Articles about Video Games

Vancouver game studio Phoenix Labs lays off ‘majority’ of employees

Canadian video game developer Phoenix Labs, creator of Dauntless and Fae Farm, announced Monday that it’s laying off a majority… Read More

Entrepreneur Rand Fishkin’s latest venture: A new Seattle video game studio

SparkToro co-founder Rand Fishkin announced Monday that he raised $2.15 million for a new independent video game studio in Seattle.… Read More

Seattle indie game studio Starform raises $6M to bolster aerial combat sim ‘Metalstorm’

Seattle-based video game developer Starform raised $6 million in a new funding round to continue work on its air combat… Read More

Amazon’s new Prime Video animated series will feature stories set in 15 video game worlds

Amazon announced a new adult-animated anthology series coming to Prime Video with original stories set within the worlds of a… Read More

Air hockey, kraken tentacles, and laser rhythm: Inside new virtual-reality entertainment venue Mirra

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I attended a preview event on Wednesday for Mirra, a new virtual reality… Read More

Seattle indie game studio Galvanic Games is shutting down

Galvanic Games, the independent Seattle-based developer behind video games such as Some Distant Memory, Rapture Rejects, and last fall’s Wizard… Read More

Atari buys ‘Totally Reliable Delivery Service’ from Seattle-area publisher tinyBuild

Bellevue, Wash.-based game publisher tinyBuild has sold the rights to Totally Reliable Delivery Service to the French corporation Atari, which… Read More

Former Bungie directors lead new unit within Seattle-area game studio ProbablyMonsters

ProbablyMonsters, a game studio collective headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., announced Tuesday that it’s founded a new internal development team called… Read More

‘Tomb Raider’ escape-room-style immersive attraction coming to downtown Seattle

A new waterfront attraction in Seattle will bring the popular video game and film franchise “Tomb Raider” and its protagonist… Read More

Console wars aren’t over yet — but Xbox is shifting its strategy against Sony and Nintendo

The console wars aren’t over, but they’ve mutated into a new phase. That’s my takeaway after Microsoft revealed a new… Read More

Seattle game studio Threshold Games shuts down

Seattle’s Threshold Games, a remote-first independent game developer, has shut down due to “extenuating circumstances.” The announcement was made via… Read More

Seattle-area game developer Hidden Path Entertainment lays off 44 workers

Hidden Path Entertainment, an independent game studio based in Bellevue, Wash., has laid off 44 employees. The layoffs were confirmed… Read More

How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played

Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. It may soon… Read More

The potential next big investment opportunity in gaming

If there’s a single good window for would-be gaming investors at the moment, it may come from the necessity for… Read More

The state of video games: Big releases, bigger layoffs, and an imminent crisis point

2023 has been one of the best years in recent memory if you’re a fan of video games. The release… Read More

A list of 20 interesting and weird indie games developed in the Pacific Northwest

Every fall in Washington state, hobby designers, garage developers, and eccentric tinkerers get together to show off their independently-produced video… Read More

Seattle game dev Harebrained Schemes ‘parts ways’ with owner Paradox Interactive

Seattle-based game studio Harebrained Schemes has entered into a “mutual agreement” to separate from its owner Paradox Interactive. On Jan.… Read More

‘Six Days in Fallujah’ game, developed in Seattle, recreates paranoia of urban conflict zones

The first couple of times I tried to play Six Days in Fallujah, I wasn’t sure what I was doing… Read More

Unity’s Marc Whitten shares apology note following backlash to controversial licensing policies

After more than a week of controversy, Unity Technologies posted an apology letter to its community and promised to undo… Read More

Major leak reveals Microsoft’s Xbox plans for 2024 and beyond

In a major leak, Microsoft has accidentally disclosed many of its past, present, and future plans for its gaming division,… Read More

Seattle-area game studio collective ProbablyMonsters lays off employees

ProbablyMonsters, the Bellevue, Wash.-based studio collective that raised a $200 million Series A funding round in 2021, has laid off… Read More

Here’s why so many video game developers are suddenly abandoning the Unity engine

In the wake of a controversial policy change by game engine developer Unity, dozens of small independent video game studios… Read More

‘Pacific Drive’ and ‘Spirit Swap’ are highlights from the Pacific NW’s game developer scene at PAX

Earlier this month, PAX West 2023 was well attended by an international cast of game developers and publishers. And as… Read More

Report from the PAX floor in Seattle: Independent game developers define this year’s show

To some extent, the Penny Arcade Expo, as a video game show, was defined by who wasn’t there. Nintendo was… Read More

Review in progress: ‘Starfield’ takes the ‘Skyrim’ formula out into the universe

I’ve spent roughly 20 hours on Starfield at the time of this review, which is nowhere near enough to feel… Read More

Microsoft’s shutdown of Xbox 360 storefront is another blow to video game preservation

It’s the end of an era. Seven years after it discontinued production for the Xbox 360 video game console, Microsoft… Read More

How an indie studio in Washington state helped revive the 1994 hit ‘System Shock’

Stephen Kick is having a decent year so far. In May, Kick’s company Nightdive Studios, headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., finally… Read More

Slice of gamer life: Xbox cooks up pizza-scented controller for ‘Mutant Ninja Turtles’ fans

Recognizing that nothing goes better together than pizza and video games, Xbox has designed a pizza-scented wireless video game controller… Read More

Researchers find 87% of U.S. classic video games are out of print and ‘critically endangered’

A new study found that the vast majority of video games with a physical release in the U.S. are out… Read More

Electronic Arts partners with Marvel for new video game studio in Seattle

The next big Marvel Comics video game is being made in Seattle. Electronic Arts (EA) revealed Monday that it’s opened… Read More