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.

Mike has worked in the Joystiq Network since 2006, as lead blogger and senior editor on WoW.com and one of the founding editors on Massively.com. Currently, he is a contributing editor on Joystiq, and ...

Joe Siegler, formerly of 3D Realms and Apogee Software, recently shared photos to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the day he uploaded the original shareware version ...

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

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

Amara uses conversational AI and native 3D generation to collapse weeks of asset work into instant iteration.

TL;DR: Microsoft will host Xbox Developer Direct 2026 on January 22, revealing three confirmed games: Forza Horizon 6, the delayed Fable, and Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation. A surprise fourth ...

Saber Interactive has split from Embracer, with at least 38 ongoing game development projects among the divested assets and over 3,000 staff moving across. However, a number of key studios remain at ...

What if you could turn a simple photo into a fully realized 3D model, all without spending a dime? Below, Matthew Berman takes you through how SAM 3D, an open source platform from Meta, is ...