Games – Page 59 of 69

Report: Next Xbox has eye-detecting Kinect and can connect to your cable box

We’ve heard quite a bit about how the next-gen Xbox will feature upgrades to Kinect and an always-connected internet requirement,… Read More

VIDEO: What makes Seattle such an awesome gaming city

The list of game development companies in the Seattle area, from Valve to PopCap to 343, is certainly impressive. And… Read More

Litesprite is helping people overcome medical issues with video games

Whether you’ve just racked up the highest score on Halo or finally finished off the last level of Final Fantasy,… Read More

GameHouse chief Matt Hulett leaving RealNetworks for mystery job

Matt Hulett, the Seattle startup vet who overhauled RealNetworks’ GameHouse games division, is leaving the company to accept an unspecified… Read More

Watch live: $1M on the line at Call of Duty Championships

Geek Madness isn’t the only intense competition going down this weekend. With a $1 million on the line, 32 teams… Read More

Study: Those who play Xbox are better in bed than other gamers

Here’s another feather Xbox gamers can add to their caps: Apparently they’re better in bed than those on who play… Read More

‘Dear Valve, Hire Me’: What happened to the woman who wrote that song

Do you remember Erin Michael Vondrak? She really, really wanted to work at Valve. So much, in fact, that she… Read More

Bungie releases new photos, videos from ‘Destiny’

At the annual GDC, Bungie today unveiled some more artwork and video from its new game Destiny. We’ve seen trailers… Read More

Xbox Live adds new entertainment content, SmartGlass support for Game of Thrones

Xbox Live is getting a bunch of new entertainment content, including some cool SmartGlass support for the popular show Game… Read More

Big Fish touts 2 billion game downloads, reports $220 million in bookings last year

Big Fish currently sits atop the GeekWire 200 list, our ranking of the top privately-held companies in the region. And… Read More

Top 10 cities for gamers: How the heck did Atlanta beat out Seattle for No. 1?

Top-10 lists are fun, whether it’s the world’s best entrepreneurial hubs or tips for surviving at a startup. But many… Read More

Plants vs. Zombies coming to Facebook with Plants vs. Zombies Adventures

No, the sequel to Plants vs. Zombies hasn’t arrived yet (it’s coming this summer). But in the meantime, PopCap is… Read More

Halo 4 logs 11.6 million players, 11.7 billion kills and 388 million headshots in four months

It’s safe to say Halo 4 has been a success thus far. After raking in a record $220 million on… Read More

Head-scratcher: Nintendo touts Wii U by showing why it’s better than the Wii

Well, this is an odd advertising pitch from Nintendo. The video game company was handing out new tear-away charts at… Read More

High grades: DigiPen named No. 3 video game design school by Princeton Review

Seattle isn’t just home to some of the nation’s top video game companies — our gaming education is top-tier, too.… Read More

Why Big Pharma should be scared of the gaming industry

Many may think playing video games is a waste of time. Jane McGonigal disagrees. In fact, she wholeheartedly believes games can… Read More

How this UW grad left the coding world and created an Upstart-funded game company

The path to the gaming world has been an interesting one for recent University of Washington grad Vincent Lucero. See,… Read More

Steam Early Access: Here’s your chance to test games still in development

If you’ve always wanted to work at a game company like Valve, here’s your chance — well, kind of. The… Read More

Z2 chases car racing fans with new iOS game Nitro

Z2 Live has a new name, and a new game. The Seattle mobile gaming company, which earlier this month switched… Read More

EA CEO John Riccitiello to resign as game maker seeks new leader amid weak results

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello announced today that he’s stepping down from the game maker effective March 30. The company, which… Read More

Seattle gamers jam out with NASA

In the span of 48 hours, Seattle-based independent game developers created working prototypes of computer games with help from NASA.… Read More

Gabe Newell: Valve saw business spike 50% in 2012 thanks to ‘open platforms’

Business is booming at Valve. The Bellevue-based gaming company is thriving, according to CEO Gabe Newell, who said that Valve… Read More

NPD: U.S. video game sales fell 25 percent in February; Wii U continues to struggle

It’s not looking good for the U.S. video game industry. NPD market research firm came out with their monthly numbers… Read More

Xbox 360 marks 26 straight months atop U.S. market

Xbox dominance in the U.S. will live on another month. The latest numbers from NPD market research firm are out… Read More

Jury finds Nintendo guilty of violating 3D patent in 3DS

A federal jury in New York found Nintendo guilty of infringing on an inventor’s patented 3-D display technology for the 3DS… Read More

New iOS app: You vs. Ken Jennings in a ‘Trivia Death Match’

Sure, you watch quiz shows and get a lot of the questions right, but how would you really do in… Read More

Xi3 responds after Valve tries to distance itself from Piston gaming console

Two months ago at the Consumer Electronics Show, a new partnership between hardware manufacturer Xi3 and Valve seemed bright and happy. The two… Read More

Valve partner Xi3 taking pre-orders for $999 ‘Steam Box’ gaming PC

Two months ago at the Consumer Electronics Show, hardware manufacturer Xi3 and Valve announced a “development stage system optimized for computer gameplay on… Read More

Seattle 2054: Our first look at Kickstarter-funded Shadowrun Returns

It’s been nearly a year since veteran game designer Jordan Weisman and his company, Harebrained Schemes, raised more than $1.8 million… Read More

Jawfish Games wins top consumer startup at Launch: ‘This company is going to make a lot of money’

Jawfish Games CEO Phil Gordon applied to be a part of the Launch Festival on the last day. Good thing… Read More