Games – Page 14 of 69

AOC returns to Twitch, playing more ‘Among Us’ with Jagmeet Singh, xQc, DisguisedToast, and more

U.S. Rep. Alexandria “AOC” Ocasio-Cortez returned to Twitch on Friday night for a 5-and-a-half-hour broadcast, where she played the interactive… Read More

Holiday gaming gift guide: What to know about the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch

This is the first holiday season for the ninth generation of video game consoles, as the PlayStation 5 and Xbox… Read More

Suit targets Nintendo over Switch ‘Joy-Con drift,’ seeks damages for U.S. kids who bought console

A proposed class action lawsuit against Nintendo of America, filed on behalf of all Switch owners in the U.S. below… Read More

Former Z2 employees raise $3.3M for new Seattle game development studio Lightfox Games

A group of gaming industry vets just raised $3.2 million for a new Seattle studio called Lightfox Games. Founded last… Read More

PNW gaming community highlighted at Game Awards; ‘Ghost of Tsushima,’ ‘Among Us’ nominated

Several games from the Pacific Northwest’s development community are among the major nominees at the 2020 Game Awards, an annual… Read More

Twitch sets audience record in October as pandemic continues to fuel livestreaming growth

Pandemic life continues to spur the livestreaming audience to new heights, with Twitch setting an all-time audience record in October,… Read More

‘Halo Infinite’ developer hints at a ‘high-level update’ coming soon for delayed game

The Xbox Series X made an impressive debut last week, but its biggest launch title is still missing in action.… Read More

Series X launch is ‘largest in Xbox history’ as Microsoft tries to meet demand

Microsoft this week had its largest Xbox launch ever. After debuting on Tuesday, the Series X (XSX) and all-digital counterpart… Read More

ACCO Brands will pay $340M to acquire Seattle-area game controller company PowerA

ACCO, the publicly-traded corporation behind brands such as Swingline, Mead, Five Star, and Texta, has agreed to acquire Woodinville, Wash.-based… Read More

Xbox Series X/S review: Microsoft’s new console is a big step forward, but not a leap

Microsoft has learned a lot in the past few years, and it’s put much of that into the new Xbox… Read More

Nintendo sells 6.86M more Switch consoles and eclipses lifetime sales of classic NES

Nintendo reported another blockbuster quarter for the sale of its Switch video game console, moving 6.86 million units between July… Read More

Why Valve’s Gabe Newell arranged to have a garden gnome launched into orbit

Gabe Newell, president of Bellevue-based Valve Software, announced this morning that he’s having a garden gnome fired into space for… Read More

Rescheduling the Playdate: Portland company sets 2021 release for unique handheld game device

Panic has announced new plans for the debut of its retro-styled, Pacific Northwest-developed portable gaming device, the Playdate, after COVID-related… Read More

Unboxing Microsoft’s new Xbox consoles: A low-key look for a heavyweight performance

The first thing I saw when I opened the boxes for the Xbox Series X and S was a command.… Read More

Follow-up: After AOC’s Twitch stream, ‘Among Us’ hit with massive pro-Trump spam attack

Among Us, the viral hit PC and mobile murder mystery game, has come under attack from a particularly vicious spambot.… Read More

AOC helps set Twitch record for ‘Among Us,’ the viral game developed by a tiny Seattle-area studio

As part of a plan to encourage voting in the November election, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went live on… Read More

Wizards of the Coast in court: ‘Dragonlance’ authors file suit over rights to classic ‘D&D’ franchise

Two of the authors who created the iconic Dragonlance setting for Dungeons & Dragons are taking Wizards of the Coast… Read More

Here’s why Amazon pulled the plug on its first big budget video game ‘Crucible’ shortly after launch

Amazon Game Studios and Relentless Studios’ online third-person shooter Crucible will be taken offline. An entry labeled as a “final… Read More

Microsoft’s Apple workaround: How Xbox could bring Project xCloud to iOS via the web in 2021

Microsoft is working on a browser-based edition of its cloud gaming service Project xCloud, according to multiple reports. Business Insider… Read More

GameStop and Microsoft team up to sell Xbox All Access at more than 5K GameStop retail locations

GameStop announced today a multi-year strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft. Under the terms of the deal, GameStop is now an… Read More

Valve debuts ‘Chat Filtering’ feature on Steam — but why did it wait this long to do it?

You may have missed it, as this has been an unusually crazy news cycle even for this year, but Valve… Read More

Streaming report: Twitch inherits Mixer’s streamers, now has 91% of all content produced

Microsoft abruptly shutting down Mixer back in June has ended up as a boon for Amazon’s Twitch platform. That’s according… Read More

Minecraft’s Steve and Alex coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in Nintendo-Microsoft crossover

The next downloadable character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be the protagonist from Microsoft’s Minecraft, Nintendo announced Thursday morning.… Read More

Analysis: Amazon makes another bid for relevance in the games industry with Luna streaming service

Amazon announced Thursday, with a strange lack of ceremony, that it’s making an attempt to break into the cloud-based gaming… Read More

Analysis: Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda is a massive disruption for the video game industry

Microsoft started its working week by announcing that it intends to purchase ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks,… Read More

Microsoft to acquire Elder Scrolls, Fallout, other hit games in $7.5B deal for Bethesda Softworks parent

Microsoft will pay $7.5 billion to acquire the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, the company behind The Elder Scrolls, Fallout,… Read More

Nintendo 3DS, 2011-2020: Its strange life, quiet death, and the potential end of a mobile gaming dynasty

Nintendo confirmed this week that it has discontinued production on all current models of the 3DS family of portable gaming… Read More

Next-gen console analysis: Sony to challenge Microsoft with higher prices, more exclusive games

The next generation of game consoles came into sharper focus this week as Sony officially announced the launch date and… Read More

‘Myst’ in VR: Classic game to get a modern reboot with virtual reality debut on Oculus Quest

The original Myst was the #1 best-selling video game in the world from 1993 to 2002, a “killer app” that… Read More

Interview: How Penny Arcade took PAX online, and what it means for the future of the popular event

The Penny Arcade Expo, better known as PAX, has become a major fan convention and games industry event since starting… Read More