Valve CEO Gabe Newell: Steam Box controller may measure your heart rate Imagine playing an intense horror game and having your gaming experience change depending on how quickly your heart is beating.… Read More
‘Portal’ sitcom: Machinima hosting web series based on Valve’s classic game Portal fans rejoice: Online video network Machinima is hosting a ‘Portal’-themed live action web series set to debut later this… Read More
Calling all Zelda fans: Tickets now on sale for Legend of Zelda Symphony Here’s your chance to relive the epic Zelda franchise, symphony style. Tickets went on sale today for The Legend of… Read More
Valve founder Gabe Newell on Linux; geeky maps; and other top posts of the month Well, GeekWire readers really must have a burning desire to study cartography. Maps were the hot topic on GeekWire during… Read More
Nintendo sued over 3D patent in 3DS handheld console Not only is Nintendo dealing with less-than-stellar Wii U sales, but now the company is being sued over 3D technology… Read More
GameHouse launches new Facebook casino, expands slots to iPhone and iPad GameHouse is placing a bigger bet on casino-style social gaming starting today— moving beyond its existing Facebook slots game to… Read More
Photos: Checking out Master Chief’s home at 343 Industries Welcome to the home of Master Chief. Across the 520 bridge in Kirkland is 343 Industries, the Microsoft-owned company now… Read More
Valve’s Gabe Newell to receive British gaming award for “exceptional contribution” Gabe Newell is already well-known as a video game legend, and now he’s being honored across the pond. The Valve… Read More
Zynga lays off employees; no changes to Seattle office Social game publishing company Zynga today announced the closure of its Baltimore office and consolidations at three other studios. The… Read More
Xbox Live servers down, Halo gamers angry It’s Friday afternoon and sometimes there’s nothing better to do than ending your week with some Halo. Unfortunately for gamers… Read More
Watch: Jimmy Fallon, self-proclaimed gamer, plays poorly on PS4 Ah, the perks of being a late night TV host. On his show Thursday night, Jimmy Fallon got a chance… Read More
Report: Microsoft to debut next-gen console in April after being “caught off guard” by Sony It looks like Microsoft’s turn to impress the gaming world may come in April. That’s according to a report from… Read More
Mobile game spending surpassed Wii U, Vita titles last quarter Here’s some bad news for Nintendo and Sony: Consumers spent more on mobile games than they did on handheld titles… Read More
Makers of Second Life roll out two storytelling games where users get paid to create No one goes to Second Life anymore. Long gone are the days where it was a media darling with Second… Read More
Sony teaches us how to unveil a console without actually showing it Sony’s huge, hyped-up PS4 event in New York City concluded Wednesday evening after two hours of dazzling gameplay, awesome features… Read More
Bungie’s ‘Destiny’ coming to PS4 with exclusive content PlayStation fans will finally get to play a Bungie title. We got our first look at Bungie’s new game ‘Destiny,’ earlier… Read More
Sony unveils Playstation 4, new Dual Shock controller It’s no longer just a rumor: Sony has announced the PlayStation 4. The company is currently giving out details from… Read More
Nintendo wants WiiU.com domain, files cybersquatting complaint The latest sales numbers of Nintendo’s Wii U are not good, so maybe a new website at WiiU.com can help the… Read More
New era for Bungie: First glimpse of Destiny, the next big thing from Halo’s creator It would be hard for Bungie to top the success that Halo brought to the Bellevue-based video game company, but… Read More
Big Fish CEO Paul Thelen: ‘I’m an idea guy and that can be dangerous as a CEO’ Big Fish founder Paul Thelen didn’t think he’d become a technology CEO. But after an illness brought his life into… Read More
Valve launches Steam for Linux with big sale After nearly two months in beta mode, Valve has released Steam for Linux. You can get the Steam client from the… Read More
Ouch: Nintendo sold just 57,000 Wii U’s in January, report says Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told Reuters last month that the sales of the Wii U, which debuted Nov. 18, were “not bad.”… Read More
Z2Live mobile developer reportedly victim of homicide A Z2Live mobile game developer was the victim of a homicide Tuesday morning in Bothell, Wash. Detectives have not confirmed… Read More
Student-developed DigiPen games selected as finalists at Independent Games Festival There’s some serious talent coming out of Redmond’s DigiPen Institute of Technology and recent nominations for the Independent Games Festival confirms… Read More
A gamer’s dream: ‘The Art of Video Games’ exhibit debuts Friday at the EMP (PHOTOS) If you’ve ever wanted to jump in a time machine and relive the 40-year history of video games, well, Seattle’s… Read More
Report: Valve letting go of several employees as part of “great cleansing” Valve hardware engineer Jeri Ellsworth made news this week when she tweeted that she had been fired, and now it looks like… Read More
Watch J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell talk about making games and movies together We wrote last week about director J.J. Abrams and Valve co-founder Gabe Newell giving the keynote at the DICE 2013 Summit and… Read More
Not just dudes: 38% of Xbox users female, 51% have kids Microsoft wants you to know that not all of its users are stereotypical hardcore gamer bros. Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice… Read More
Check out Gabe Newell’s insane knife collection Apparently, Gabe Newell likes to collect knives. Sam Hulick, an award-winning composer for video games, Tweeted out this photo a few days… Read More
It’s official: PlayStation is back atop the console market PlayStation is once again the king of the worldwide console market. Sony’s latest earnings report, issued Feb. 7, shows unit… Read More
