Z2, a Seattle game studio owned by Activision Blizzard, is shutting down. The office closure is part of larger layoffs announced today by gaming giant Activision Blizzard, which will slash… Read More
Microsoft has rebranded its game development group Microsoft Studios as Xbox Game Studios, another indication of the company’s desire to spread the Xbox name and platform beyond the console. Microsoft… Read More
If esports ever becomes an Olympic event, don’t look for Germany to enthusiastically send along an elite team of video gamers. Despite worldwide popularity that has propelled video game competition… Read More
The University of Washington is adding another sport to its competitive landscape in Seattle with the addition of the new Esports Arena & Gaming Lounge in the school’s Husky Union… Read More
Amazon is looking to get into game streaming, joining its tech titan contemporaries Microsoft and Google, according to a report from The Information. Amazon is reportedly developing its own game… Read More
BELLEVUE, Wash. — My wife was a VR virgin. Tonia Boyle isn’t exactly a thrill-seeker. Skydiving, bungee jumping and zipline rides have never been her cup of tea. But when it… Read More
A pair of trees spring up from a coffee table. Gardens grow out of coffee cups and couch cushions. A miniature island sits in the middle of a living room… Read More
Alfonso Ribeiro clearly isn’t amused by all those kids who are dancing during and after playing “Fortnite.” The former star of the 1990s TV sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”… Read More
The Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers will show off their brand of “multiplayer entertainment” in a “Thursday Night Football” clash tonight. And one of the most popular gamers… Read More
U.S. shoppers provided a nice boost to Nintendo’s balance sheet last weekend. The gaming giant reported Wednesday that consumers spent $250 million on Nintendo products from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday.… Read More
When Microsoft created the Xbox Adaptive Controller, it set out to bring all the joy of video games to those who might face limitations in their physical ability to play.… Read More
It’s been more than two years since Microsoft bought the Seattle game-streaming service Beam, later rebranding it as Mixer, and now the tech giant is revealing a slate of updates that… Read More
RENTON, Wash. — There’s something special about a workplace where you meet with the president of the company, ask to take his photograph and then watch as he voluntarily positions… Read More
Intriguing and quirky characters flock to the tech industry. But how many of them would happily classify themselves as a barbarian or a sorcerer, a druid or cleric? Turns out,… Read More
When throngs of Pokémon Go fanatics took over Downtown Bellevue Park two summers ago during the height of the augmented reality game’s initial craze, just a few blocks away Edward… Read More
If you’re a fan of Amazon’s Prime Original television series “The Grand Tour,” the stars want you to go straight from watching to actually being in on the action. “One… Read More
When Ken Moss started at the video game company Electronic Arts a little more than four years ago, he was one of the only EA employees working out of PopCap Games… Read More
Top venture capital firms are making an early bet on a new Seattle startup that is pushing the envelope with immersive games. Leaftail Labs recently reeled in $1.25 million from… Read More
Starting next year, gamers across consoles, PCs, and mobile devices will be able to access a new service from Microsoft called Project xCloud that will provide access to a library… Read More
Microsoft is enabling keyboard and mouse support for Xbox One, adding a new way for gamers to play and more tools for developers. Keyboard and mouse support will roll out… Read More
Students in China who wish to study in the U.S. can often find the advanced vocabulary English tests to be the biggest hurdle. Yi Yang learned how to clear his… Read More
It’s been a strange summer for Steam. Since the implementation of the Steam Direct program last year, the service has seen a tidal wave of new, largely unfiltered content, much… Read More
Thirty years ago, Jason Chu was there when the DigiPen Institute of Technology started with the idea of using video games as a teaching tool. Today, the COO of the… Read More
Microsoft announced a strange new subscription-style plan for Xbox this week, called All Access. It basically bundles existing gaming subscriptions with an installment plan to buy a new Xbox One… Read More
Microsoft today unveiled a new Xbox subscription plan that lets gamers pay for a console and play games for a monthly price. Called Xbox All Access, the two-year contract starts… Read More
Today’s featured stories With Sprint acquisition pending, T-Mobile teams up with Nokia in new $3.5B 5G alliance Ofo officially shutting down in Seattle after $250K bikeshare fee passes ‘Magic: The… Read More
Today’s featured stories Microsoft reportedly building two new Xbox consoles, including a lower-priced streaming device Zillow analysis finds Seattle among top cities in U.S. where it pays to move away… Read More
In a fiscal year littered with firsts, Microsoft’s gaming division hit a new high water mark. RELATED: Microsoft closes record year with $110B in revenue, cruising past Wall Street expectations again… Read More
It’s the Friday before a three-day weekend, and your head is probably already in the clouds, so here’s something to put it in space. If you’ve been wondering what happened… Read More
Stop telling your kid that playing video games will never pay off — or, maybe don’t let them see this story if that threat still works in your house. Shay… Read More