‘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
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
PAX Panel: eSports has a mental health problem, and the entire industry needs to team up to fix it Top eSports stars may not end their battles with the same bumps, bruises and breaks as other top-level athletes do,… Read More
Geek of the Week: Ty Taylor solved the puzzle and found success with his indie video games The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild sounds like an organization where scientists might gather to stare into telescopes. In fact, Quantum is… Read More
Nintendo announces Super NES Classic Edition with surprise ‘Star Fox’ sequel, coming in September Rumors that Nintendo would release a Super NES follow-up to its successful NES Classic Edition have been circulating for months,… Read More
Seattle Police end use of Twitch video game channel after controversy over shooting discussion The Seattle Police Department is ending its use of the Twitch online video game streaming service as a form of… Read More
Hey, parents: Don’t worry if your kids love competitive video games, says former NBA star Many parents have serious trepidation when it comes to video games, fearing that the content will lead to violent impulses, inactivity… Read More
Can’t wait for Super Mario Odyssey? Play 5 games that let you possess enemies and other characters Perhaps the most intriguing thing revealed in Nintendo’s E3 presentation on Tuesday was Mario’s new possession ability in the upcoming… Read More
Xbox One X vs. Nintendo Switch: 2017’s new gaming consoles couldn’t be more different What’s the key to the gaming crown, pushing more pixels or enabling unique experiences? With Sunday’s unveiling of the Xbox… Read More
Podcast Geared Up: Microsoft’s Xbox One X is powerful, but is it worth the big price tag? The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, is in full swing this week. It’s as one of the biggest… Read More
Four new Video Game Hall of Fame inductees shaped the gaming industry and pop culture The World Video Game Hall of Fame announced a new class of inductees on Thursday, and the titles are sure to… Read More
Mozak turns brain cell mapping into video game, thanks to UW and Allen Institute A game called Mozak is turning thousands of Internet users into “tracers” who help neuroscientists map out the tangled circuitry of brain… Read More
U.S. Supreme Court set to hear arguments in decade-old Xbox 360 scratched-disc case The U.S. Supreme Court is planning to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Xbox 360 users against Microsoft over scratched… Read More
Twitch announces new desktop app that builds upon community hub Curse Twitch is continuing its push into social media, announcing Thursday that it will rebrand the Curse app, a communication hub… Read More
Twitch ‘Pulse’ adds Facebook-like social media tool to streaming giant’s front page Twitch just got a lot more social. On Monday, the Amazon-owned video-game streaming company rolled out a new social media tool… Read More
Meet President Obama’s former video game guru, now helping shape Seattle’s tech education efforts For Mark DeLoura, returning to Seattle after two years working for the White House was a blast from the past.… Read More
European Commission launches probe into Valve, other game publishers for alleged geo-blocking The European Commission is targeting Bellevue, Wash.-based video game company Valve in a new antitrust probe, officials announced Thursday. The… Read More
Are video games better than sex for relieving stress? Study says yes, for some men People are stressed. Unwinding, however, can be as easy as turning on your Xbox. In fact, gaming has become so… Read More
Wahoo! A Nintendo world is coming to Universal Studios If all you’ve dreamed about since plugging in your first N64 cartridge is attending an IRL Mario Party or smoking… Read More
Nintendo’s new NES Classic mini-console sells out instantly everywhere Hoping to get your hands on Nintendo’s latest “new” gaming system, the NES Classic Edition? Good luck. This morning the system was released to retail and sold out nearly instantly everywhere… Read More
Reflections of a 50-ish gamer: How I rediscovered video games, and what I learned in the process I thought my video gaming days were over. Most of the arcades were gone, and those that still existed were… Read More
Twitch will soon announce its ‘first deep product integration’ with Amazon SAN FRANCISCO — The fruits of Amazon’s Twitch acquisition will be front-and-center later this month at TwitchCon. Twitch CEO Emmett… Read More
PAX West concludes with a real-life version of ‘The Wizard’ in Seattle It’s going to be tough for the organizers of PAX to out-do themselves after this. For the big finale of… Read More
Great indie games you missed while standing in line at PAX West 2016 Even with four days to take it all in, it’s impossible to experience everything that PAX West has to offer.… Read More
Seahawks Richard Sherman & Bobby Wagner talk video games, geekiness and trash at PAX Seahawks defenders Richard Sherman and Bobby Wagner were on hand at PAX West this weekend. In between their time spent… Read More
Virtual reality abounds at PAX as giant game event opens in Seattle Virtual reality has officially arrived, if the convention floor at PAX West is any indication. VR experiences are seemingly around every… Read More
Winning the Kickstarter game: Behind the scenes at Harebrained Schemes, and a BattleTech sneak peek Jordan Weisman and Mitch Gitelman have been making games for a long time. But in a rapidly changing landscape, the… Read More
This stretchy touchpad lets you play the piano – or Angry Birds – on your arm If you see gamers poking at their forearms to play Angry Birds on the bus in the year 2020, remember… Read More
Generation App: Why Twitch is ‘magical’ for millions of streamers and viewers For people who don’t play or watch video games, it can be difficult to conceptualize just how powerful Twitch is. But… Read More
