Games – Page 64 of 69

Put on the camo: Big Buck Hunter is back, in 1080p

Up until two nights ago, the name “Big Buck Hunter Pro” didn’t hold much meaning to me. It was just… Read More

Sony hides PlayStation 3 sales data as profits fall

Maybe I’m a nerd, but one of the things I look forward to each quarter is the release of Sony’s… Read More

Stealthy online game company Motiga scores $5.1 million

Motiga, a stealthy Bellevue game developer led by former Trion Worlds Chief Stategy Officer Chris Chung, has raised $5.1 million.… Read More

Introducing Startup Day: Top entrepreneurs provide a roadmap for success

We love telling the stories of startups here at GeekWire, chronicling the ups and downs of the entrepreneurial voyage. Heck,… Read More

PopCap’s next wacky creation: A talking, dancing 3D ‘Zombatar’

The first question I ask Van Riker, marketing manager for PopCap’s hit game Plants vs. Zombies, is a simple one: What’s… Read More

Old-school card game delves into the dark world of computer security breaches

Yes, once upon a time it was a completely mediocre movie with Angelina Jolie, but hacking into computer systems has… Read More

Double Down boosts revenue for slot machine giant IGT

International Game Technology’s purchase of Seattle-based Double Down Interactive, a developer of casino-style Facebook games, is starting to pay dividends. In… Read More

Zynga’s Cara Ely: Let’s abolish the term ‘pink games’

Cara Ely, a creative director at Zynga, wants to make one thing very clear. It is time to abolish “pink… Read More

Big Fish unveils $7.99 per month cloud gaming service, streaming titles across tablets, PCs and smartphones

Seattle’s Big Fish Games today unveiled a new cloud-based gaming service called Big Fish Unlimited that allows game players to… Read More

Mobile gaming startup Z2Live promotes Lou Fasulo to CEO

Fast-growing mobile game maker Z2Live has promoted Lou Fasulo to the position of CEO, replacing co-founder David Bluhm who is… Read More

Jawfish Games snags cash from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, opens new Seattle HQ

Jawfish Games has snapped up $2.6 million, money that the fast-growing 7-month-old company will use to continue developing its online gaming… Read More

Photos: Geek burlesque reveals the sexy side of video games

What says “Seattle” better than videogame-themed burlesque? Not much. Friday night at the Theatre Off Jackson, Seattlelites were treated to… Read More

Here’s the startup advice Jeff Bezos gave to Mark Pincus (before the guidance abruptly ended)

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus sat down with PandoDaily’s Sarah Lacy for an entertaining interview last night, covering a range of… Read More

Tech Moves: Andy Sack passes torch at Lighter Capital; OUYA’s new hire

Andy Sack is stepping aside as CEO of Lighter Capital, the Seattle investment firm that provides revenue-based loans to companies… Read More

Hidden Path looks to develop Defense Grid 2 with help from Kickstarter

If you were a fan of Defense Grid, then here’s your chance to get into the development of its sequel, Defense… Read More

Amazon.com to bolster gaming on Kindle Fire with newly-launched GameCircle

The Kindle Fire isn’t really known as a powerful gaming device. But Amazon.com is looking to change that perception with… Read More

Chinese game publisher Forgame raises cash from Ignition, TA and others

Forgame Tech, a Chinese developer of more than two dozen online games, including Ming Dynasty, Soul Guardians and Legend of… Read More

Penny Arcade’s Kickstarter project aims to dump site ads

Everybody’s doing Kickstarter, so why not Gabe and Tycho, too? That’s the news today from Penny Arcade, the Seattle-based media… Read More

Welcome to Jumala: Where game players create the games

It’s been a little while since we’ve heard from Blade Games World, the Bellevue startup that turns game players into… Read More

Victory for swordsmanship: Clang gets $525k on Kickstarter

Clang, the sword-fighting video game project led by sci-fi author Neal Stephenson, surpassed its $500,000 goal on Kickstarter over the… Read More

Zipline Games pulls in new funding, plans launch of casino title Slots Tycoon

Todd Hooper’s Zipline Games has raised a new round of cash from existing investors as well as Ben Goux of Pioneer… Read More

Ask Andru: Is Wii U really a next-generation console?

Today we received a question about Nintendo’s upcoming console release, Wii U, with GeekWire reader Alex wondering why the company… Read More

Zynga unveils Ruby Blast, a high-speed race to find treasure and show up friends

Zynga has launched its new social game, Ruby Blast, a high-speed race of digging for hidden treasure in an ancient… Read More

Video-game maker Valve: ‘An economist’s paradise’

Here’s a great weekend read. It’s the opening blog post in a new weekly series from noted economist Yanis Varoufakis, the… Read More

Comments of the Week: Ballmer and basketball; Sword fighting authors; etc.

The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “I’ve been writing science and historical fiction for three… Read More

DigiPen students launch Touch Tactics gaming project

If you ever wanted to visit the industrial-design aesthetic of 18th-century Europe and command some artillery and battleships, then some… Read More

Discovery Bay finds cash for iPad game accessories

Former Microsoft and Clearwire exec Michael Sievert doesn’t appear to be wasting much time making his mark at Discovery Bay… Read More

Author Neal Stephenson’s new sword fighting game Clang: The best Kickstarter pitch yet?

We’ve watched a lot of Kickstarter videos in recent months. But nothing — at least in our experience — compares… Read More

Kid’s puzzle and game startup Wonder Forge nails cash

Wonder Forge, a game and puzzle company led by Cranium’s former product development chief Jacobe Chrisman, announced today that it has… Read More

PopCap goes native in Japan with new ‘Bejeweled Legend’

Seattle’s PopCap Games this morning released a new installment in its classic Bejeweled franchise, but this one comes with a… Read More