Games – Page 65 of 69

E3: Microsoft ‘SmartGlass’ trademark filing hints at bigger ambitions for Xbox

[Follow-up: Microsoft unveils Xbox SmartGlass, Xbox Music, IE for Xbox, and Nike+ Kinect] It’s going to be a big week for… Read More

Big Fish adds Silicon Valley investor Bill Lee to board

Silicon Valley investor Bill Lee, a backer of companies such as Tesla, SpaceX, Hootsuite and Zaarly, has joined the board… Read More

Republique tops $500,000 Kickstarter funding goal

A few weeks ago, we told you about Ryan Payton’s effort to get his new game, Republique, bankrolled on Kickstarter. Well,… Read More

Microsoft trims Xbox 360 and Kinect to $99, but this promotion comes with a catch

Last week, word leaked out that Microsoft planned to introduce a $99 version of the 4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Game Collage makes kids’ apps to entertain, inspire, educate

Kids love apps. But not everything found in the mobile app stores these days is suitable for young, impressionable minds.… Read More

PopCap’s John Vechey on the power of listening, and how they turned down a $300M buyout

Entrepreneurs need all sorts of personality traits in order to be effective leaders, from honesty and passion to confidence and… Read More

Poll: Are you still playing Draw Something?

Lately I’ve been feeling like I should be apologizing to my friends on Draw Something, the high-tech social Pictionary knock-off… Read More

After Kickstarter success game studios turn to Zipline for help

Kickstarter is revolutionizing the way that game companies raise cash as evidenced by the recent success of Harebrained Schemes (Shadowrun… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft VP Michael Sievert named CEO of Discovery Bay Games

Michael Sievert has worked in executive roles at a number of well known Seattle area technology companies over the years,… Read More

Shadowrun Returns ends Kickstarter campaign at $1.8M

We’ve been having fun tracking the progress of Jordan Weisman’s Kickstarter campaign for Shadowrun Returns, watching in amazement after it… Read More

Magic: The Gathering creator to crowd-fund mobile game

The designer of the iconic collectible physical card game Magic: The Gathering has a new venture in the virtual mobile game… Read More

Nintendo posts $530M loss: Can the Wii U save the day?

Nintendo just posted an annual loss of more than $530 million, as the company struggles with the decline of the… Read More

NPD: 40% of freemium game players pay to play more

Ever paid to extend or enhance a free-to-play digital game? A new study from market researcher NPD Group says you’re… Read More

Update: Big Fish pays up to $15M for casino game maker

Seattle casual games powerhouse Big Fish Games is paying up to $15 million to purchase an undisclosed privately-held corporation. An… Read More

Activision vets land $5.6M for new gaming startup U4iA

U4iA, a stealthy gaming company developing what it dubs “hardcore, browser-based games for the connected generation,” has raised $5.6 million in… Read More

Apple’s Tim Cook stirs up wild speculation with Valve visit

Was he there for acquisition talks? Partnership discussions? Trying to convince Gabe Newell to bet bigger on the iPad and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Creator of Magic emerges at location-based gaming upstart BodSix

Location-based mobile gaming could very well be the next frontier of the games business. And BodSix wants to make sure… Read More

WildTangent opens new Seattle office, plans to hire more than 20 engineers for ‘secret’ project

We’ve seen a number of Silicon Valley technology companies pick Seattle for new development offices, highlighted most recently by Facebook’s… Read More

Halo 4 game designer turns to Kickstarter to bankroll dystopian game Republique

Ryan Payton, a former video game designer at Microsoft who worked as a narrative designer on Halo 4, is the… Read More

D&D designers tout fantasy role-playing game 13th Age

Veteran game designers Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet — both of whom worked as designers on past editions of Dungeons… Read More

Sony’s Zipper closure ends an era for Redmond game studio

Sony has decided to close Zipper Interactive, the Redmond-based game development studio founded in 1995 and acquired by the video… Read More

Seattle’s Space Needle soon to be inside Angry Birds Space

First, Angry Birds became part of the Space Needle. Now, the Space Needle is literally becoming part of Angry Birds.… Read More

Roseman leaves VP post at Zynga

Whoa, this is pretty huge news. Neil Roseman, the former Amazon.com vice president who joined Zynga last year, has left… Read More

Microsoft planning Star Wars parties for new Kinect game

Is there anything geekier than this? Microsoft is planning a series of parties at its retail stores on the night… Read More

Xbox used more for movies, music than online games

If you needed any more evidence that Microsoft views the Xbox 360 as a key weapon in its fight to… Read More

Poker pro Phil Gordon lands cash for online gaming tourneys, nabs former Zynga and Netscape execs

As a professional poker player with career winnings of $3.5 million, Phil Gordon usually is the guy making big bets. But… Read More

Angry Birds Space blasts off with 10M downloads in 3 days

Well, maybe that goofy stunt at Seattle’s Space Needle actually paid off. Rovio today said via Twitter that its latest… Read More

How this mobile app developer’s promotion of free cash failed miserably on iPad launch day

Seattle mobile app developer Michael Burford thought he’d come up with a brilliant brainstorm to find customers for his new… Read More

Pop Salad: A celebrity ‘stock market’ to buy and sell Clooney, Bieber and the Kardashians

Looking to kill a few hours — and perhaps a few brain cells? Pop Salad might be right for you.… Read More

Tech Moves: Mark Klebanoff named CFO of Appature; Salad Labs tosses in a new leader; and more

Appature is adding some horsepower in the executive offices as it looks to expand its marketing services for healthcare companies.… Read More