Games – Page 26 of 69

Master Chief comes to TV: Showtime and Amblin team up to make Microsoft’s ‘Halo’ into new series

Like a lot of things that were popular in the 2000s, Microsoft and 343 Industries’s Halo franchise was optioned for… Read More

Richard Sherman snags an early copy of ‘Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy’ for Xbox One

Richard Sherman may have left Seattle and the Seahawks for San Francisco and the 49ers, but at least he’s still… Read More

Microsoft and Razer reportedly adding mouse and keyboard support for Xbox One

Gamers may soon be able to use a mouse and keyboard with their Xbox One console. That’s according to a… Read More

Changing seasons create new driving challenges around the world in Microsoft’s ‘Forza Horizon 4’

The Forza series of racing games goes back to 2005 and the original Xbox, where the original Forza Motorsport served… Read More

TLDR:Microsoft responds to separation of families at the border, Alexa targets hotels, GameStop’s potential buyout

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

GameStop in talks for potential buyout as video game sales move to digital

Video game retailer GameStop confirmed Tuesday that it is in “exploratory discussions with third parties regarding a potential transaction” following… Read More

TLDR: Video game addiction, Ofo on naked bike riding, Echo Look review & unboxing

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Monkey do! Nintendo releases classic arcade version of ‘Donkey Kong’ for Switch

Roll out the barrel, Nintendo is up for a barrel of fun with the release of the original “Donkey Kong”… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up Podcast: The best games from E3

E3, the biggest gaming convention in the U.S., started with a bang this week. Geared Up co-host Andru Edwards is… Read More

TLDR: Seattle repeals ‘Amazon Tax,’ AT&T and Time Warner deal approved, the biggest games at E3

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

E3 2018: Is this Nintendo’s next ‘Smash’ hit?

LOS ANGELES — At this year’s E3, Nintendo is coming in healthy. The Switch is selling like gangbusters; Nintendo still… Read More

Fortnite arrives on the Nintendo Switch today; Super Mario Party and Super Smash Bros later this year

Fortnite has arrived on Nintendo Switch. The mega-popular battle royale game is launching on Nintendo’s newest console today at 10… Read More

E3 2018: Sony gets out of the way and lets the games do the talking

LOS ANGELES ― If you’d told me last week that one of the big moments of this year’s E3 would… Read More

E3 2018 Analysis: Microsoft’s Xbox One still faces an uphill climb vs. Sony and Nintendo

COMMENTARY: The Xbox One, it must be said, is doing OK. Microsoft hasn’t released official sales numbers since 2014, but… Read More

Microsoft reveals it’s working on new Xbox consoles, doubling down on game hardware

Engineers at Microsoft are currently working the next version of the company’s Xbox console. Speaking on stage during Microsoft’s keynote… Read More

Microsoft acquires four game studios, including Forza maker Playground Games, and creates ‘The Initiative’

Microsoft announced four new acquisitions and the creation of a new studio during the company’s keynote at E3, bolstering its… Read More

Master Chief returns: Microsoft reveals ‘Halo Infinite’ for Xbox and PC during E3 keynote

Master Chief is back. Microsoft teased a new Halo game at the beginning of its keynote at E3, the big… Read More

Review: It’s a short, but interesting, walk around an abandoned space station in Fullbright’s ‘Tacoma’

The Fullbright Company, a Portland-based independent studio, was founded by several veterans of Irrational Games who worked on the “Minerva’s… Read More

Valve will stop removing controversial games on Steam unless they are ‘illegal or straight up trolling’

Valve will no longer remove games from its Steam game marketplace unless they are “illegal, or straight up trolling,” according… Read More

Review: Take your best shot, but Harebrained’s ‘BattleTech’ is a punishingly difficult strategy game

I can’t speak to how faithful a replication BattleTech is of the franchise it’s based on. It was made by… Read More

Destiny maker Bungie raises $100M from China’s NetEase to build new games

Bungie has reeled in a $100 million investment from Chinese gaming publisher NetEase, a key partnership that gives the company… Read More

Paradox Interactive to pay $7.5M for indie studio Harebrained Schemes, makers of ‘BattleTech’

Paradox Interactive, the Stockholm-based video game publisher known for its lineup of “grand strategy” games, announced Tuesday that it’s entered… Read More

High noon in the asteroid belt: Bungie’s ‘Destiny 2’ goes space Western with ‘Forsaken’ expansion

One week in advance of this year’s E3 Expo in Los Angeles, Bungie fired up its Twitch channel Tuesday morning for… Read More

TLDR: Microsoft agrees to buy GitHub, tech for women’s safety, Alexa & Google Assistant coming to Xbox

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

Signs point to Fortnite heading to Nintendo Switch in potential match of gaming crazes

The hottest game in the world and trendiest console appear to be on a collision course. There’s mounting evidence that… Read More

Seattle indie games legend Jeff Vogel takes to Kickstarter for his newest project, ‘Queen’s Wish’

Back in March, we had a talk with Jeff Vogel, the Seattle-based developer who, working almost solo, has been putting… Read More

TLDR: Amazon shareholders meeting, Valve removes school shooting game, new Pokemon products

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

Gotta catch ’em all: New Pokémon games and a Poké Ball controller coming to Nintendo Switch

The Pokémon Co. and Nintendo showed a new slate of Pokémon products for the smash hit Nintendo Switch console, including… Read More

Valve removes controversial school shooting game and denounces developer as ‘troll with history of customer abuse’

Valve Software removed a game that simulated school shootings, following a nationwide outcry to ban the title, and slammed the… Read More

Valve criticized for allowing distribution of game that simulates school shootings on Steam platform

Update, Tuesday evening May 29: Valve removes controversial school shooting game and denounces developer as ‘troll with history of customer… Read More