Microsoft-owned Mojang to hold massive convention for Minecraft fans in London Fans of Minecraft all over the world just figured out what they’re doing for summer vacation. Minecraft developer Mojang announced… Read More
Video game psychic: Madden simulation correctly picked Super Bowl winner — and *exact* score People betting on future Super Bowl games may want to take EA Sports’ Madden more seriously Last week, EA Sports simulated Sunday’s Super… Read More
Beast Mode speaks! Watch Marshawn and Gronk play Mortal Kombat X The notoriously media-shy Marshawn Lynch may not like doing interviews with the media, but put him in front of a… Read More
Nintendo finally allows YouTube creators to make money off videos of its games Nintendo will finally allow YouTube creators the chance to make money off videos that contain content from its games, after years… Read More
Amazon-owned Twitch more than doubled its viewership in 2014 Video game streaming is shaping up to be big business. Twitch announced today that the service saw 100 million unique… Read More
People have earned more than $57M making items for Valve games In the future, “video game haberdasher” may be the sort of job kids can aspire to. Fans of Valve games… Read More
Holiday sales boost Nintendo, but it can’t hold a candle to console competitors The holiday quarter was a good one for Nintendo, which reported today that it brought in ¥272 billion in revenue… Read More
That’s a lot of ‘Angry Birds’: Survey shows average mobile gamer plays for 2 hours a day It’s obvious that the continued growth of smartphones and tablets has been a boon to the mobile gaming market, but… Read More
Microsoft sold 6.6M Xbox consoles during the holiday quarter, down 11% from a year ago In its quarterly earnings report today, Microsoft said it sold 6.6 million Xbox consoles — both Xbox One and Xbox… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Infinut builds mobile games to teach kids reading, math concepts When University of Washington instructor Ana Redmond noticed her daughter struggling with basic math in school, she decided to take matters… Read More
Xbox One will stream games to Windows 10 Gamers who want to stay connected to their Xbox One at home when they’re not on the couch will have… Read More
Here were the top 10 best-selling video games from 2014 There were so many great games that debuted in 2014 — but which did consumers love the most? NPD Group released… Read More
Xbox One outsold PS4 in December as Microsoft drops console price back to $349 Point, Xbox One. Microsoft announced today that for the second straight month, the Xbox One outsold Sony’s PlayStation 4 in the U.S. for… Read More
Rock on! Twitch launches new free music service for streamers Twitch launched a pair of music-centric initiatives today which make its streaming service more attractive to recording artists. The first,… Read More
Nintendo’s new 3DS finally coming to the U.S. next month for $200 Nintendo missed out on the crucial holiday shopping season in the U.S. when it decided to release its updated handheld gaming… Read More
Valve’s next big e-sports tournament in Seattle will last almost a week It may seem like August is a long way out, but Valve is already announcing its plans for this year’s… Read More
Oculus exec: There’s a huge opportunity for a startup to create the Uber of virtual reality Some scratched their heads (or maybe we should say headsets) last year when Facebook announced its acquisition of virtual reality… Read More
The end of the gaming console? Industry experts assess the future of Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony LAS VEGAS — Does the world really need another gaming console? That was the first question posed today at a… Read More
Sony sold 18.5M PlayStation 4 consoles in the past 14 months A little more than 13 months after Sony began selling its Playstation 4, interest in the console is still strong.… Read More
Sony launches $20 per month game streaming service for PlayStation Sony this morning announced a new game streaming subscription service for PlayStation owners in the U.S. and Canada that will launch… Read More
Microsoft raising Xbox One price back to $399 this weekend If you were planning to spend some of your holiday gift money on an Xbox One, now might be the… Read More
Xbox Live working again, Playstation Network still down after Christmas server woes Microsoft and Sony are still working to repair their online servers, one day after hackers took down Xbox LIve and… Read More
News Brief Xbox Live, Playstation Network go down on Christmas People who received a new Xbox One or PS4 for Christmas and hoped to play online are likely having problems… Read More
Review: Seahawks star Richard Sherman’s word game has enough swag to impress this 49ers fan Two weeks ago, GeekWire Staff Writer Taylor Soper suggested that I should try out “Letters of Boom,” the new word… Read More
Valve halts Steam auction promotion after users find exploits Yesterday, Valve announced an interesting promotion that would allow users of its popular Steam gaming storefront to bid on copies… Read More
Xbox One vs. PS4: Can Microsoft sustain its new momentum against Sony in the console market? Microsoft finally dethroned Sony in the U.S. console war during November. But is this a temporary blip or the start of… Read More
Xbox One sells 1.2M units in U.S. in November, topping PS4 and Wii U in early holiday battle Microsoft’s Xbox One posted overall record unit sales in November, with 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. — reaping… Read More
Sony follows Microsoft, will sell PS4 in China after 14-year ban Gamers in China will finally be able to own a Playstation. Sony announced today that it will sell its Playstation… Read More
Minecraft released for Windows Phone following $2.5B Microsoft acquisition Minecraft: Pocket Edition is now available for Windows Phone, bringing the wildly popular game to Microsoft’s mobile platform following the… Read More
Amazon-owned Twitch buys eSports agency GoodGame Steve Ballmer isn’t the only tech CEO with a major interest in a competitive sports franchise anymore. Thanks to a… Read More
