gaming device. But that’s not stopping developers from expanding onto Amazon’s popular electronic reading device. Today, Seattle’s Big Fish Games announced that its… Read More
We’ve been talking a lot about the lack of investment dollars flowing to entrepreneurial ventures in the Seattle area. But let’s not forget all of the good stuff going on.… Read More
Call it the Mother’s Day mobile blitz. Big Fish Games made a serious push this past weekend with its mobile strategy, claiming 15 of the top 25 paid apps on… Read More
Zulily just hooked one of Seattle’s best known high-tech CFOs, a possible sign of big things to come at the daily deal site for baby products. Michael Vernon, the former… Read More