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Games

Wizards of the Coast cancels multiple video game projects

Renton, Wash.-based Wizards of the Coast has canceled at least five unnamed video game projects, according to a report from… Read More

Microsoft’s first-ever U.S. labor union forms through gaming subsidiary ZeniMax

Quality-assurance workers at Microsoft subsidiary ZeniMax Media voted on Tuesday to form a union with the Communications Workers of America.… Read More

Why avatar-based social gaming app Rec Room doesn’t consider itself a ‘metaverse’ company

Almost two years after officially attaining “unicorn” status, Seattle startup Rec Room continues to expand the audience for its eponymous… Read More

Gaming in 2023: What to expect from Microsoft, Sony, Amazon, Valve, Nintendo, and others

This year started slow in the video game industry, due to a combination of pandemic slowdowns and highly-anticipated titles such… Read More

Microsoft: FTC’s case against Activision deal defies business logic and ignores industry realities

Microsoft laid out its case against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block its proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of… Read More

Wizards of the Coast President Cynthia Williams on tabletop trends, 2023 strategy, and more

After stints with Microsoft’s Xbox team and Amazon’s finance and fulfillment departments, Cynthia Williams started a new role 10 months… Read More

Amazon Games will publish the next ‘Tomb Raider’

Amazon Games announced Thursday that it will be the global publisher for the next entry in the long-running Tomb Raider… Read More

Sandbox VR opening new full-body gaming venue in Seattle’s South Lake Union

Another virtual reality gaming experience is opening shop in the Seattle region. Sandbox VR announced Wednesday that it will open… Read More

Microsoft disputes FTC’s portrayal of its Bethesda game exclusives in legal fight over Activision deal

Microsoft is pushing back against the Federal Trade Commission’s implication that it didn’t live up to its commitments to the… Read More

Amazon and Bandai Namco announce online fantasy game ‘Blue Protocol’

Amazon Games has partnered with the Japanese developer Bandai Namco to publish its online fantasy game Blue Protocol outside of… Read More

Analysis: If the FTC blocks Microsoft’s $69B acquisition, the real loser is Activision Blizzard

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday that it intends to sue to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of giant… Read More

Microsoft reaches ‘Call of Duty’ deal with Nintendo amid standoff with Sony over Activision acquisition

Microsoft says it has reached a 10-year deal with Nintendo to bring “Call of Duty” games to Nintendo systems if… Read More

Microsoft raising base price of first-party Xbox games from $60 to $70

Microsoft plans to increase the base price for some of its first-party, internally-produced video games in 2023. Xbox’s first three… Read More

Microsoft challenges Sony’s ‘Call of Duty’ stance in attempt to avoid FTC suit over Activision deal

Microsoft says it has offered Sony a 10-year contract to make new “Call of Duty” games available on PlayStation at… Read More

Wizards of the Coast will continue supporting third-party content for D&D

Wizards of the Coast confirmed to GeekWire that its forthcoming revision of Dungeons & Dragons will continue to officially support… Read More

22 indie video games from Pacific Northwest garage developers

Washington state hosts one of the largest game development communities in the U.S., second only to California. Portland and Vancouver… Read More

Netflix acquires Seattle game studio Spry Fox

Netflix on Monday announced the acquisition of Seattle-based game development studio Spry Fox, which will become the streaming giant’s sixth… Read More

A list of 20 video games developed in the Pacific Northwest and featured at PAX

The Penny Arcade Expo has traditionally been a big event for the Pacific Northwest’s game development community, but 2022’s show… Read More

Analysis: Microsoft’s plans to launch mobile game app store reframes Activision-Blizzard deal

As Microsoft’s pending $68.7 billion-dollar acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues to undergo investigation in the UK, new filings reveal Microsoft’s… Read More

Wizards of the Coast launches new studio Invoke Games, built from ‘Dark Alliance’ dev team

Wizards of the Coast has opened a new video game development studio in Montreal, which is already working on a… Read More

Oculus Studios acquires Camouflaj, the Seattle-area studio behind ‘Iron Man VR’

Bellevue, Wash.-based game developer Camouflaj has joined Meta’s Oculus Studios. Camouflaj, founded in 2012, is the studio behind 2013’s Republique… Read More

SOBA, a Twitch streamer community in Seattle, reboots vision and programming

As live events start coming back after a pandemic-induced hiatus, one of the major organizations in Seattle’s local livestreaming scene… Read More

Analysis: The impact of Google Stadia shutdown on Amazon, Xbox, and other cloud gaming initiatives

With its Stadia service, Google tried to make an early break into cloud-based video game publishing and development, but an… Read More

Wizards of the Coast files lawsuit to stop publication of tabletop game, alleging trademark violation and ‘reprehensible content’

Renton, Wash.-based gaming company Wizards of the Coast filed a preliminary injunction in Seattle last week that seeks to prevent… Read More

343 Industries head and longtime Microsoft leader Bonnie Ross is leaving ‘Halo’ developer

343 Industries co-founder Bonnie Ross is leaving the company. The surprise announcement came Monday morning via Ross’ Twitter account. Ross… Read More

Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal raises red flags in UK despite ‘Call of Duty’ pledge

Regulators in the UK expressed concern about the competitive implications of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision-Blizzard, saying it… Read More

Seattle-area publisher tinyBuild buys IP rights to indie releases, acquires Russian developer Konfa

In a rare sort of deal for the video game industry, Bellevue, Wash.-based indie game publisher tinyBuild announced Friday that… Read More

Brayn Roth

No hiding from its popularity: At 20, Geocaching still seeks to turn players on to worldwide game

More than 20 years after getting its start in Seattle, Geocaching is still hiding and seeking — and attracting new players… Read More

This 12-year-old indie developer is bringing his retro-style game to Emerald City Comic Con

At 12 years old, Max Trest is already an established independent video game developer who has even created a game… Read More

Wizards of the Coast reveals new streamlined version of ‘Dungeons & Dragons’

As part of a new publishing initiative, Wizards of the Coast plans to make a number of changes to Dungeons… Read More

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