The state of video games: Big releases, bigger layoffs, and an imminent crisis point 2023 has been one of the best years in recent memory if you’re a fan of video games. The release… Read More
A list of 20 interesting and weird indie games developed in the Pacific Northwest Every fall in Washington state, hobby designers, garage developers, and eccentric tinkerers get together to show off their independently-produced video… Read More
Seattle game dev Harebrained Schemes ‘parts ways’ with owner Paradox Interactive Seattle-based game studio Harebrained Schemes has entered into a “mutual agreement” to separate from its owner Paradox Interactive. On Jan.… Read More
‘Six Days in Fallujah’ game, developed in Seattle, recreates paranoia of urban conflict zones The first couple of times I tried to play Six Days in Fallujah, I wasn’t sure what I was doing… Read More
Unity’s Marc Whitten shares apology note following backlash to controversial licensing policies After more than a week of controversy, Unity Technologies posted an apology letter to its community and promised to undo… Read More
Major leak reveals Microsoft’s Xbox plans for 2024 and beyond In a major leak, Microsoft has accidentally disclosed many of its past, present, and future plans for its gaming division,… Read More
Seattle-area game studio collective ProbablyMonsters lays off employees ProbablyMonsters, the Bellevue, Wash.-based studio collective that raised a $200 million Series A funding round in 2021, has laid off… Read More
Here’s why so many video game developers are suddenly abandoning the Unity engine In the wake of a controversial policy change by game engine developer Unity, dozens of small independent video game studios… Read More
‘Pacific Drive’ and ‘Spirit Swap’ are highlights from the Pacific NW’s game developer scene at PAX Earlier this month, PAX West 2023 was well attended by an international cast of game developers and publishers. And as… Read More
Report from the PAX floor in Seattle: Independent game developers define this year’s show To some extent, the Penny Arcade Expo, as a video game show, was defined by who wasn’t there. Nintendo was… Read More
Review in progress: ‘Starfield’ takes the ‘Skyrim’ formula out into the universe I’ve spent roughly 20 hours on Starfield at the time of this review, which is nowhere near enough to feel… Read More
Microsoft’s shutdown of Xbox 360 storefront is another blow to video game preservation It’s the end of an era. Seven years after it discontinued production for the Xbox 360 video game console, Microsoft… Read More
How an indie studio in Washington state helped revive the 1994 hit ‘System Shock’ Stephen Kick is having a decent year so far. In May, Kick’s company Nightdive Studios, headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., finally… Read More
Slice of gamer life: Xbox cooks up pizza-scented controller for ‘Mutant Ninja Turtles’ fans Recognizing that nothing goes better together than pizza and video games, Xbox has designed a pizza-scented wireless video game controller… Read More
Researchers find 87% of U.S. classic video games are out of print and ‘critically endangered’ A new study found that the vast majority of video games with a physical release in the U.S. are out… Read More
Electronic Arts partners with Marvel for new video game studio in Seattle The next big Marvel Comics video game is being made in Seattle. Electronic Arts (EA) revealed Monday that it’s opened… Read More
Nintendo announces new ‘Super Mario Bros.’ & ‘Pikmin’ games for Switch In its latest Nintendo Direct virtual presentation on Wednesday morning, Nintendo announced a number of upcoming video games, including the… Read More
Seattle studio shows off game ‘Pacific Drive’ in a post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest In Ironwood Studios’ debut video game Pacific Drive, an unknown phenomena has transformed a big part of the Pacific Northwest… Read More
Amazon Games’ latest publishing partnership is with NCSOFT for ‘Throne and Liberty’ The next release from Amazon Games’ publishing arm is a new massively-multiplayer online title from the developer behind Lineage, AION,… Read More
Analysis: Microsoft’s regulatory concessions in Activision deal may tamper Xbox ecosystem growth Microsoft may end up controlling a shocking amount of the most popular, beloved video game franchises in modern media if… Read More
Amazon bolsters its gaming lineup with new ‘Lord of the Rings’ MMO A new Lord of the Rings massively-multiplayer online game is in production at Amazon Games, made in partnership with Swedish… Read More
Chinese tech giant NetEase plans new game development studio based in Seattle Chinese technology company NetEase announced this week that it plans to open a new game development studio in Seattle called… Read More
This 24-year-old entrepreneur wants to build the ‘first mainstream Web3 game’ A lot of Web3 video games have built their systems around the sale and trade of NFTs. Castaways, on the… Read More
23 video games debuting this year with ties to the Pacific Northwest After the production delays and supply disruptions of the last few years, 2023 is where the games industry is set… Read More
After break-in, Seattle-area video game store is back in business within a week Early on the morning of Jan. 14, two thieves hit four separate retail outlets in Kent, Wash., by backing a… Read More
Despite break-ins, gaming store mainstay Pink Gorilla is growing in Seattle Pink Gorilla had a lot of issues with burglaries and break-ins last year, but the oldest retro/import games store in… Read More
Wizards of the Coast cancels multiple video game projects Renton, Wash.-based Wizards of the Coast has canceled at least five unnamed video game projects, according to a report from… Read More
Gaming in 2023: What to expect from Microsoft, Sony, Amazon, Valve, Nintendo, and others This year started slow in the video game industry, due to a combination of pandemic slowdowns and highly-anticipated titles such… Read More
Video game fans, be Calm: Xbox partners with relaxation app to offer immersive soundscapes If you use video games to relax or relieve stress, a new collaboration between Microsoft Xbox and Calm, a leading… Read More
Microsoft raising base price of first-party Xbox games from $60 to $70 Microsoft plans to increase the base price for some of its first-party, internally-produced video games in 2023. Xbox’s first three… Read More
