Articles about Video Games – Page 6 of 19

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

Jen MacLean, the newly appointed executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), hosted a round-table discussion at the… Read More

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op8EIkYJPlg We’ve known for a hot minute that the consumer demographics in the video game industry were A) changing rapidly,… Read More

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

Kirkland, Wash.-based video game developer Bungie took to its official Twitch channel Tuesday to reveal details about the forthcoming expansion… Read More

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

As a general rule, any new media device will, within 24 hours of its release date, be hacked. Sometimes people… Read More

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

Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel “Snow Crash” was set, in part, in a massive multiplayer virtual reality called the Metaverse, where people… Read More

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

It has been nearly three years since Microsoft announced plans to make older Xbox games playable on Xbox One, and… Read More

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

I wasn’t expecting The Adventure Pals to be this easy. It’s an independently-made game that draws a lot of its… Read More

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

Cyan Worlds, the game developer based outside of Spokane, Wash., launched a Kickstarter this week to mark the 25th anniversary… Read More

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

tinyBuild, the Bothell, Wash.-based independent developer and publisher behind such truly weird games as “No Time to Explain,” “Party Hard,” and… Read More

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

How can video games change the world for the better? That’s the question posed by Games For Our Future: Surviving… Read More

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

Valve has quietly removed links and references to Steam Machine game consoles from the hardware section and drop-down menu on… Read More

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

Running over virtual zombies might seem like a strange way to fight motion sickness in a moving car, but that’s… Read More

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

Jeff Vogel, indie game development’s self-declared “Crazy Old Uncle In the Attic,” has been a one-man production studio for computer… Read More

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

Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild continued its industry-wide victory lap Wednesday night when it won the… Read More

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

Starting today, all participants in the Magic: The Gathering Arena closed beta will be able to create videos and stream content from… Read More

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

Tozai Games, the Seattle-area game developer, is bringing its action-puzzle game Lode Runner Legacy, the most recent installment in the… Read More

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

The Living Computers: Museum + Labs is built around important pieces and time periods as they relate to the history… Read More

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

Every month or two, Nintendo puts out the Direct, a self-produced video broadcast that details its upcoming releases and projects.… Read More

Ponder identity, search for meaning, and fight karate robots in ‘The Fall, Part 2: Unbound’

When someone says “adventure game,” it can cover a lot of ground. There’s probably no other genre that’s evolved as… Read More

How soap bubbles inspired the unique puzzle game mechanic in Tiny Bubbles

Stuart Denman’s grandfather was a metallurgist for the Manhattan Project. While looking at molten metals under a microscope, he noticed… Read More

Indie survival game ‘The Flame in the Flood’ finds new life on Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch may be the most indie-friendly game console the company has ever released. Every week more and more indie… Read More

Sony sells 5.9M PS4 consoles worldwide during holidays, tops 73M units to date

Sony says it sold 5.9 million PlayStation 4 game consoles during the holiday shopping season, bringing the total installed base… Read More

My holiday gamble: Can video games help shift my daughter’s view of technology?

After Christmases dominated by all manner of crafty and conventionally-girlie gifts — paint sets, a sewing machine, an American Girl… Read More

Meet the Seattle composer who scored the latest ‘Call of Duty’ blockbuster video game

A video game changed the life of Wilbert Roget, II. Roget was raised in Philadelphia, and began receiving classical piano… Read More

Closure of Runic Games puts another dent in Seattle’s video game scene

The closure of Runic Games, the Seattle-based video-game studio that created the popular dungeon crawlers Torchlight and Torchlight II, is… Read More

‘Halo Wars 2’ shoots for a Grammy, and composers score with music made for video games

It’s safe to say, film fans, that a large part of the enjoyment derived from watching movies comes from listening… Read More

45 years after first-ever gaming tournament, Seattle museum hosts vintage Spacewar! Olympics

Modern video game competition has become a huge money maker, with pro players and teams battling in different e-sports and… Read More

‘Fake news’ video game HEADLINER lets players destroy society with propaganda

I can’t decide if I like HEADLINER or not. It’s an addictive game — when I sat down to try it… Read More

Ninety shoppers were waiting outside to buy the SNES Classic Edition at the Target in downtown Seattle, Wash., at 6:50 this morning. (Photo by Tim Ellis)

Super NES Classic Edition sells out quickly despite heavy launch shipments

This morning’s launch of Nintendo’s latest retro mini-console, the Super NES Classic Edition, was a lot less frustrating for gamers… Read More

PAX West in retrospect: The most exciting and surprising indie games

Now that I’ve had plenty of time to recover from four solid days of PAX West over Labor Day weekend… Read More