Games – Page 36 of 69

Photos: Master Chief, 343 Industries head Bonnie Ross help celebrate Halo 5 launch in Seattle

A new era of Halo officially kicked off on Monday night. From Seattle to New York City to Hong Kong to… Read More

Halo 5 review: Multiplayer restrictions aside, this is another epic game from Microsoft

Halo fans will not be disappointed with the latest installment in the epic franchise — that is, unless, you are expecting… Read More

The business of Halo: Why the Halo 5 launch matters so much to Xbox

Xbox chief Phil Spencer really wasn’t overstating anything when he told a GeekWire Summit audience this month that “Halo is Xbox.” “It’s… Read More

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admits he’s not a big Halo player, but he’s excited about future of gaming

Steve Ballmer isn’t really into Halo, but he’s still excited about Microsoft’s impact on the future of gaming. Just days before… Read More

Podcast

Amazon’s surprise, Snapchat’s secret, and the best video-game controller ever made

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Amazon posts record job growth and a surprise profit, and bites back… Read More

Microsoft stops reporting Xbox console unit sales, shifting focus to Xbox Live active users

Microsoft is making a major change to the way it reports results for its Xbox business — ending its longstanding practice… Read More

Om Nom is back, and still hungry: New ‘Cut the Rope’ set for December

Earlier in the era of touchscreen phones, game developers were the one making the platform compelling. Just like Solitaire taught people… Read More

Seattle’s DropForge Games absorbed into gaming giant Wargaming, forms new mobile division WG Cells

Seattle-based mobile gaming company DropForge Games is now officially part of Wargaming, creating a new division called WG Cells. The team will… Read More

Sony PS4 tops Microsoft Xbox One in U.S. console sales for 5th straight month

Sony topped Microsoft again for U.S. current-generation hardware sales in September as its PlayStation 4 trumped the Xbox One for the… Read More

Watch: Microsoft debuts Halo 5 launch trailer two weeks before release date

If you want to get excited for the newest Halo installment, the trailer above should do the job. Microsoft today… Read More

Sony slashes PlayStation 4 price, matching the price of the baseline Xbox One

Sony is gearing up for the holiday season with a price cut to the PlayStation 4, the first across-the-board price cut… Read More

Xbox leader Phil Spencer on Minecraft’s future, the PS4, Microsoft’s eSports plans, and more

Has Microsoft recovered from its early missteps with the Xbox One? What will be the impact of Xbox One backward compatibility?… Read More

Akin to the stock market, daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings need regulation

Hard-charging daily fantasy sports sites are suddenly embroiled in controversy that includes discussion of something akin to insider trading. While there… Read More

Superfan who threw Pokémon-themed party needs to raise $4K to settle trademark lawsuit

A longtime Pokémon superfan who is being sued by the company for organizing a themed party during the PAX Prime gaming conference in… Read More

Geek of the Week: eSports lawyer Bryce Blum is getting in on the ground floor of a booming industry

Bryce Blum recently left his comfortable job at a Seattle law firm to launch his own legal practice and a… Read More

Inventor of the cell phone: iPhone 6s is ‘boring’ and VR is the birth of a new industry

It been more than 40 years since Marty Cooper stood on a Manhattan sidewalk and placed the first ever cell phone… Read More

Shadowrun Returns creator Jordan Weisman raises $250K in one hour for new BattleTech game

Jordan Weisman is well on his way to yet another Kickstarter success. The Seattle-based veteran entrepreneur and CEO of Harebrained Schemes… Read More

GeekWire Summit is one week away! Check out the agenda for our biggest event ever

We’re one week away from the GeekWire Summit, our biggest event ever and a must-attend conference for anyone interested in… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Innervate helps game developers monetize their most ‘obsessed’ players

Adam Lieb knows games. The 28-year-old Seattle native built his first online gaming community at age 11 and later sold it to… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Matcherino lets eSports fans crowdfund matches between professionals

Over the past three years, video game streaming has exploded into a young but powerful industry. Tech giants competed over Twitch… Read More

EA Sports removes athletes from FIFA 16 over NCAA eligibility concerns

Due to conflicts between EA Sports and the NCAA, 13 players have been removed from the upcoming game FIFA 16.… Read More

Nintendo names former U.S. chief Tatsumi Kimishima as new president

View image | gettyimages.com Nintendo has named Tatsumi Kimishima as the company’s new president, taking over for Satoru Iwata, who died… Read More

Sony trumps Microsoft again as PS4 outsells Xbox One for U.S. console sales in August

Sony topped Microsoft again for U.S. current-generation hardware sales in August as its PlayStation 4 trumped the Xbox One for… Read More

ESports wagering estimated to hit $23.5B by 2020, generating revenues of $1.81B worldwide

Videogames have become a huge spectator sport, but it also has the potential to add up to a real business thanks to… Read More

Halo, Destiny composer Marty O’Donnell wins legal fight with ex-employer Bungie

Ex-Bungie composer Marty O’Donnell, who created music for epic games like Halo and Destiny, has won a legal fight against his former employer. VentureBeat has… Read More

VRstudios raises $1.3M, quietly looks to build virtual reality powerhouse in Seattle

A group of virtual reality heavy-hitters have quietly formed a new startup in Seattle — raising money, landing customers and launching… Read More

Step aside, consoles and PCs: PAX hints at gaming’s mobile future

At PAX Prime 2015, the hardware was big — some of it actual big iron, like Corsair’s DIY PC made… Read More

New In-N-Out-like burger shop in Seattle features multiplayer Minecraft, wireless chargers

If you like Minecraft and burgers, there’s a new joint opening in Seattle that offers both at the same time.… Read More

Mario fans blast PAX Omegathon finalists over lack of Mario skills

After nearly an hour of grueling trial and error between the top two Omeganauts during this year’s PAX Prime Omegathon, Ryan “Lysander” Anderson… Read More

Custom ‘Super Mario Maker’ level punishes Omegathon finalists at PAX

The twelfth annual PAX Prime gaming convention drew to a close Monday night in Seattle with the top two Omeganauts “Mighty”… Read More