Articles about Video Games

Amazon puts Luna gaming service inside its Prime Video app, hoping people finally notice

Amazon’s cloud gaming service will now be available in a tab inside the Prime Video app for Fire TV users in the U.S. and U.K. The company’s gaming chief says one of Luna’s biggest challenges is that Prime members don’t know it’s included with their membership. Read More

8-bit ‘Jimothy’: Viral sensation raids trash cans, eludes paparazzi in Seattle creator’s video game

Jimothy, the short-spined Seattle raccoon, has become a global sensation whose likeness has been immortalized in artwork, clothing, songs and tattoos — and now a video game created in the creature’s hometown. Read More

Why the video game industry may be sliding toward its next big crash

Commentary: The last couple of weeks have served as a capstone to what’s become a bad few years for the international video game industry. Now it appears the larger sector is headed directly into some significant crash, as several unsustainable practices all seem to be approaching a crisis point at once. Read More

Xbox at a crossroads: 25 years later, Microsoft is done playing around

Microsoft is pressing its Xbox business for growth and stronger profits after 25 years of losses and thin margins. Here’s the math and the strategy behind the reset, with Xbox layoffs expected as soon as next week. Read More

Filing: Sony cuts 292 jobs at Bungie in Bellevue following end of ‘Destiny 2’ development

Bungie, the Bellevue, Wash.-based creator of the Halo and Destiny video game franchises, was hit by new round of layoffs Wednesday as the Sony-owned studio undergoes a reorganization following the end of development on its long-running online shooter Destiny 2. Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Xbox: ‘We have to turn this into a sustainable business’

Microsoft has spent years subsidizing Xbox rather than profiting from it, CEO Satya Nadella acknowledged this week, as he addressed… Read More

Remaster specialist Nightdive takes on classic stealth game ‘Thief: The Dark Project’

Vancouver, Wash.-based Nightdive Studios, known for remastering out-of-print PC classics, announced at the PC Gaming Show that its next project is “Thief: The Dark Project,” the influential 1998 stealth game. The remaster is set for release this winter on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and PC. Read More

Xbox Showcase 2026: New CEO’s first broadcast shows off ‘Gears of War,’ ‘Halo,’ ‘Spyro’ and more

New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma’s first Xbox Games Showcase centered on upcoming releases and a return to console exclusives. Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution were confirmed as Xbox console exclusives, alongside release dates for Fable and Halo: Campaign Evolved and a new look at Seattle-based Undead Labs’ State of Decay 3. Read More

What’s next for Bungie? Rumored layoffs and end of ‘Destiny 2’ updates raise questions about studio’s future

Bungie announced it will end development on Destiny 2 with a final update on June 9. Bloomberg reports the studio plans significant layoffs, raising questions about the future of the Bellevue, Wash.-based studio amid broader cost-cutting by Sony. Read More

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8-bit ‘Jimothy’: Viral sensation raids trash cans, eludes paparazzi in Seattle creator’s video game

Why the video game industry may be sliding toward its next big crash

Xbox at a crossroads: 25 years later, Microsoft is done playing around

Filing: Sony cuts 292 jobs at Bungie in Bellevue following end of ‘Destiny 2’ development

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Xbox: ‘We have to turn this into a sustainable business’

Remaster specialist Nightdive takes on classic stealth game ‘Thief: The Dark Project’

Xbox Showcase 2026: New CEO’s first broadcast shows off ‘Gears of War,’ ‘Halo,’ ‘Spyro’ and more

What’s next for Bungie? Rumored layoffs and end of ‘Destiny 2’ updates raise questions about studio’s future

Bungie scores an unexpected success with ‘Marathon’ revival

Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot: Another setback for the gaming press?

From stress relief to self-discovery: UW researchers reveal the deeper impact of video games

Amazon unveils revamped Luna cloud gaming platform with new focus on party games

Software vet Kevin Marcus’ family joins in his latest startup adventure with new indie game studio

Nintendo’s popular new ‘Mario Kart’ cow draws a protest letter from PETA

Nintendo’s Switch 2 arrives, with long lines in Seattle and beyond for new video game console

Vancouver game studio Phoenix Labs lays off ‘majority’ of employees

Entrepreneur Rand Fishkin’s latest venture: A new Seattle video game studio

Seattle indie game studio Starform raises $6M to bolster aerial combat sim ‘Metalstorm’

Amazon’s new Prime Video animated series will feature stories set in 15 video game worlds

Air hockey, kraken tentacles, and laser rhythm: Inside new virtual-reality entertainment venue Mirra

Seattle indie game studio Galvanic Games is shutting down

Atari buys ‘Totally Reliable Delivery Service’ from Seattle-area publisher tinyBuild

Former Bungie directors lead new unit within Seattle-area game studio ProbablyMonsters

‘Tomb Raider’ escape-room-style immersive attraction coming to downtown Seattle

Console wars aren’t over yet — but Xbox is shifting its strategy against Sony and Nintendo

Seattle game studio Threshold Games shuts down

Seattle-area game developer Hidden Path Entertainment lays off 44 workers

How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played

The potential next big investment opportunity in gaming