Polygon will be on the ground at GDC this week to get a sense of how creators are navigating the state of the industry in 2026. We’ll be playing games, attending panels, and talking to developers.

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Overview: Developers use high-performance languages such as C++ and Rust to build AAA titles and competitive games.Cross-platform engines simplify development b ...

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

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Now, with Vulkan on the horizon, Minecraft: Java Edition is finally stepping into a modern graphics era. For a title that continues to thrive years after launch, the Vulkan upgrade signals that even ...

Developer Atomic Arcade's new G.I. Joe game focused on Snake Eyes remains in development following upheaval at the studio that included the closure of the entire studio. Hasbro, which owns the IP and ...

In brief: Nvidia launched its push toward hardware-accelerated ray tracing in 2018 with its GeForce RTX 20 series graphics cards, promoting the technology as a defining feature of next-gen gaming.

Modern video games are highly complex productions that can involve hundreds, and even thousands, of people working on them over several years. These days, we expect them to take a long time to make, ...

Rockstar Games’ upcoming title, GTA 6, is releasing this year on November 19, 2026, with several other games currently rumored to be on the slate for a later period. In the past couple of years, ...

A developer who worked on Highguard has discussed the "hate" he received after the free-to-play shooter debuted at December's The Game Awards, saying the game, and by extension its team, "turned into ...