Articles about Gaming – Page 9 of 11

Can Nintendo reverse a decades-long sales slide?

Ever since Nintendo posted its first annual net loss in early 2012, the Japanese gaming company (whose North American headquarters… Read More

PS4 outsells Xbox One in U.S. for 4th straight month; Titanfall top-selling game in April

The PlayStation 4 is still the sales champion in the U.S, as Sony’s console outsold the Xbox One in April.… Read More

There are 34M ‘core gamers’ in the U.S. who play video games for 22 hours per week

Sure, the number of “casual gamers” has spiked in recent years thanks to the recent influx of popular smartphone games… Read More

Titanfall sold 925K units in March; EA signs new agreement with Respawn

Titanfall, the popular sci-fi shooter, sold 925,000 units last month in the U.S. Electronic Arts COO Peter Moore reported the… Read More

PlayStation 4 sales hit 7M

Sony announced a new milestone for the PlayStation 4 today, as the company has sold through more than 7 million consoles… Read More

The rise of eSports: More people watch video game competitions than major sporting events

The popularity of electronic sports — or, eSports for short — is somewhat astounding, and new data from SuperData Research… Read More

A look at Amazon’s first game developed in-house for the Fire TV

Amazon’s relatively obscure games studio unveiled its first game today for the brand-new Fire TV platform. The game can be considered… Read More

Disney Interactive to lay off 700 in restructuring; Seattle operations to remain intact

Disney is confirming a large-scale restructuring today that will result in the firing of hundreds of employees, representing 26 percent… Read More

Internet’s obsession with Gabe Newell comes through during Valve CEO’s Reddit Q&A

People on the Internet seem to be obsessed with Valve CEO Gabe Newell and that much was obvious during Newell’s… Read More

Game discounts: Steam will let developers launch their own sales, Valve confirms

When gamers talk about Valve’s Steam e-commerce platform, the conversation almost inevitably comes to sales. The company’s massive quarterly discount… Read More

PlayStation 4 trumps Xbox One for U.S. console sales in January

Point, Sony. After two months of falling behind the Xbox One for U.S. sales, Sony’s PlayStation 4 came out on… Read More

Study: Top mobile games have higher penetration rate on Android, not iOS

If you’re set to release a new mobile game and would like to see more traction, Android might be the… Read More

Microsoft ships 3.9M Xbox Ones, 3.5M Xbox 360’s

In its quarterly earnings report released today, Microsoft announced that it shipped 3.9 million Xbox One consoles to retail channels… Read More

How this university is using video games to help teenage girls find careers in science, math fields

Tayloe Washburn is no stranger to taking the lead on massive, lucrative projects. The former lawyer helped organize teams that… Read More

Penny Arcade shutters video network and news site

Seattle area-based gaming comic Penny Arcade has decided to roll back its empire-building plans. The Penny Arcade Report, the company’s… Read More

Steam hits 7 million concurrent users for first time, up 16% from last year

While much of today’s video game buzz is focused on next generation machines like the Xbox One and Playstation 4,… Read More

Meet Quingo: A mobile game that lets you donate to charity just for playing

For a gamer, it’s pretty cool to rack up points on Candy Crush or Angry Birds. You can get your… Read More

Study: 1.2 billion people are playing games worldwide; 700M of them are online

In yet another reminder of how quickly the gaming market is growing, a new industry study from Spil Games reports that… Read More

Photos: Macklemore, Lorde help Microsoft celebrate Xbox One launch around the world

If you’re a manager and notice a few people randomly out from work today, well, blame Microsoft. Today the $499… Read More

Xbox One and PS4 fanboys will sympathize with the latest South Park episode

Leave it to none other than the South Park writers to poke fun at gamers engaging in the Xbox One… Read More

Daniel Bernstein’s UpTap raises $160K to fuel development of tablet, mobile games

Daniel Bernstein’s newest venture hasn’t quite found the level of success that Sandlot Games sustained during the last decade. But… Read More

Mobile gaming vet David Bluhm partners with Wargaming for new Seattle game publisher

One of Seattle’s most accomplished entrepreneurs is jumping back into the gaming industry with some ambitious goals. David Bluhm, co-founder of… Read More

Amazon enables game streaming via AWS with new graphics rendering service

Thanks to Amazon, there’s a chance you could be streaming next year’s release of “Call of Duty” to your Kindle.… Read More

Here’s why Seattle — not Silicon Valley — is the gaming industry’s epicenter

Many may know Seattle for its coffee, for the Space Needle, and — though slightly misinformed — the rain. But… Read More

Advice from Valve’s Gabe Newell: Success in gaming doesn’t need to run through publishers or platforms

Valve co-founder and managing director Gabe Newell has advice for young-ins wanting to break into the game industry: Start creating… Read More

Video game vet Ed Fries: Free-to-play business model is here to stay

It took some time, but Ed Fries is sold on free-to-play. Fries, the video-game industry veteran and startup adviser, spoke on… Read More

Xbox Live Marketplace now called Xbox Games Store

Bye bye, Xbox Live Marketplace. Days after Microsoft moved from Microsoft Points to real world currency, the company has rebranded… Read More

Sony takes jab at Microsoft, touts consistency in maintaining ‘fair’ policies

While Microsoft did a little flip-flopping with some of the Xbox One policies, Sony has remained steady with its rules for… Read More

RealNetworks buys social casino game Slingo for $15.6M as ‘Zynga Slingo’ shuts down

RealNetworks’ GameHouse division continued making a splash in the social gaming arena today, announcing the acquisition of social casino company Slingo Inc. for… Read More

Nintendo posts profit, but still sold more original Wii consoles than Wii U last quarter

Nintendo just posted earnings from the first quarter of its financial year today and it’s still not looking good for… Read More