Growing up in the aughts in San Francisco, I always had the distinct sense that the party was over. Whatever flame burned in defiance of the AIDS crisis was marked on Google Maps as a popular tourist ...

This year's GDC Festival of Gaming saw a 30% decline in visitors, resulting in a total of 20,000 attendees. Barring a dip following the return of the show after the COVID pandemic, it marks the lowest ...

Tencent showcased its new AI-driven games engine tech MagicDawn during GDC 2026. Developed by Tencent Games, it aims to help other devs "deliver next-generation audiovisual experiences at scale".

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally in 2010 because an opportunity presented itself ...

Tripo AI has introduced a new model for generating three-dimensional assets, presenting it at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2026 in San Francisco. The model, called Tripo P1.0, is designed to ...

Patch Notes is a weekly newsletter bringing you the best of Polygon, sent on Fridays and published on the site on Sundays. You can subscribe here. You know that chaotic friend who can’t stop ...

In this breakout clip from Nintendo Voice Chat, Rebekah Valentine breaks down her exclusive GDC interview with the developers behind Donkey Kong Bananza. Reb sat down with Producer Kenta Motokura and ...

At GDC 2026, Google trumpeted Gemini-powered games, but the industry still hasn't found must-have uses to win over players and developers. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming ...

Growing up in the aughts in San Francisco, I always had the distinct sense that the party was over. Whatever flame burned in defiance of the AIDS crisis was marked on Google Maps as a popular tourist ...

Genentech has elected to stop a phase 2 trial of a RIPK1 inhibitor early and dump the asset after an analysis revealed the candidate was unlikely to meet the study’s primary endpoint. Flizasertib, ...

A troubled 14-year-old boy was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his mother in the back of the head after she found out he had nabbed a tablet from one of her clients. Havoc Leone allegedly ...