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After selling Tetris to the world, Henk Rogers wants to build a moonbase

By Joseph Knoop at 12:00pm 03.16.17

One of many ways he wants to change the world

What it’s like making games in Pakistan

By Basim Usmani on Mar 13, 2017 03.13.17

From indie political games to mainstream outsourcing

Learning Japanese board game culture from Yakuza 0

By JC Fletcher on Mar 10, 2017 03.10.17

The side benefits of Sega’s attention to detail

Herald journeys into the heart of injustice and oppression

By Colin Campbell on Mar 09, 2017 03.09.17

How effective is this historical adventure?

Wipeout's co-creator looks back at three decades of racing games

By Richard Moss on Mar 09, 2017 03.09.17

The never-ending chase after Nintendo

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War builds on the best part of Shadow of Mordor: the stories

By Philip Kollar on Mar 08, 2017 03.08.17

The “nemesis system” is being expanded to help create deeper, branching stories for each player

What the game industry thinks of Nintendo’s Switch

By Matt Leone on Feb 27, 2017 02.27.17

Developers and executives discuss the hybrid system.

Text adventures are back from the dead

By Colin Campbell on Feb 27, 2017 02.27.17

Voice recognition could boost a fading form

The future of Final Fantasy 15

By Jeremy Parish on Feb 24, 2017 02.24.17

How FF15 director Hajime Tabata is making his game a living platform for embracing the next steps of game design and technology.

Bethesda’s Todd Howard is reaching for the future of RPGs

By Colin Campbell on Feb 22, 2017 02.22.17

Veteran developer says ‘there’s a long way to go’

Gabe Newell isn't really here

By Colin Campbell on Feb 15, 2017 02.15.17

He's someplace else

An hour with Prey

By Arthur Gies on Feb 15, 2017 02.15.17

How do you write about a game you think people should experience without knowing too much? Very carefully.

Best smartwatches of 2016

By Brian Crecente on Feb 09, 2017 02.09.17

Apple, Asus, Casio, Fossil, Garmin, Razer and Samsung

How a mysterious drawing helped create Pillars of Eternity 2

By Charlie Hall on Feb 08, 2017 02.08.17

Obsidian’s first true sequel centers on a location built by its backers

Superman Returns: What went wrong

By Matt Paprocki on Feb 07, 2017 02.07.17

What happened when the Madden team branched out to make a superhero game.

Game industry counts the human cost of Muslim travel ban

By Colin Campbell on Feb 03, 2017 02.03.17

Developers and execs fear travel, and the future

Richard Garriott: the man, the myth, the mischief

By Colin Campbell on Jan 30, 2017 01.30.17

On the publication of his autobiography, Polygon talks to one of gaming's most celebrated creators

The ineffable loveliness of Gorogoa

By Colin Campbell on Jan 27, 2017 01.27.17

Picture-book puzzle game draws on magic and beauty

Best mechanical keyboards of 2016

By Charlie Hall on Jan 25, 2017 01.25.17

Corsair, Das Keyboard, Razer, Logitech and more

Here’s why the UN is getting interested in video games

By Colin Campbell on Jan 24, 2017 01.24.17

New report praises games that build understanding

The costs of developing Easter eggs

By Blake Hester on Jan 19, 2017 01.19.17

We look at the development trade-offs that come with adding hidden bonuses to games.