Full text: Valve’s Gabe Newell unveils Steam Machines, outlines hardware plans LAS VEGAS — In a press event on the eve of the big CES tech show, Valve just made its… Read More
Seattle mobile game maker Z2 cuts support staff Z2, the Seattle mobile game maker behind titles such as Battle Nations; Metalstorm and Nitro, has laid off an undisclosed… Read More
Xbox One sales top 3 million in ‘epic launch’ for Microsoft game console This holiday season left Microsoft a rather significant present. The Redmond-based company announced today that sales of the Xbox One… Read More
Steam, Origin and others taken down in latest attacks against gaming services Valve’s Steam platform, Activision Blizzard’s Battle.net and EA’s Origin storefront were all brought down last night by Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks… Read More
PopCap CEO Dave Roberts retiring, co-founder John Vechey taking over PopCap CEO Dave Roberts will be retiring after eight years at the Seattle-based game studio, the Electronic Arts unit known… Read More
Free games for Xbox Live Gold members: Sleeping Dogs, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Microsoft announced today that as part of its Games with Gold program, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be receiving two… Read More
Watch: Hackers use the Wii U GamePad to stream PC games This week at the 30th Chaos Communication Congress, a small group of hackers figured out a way to reverse engineer a… Read More
Geek Madness Console Wars: Xbox 360 vs. PlayStation 2; NES vs. Atari 2600 And then there were eight. We’re more than halfway through our Geek Madness: Console Wars competition and have arrived to… Read More
Blast from the past: Play hundreds of games from classic consoles in your browser If you miss the good ‘ol days playing games like Donkey Kong and Missile Command on classic old-school consoles, there’s… Read More
Valve’s servers, Left 4 Dead? Steam goes down after Christmas game giveaway Gamers hoping to use some of their Christmas money to pick up a new game or two in this year’s… Read More
PlayStation 4 outselling Xbox One 2-to-1 on eBay If eBay resell stats count for anything, Sony has the upper hand over Microsoft in the latest console war. According… Read More
Kickstarter-funded Republique iOS game garners 5-star reviews, featured on iTunes Store Republique, a new iPad game made in Seattle, is currently proving three things: that you can have console-quality gaming on… Read More
Playstation 4 back in stock for ‘limited time’ at Amazon Both the Xbox One and Playstation 4 have been selling like crazy for the past month, but looks like the… Read More
Valve’s Steam Machine prototypes would cost $1300 off the shelf One of iFixit’s staff members was among the lucky few to get one of Valve’s Steam Machine prototypes, so, of… Read More
PAX to feature ‘Diversity Hub & Lounge’ following controversies According to a report by Indie Statik, this year’s upcoming Penny Arcade Expos will feature a “Roll for Diversity Hub… Read More
Nintendo exec: No, Mario still isn’t coming to smartphones — and here’s why When will Nintendo release a full-blown Mario or Zelda game — or any of its popular franchises — for iPhone… Read More
Ed Fries’ Halo 2600 inducted into Smithsonian Art Museum Video games have made their way into the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the first two titles joining a new permanent… Read More
Geek Madness Console Wars: GameBoy vs. ColecoVision; Playstation vs. Sega Dreamcast The competition is are heating up over on the Geek Madness: Console Wars bracket. We’re through the first round of… Read More
Here’s what Valve’s Steam Machine prototype looks like The 300 lucky few chosen to receive Valve’s Steam Machine prototype found the device on their doorstep this past Friday.… Read More
Valve’s Steam OS is available for download now, if you dare Steam OS, the operating system behind Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine consoles, is available for download by people interested in spending… Read More
Extra week makes PS4 top-selling U.S. console, but Microsoft says Xbox One is selling faster Sony has sold more PlayStation 4 consoles in the U.S., but Microsoft says it is selling the Xbox One at… Read More
Valve to launch Steam Machine prototypes and first run of its Steam OS this week Bellevue-based gaming company Valve announced today that the 300 lucky testers for its prototype Steam Machine gaming console have already… Read More
Geek Madness Console Wars: Xbox vs. Sega Dreamcast; Nintendo Wii vs. PS3 Out with the old, and in with the new. We kicked off the Geek Madness: Console Wars competition (our quest to… Read More
Don’t fall for this Xbox One-bricking prank When Microsoft announced that the Xbox One wouldn’t be compatible with older Xbox 360 games, the Internet exploded in a… Read More
Halo coming to Xbox One on Dec. 24 with ‘Spartan Assault’ Halo will makes its Xbox One debut on Dec. 24, as Microsoft announced today that Halo: Spartan Assault will be… Read More
Penny Arcade shutters video network and news site Seattle area-based gaming comic Penny Arcade has decided to roll back its empire-building plans. The Penny Arcade Report, the company’s… Read More
Geek Madness: Vote for the greatest game console of all time Earlier this year, we asked our readers to help us identify the greatest geek ever. We called it “Geek Madness.”… Read More
Valve joins Linux Foundation, continuing its shift away from Windows The Linux Foundation announced today that Valve has joined its ranks as a member, as the Bellevue-based game company continues… Read More
In response to PS4 sales numbers, Microsoft releases a bunch of useless stats about the Xbox One In response to Sony’s announcement that it has sold 2.1 million units of its new PlayStation 4 so far, Microsoft… Read More
Xbox One will penalize you for cursing while playing sports games Better graphics aren’t the only way sports titles on the Xbox One are bringing video games and reality closer together.… Read More
