AltWeeklies Wire
Casual Video-Game Company Big Fish Catches Record Revenues During Recessionnew
It's no surprise the gift-sales-dependent retail industry is hurting, and the big video-game giants are no exception. But over at Big Fish Games, a Seattle studio that creates casual games involving jewel hunts or word puzzles, things are rosy.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
12-08-2008 |
Video Games
Chuck Bundrant, the King of Fish Sticksnew
Trident Seafoods' good fortune has not come from the magic of the free market alone. Over the years, Bundrant cultivated some strong allies in Congress -- most especially, just-deposed Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and Representative Don Young, both famous for sponsoring the "bridge to nowhere."
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
11-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
Was Roxanna Brown an Art-World Fraud?new
Her questionable death in federal custody means we may never know.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-03-2008 |
Art
Microsoft Brings Jerry Seinfeld Back to Prime Timenew
For $10 million, he'll apparently appear in ads with Bill Gates for Microsoft Vista. The Cutting Room can just imagine what these spots will be like...
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
09-02-2008 |
Comedy
A Seattle Company Tries to Prove That Playing its Games Improves Your Mental Statenew
Is sitting on your ass and staring at the screen on your phone the gateway to greater alertness and contentment? PopCap Games says yes. With a staff of 180, it's one of the heavy hitters in the $2.25 billion-a-year casual-games industry.
Seattle Weekly |
Jesse Froehling |
08-04-2008 |
Video Games
Ed Shadle Plans to Set World Land-Speed Record Using a Fighter Jetnew
The costs are high, public interest is down, and sponsorship in the sport is next to nil. So why invest massive quantities of time and money for a 20-second ride? Shadle answers with the Mount Everest analogy: Why climb it? Because it's there.
Seattle Weekly |
Jesse Froehling |
06-23-2008 |
Recreation
Salmon Caught in the Carbon Netnew
Our mania for wild, fresh boutique fish comes at a high environmental cost.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
I'm (Not) With Buseynew
Jeff Swanson looks, acts, and talks like Mr. Joshua. But the man you bought drinks for at the club ain't Gary Busey.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
05-12-2008 |
Culture
Will Pop Culture Ever Embrace My Brooks?new
The Bothell-based sneaker company couldn't care less.
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer |
04-28-2008 |
Fashion
The Seattle Mariners' $2.5 Million Paint Jobnew
Due to an alleged missed filing deadline, taxpayers may be on the hook for a multi-million-dollar stadium paint job.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
04-14-2008 |
Sports
Even in a Craft Beer Mecca, Microbrewers Are Strugglingnew
Forget oil -- the price of hops has already claimed at least one Seattle casualty.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
03-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Major League IV: Scripting the Sonics Movienew
The uncertainty surrounding Seattle's oldest pro sports franchise is worthy of a sequel to its cinematic progenitor. Here's the script.
Seattle Weekly |
Damon Agnos |
02-12-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
What I Saw, and Ate, at the Pig 'Sacrifice'new
The true story of a bloody day.
Seattle Weekly |
Jonathan Kauffman |
01-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
Paul Allen vs. Google?new
Cable, wireless phones, and billions of dollars for the FCC.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-14-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Groovy Community Doesn't Come Cheap at Lululemonnew
If there's one thing this city's been crying out for, it's a new place to buy expensive, highly technical T-shirts.
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer |
01-07-2008 |
Shopping
Tags: shopping
