Ready Player One

Halo World Championship Lands in Seattle This Weekend

The esports sphere arrives at the convention center—and Twitch.

10/18/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Made in WA

A Suite of Seattle Tech's Ubiquitous Products

The screen time boosters.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Seattle Met Staff

ICYMI

Lego Trafficking at Pike Place Market and Other Odd Seattle News

A Nobel Prize auction and signs declaring the end of the internet highlight a weird past few months.

02/23/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Failing Slow

This Month in Seattle Tech: Xbox Turns a Mini Fridge Meme into Reality

Plus: Facebook’s no-good, very-bad October, and Amazon's Zoox autonomous cars do battle with our weather.

10/29/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Progress Bar

How Seattle Became the Hollywood of Video Games

A timeline of how Microsoft, Nintendo, and a fleet of talented indie developers placed Seattle at the center of the gaming industry.

09/17/2021 By Sophie Grossman

Gaming

How E.T. Almost Killed the Video Game Industry

A new documentary available on Xbox Live tells the whole sordid tale.

11/19/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Tech Talk

Microsoft’s Xbox 180

How the company pulled off an uncharacteristic reversal after alienating hardcore gamers with weirdly restrictive features on its new gaming console.

11/01/2013 By Sam Machkovech

Video Games

Microsoft Unveils Xbox One

The new video gaming console arrives later this year.

05/20/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Exhibit

The Smithsonian's Art of Video Games, Now at EMP

Explore 40 years of pixelated playable art, from Mario to Mass Effect.

02/14/2013 By Cassandra Callan

Article

17 Habits of Highly Successful Companies

Stats from our top 25 companies

12/19/2012 By Allison Williams

News

Xbox Christmas. Believe the Hype.

04/15/2010 By Sam Machkovech

News

The Most Elegant Netflix Ever

04/13/2010 By Sam Machkovech

News

Unmoved by PlayStation Move

04/09/2010 By Sam Machkovech

Article

Remember The iPhone?

04/08/2010 By Sam Machkovech

News

At Home In The Game Room

03/26/2010 By Sam Machkovech

News

Windows Phone 7: Games, Apps, and Netflix

03/15/2010 By Sam Machkovech

News

On the Scene at the Game Developers Conference: Day 2

03/10/2010 By Sam Machkovech

News

On Xbox Live, Gay Means Happy Again

03/05/2010 By Sam Machkovech

News

We Were Promised Jetpacks

03/03/2010 By Sam Machkovech

News

NW Games Roundup

02/24/2010 By Sam Machkovech