Galvanic Games, the independent Seattle-based developer behind video games such as Some Distant Memory, Rapture Rejects, and last fall’s Wizard With a Gun, is closing its doors. Studio head and… Read More
A job posting by Wizards of the Coast went viral on social media over the weekend, highlighting some consumers’ lack of enthusiasm for generative artificial intelligence, as well as the… Read More
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the new Call of Duty will launch on Xbox Game Pass, which marks a significant gamble for Xbox and the latest in a… Read More
In a surprise reveal, Microsoft said Thursday it plans to launch a mobile gaming store later this year. The news came out during an on-stage interview with Xbox president Sarah… Read More
Video game fans will be able to step inside the worlds of Super Mario and Donkey Kong in a new “Super Nintendo World” theme park experience opening in Orlando, Fla.,… Read More
LinkedIn — the place where you go to update your resume, network with other professionals and search for jobs — is now another place to play games. Taking a cue from… Read More
Microsoft posted its latest earnings report on Thursday, which was broadly speaking good news for the company. For its embattled Xbox department, however, there are mixed signals. This is the… Read More
Bellevue, Wash.-based game publisher tinyBuild has sold the rights to Totally Reliable Delivery Service to the French corporation Atari, which intends to use the acquisition to revive a legacy brand.… Read More
A new SEC filing reveals that Cynthia Williams plans to step down as president at Hasbro-owned game company Wizards of the Coast. No specific reason has been publicly offered for… Read More
SPOKANE, Wash. — “The House that Myst Built” could have been built anywhere. The home of Cyan Worlds, on the northern outskirts of Spokane, was made possible by the success… Read More
Slay the Spire 2, a sequel to the hit 2019 video game, is planned for release next year via Steam Early Access. Its developer, the Seattle-based studio Mega Crit, made… Read More
ProbablyMonsters, a game studio collective headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., announced Tuesday that it’s founded a new internal development team called Hidden Grove. The team at Hidden Grove is headed by… Read More
Seattle-based game studio Reflection Games is raising investment to help support development of its debut project. A new SEC filing reveals that the company has raised about $2 million in… Read More
Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software announced a new feature for its digital gaming storefront Steam, which allows small groups of Steam users to share access to the computer games in their… Read More
LinkedIn wants to add a little more fun to its feed. Posts on social media and a report from TechCrunch over the weekend revealed the Microsoft-owned platform may add several… Read More
At this year’s Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, one of the panel discussions brought together several working artists to discuss how the advent of generative AI tools have already… Read More
A new wave of layoffs at video game mega-studio Electronic Arts has multiple impacts on the Pacific Northwest gaming industry, including the end of development on a Star Wars video… Read More
Pacific Drive is a survival game where your car’s survival is more important than yours. You’ve ended up stuck in an isolated part of the Olympic Peninsula where reality’s coming… Read More
Seattle police arrested a man who allegedly stole “about $40,000 worth” of collectible cards for Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering. According to the SPD Blotter, the unidentified man… Read More
Grounded and Pentiment are coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year, as the first two former console exclusives that Xbox Game Studios plans to publish for competitors’ platforms. The… Read More
The console wars aren’t over, but they’ve mutated into a new phase. That’s my takeaway after Microsoft revealed a new chapter for its Xbox business, where it both competes with… Read More
Seattle’s Threshold Games, a remote-first independent game developer, has shut down due to “extenuating circumstances.” The announcement was made via Threshold’s LinkedIn page on Feb. 9. The 12-person company was… Read More
Hidden Path Entertainment, an independent game studio based in Bellevue, Wash., has laid off 44 employees. The layoffs were confirmed Wednesday afternoon in a post on LinkedIn by CEO Jeff… Read More
Rumors have been in circulation for weeks that Microsoft might publish some of its exclusive games on competing consoles. Now a new report indicates that one of the most anticipated… Read More
Xbox is bigger than Windows. Revenue from Microsoft’s video-game business surpassed its Windows division for the first time in the December quarter, with a big boost from the company’s $69… Read More
Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs is just a symptom of a much larger issue concerning labor rights and abuses, which could and should change the direction of the international games… Read More
The developers behind the popular digital gaming storefront Steam have implemented a new set of guidelines that govern the use of AI-powered development tools in new titles released on the… Read More
Update, Feb. 6: A new filing with the Washington state employment security department shows an additional 70 workers cut from Unity’s workforce in Bellevue. A fresh round of layoffs at… Read More
Seattle-based Charmed plans to launch a new AI-powered game design tool this month, which allows for rapid generation of 3D character models from scratch. It’s also raised over $500,000 in… Read More
Blaming an unspecified “vendor,” Wizards of the Coast has admitted that generative AI was used to create a marketing image it posted earlier this month. Now it’s offered a mea… Read More
