Articles about Video Games – Page 13 of 18

Why this gamer just lost his username on Xbox Live

Christopher Gooche has been a loyal fan of Xbox Live for many years, using his last name of “Gooche” as… Read More

Valve’s hardware ambitions revealed by Penny Arcade’s new ‘PA Report’

In case you missed the news last month, the guys behind the hit Penny Arcade webcomic have hired veteran video-game… Read More

PS Vita: In a world of mobile phones, do handheld gaming devices have a future?

Trying out the game “Escape Plan” from Seattle’s Fun Bits Interactive during a demo this week, I encountered a level… Read More

Boston shows PAX East some love, secures long-term deal

I’ve been covering and attending the Penny Arcade Expo, better known as PAX, since it was a humble curiosity at… Read More

Angry Birds finally lands on Facebook, testing the new economics of video games

Sure, most of us have played Angry Birds in the past, probably on multiple devices, but even if you’ve grown… Read More

Classic PC game by Bill Gates makes comeback on iPhone

It might be hard to believe nowadays, but there was a time when Bill Gates himself was writing the software… Read More

Museum exhibit casts video game art in a new light

It’s a bit hard to believe that an industry which started with something as basic as Pong could now be… Read More

Seattle’s gaming industry: A hidden success story that keeps on growing

Seattle’s gaming industry doesn’t always get the respect it deserves. But the industry is a very big business, and it… Read More

Microsoft ready for ‘Flight’ — calls new PC title ‘a step up’ from efforts of the past

Microsoft is gearing up for the debut of its new “Microsoft Flight” franchise for Windows PCs, announcing a Feb. 29… Read More

Ask Andru: Should I get Kinect if I use my Xbox 360 mostly for watching Netflix?

We’re back with another edition of Ask Andru – this time we’re focusing on the wildly popular Kinect add-on, and… Read More

Nintendo’s rough patch continues with warning of larger loss

Mario has been in plenty of jams in his day, but never before quite like this. Nintendo, which was already… Read More

Chart: Kinect surpasses 25% of Xbox 360 installed base

One piece of news disclosed by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer here at the Consumer Electronics Show last night was that… Read More

Tickets on sale for Seattle stop of ‘Legend of Zelda’ symphony tour

Know the “Legend of Zelda” theme? Play it in your head. Right now. “Da, daaa, da-da-da-da-daaaaa!” Feels good, right? Hearing… Read More

Steam on a roll as Valve targets bigger screens for games

The Steam video-game platform for Macs and Windows PCs grew substantially in 2011 — with unit sales of games rising… Read More

Tablets are the new game consoles, and other game industry predictions for 2012

Guest Commentary: The video game industry is changing like never before. Here are my best attempts at peering into the crystal… Read More

‘Microsoft Flight’ will be free to play, takeoff set for spring

Microsoft Flight, the successor to the company’s discontinued Flight Simulator franchise, will be distributed starting this spring as a free… Read More

Nintendo: 3DS outpaces Wii launch in first 9 months in U.S.

It was a tough year for Nintendo, including a rocky start for the Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming machine, but the big… Read More

Follow-up: Why Microsoft is keeping virtual guns away from Xbox Live avatars

Over the weekend, an Epic Games forum post broke the news of a Microsoft policy change for virtual “gun-like” accessories… Read More

Oblivious game-accessory marketer turns unhappy customer into PR disaster

Today’s lesson in customer relations — as in, what not to do — comes from this painfully entertaining email thread… Read More

A right to bear virtual arms? Xbox Live removing guns from Avatar Marketplace

Follow-up: Why Microsoft is keeping virtual guns away from Xbox Live avatars Looks like there’s no such thing as a… Read More

Chart: How we’re spending time on our game consoles

Millions of people are waking up to new video-game consoles under the tree this morning. But how they end up… Read More

GameHouse expands in Canada, plans to double size of social games studio

GameHouse says it will open a larger office for its games studio in Victoria, B.C., and plans to more than double its… Read More

Zynga is having another rough day on Wall Street

Zynga’s first day as a publicly-traded company was more of a flop, than a big pop. And now the second… Read More

Generation Gamer: NWCN takes an inside look at the booming video game industry

Valve Software co-founder Gabe Newell, DoubleDown Interactive CEO Greg Enell, ZipLine Games co-founder Todd Hooper and many others from Seattle’s… Read More

Podcast

PopCap’s secret? A willingness to kill games if they’re not fun

We had a great time talking with John Vechey, one of the co-founders of PopCap Games, on this weekend’s GeekWire… Read More

Microsoft sells record 1.7M Xbox 360s in U.S. in November

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 registered another month atop the U.S. console market in November, posting record sales as the peak holiday… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Amazon Price Check, Twitter revamp, and guest John Vechey, PopCap co-founder

On this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk about the controversy over Amazon’s new Price Check app, the… Read More

How Steve Jobs reacted to Microsoft’s Bungie acquisition

Microsoft recently marked the 10th anniversary of Halo, bringing back lots of fond memories of the blockbuster Xbox franchise. And… Read More

Ready to talk to your TV? Microsoft’s Xbox Live revamp bets big on voice navigation

Six years after the original Xbox 360’s debut, Microsoft this week is overhauling its video-game console, again, with a big… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Inside stories from former Microsoft games chief Ed Fries

Our guest on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast is Ed Fries, the video-game guru and startup adviser who… Read More