Games – Page 30 of 69

A bigger risk than North Korea? What OpenAI’s ‘Dota 2’ bot says about artificial intelligence

Friday at The International, Valve’s big eSports competition in Seattle, the nonprofit OpenAI artificial intelligence research company unveiled a bot that defeated one of the… Read More

Elon Musk hails Dota 2 bot’s victory at The International, with OpenAI and Microsoft

The Dota 2 esports tournament in Seattle, known as The International, demonstrates how video games have become hugely popular team… Read More

GawkBox raises $3.7M to help live game streamers earn ‘sponsored tips’ from viewers

Game streamers want to make more money. Developers want more users downloading their apps. Now a new Seattle startup is… Read More

Spotify arrives on Xbox Live as Microsoft revamps Xbox dashboard with ‘Fluent Design’

Xbox Live is getting a new look. Microsoft is rolling out a redesigned homepage for Xbox Live that gives users… Read More

Why people love esports: Scenes from Valve’s huge $24M Dota 2 tournament

Why do people spend their hard-earned cash and travel from all around the world to Seattle, just to watch other… Read More

What to know about The International, Valve’s massive $24M esports tournament in Seattle

If you need another reminder of the massive growth of esports, head down to KeyArena in Seattle this week for… Read More

Microsoft’s Twitch rival Mixer sees ‘crazy awesome’ growth, aims to maintain its focus on community

Almost a year ago, Microsoft acquired the Seattle-based Beam game streaming service, a member of the TechStars Seattle 2016 class,… Read More

Valve reveals Steam’s monthly active user count and game sales by region

The world’s most powerful PC game distribution platform continues to expand its reach and grow its user base. Video-game giant… Read More

FlowPlay CEO Derrick Morton on the return of Casual Connect, and the state of the games industry

Seattle’s status as a tech hub is well-documented, as is its reputation as a home for some of the biggest… Read More

Leader of Microsoft Mixer streaming service wants Apple to enable live screen broadcasts in iOS 11

Apple hinted at the possibility of live screen broadcasting from the iPhone and iPad in July with the appearance of… Read More

Gov. Jay Inslee: Washington state is the center of the casual gaming universe

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee kicked off the Casual Connect gaming convention Tuesday, pitching the state as the center of casual… Read More

Nintendo beats earnings expectations as Switch console sales reach 4.7M in 4 months

Nintendo beat expectations for its quarterly earnings report today thanks to higher-than-expected demand for its new Switch hybrid console. The… Read More

Inspired by treasure hunts in Mexico, DoubleDown co-founder launches new game studio

Finding the inspiration to start a company can happen anywhere, at any time. For Cooper DuBois, it was inside and… Read More

Report: Amazon acquires UK video game startup, pushing further into gaming

Amazon has acquired GameSparks, a UK company that builds backend tools for developers behind marquee game franchises such as Assassin’s… Read More

Gamers celebrate Pokémon GO’s first anniversary in Bellevue this weekend

Gone are the days where Seattle’s streets were flooded with Pokémon GO players, pointing their phones at augmented-reality beasts and… Read More

Founder of Valve’s Steam platform just raised $1.25M for new startup Sharkbite Games

Rick Ellis has his fingerprints all over modern gaming. His chief claim to gaming fame is his role as founder… Read More

The SNES Classic Edition, coming September 29 for $79.99

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

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

Fasten your seatbelt for Mario Kart in VR

Nintendo’s beloved racing game, Mario Kart, will soon be available in virtual reality. The Japanese gaming giant, which has its… 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

Polyarc, led by ex-Bungie developers, debuts first game for PlayStation VR at E3

Polyarc made its debut on one of gaming’s biggest stages. At Sony’s press conference from the big E3 video game… Read More

Nintendo Switch online service coming in 2018, with $20 annual membership cost

Nintendo will launch a paid, online gaming service for the popular Switch hybrid console next year. Right now, Switch players… Read More

Microsoft game-streaming service Beam is now ‘Mixer,’ with new features to take on Amazon’s Twitch

Nine months after Microsoft’s Xbox group acquired Beam, the game streaming service is getting a new name and a host… Read More

Techstars grad Innervate raises more cash for platform that helps developers reach gamers

Innervate, a Seattle startup offering a suite of tools to help gaming companies market their products, has raised an undisclosed… Read More

Nintendo reportedly planning Legend of Zelda smartphone game

Japanese game maker Nintendo is reportedly working on a smartphone version of its popular Legend of Zelda games, according to… Read More

Game developer PopCap lays off portion of Seattle staff; GM says refocused studio not going away

PopCap, developers of such game titles as “Plants vs. Zombies,” “Bejeweled” and “Peggled,” announced on Tuesday that it was laying… Read More

After discontinuing popular NES Classic, Nintendo is reportedly working on a mini Super Nintendo

Nintendo is reportedly going back to the nostalgia well, putting together a miniature version of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that… Read More

Microsoft to reveal more about new Xbox, codenamed ‘Project Scorpio,’ at E3 in June

Microsoft plans to reveal much more about its new Xbox console this June at the big E3 video game conference.… Read More

Competitive gaming will overtake mainstream sports ‘in a few years,’ says Momentum CEO

The popularity of competitive gaming — also known as eSports — continues to rise, and some predict that it may surpass… Read More