Games

‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ gamer accuses Valve of enabling illegal online gambling

A suit filed by a gamer from Connecticut alleges that Valve Corp. “has been complicit in creating, sustaining and facilitating” online gambling on… Read More

Top 5 cool things from E3 2016, despite a smaller feel and fewer exhibitors

While this year’s announced attendance was up at the E3 game convention, the number of exhibitors was significantly smaller, and many… Read More

Penny Arcade’s Robert Khoo stepping down after 15 years at PAX parent

Robert Khoo, the business leader who grew Penny Arcade from a small webcomic into a global force in games, is… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Is Seattle really a ‘third-tier’ startup city? Here’s how the region stacks up

New York-based venture capitalist Fred Wilson this week ranked Seattle a “third-tier” startup city, then backed down from his statement after… Read More

Sony confirms plans for new PlayStation 4 with 4K TV support

Sony has confirmed that the rumors are true. According to The Financial Times, a new, beefier PlayStation 4 is on the… Read More

‘Heroes’ star and ‘Lion King’ music producer invest in Limitless virtual reality character startup

Limitless, a virtual reality startup created by a former Pixar and Bungie character designer, has closed its first round of… Read More

Artist's rendering of the proposed WSCC Expansion, looking northeast up Pine Street at the intersection of Ninth Avenue.

Will Convention Center expansion alleviate the PAX West ticket crunch?

Tickets to this year’s PAX West (formerly known as PAX Prime) went on sale Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. sharp,… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant arrives on Xbox One with new software update

Microsoft is rolling out two software updates for its Xbox One gaming console in the coming months that include new integration… Read More

Microsoft drops Xbox One price by $50 to $299

Microsoft on Tuesday dropped the price of its Xbox One console by $50 to $299. The console, which retailed at $499… Read More

PlayStation 4 console sales surpass 40M; software sales reach 270M

Sony announced today that sales of its PlayStation 4 have eclipsed 40 million, a new milestone for the top-selling console.… Read More

Kid tested: Trampoline uses gaming technology to merge screen time with exercise

When I bark at my kids to get away from the Xbox or the iPad and get outside for some fresh… Read More

Mark Cuban calls Minecraft ‘intellectually engaging’ as his NBA team creates new game with Mineplex

The Dallas Mavericks might know what it means to set a pick, but now they want fans to place a… Read More

Halo and Destiny composer Marty O’Donnell on VR: ‘No one really knows what’s going to work’

Marty O’Donnell’s new video game development studio is making a virtual reality game, but he’s still not totally convinced that VR… Read More

Twitch reaches multi-year deal to stream competitive gaming from new ELeague

ELeague, the competitive gaming venture from Turner Sports and WME | IMG has reached a multi-year deal with the Amazon-owned… Read More

Minecraft goes to China: Microsoft and Mojang expand reach of blockbuster game

Minecraft, the wildly popular game that allows players to create infinite online worlds, will soon be available in China. The… Read More

Xbox Live releasing nearly 1 million gamertags that have been inactive for years

The Xbox Live gamertag you’ve always wanted could very well become yours if it’s among the nearly 1 million IDs… Read More

Nintendo will use cash from Seattle Mariners sale to produce its own movies

Get ready for your close-up, Mario. Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima told a Japanese newspaper that the company will begin releasing… Read More

Popcap brings Bejeweled into modern era with Bejeweled Stars

Match-3 games may be the perfect mobile entertainment apps. They’re easy to learn, can continually challenge you with ever-more-difficult puzzles and… Read More

Nintendo fans ‘leak’ fake NX controllers, follow up with making-of videos a few days later

Nintendo fans on Reddit were in an uproar last week when a user going by the name “Idriss2Dev” posted the… Read More

Internal email: Microsoft launches investigation into Xbox ‘schoolgirl’ dancer incident; ‘We are not going to tolerate this,’ says HR chief

Microsoft’s top executives were “embarrassed and appalled” upon seeing photos of female dancers in schoolgirl outfits at a Microsoft Xbox-sponsored event at… Read More