How a team of game devs trying to build the next big thing raised a $4.5 million seed round from A16Z and Laton Ventures

Brice Laville Saint-Martin and his cofounders at Antihero Studios left their jobs at big studios. Now, they're building their dream game.
Pocket Gamer.biz

AI won't make your game, but it can lighten the load

At one end of the AI in game development debate, large publishers experiment with generative tools. This can trigger uneasy reactions from players and even ...
CBSSports.com

How to run your 2026 March Madness pool: Play for prizes, create your own NCAA Tournament game

March is rapidly approaching with Selection Sunday coming on March 15, so it's already time to start thinking about how to make your 2026 NCAA Tournament picks. Last year, the NCAA Tournament bracket ...
MIT Technology Review

Just pull a string to turn these tile patterns into useful 3D structures

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

On Pokémon's 30th anniversary, game devs reflect on the series' impact on their life and work

Game developers from studios large and small share their favorite Pokémon memories — and how the series shapes the work they do every day ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Nintendo Released Its First ‘Pokémon’ Games 30 Years Ago. Here’s How the Beloved Catchable ‘Pocket Monsters’ Became the World’s Biggest Media Franchise

The phenomenon—with its video games, trading cards, shows, movies and merchandise—has generated billions in revenue ...
Joy of Android

GitHub Games and the Open Approach to Game Development

GitHub games are open-source projects for testing gameplay ideas, sharing code, and collaborating publicly outside ...

"We had no idea this would be such a phenomenon": As Pokemon Red and Blue turn 30, here's how Game Freak created one of the most important RPGs of all time

Takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love Issues delivered straight to your door or device 30 Years of Pokemon | The making of Pokemon Red & Blue charts the creation of a Game Boy classic ...