From Java and ActiveX to Flash, Houdini, and Direct3D, these 1996 releases shaped how we build apps, sites, and games today.

Mojang should see this release (and its subsequent success) as a major kick in the butt.

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Google released Project Genie 3, a new AI tool capable of generating video game like worlds, and it may implicate the future of game dev.

The stock prices of some major video game companies, including Take-Two Interactive, Roblox, and Unity, had notable declines on Friday, just a day after Google announced its Project Genie tool that ...

Jason Rubin became Oculus’ game studios boss in 2014, shortly after Facebook bought the company, and led VR content ever ...

Explore a programming languages list with top coding languages explained, their uses, job prospects, and how to choose the ...

Edit: The story has been updated to report that Bluepoint's canceled live-service game was a God of War title. Sony has reportedly canceled two unannounced live-service games that were in development ...

Nintendo has said it was unwilling to backtrack on the design of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's controversial open world hub despite seeing "changed" attitudes to open-world games, as the project had ...

Xbox has announced its Developer Direct 2026 showcase will take place later this month and offer new looks at some of the company's most anticipated games. The first major gaming presentation of the ...