A Petri Dish Of Human Brain Neurons Just Learned How To Play Doom

In a wild experiment, it turns out a few human neurons linked up to some custom silicon can actually play Doom.

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 beginner’s guide to video games – where to start if you don’t think you like games

Potential player two is the pre-digital native. If you’re in this camp then you grew up before video games became established. You may be intrigued by games but believe you have missed the proverbial ...
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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 ...
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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 ...

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." ...

Planet of Lana’s team invented a language to get players to pay attention

In the original game, Lana discovers the history of the planet Novo and the relationship between the humans and robots there ...
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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 ...