Games – Page 28 of 69

Going back to the beginning: ‘Magic: The Gathering’ marks 25th birthday with Dominaria

August 5th, 2018, will mark the 25th anniversary of Magic: The Gathering. First published in 1993 by the Renton-based company… Read More

Amazon GameOn cloud service enables in-game competitions, with prizes fulfilled by the tech giant

Amazon has a new set of tools for game developers that lets them build in-game competitions, with prizes that can… 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

Valve moves The International to Vancouver, B.C., as Seattle loses huge esports event

Update, March 19: Valve provided this statement to GeekWire: “Rogers Arena is a great venue, Vancouver is a great city,… Read More

Microsoft aims to woo game developers with new cloud gaming division

Microsoft has established a new gaming cloud division, giving the tech giant another way to stand out in its quest… Read More

Drake plays Fortnite, breaks Twitch streaming record with 600K concurrent viewers

Drake helped create a moment of game streaming history on Wednesday night. The world famous rapper joined top streamer Ninja… Read More

Amazon-owned Twitch offering collection of free games for Prime members

Twitch said it will offer a slate of free games monthly to members of Amazon Prime, adding another benefit to… Read More

Xbox co-creator Ed Fries on Seattle’s status as a gaming hub, Nintendo Switch’s success, and more

Ed Fries calls himself a “proud parent” of Microsoft’s Xbox, but he’s also played an important role in nurturing the… Read More

Giant new ‘Duke’ controller, revived for Xbox One, shows importance of ‘not giving up on a cool idea’

A new version of the gigantic original Xbox controller, nicknamed “the Duke,” is slated for release for the Xbox One… 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

Review: Constant hard choices as time-traveling mechs take on giant insects in ‘Into the Breach’

There are a lot of games on the market that, as part of their narrative, present you with hard choices.… Read More

Harebrained Schemes gears up for ‘BattleTech’ revival with launch of pre-orders

Seattle-based game developer Harebrained Schemes has launched pre-orders for its upcoming PC game BattleTech, reviving a famous science fiction franchise that… 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

Pluto VR launches virtual reality communication app on Valve’s Steam gaming marketplace

Seattle startup Pluto VR has launched its first product. The company focuses on applications for people to communicate within virtual reality, and… Read More

Nightfall in Bellevue: Destiny 2 update will bring scoring changes to popular online game

Bellevue, Wash.-based game developer Bungie has made a reputation for itself over the last couple of decades by, well, taking… Read More

Cerebrawl: The inside story of Seattle’s own hyperkinetic, tag-match fighting game

For the last twenty years, the Marvel vs. Capcom series has been (in)famous among fighting-game fans. It’s a franchise that… Read More

Preview: ‘Slay the Spire’ is a painful mashup of genres — and that’s not a bad thing

“Slay the Spire” is a game for masochists. That isn’t a criticism or complaint. It’s just the nature of the… Read More

Microsoft acquires Seattle startup PlayFab to bolster cloud offerings for game developers

Microsoft said it has acquired Seattle gaming startup PlayFab, in a bid to strengthen its position in the more than… 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

Show us the money: Understanding the in-game economy of ‘Magic: The Gathering Arena’

Wizards of the Coast in Renton, Wash., has been a cornerstone of the American games market since the debut of… Read More

Microsoft beefs up value of ‘Game Pass’ subscription, will include exclusive titles like Halo on launch day

Microsoft just made its Xbox game subscription offering a bit more enticing. The tech giant today announced that it is… Read More

This is out of controller: Nintendo’s Labo uses DIY cardboard kits to Switch things up a bit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=2UmRhLA3Qzk Well, we didn’t see that one coming. Nintendo today followed up on a tease of a “new interactive experience”… 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

Kirby Star Allies will be released for the Nintendo Switch on March 16

Nintendo races into 2018 with new titles, remastered ports, and game updates

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/949400851126325254 Nintendo is not slowing down. After teasing fans throughout the past week with a series of enigmatic tweets, this… 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

Nintendo: Switch is fastest-selling game console ever in U.S., with 4.8M units sold in 10 months

No home video game console has sold more units in the U.S. in its first 10 months than the Nintendo… Read More

Amazon Echo Buttons review: Fleeting moments of fun, spoiled by glitches and a thin launch lineup

Updated below with details on additional games and user experience updates from Amazon. Wait a couple months before getting Amazon’s… Read More

New viral hit game ‘PUBG’ sells 1M copies in 48 hours on Xbox One, but technical issues disrupt amazing concept

There is a ton of fervor for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on Xbox, but the actual gaming experience thus far has been disappointing… Read More

Preview: ‘AirMech: Wastelands’ from Carbon Games is an impressive collision of genres

If you aren’t into player vs. player or battle arena games, you may not be familiar with Carbon Games. It… Read More

Kentucky Derby operator Churchill Downs selling Big Fish Games for $990M, just three years after initial purchase

Just three years after acquiring Big Fish Games, Churchill Downs Inc. is selling its mobile gaming subsidiary to Australia-based Aristocrat Technologies… Read More