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.

The Stardew Valley video game community will love you, even if your farm is ugly

Stardew Valley has sold nearly 50 million copies, outselling major video game franchises like Pokémon and The Legend of Zelda, and has fostered an online community with a reputation for being kind.
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Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week

Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications ...

Jenna Mattison Tapped To Pen Feature Adaptation Of J.D. Barker's Thriller Novel ‘A Caller's Game'

EXCLUSIVE: Jenna Mattison has been tapped to pen a feature adaptation of A Caller’s Game, the thriller from New York Times and international bestselling author J.D. Barker. This marks Mattison’s ...

'I taught my dog to vibe code games': Yup, someone actually managed to get Claude AI to code a game based on the keyboard inputs of a pooch

If this is what a Cavapoo can do, goodness knows what a Border Collie would code.

He directed 4 Far Cry games, but Project Windless is offering its lead developer a chance he's been waiting for his whole career

Creative director Patrik Méthé said adapting an acclaimed Korean novel series is "a great honor" and "a huge responsibility." ...

Creatorverse: ‘Beast Games’ Is a Winning Collab Between Creators and Hollywood

Beast Games Season 2 showrunner spoke to TheWrap about bringing together the creator ecosystem and Hollywood on Prime Video.
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 ...