Games – Page 62 of 69

Valve acquires two-man, San Fran-based Star Filled Studios

Bellevue-based Valve has acquired Star Filled Studios, a two-man development team founded by ex-PopCap and Blizzard employees Jeff Gates and… Read More

Q&A: Double Down CEO Greg Enell on growth, games, money and Facebook

Double Down Interactive, the Seattle-based maker of casino-style social games, started the year by announcing its acquisition by gambling technology… Read More

Wii U posts big first week, but Xbox 360 is still champ for now

Xbox 360 was the top-selling game console in the U.S. for November, kicking off the critical holiday shopping season with… Read More

Smilebox founder Andrew Wright hangs angel investor shingle, bankrolls consumer Internet startups

Let’s face it: Seattle needs more angels — the folks who can write checks to support the next-generation of entrepreneurial… Read More

Calling all zombologists: Plants vs. Zombies trading cards now available

For those who just can’t get enough Plants vs. Zombies, today PopCap debuted new trading cards that will help fans… Read More

T-Mobile taps ex-Microsoft exec as marketing chief to build ‘America’s un-carrier’

Michael Sievert, a former marketing executive at AT&T, Clearwire and Microsoft, has been named chief marketing officer at T-Mobile USA.… Read More

Poor earnings leads to Glu layoffs at Kirkland studio

A lowered fourth quarter guidance has sent the stock of San Francisco-based game publisher Glu south and resulted in layoffs… Read More

Wii U sneak peek: Nintendo rolling out 5,000 retail kiosks in buildup to launch

This is test-driving, Nintendo style. Looking to recover from the Wii’s slump, Nintendo is placing 5,000 interactive kiosks around retail… Read More

A Steve Jobs flash mob; iPad fans react to Windows 8; and October’s other top posts

Whoa, what a month. Was it us, or did the technology industry simply explode with activity in October? Every day… Read More

Valve designer Greg Coomer: How getting rid of bosses makes for better games

Valve is well known for groundbreaking games such as Half-Life, Team Fortress 2 and Portal. But the 16-year-old Bellevue game maker also is renowned… Read More

Meteor scores $18M, looks to attract 10 million players for online shooter game Hawken

Mark Long has been around the video game business for nearly two decades. So, when the gaming vet first set… Read More

Casual Disconnect: Seattle losing big games conference

Casual games are almost as much a part of Seattle’s fabric as coffee and airplanes. But now, it appears one… Read More

5 questions for ‘Gamemaster Howard’ of Nintendo fame

Howard Phillips was one of the first employees of Nintendo of America — starting in 1981 at the age of… Read More

Yo, Sounders fan in that Xbox shirt! Be honest, what’s your favorite game console?

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is the title sponsor of the Seattle Sounders FC soccer team — which means that fans show… Read More

Penny Arcade reveals details of PAX Australia event

PAX is going Down Under. Penny Arcade, the Seattle-based video-game webcomic and commentary site responsible for the giant Penny Arcade Expo events,… Read More

Q&A: Double Down’s Cooper DuBois on wearing many hats at a startup

Cooper DuBois wants you to step out of your real world and come into his for a few minutes a… Read More

Game characters get ‘Boobies Rule’ shirts for breast cancer awareness

NFL teams are doing it, and maybe you’ve already sported a pink piece of clothing to show your support for… Read More

Gamer’s dream: Valve seeks testers for upcoming games and hardware prototypes

Here’s your chance to get a sneak peak into Valve’s latest games and gadgets. The Bellevue-based video game company needs… Read More

Game experts debate: Is Microsoft Kinect a passing fad or here to stay?

The gaming panel today at the WTIA’s TechNW conference featured some well-known names from the industry talking about a wide… Read More

Barack Obama meets Madden NFL: Political ads find a home in video games

Don’t be surprised next time you see Barack Obama’s face pop up after your last game of online Battleship —… Read More

Casual gaming vets raise cash for UpTap, focusing on a new class of tablet-based games

Daniel Bernstein is back in the startup game. The Seattle area entrepreneur, best known for founding Sandlot Games, has formed… Read More

‘Gamemaster Howard’ is back with clever (and fun) educational game

Howard Phillips, who rose from the Nintendo of America warehouse to the role of “Gamemaster” and editor of Nintendo Power magazine,… Read More

PopCap pulls plug on Dublin office, cutting 96 jobs

PopCap Games is cutting back even further, announcing today that it closed its offices in Dublin, Ireland. Ninety-six employees are… Read More

Sword of Fargoal 2 wants to add to retro dungeon-crawling with Kickstarter

Jeff McCord is a well-known name within the retro gaming crowd. Over 25 years ago, he created one of the most… Read More

Game designer Monte Cook raises over $345k for tabletop game Numenera

Seattle-based game designer Monte Cook is a familiar name to many fans of traditional roleplaying games, having worked on titles such… Read More

‘Nintendo TVii’ aims to leapfrog Xbox 360, PS3 in living room

Nintendo this morning unveiled its television and media integration plans for the Wii U, announcing a new feature called Nintendo… Read More

Nintendo Wii U will be $300 and $350, debuts Nov. 18

Nintendo will sell its new Wii U game in two versions, starting at $300, beginning on Nov. 18 in the… Read More

Report: Social casino game revenues on the rise

With the arrival of social casino games, no longer must you drive to the local casino to try your luck… Read More

Meet the Tinker Tablet: Old-fashioned wooden puzzle teaches kids tech (without Wi-Fi or CPUs)

Are you a parent who wants to introduce your young kids to technology, but still feel a bit uncomfortable handing… Read More

Steam ‘Big Picture’ game mode arrives today in beta

Look out, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo: There’s a new player in the living room. Valve, the video-game company behind the… Read More