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Xbox One will stream games to Windows 10

Gamers who want to stay connected to their Xbox One at home when they’re not on the couch will have… Read More

Xbox One vs. PS4: Can Microsoft sustain its new momentum against Sony in the console market?

Microsoft finally dethroned Sony in the U.S. console war during November. But is this a temporary blip or the start of… Read More

Boardgames: The latest analog craze

In our increasingly digital lives old, analog touchstones can be more than nostalgic — they can help ground us and remind… Read More

Study: Game and app developers helped generate $36.3B of revenue in Washington last year

To say that the interactive media industry has an impact on the Washington economy would be an understatement. According to a new… Read More

Xbox One sales triple after $50 price cut

Microsoft announced today that Xbox One sales tripled week-over-week after the company implemented a $50 price cut on Nov. 2.… Read More

Unity CEO: Minecraft deal shows how small teams can make it big in games

SAN FRANCISCO – When asked what he took away from Microsoft’s $2.5 billion acquisition of Minecraft maker Mojang, Unity CEO David Helgason jokingly… Read More

Twitch CEO says they sold to Amazon to maintain independence

SAN FRANCISCO – When the rumor mill heated up about a potential acquisition of online video game streaming website Twitch,… Read More

Everything I know about Twitch I learned from my live-streaming husband

When New York Times media critic David Carr turned his attention to Twitch this week after Amazon’s $970 million cash… Read More

Photos: The Spectacle of PAX

Couldn’t make it to PAX this weekend? While you may not be able to try out all of the games… Read More

Here are Amazon’s top 5 biggest acquisitions of all time

Amazon.com is betting big on video streaming platform for gaming geeks Twitch, announcing today that it is paying $970 million… Read More

Mario Kart 8 helps Nintendo’s Wii U turn a corner, lifting console sales more than Titanfall or Second Son

Could great first-party games be enough to save the Wii U and Nintendo’s bottom line? If the early sales data… Read More

Nintendo at E3: Great games are coming … eventually

Great games are coming to the Wii U … but we’re going to have to wait. That’s the main takeaway… Read More

Can Nintendo reverse a decades-long sales slide?

Ever since Nintendo posted its first annual net loss in early 2012, the Japanese gaming company (whose North American headquarters… Read More

PS4 outsells Xbox One in U.S. for 4th straight month; Titanfall top-selling game in April

The PlayStation 4 is still the sales champion in the U.S, as Sony’s console outsold the Xbox One in April.… Read More

There are 34M ‘core gamers’ in the U.S. who play video games for 22 hours per week

Sure, the number of “casual gamers” has spiked in recent years thanks to the recent influx of popular smartphone games… Read More

Titanfall sold 925K units in March; EA signs new agreement with Respawn

Titanfall, the popular sci-fi shooter, sold 925,000 units last month in the U.S. Electronic Arts COO Peter Moore reported the… Read More

PlayStation 4 sales hit 7M

Sony announced a new milestone for the PlayStation 4 today, as the company has sold through more than 7 million consoles… Read More

The rise of eSports: More people watch video game competitions than major sporting events

The popularity of electronic sports — or, eSports for short — is somewhat astounding, and new data from SuperData Research… Read More

A look at Amazon’s first game developed in-house for the Fire TV

Amazon’s relatively obscure games studio unveiled its first game today for the brand-new Fire TV platform. The game can be considered… Read More

Disney Interactive to lay off 700 in restructuring; Seattle operations to remain intact

Disney is confirming a large-scale restructuring today that will result in the firing of hundreds of employees, representing 26 percent… Read More

Internet’s obsession with Gabe Newell comes through during Valve CEO’s Reddit Q&A

People on the Internet seem to be obsessed with Valve CEO Gabe Newell and that much was obvious during Newell’s… Read More

Game discounts: Steam will let developers launch their own sales, Valve confirms

When gamers talk about Valve’s Steam e-commerce platform, the conversation almost inevitably comes to sales. The company’s massive quarterly discount… Read More

PlayStation 4 trumps Xbox One for U.S. console sales in January

Point, Sony. After two months of falling behind the Xbox One for U.S. sales, Sony’s PlayStation 4 came out on… Read More

Study: Top mobile games have higher penetration rate on Android, not iOS

If you’re set to release a new mobile game and would like to see more traction, Android might be the… Read More

Microsoft ships 3.9M Xbox Ones, 3.5M Xbox 360’s

In its quarterly earnings report released today, Microsoft announced that it shipped 3.9 million Xbox One consoles to retail channels… Read More

How this university is using video games to help teenage girls find careers in science, math fields

Tayloe Washburn is no stranger to taking the lead on massive, lucrative projects. The former lawyer helped organize teams that… Read More

Penny Arcade shutters video network and news site

Seattle area-based gaming comic Penny Arcade has decided to roll back its empire-building plans. The Penny Arcade Report, the company’s… Read More

Steam hits 7 million concurrent users for first time, up 16% from last year

While much of today’s video game buzz is focused on next generation machines like the Xbox One and Playstation 4,… Read More

Meet Quingo: A mobile game that lets you donate to charity just for playing

For a gamer, it’s pretty cool to rack up points on Candy Crush or Angry Birds. You can get your… Read More

Study: 1.2 billion people are playing games worldwide; 700M of them are online

In yet another reminder of how quickly the gaming market is growing, a new industry study from Spil Games reports that… Read More