Games – Page 38 of 69

Microsoft’s guinea pig for cross-platform gaming explains how it will work on Xbox, Windows 10

Motiga, a Bellevue video game company, first started building its debut title for PC back in 2012 — long before… Read More

Eight years later, Xbox 360 disc-scratching case moving forward

If you ever owned an Xbox 360, you might want to take note: Due to a disc-scratching manufacturing defect, Microsoft… Read More

Game about killing poachers vies for $50,000 prize in Microsoft student tech competition

A group of students from Nepal will be competing for a $50,000 prize in Microsoft’s Imagine Cup student technology competition next… Read More

Sony’s PS4 ousts Microsoft’s Xbox One for U.S. console, software sales in June

Sony topped Microsoft again for U.S. console sales as its PS4 outsold the Xbox One in June, according to new data… Read More

Valve’s huge eSports Dota 2 tournament prize pool passes a record $16.6M

More than $16 million will be on the line next month for a competition at Key Arena, but not in… Read More

Possible successors for Nintendo’s Iwata includes Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto

As the news of Nintendo President’s Satoru Iwata early death shocks the industry, speculation gets underway as to who might replace… Read More

Why this gaming company is helping organize a World War II flight re-enactment from Seattle to Siberia

The re-creation of a historic World War II military air route kicks off on Saturday out of Seattle, in large part thanks… Read More

This upstart wants to use your second screen to offer tips on how to master popular games

Some games can just be too hard to beat on your own. Luckily, plenty of other people post tips and… Read More

New version of Minecraft unveiled for Microsoft’s Windows 10

Could Minecraft be the killer app for Windows 10? A new version of the blockbuster game is coming for Windows 10, and… Read More

Unikrn raises $7M from Mark Cuban and others to create a global eSports betting powerhouse

Seattle-based eSports betting platform Unikrn said today it has raised $7 million from a list of well-known investors and celebrities, including… Read More

Amazon’s Twitch attracts monster audience at E3, with 21M viewers tuning in online

Amazon may not have had a huge presence at E3, the annual videogame conference in Los Angeles, but its video… Read More

Lessons learned from walking the edges of E3

The big screens have been returned to their boxes. The echo of rumbling soundtracks have ceased commingling, their echoes faded… Read More

Microsoft now giving away two free Xbox One games each month to Xbox Live Gold members

Xbox Live Gold members will now receive two free Xbox One games per month. Microsoft announced the new deal today as… Read More

How to use video games to get your teenager to talk with you again

Ignite is a storytelling movement with the slogan “Enlighten us. But make it quick.” What they mean by “quick” is… Read More

Sony’s updated PlayStation 4 will be available with 1TB hard drive

Sony is rolling out an update to the PlayStation 4, with an option for a 1TB model. The improved console… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: E3 highlights, U.S. Open tech report, and using the Pebble Time smartwatch

This week on the GeekWire radio show: Big news from Microsoft’s Xbox group, highlights from the E3 video-game convention, a… Read More

Geek on the Street: Does Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo have the edge?

For the last week, the video game industry’s largest annual convention and trade fair, E3, has kept the Los Angeles… Read More

All the rumors are true: The long wait for the games of E3 2015

This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo saw some announcements that gamers have been waiting for. And I mean waiting, in some… Read More

Nintendo and Skylanders partner on hybrid amiibo game characters

Activision’s Skylanders franchise, an early leader in video-game figurines, announced a surprise partnership with Nintendo this morning to create new figures that… Read More

Microsoft sets the stage for an Xbox comeback with big moves at E3

Events at the E3 video-game convention are notoriously over-the-top, like political rallies or religious revivals, but the screams and cheers were on another… Read More

Microsoft is making a Minecraft game for its HoloLens blended reality headset

Minecraft, meet HoloLens. At the big E3 video game conference today, Microsoft showed off a neat demo of a Minecraft… Read More

Microsoft unveils new Xbox One ‘Elite’ controller with paddle buttons, swappable components

Microsoft today at the E3 video game convention unveiled a new Xbox One controller that features a number of new… Read More

Surprise: Microsoft makes Xbox One compatible with Xbox 360 games

Microsoft just dropped a bomb on the game industry, announcing that the Xbox One will be able to play Xbox… Read More

Sony tops Microsoft as PlayStation 4 outsells Xbox One in U.S. during May

Sony’s back on top. The PlayStation 4 outsold Microsoft’s Xbox One during May in the U.S., according to new numbers… Read More

Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch first athlete to appear in Call of Duty game

Beast Mode is coming to Call of Duty. Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch will play a villain in “Call of Duty:… Read More

Microsoft updates Xbox One with 1TB of storage, improved controller, permanent price drop for 500GB model

Trying to regain traction in the console market, Microsoft this morning announced an updated Xbox One with 1TB of storage and an… Read More

Amazon plans ‘ambitious new PC game’ with Halo and Half-Life vets

Amazon’s early attempts at making epic video games have been underwhelming, but the company is gearing up for a new push — announcing… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Amazon same-day delivery, Windows 10 launch, and farewell to Urbanspoon

This week on the GeekWire radio show: What happened when we tested Amazon same-day delivery on a weekend; what’s at… Read More

Nintendo denies it will use Android as its next console OS

Nintendo is finally getting into the smartphone and tablet games business, but that doesn’t mean it has been completely won over by… Read More

Minecraft has a new competitor: LEGO Worlds

LEGO is stepping up its game. The company has just launched a sandbox game through Valve’s Steam platform (Windows only, so… Read More