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Games

Seahawks Richard Sherman and Bobby Wagner crush 49ers and Patriots helmets with a tank

There is no shortage of video game companies trying to get attention at PAX West this weekend. Wargaming.net took their… Read More

Rex

Crowds, cosplay & craziness: Scenes from PAX West 2016

Didn’t get tickets to PAX this weekend? Here’s an inside look at the mega-video game convention that fills Seattle’s Washington… Read More

The most fantastic Uber trip ever? Final Fantasy fans find the perfect ride to PAX

Cole Wetle and Alissa Lawhon were dressed as the characters Celes Chere and her love interest Locke Cole from “Final Fantasy… Read More

Behind the scenes at Oculus: First look inside the virtual reality company’s new Seattle outpost

Facebook made a splash with the opening of its new engineering office near Seattle’s Lake Union this year, but the… 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

Harebrained Schemes

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

PAX Sneak Peek: ‘Hero Showdown’ from VR game maker Uforia turns living room into alien world

The annual PAX West video-game convention kicks off Friday in downtown Seattle and will host tens of thousands of eager video-game fans. There… Read More

Pokemon Go

This Washington town wants to ‘opt out’ of Pokémon Go

Make it poké stop! That’s the cry from officials and concerned citizens in the city of Des Moines, Wash., where the… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Sports Tech Hackathon, indie games expo, and more

If there are three things Seattleites love, it is sports, technology, and coffee. On Sept. 9 and 10, you can get your… Read More

Pokemon Go players

Has the Pokémon Go phenomenon faded? Here’s what super users are saying

It took all of one day for Pokémon Go to reach the top of the charts in both the App… Read More

Amazon-owned Twitch acquires gaming content and resource platform Curse

Amazon-owned Twitch today announced the acquisition of Curse, a gaming content and resource hub visited by more than 30 million people… Read More

Xbox One beats PS4 for U.S. console sales last month in rare win for Microsoft

For the first time since this past October, Microsoft’s Xbox One outpaced Sony’s Playstation 4 for U.S. console sales in… Read More

Guest Post: Pokémon Oh No! Augmented reality raises specter of personal injury claims

There’s no denying it — Pokémon have taken over the country and, thanks to the popular app’s launch in more… Read More

Pokemon Go

New York governor says no to Pokémon Go for paroled sex offenders, seeks Niantic’s tech help

Sex offenders under community supervision in New York State will be barred from playing Pokémon Go as New York Gov.… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Amazon vs. Facebook, lessons from Pokémon Go, and a real-world ‘Clue Quest’

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: We start with a roundup of second quarter earnings, where Amazon again blew away… Read More

Pokemon at the zoo

There’s a Squirtle near the turtle! Seattle zoo dropping Pokémon Go lures among real animals

Telling the difference between augmented reality creatures and the real deal could prove to be a unique challenge this weekend for… Read More

Brayn Roth

Geocaching co-founder: Pokémon Go has been great for our business

Before there was Pokémon Go, gamers wanting to get a breath of fresh air and actually hunt for something outdoors… Read More

Video gamer wins college scholarship thanks to ‘League of Legends’ skills

Eddy Su is about to enter his freshman year at the University of Washington with $3,000 in his pocket — and… Read More

Pokemon characters

Two weeks, 129 miles, 8 pounds: Here’s the geek who already caught all 142 Pokémon

So, this guy caught ’em all. Already. A 28-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., man named Nick Johnson is apparently the first person to… Read More

Microsoft slashes Xbox One price to $250 ahead of new console release

If you’ve been holding out for an Xbox One because of its price, there hasn’t been a better time to buy… Read More

Avvo Pokemon Go

How this Seattle startup is using Pokémon Go to recruit tech employees

If you’re out to catch ’em all, you may just land yourself a new job in the process. Avvo, the… Read More

Pokemon sign

Pokémon Go players dining at Red Robin, shopping at Hot Topic according to data from Placed

Pokémon Go players looking for a little retail therapy or a restaurant recharge are most often visiting Hot Topic and Red Robin,… Read More

Pokémon Go through HoloLens

Play Pokémon Go on Microsoft HoloLens augmented-reality headset? Make it so!

Millions of Pokémon Go players are peering into smartphones to look for animated characters in an augmented-reality world, but what… Read More

Is it you or the servers? Datadog offers website for checking on Pokémon Go status

As many players of Pokémon Go can attest, the augmented-reality mobile game’s astounding popularity has caused numerous server issues. The servers have been… Read More

Inside the culture of Pokémon Go: ‘Everyone is just one big family’

By now you’ve noticed the Pokémon Go players, sometimes roaming in packs in search of the elusive game characters. The new… Read More

Gotta map ’em all: Trulia builds heat map for Pokémon Go

Here’s a new wrinkle for Pokémon Go trainers frustrated by fruitless searches to catch ’em all. Because they are such… Read More

Nintendo’s $60 ‘NES Classic Edition’ mini console will come with 30 retro games and an HDMI cable

How’s this for a throwback? Nintendo, which has spent the past week reconnecting with gamers through the Pokémon Go phenomenon, got nostalgic… Read More

Pokemon Go

Pokémon Go players urged not to ‘catch and drive’ as police, transportation departments tweet over craze

As the Pokémon Go phenomenon explodes in popularity, drivers in Seattle, Washington State and around the country are being reminded… Read More

Hey Nintendo, maybe this smartphone thing is a good idea? Pokémon Go boosts stock by 25%

Nintendo’s stock is up 25 percent today as investors react to the worldwide phenomenon of Pokémon Go, the new mobile game… Read More

Nintendo’s ‘Pokémon Go’ tops iOS charts less than 24 hours after U.S. release

“Pokémon Go,” Nintendo’s new mobile game, is officially available in the U.S. on iOS and Android — and based on the… Read More

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