E3 2019 is in the books, and Microsoft Xbox came out swinging. In this episode of Geared Up, we talk about all the big announcements coming out of the Xbox… Read More
The Forza series of racing games goes back to 2005 and the original Xbox, where the original Forza Motorsport served as Xbox’s answer to Sony’s exclusive Gran Turismo franchise. Since… Read More
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Fortnite has arrived on Nintendo Switch. The mega-popular battle royale game is launching on Nintendo’s newest console today at 10 a.m. PT. Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé confirmed the news… Read More
Master Chief is back. Microsoft teased a new Halo game at the beginning of its keynote at E3, the big gaming conference in Los Angeles. “With Halo Infinite, we will… Read More
The latest edition of the Super Mario franchise is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year, and it’s a blend of new worlds, moves, outfits and a hat tip to… Read More
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, is in full swing this week. It’s as one of the biggest events in the world for the video game industry, and… Read More
Polyarc made its debut on one of gaming’s biggest stages. At Sony’s press conference from the big E3 video game show in Los Angeles on Monday, Seattle-based Polyarc lifted the hood… Read More
While this year’s announced attendance was up at the E3 game convention, the number of exhibitors was significantly smaller, and many parts of the show floor felt almost quiet. Disney Interactive and… Read More
An image posted on a popular video game forum today is providing what appears to be the first glimpse of a revamped Xbox One console, less than 24 hours before… Read More
Microsoft on Tuesday dropped the price of its Xbox One console by $50 to $299. The console, which retailed at $499 when it debuted in November 2013, has sold for $349… Read More
Amazon may not have had a huge presence at E3, the annual videogame conference in Los Angeles, but its video game streaming arm could be found everywhere. Twitch announced today that… Read More
The big screens have been returned to their boxes. The echo of rumbling soundtracks have ceased commingling, their echoes faded from the concrete walls. The enormous images of promised future… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show: Big news from Microsoft’s Xbox group, highlights from the E3 video-game convention, a groundbreaking partnership for the University of Washington, and a tech… Read More
For the last week, the video game industry’s largest annual convention and trade fair, E3, has kept the Los Angeles Convention Center full to bursting. Unlike most video game trade… Read More
This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo saw some announcements that gamers have been waiting for. And I mean waiting, in some cases for years. All across the board, we saw confirmations… Read More
Your favorite Lego figures will soon be able to visit the virtual world. At E3, Lego unveiled its plans for Lego Dimensions, an interactive entertainment pack that connects physical and… Read More
Nintendo is having one heck of a week and wants to let you in on some of the fun. Tomorrow and Saturday, Mario lovers can play Mario Maker on the… Read More
Minecraft, meet HoloLens. At the big E3 video game conference today, Microsoft showed off a neat demo of a Minecraft game the company is building specifically for HoloLens, its new blended reality… Read More
After a 25-year hiatus, Nintendo announced that it is bringing back its World Championships to E3 in June. Not held since 1990, fans who want a chance to compete at the… Read More
Amazing new graphics and head-splitting soundtracks are usually the focus at E3, the annual game conference in Los Angeles, where attendees consider earplugs a mandatory accessory. But today, Electronic Arts showed off a… Read More
Microsoft confirmed this morning that it will be shifting away from its Microsoft Points virtual currency for purchasing games and other items on Xbox Live. The company made the announcement… Read More
Today we received a question about Nintendo’s upcoming console release, Wii U, with GeekWire reader Alex wondering why the company continues to release new peripherals for a console that’s seen… Read More
In an interview with GameSpot down at the E3 video-game convention in Los Angeles this week, a Microsoft Xbox executive made an attention-grabbing statement about the Xbox 360, saying that… Read More
[Follow-up: Microsoft unveils Xbox SmartGlass, Xbox Music, IE for Xbox, and Nike+ Kinect] It’s going to be a big week for anyone who cares about video games, with the E3 convention… Read More
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we recap a big week in tech news — including Jeff Bezos at the Amazon.com shareholders meeting; Apple’s Steve Jobs at the Cupertino City… Read More
Sony this evening unveiled the official name for the successor to its PlayStation Portable. Dubbed the PlayStation Vita, the new handheld will launch later this year, with a WiFi version… Read More
Microsoft this morning confirmed plans to offer a live television service to users of its Xbox Live service, and hinted that it will include or connect to digital video recording… Read More
One of the E3 leaks from Microsoft’s website this morning was a new Star Wars game for the Kinect motion-sensor, and a teaser video is already available on YouTube. Watch… Read More
Halo 4 is “on the way.” That’s the (inadvertently) official word from Microsoft this morning. The company isn’t taking the stage at the E3 video-game convention for another half-hour, but its… Read More
