Games – Page 49 of 69

Crushing it: King’s IPO filing shows nearly $1.9B in revenue

After a decade in business, casual game maker King Digital Entertainment saw its revenue soar to nearly $1.9 billion in… Read More

PlayStation 4 trumps Xbox One for U.S. console sales in January

Point, Sony. After two months of falling behind the Xbox One for U.S. sales, Sony’s PlayStation 4 came out on… Read More

No plans this weekend? Xbox Live Gold is free for everyone

If you own an Xbox 360 but haven’t bought an Xbox Live subscription, Microsoft is offering up a free limited… Read More

Nintendo denies involvement in mysterious death of ‘Flappy Bird’

Yes, those pipes in the hit game “Flappy Bird” looked a lot like the ones from Nintendo’s Mario franchise, but… Read More

The votes are in: Nintendo 64 is the greatest console of all time

The people have spoken, and the Nintendo 64 is champion. Our quest to find the greatest game console of all… Read More

Study: Top mobile games have higher penetration rate on Android, not iOS

If you’re set to release a new mobile game and would like to see more traction, Android might be the… Read More

Amazon buys game developer Double Helix, makers of Killer Instinct

Amazon.com has acquired video game developer Double Helix Games, the maker of Killer Instinct. TechCrunch first spotted the purchase, noting… Read More

Kowabunga! GoPro video channels coming to Xbox Live

For those of us who can’t get enough first-person videos of crazy people doing extraordinary things, the Xbox is bringing… Read More

Zynga shuts down Seattle office amid company-wide layoffs

Zynga announced today that it is laying off 314 workers and it looks like the company is shutting down its… Read More

Microsoft wants to buy your PlayStation 3 for $100

Have an old PS3 or Xbox 360 sitting around? Microsoft wants to take that off your hands. The company is… Read More

Jawfish Games flops, lays off staff after acquisition tanks

Jawfish Games appears to have taken its last breath. The Seattle online gaming startup, led by former professional poker player… Read More

Nintendo expects to lose $323M in Q4 after selling just 2.8M Wii U consoles in 2013

Nintendo warned investors about less-than-stellar financial results earlier this month, and the company wasn’t kidding. Nintendo today released its latest… Read More

Nearly 50% of Big Fish’s revenue came from mobile in 2013

Paying attention to the widespread adoption of mobile devices is turning out to be a good decision for the folks… Read More

Here’s what a virtual Seattle looks like on the PlayStation 4

What happens when you tell producers to develop and design a game based on the city they live in? Pure awesomeness… Read More

Super Bowl prediction: Broncos beat Seahawks in overtime — according to Madden

Richard Sherman intercepted a Peyton Manning pass for a touchdown, Marshawn Lynch went Beast Mode and Russell Wilson led a… Read More

Microsoft acquires ‘Gears of War’ franchise, securing exclusive rights for Xbox One

One of the cornerstone games for Microsoft’s Xbox consoles is staying in the family. Microsoft this morning announced that it’s… Read More

Geek Madness Console Wars Championship: Nintendo 64 vs. Nintendo Entertainment System

It’s an all-Nintendo battle to determine the greatest console of all time. We’re down to our final two devices in… Read More

Microsoft ships 3.9M Xbox Ones, 3.5M Xbox 360’s

In its quarterly earnings report released today, Microsoft announced that it shipped 3.9 million Xbox One consoles to retail channels… Read More

How this university is using video games to help teenage girls find careers in science, math fields

Tayloe Washburn is no stranger to taking the lead on massive, lucrative projects. The former lawyer helped organize teams that… Read More

Nintendo slashes estimates, showing a dismal year for WiiU sales

Nintendo’s difficult year just got even worse. The company just released revised revenue projections for its fiscal year ending in… Read More

Console Wars: Xbox One edges PS4 for total U.S. sales in December

Point, Microsoft. The NPD Group just released its U.S. sales data for December and the Xbox One sold 908,000 units… Read More

Coming to Valve’s Steam OS: Streaming TV and music

Valve is aiming to to add streaming media services to its Steam OS, including music and television content, according to tweets… Read More

Valve boss Gabe Newell appears on Reddit to talk about … cars

Gabe Newell is on Reddit today and he’s got pictures to prove it. Hours after speaking at the company’s Steam… Read More

Valve’s Steam platform now has 75 million users

Today at its Steam Dev Days conference, Valve announced that its Steam video-game platform now has 75 million active accounts.… Read More

Valve gathers developers to discuss company’s future plans at Steam Dev Days

There’s certainly a lot going on right now for Valve, and today the Bellevue game company is meeting with developers… Read More

Pro tips: How Microsoft’s Surface tablet and Xbox One can work together

If you own both a Microsoft Surface and the Xbox One, the video above is certainly worth a watch if… Read More

GameStop: Console sales rise, new game sales plunge in shift to Xbox One and PS4

Video-game retailer GameStop this morning reported its financial results for the holiday season, with strong sales of the new Xbox… Read More

Nintendo’s 3DS sales were up 45% last year, lifetime sales reach 11.5M in U.S.

While Nintendo’s Wii U sales continue to struggle, its 3DS handheld console is another story. The game giant announced today… Read More

Nintendo battles patent troll and wins … a patent portfolio

After Nintendo successfully defended itself from a patent troll’s lawsuit, the Redmond-based company is now getting paid in…more patents. IA… Read More

Halo vet Joseph Staten returns to Microsoft after working on Bungie’s ‘Destiny’

Joseph Staten, a design director who worked on several Halo titles, is coming back to Microsoft. Staten spent the past… Read More