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Geek of the Week: Yi Yang’s love for video games taught him English, so he wrote a book about it

by Kurt Schlosser on September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 at 10:03 amComment

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

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The Tim’s PAX Indie Game Awards

by Tim Ellis on September 9, 2018September 9, 2018 at 7:56 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: Tim “The Tim” Ellis is a regular GeekWire contributor and perennial PAX attendee.] Every year at the PAX video game expo in Seattle, rather than facing the growing… Read More

A tale of two Penny Arcade Expos, on my first time to the show

by Thomas Wilde on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 at 5:27 pmComment

Why I Hate the Word “Gamer” and You Should Too I’ve been in Washington state for 11 years now, and I write about games for a living. Usually, that means… Read More

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Seattle Indies Expo

by Todd Bishop on August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 at 3:26 pmComment

SIX (Seattle Indies Expo) is a free one-day exhibition celebrating local independent video games. At SIX, you’ll get to play 25 amazing indie games made by Seattle and Pacific Northwest… Read More

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First peek inside PAX West: Giant game event opens in Seattle with heightened security

by Todd Bishop & Tim Ellis on August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 at 11:27 amComment

PAX West, the video game convention that brings tens of thousands of gaming fans to Seattle every summer, opened Friday morning with subtle signs of heightened security but no less… Read More

Amazon ends 20% video game pre-order discounts for Prime members, cuts back Twitch Prime benefits

by Tim Ellis on August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 at 3:14 pmComment

Amazon is changing the terms of its Prime benefits for video game pre-orders, replacing the 20 percent discount with a $10 Amazon promotional credit on “select title,” as first spotted… Read More

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TLDR: T-Mobile & Nokia’s $3.5B 5G alliance, Ofo shuts down in Seattle, Magic: The Gathering

by Starla Sampaco on July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 at 5:35 pmComment

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

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TLDR: New Xbox consoles, how to save money on housing, Nest doorbell cam captures unwelcome visitor

by Starla Sampaco on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 at 6:27 pmComment

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

Monkey do! Nintendo releases classic arcade version of ‘Donkey Kong’ for Switch

by Kurt Schlosser on June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 at 1:34 pmComment

Roll out the barrel, Nintendo is up for a barrel of fun with the release of the original “Donkey Kong” video game for Switch. The game is the classic version… Read More

Geared Up Podcast: The best games from E3

by Clare McGrane on June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 at 3:52 pmComment

E3, the biggest gaming convention in the U.S., started with a bang this week. Geared Up co-host Andru Edwards is down in Los Angeles for the show and on this… Read More

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Review: It’s a short, but interesting, walk around an abandoned space station in Fullbright’s ‘Tacoma’

by Thomas Wilde on June 7, 2018June 6, 2018 at 3:39 pmComment

The Fullbright Company, a Portland-based independent studio, was founded by several veterans of Irrational Games who worked on the “Minerva’s Den” DLC for Bioshock 2. Fullbright tends to make well-written,… Read More

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TLDR: Amazon shareholders meeting, Valve removes school shooting game, new Pokemon products

by Starla Sampaco on May 30, 2018July 13, 2018 at 4:10 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up for… Read More

‘It’s very David and Goliath’: Inside the growing effort to unionize video game developers

by Thomas Wilde on May 9, 2018July 13, 2018 at 4:11 pmComment

Jen MacLean, the newly appointed executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), hosted a round-table discussion at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 21 entitled… Read More

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State of play: Dell-commissioned survey shows a widening, diverse audience for video games in 2018

by Thomas Wilde on April 28, 2018April 28, 2018 at 4:45 amComment

We’ve known for a hot minute that the consumer demographics in the video game industry were A) changing rapidly, and B) already didn’t match the common stereotypes from past decades.… Read More

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Ready to return to Mars? Bungie reveals ‘Warmind,’ the new expansion for ‘Destiny 2’

by Thomas Wilde on April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 at 3:42 pmComment

Kirkland, Wash.-based video game developer Bungie took to its official Twitch channel Tuesday to reveal details about the forthcoming expansion for “Destiny 2, Warmind.” It features a new area to… Read More

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How to improve the SNES Classic’s lineup of games with an easy software hack

by Thomas Wilde on April 22, 2018April 21, 2018 at 8:34 am 9 Comments

As a general rule, any new media device will, within 24 hours of its release date, be hacked. Sometimes people will just want to figure out how to make the… Read More

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Seattle-based 8 Circuit Studios wants to build the Metaverse with the blockchain

by Thomas Wilde on April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 at 12:20 pm 2 Comments

Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel “Snow Crash” was set, in part, in a massive multiplayer virtual reality called the Metaverse, where people could use specialized visors and gloves to meet up and… Read More

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Three years later, Microsoft’s bet on Xbox One backward-compatible games is still paying off

by Thomas Wilde on April 15, 2018April 16, 2018 at 9:50 am 154 Comments

It has been nearly three years since Microsoft announced plans to make older Xbox games playable on Xbox One, and if there’s one area in which the company has pulled… Read More

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Game Review: Fight hot dogs and wink at the camera in Massive Monster’s ‘Adventure Pals’

by Thomas Wilde on April 14, 2018April 13, 2018 at 9:10 amComment

I wasn’t expecting The Adventure Pals to be this easy. It’s an independently-made game that draws a lot of its inspiration from the platformers of the 1980s and ’90s, and… Read More

‘Myst’ turns 25: Cyan Worlds celebrates seminal game with an anniversary Kickstarter

by Thomas Wilde on April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 at 10:39 amComment

Cyan Worlds, the game developer based outside of Spokane, Wash., launched a Kickstarter this week to mark the 25th anniversary of the release of its groundbreaking PC adventure game, Myst. It… Read More

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Indie game developer tinyBuild bulks up with $3.75M backing from new Makers Fund

by Thomas Wilde on April 7, 2018April 7, 2018 at 9:55 amComment

tinyBuild, the Bothell, Wash.-based independent developer and publisher behind such truly weird games as “No Time to Explain,” “Party Hard,” and “Punch Club,” announced this week that it’s one of 11… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Grapple with climate change via video games; Learn about blockchain in retail; and more

by Clare McGrane on April 4, 2018March 31, 2018 at 5:06 amComment

How can video games change the world for the better? That’s the question posed by Games For Our Future: Surviving Climate Change, a special event series being hosted by environmental… Read More

Death of the Steam Machine? Valve removes links to third-party consoles from Steam hardware tab

by Thomas Wilde on April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 at 7:37 pmComment

Valve has quietly removed links and references to Steam Machine game consoles from the hardware section and drop-down menu on the Steam site, raising new questions about the future of… Read More

Want to fight virtual zombies while riding in a real car? Apple aims to patent that idea

by Alan Boyle on March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 at 6:33 pmComment

Running over virtual zombies might seem like a strange way to fight motion sickness in a moving car, but that’s exactly what Apple is suggesting passengers do in patent applications… Read More

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‘I’m still a humble toymaker’: A chat with veteran indie RPG developer Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software

by Thomas Wilde on March 24, 2018March 21, 2018 at 3:45 pmComment

Jeff Vogel, indie game development’s self-declared “Crazy Old Uncle In the Attic,” has been a one-man production studio for computer RPGs since 1995, when his first game, Exile: Escape From… Read More

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‘Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ wins some, but inexplicably not all, Game Developers Choice Awards

by Thomas Wilde on March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 at 2:02 pmComment

Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild continued its industry-wide victory lap Wednesday night when it won the 18th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards honor for Game of… Read More

Wizards of the Coast wants you to stream ‘Magic: The Gathering Arena’ … responsibly

by Thomas Wilde on March 22, 2018March 21, 2018 at 5:04 pm1 Comment

Starting today, all participants in the Magic: The Gathering Arena closed beta will be able to create videos and stream content from the game, marking a new stage in the game’s development.… Read More

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Seattle born and raised, ‘Lode Runner Legacy’ is coming to the Nintendo Switch

by Thomas Wilde on March 18, 2018March 18, 2018 at 7:45 am 2 Comments

Tozai Games, the Seattle-area game developer, is bringing its action-puzzle game Lode Runner Legacy, the most recent installment in the long-running Lode Runner series, to the Nintendo Switch. When it… Read More

When technology was totally radical: Dream of the ’80s lives on inside working Seattle museum exhibit

by Kurt Schlosser on March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 at 7:18 am 2 Comments

The Living Computers: Museum + Labs is built around important pieces and time periods as they relate to the history of computing. But with a new exhibit opening this week,… Read More

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Why ‘Super Smash Bros.’ on the Nintendo Switch is a big deal

by Thomas Wilde on March 10, 2018March 11, 2018 at 8:26 am 7 Comments

Every month or two, Nintendo puts out the Direct, a self-produced video broadcast that details its upcoming releases and projects. The Direct is usually good for a bombshell revelation or… Read More

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Geek of the Week: Yi Yang’s love for video games taught him English, so he wrote a book about it

The Tim’s PAX Indie Game Awards

A tale of two Penny Arcade Expos, on my first time to the show

Seattle Indies Expo

First peek inside PAX West: Giant game event opens in Seattle with heightened security

Amazon ends 20% video game pre-order discounts for Prime members, cuts back Twitch Prime benefits

TLDR: T-Mobile & Nokia’s $3.5B 5G alliance, Ofo shuts down in Seattle, Magic: The Gathering

TLDR: New Xbox consoles, how to save money on housing, Nest doorbell cam captures unwelcome visitor

Monkey do! Nintendo releases classic arcade version of ‘Donkey Kong’ for Switch

Geared Up Podcast: The best games from E3

Review: It’s a short, but interesting, walk around an abandoned space station in Fullbright’s ‘Tacoma’

TLDR: Amazon shareholders meeting, Valve removes school shooting game, new Pokemon products

‘It’s very David and Goliath’: Inside the growing effort to unionize video game developers

State of play: Dell-commissioned survey shows a widening, diverse audience for video games in 2018

Ready to return to Mars? Bungie reveals ‘Warmind,’ the new expansion for ‘Destiny 2’

How to improve the SNES Classic’s lineup of games with an easy software hack

Seattle-based 8 Circuit Studios wants to build the Metaverse with the blockchain

Three years later, Microsoft’s bet on Xbox One backward-compatible games is still paying off

Game Review: Fight hot dogs and wink at the camera in Massive Monster’s ‘Adventure Pals’

‘Myst’ turns 25: Cyan Worlds celebrates seminal game with an anniversary Kickstarter

Indie game developer tinyBuild bulks up with $3.75M backing from new Makers Fund

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Grapple with climate change via video games; Learn about blockchain in retail; and more

Death of the Steam Machine? Valve removes links to third-party consoles from Steam hardware tab

Want to fight virtual zombies while riding in a real car? Apple aims to patent that idea

‘I’m still a humble toymaker’: A chat with veteran indie RPG developer Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software

‘Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ wins some, but inexplicably not all, Game Developers Choice Awards

Wizards of the Coast wants you to stream ‘Magic: The Gathering Arena’ … responsibly

Seattle born and raised, ‘Lode Runner Legacy’ is coming to the Nintendo Switch

When technology was totally radical: Dream of the ’80s lives on inside working Seattle museum exhibit

Wonder Women – Best Practices from Puget Sound’s Top Women in Business

Startup Grind Seattle Host Jesse Proudman CEO Founder Strix Leviathan

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