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Making money as a Zelda speed runner

By Roland Li on Jan 09, 2014 01.09.14

One of the stars of the Awesome Games Done Quick charity event explains why he can't stop playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

I, School Shooter

By David Owen on Jan 06, 2014 01.06.14

When news of the massacre at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colo., reached Danny...

Looking back: Watch Dogs: Invasion

By Polygon Staff on Jan 03, 2014 01.03.14

In the future envisioned by Ubisoft’s unreleased open world game Watch Dogs, the city is...

Looking back: Unity of Command

By Polygon Staff on Jan 02, 2014 01.02.14

Tomislav Uzelac has always had ambition. Not grand delusions of fame and fortune, but the steady...

Looking back: Civ V designer 'At the Gates'

By Polygon Staff on Jan 01, 2014 01.01.14

Tweeters is a happy bird. He has a big cage to hang in. Lots of sticks and ladders to climb on. Things to chew and eat and flap against. He's got it good, for a bird. And he's madly in love with game designer Jon Shafer.

Looking back: The unlikely family behind Octodad

By Polygon Staff on Dec 31, 2013 12.31.13

In a tiny apartment on Chicago’s North Side, a group of eight young men sits on the edge of its...

Looking Back: The story of Ecco the Dolphin

By Polygon Staff on Dec 30, 2013 12.30.13

Ecco the Dolphin has been a silent franchise for years, but not by choice. Creator Ed Annunziata...

Looking back: Kentucky Route Zero

By Polygon Staff on Dec 27, 2013 12.27.13

According to the official site from developer Cardboard Computer, "Kentucky Route Zero is a...

Looking back: How a film director shook up Starbreeze

By Polygon Staff on Dec 26, 2013 12.26.13

A game where the player controls two characters at the same time — on the same controller —...

Looking back: Gone Home

By Polygon Staff on Dec 25, 2013 12.25.13

After working on big budget titles including BioShock Infinite, Steve Gaynor reunited with some...

Looking back: The story of Year Walk

By Polygon Staff on Dec 24, 2013 12.24.13

A game wrapped in a myth, Year Walk became one of the most highly regarded iOS titles of 2013....

Looking back: The story of Ridiculous Fishing

By Polygon Staff on Dec 23, 2013 12.23.13

Ridiculous Fishing was stolen. That's what you and I would call it. In game development...

Max Temkin: Against Humanity

By Charlie Hall on Dec 20, 2013 12.20.13

Max Temkin is one of a few bright stars helping to grow Chicago's indie game scene. We chart his trail from the Obama campaign to Cards Against Humanity and beyond.

The hard road to Always Sometimes Monsters

By Colin Campbell on Dec 18, 2013 12.18.13

Looking for answers to big questions, Justin Amirkhani travelled through the dangerous underworld of American poverty. Unexpectedly, what he found was a video game.

Launching Operation Supply Drop

By Russ Pitts on Dec 16, 2013 12.16.13

How a former soldier decided to send video games to troops in the field.

Gaming in West Africa | Photo Essay

By Nick Hagen on Dec 13, 2013 12.13.13

A look at how games can fit in anywhere.

Making the secret symphony of Peggle 2

By Russ Pitts on Dec 11, 2013 12.11.13

PopCap invites us behind closed doors for an exclusive look at the making of the long-awaited Peggle sequel.

Pirate Blitz: The sinking of the Captain Jack

By Charlie Hall on Dec 09, 2013 12.09.13

The real life act of piracy that inspired an iOS game.

Blade Symphony: What sound does a successful Kickstarter make?

By Charlie Hall on Dec 06, 2013 12.06.13

The man who prototyped Neal Stephenson's game Clang talks about working for the author turned game producer, and about the passion project that pulled him away.

The 7th Guest and the Solitaire trap

By Colin Campbell on Dec 04, 2013 12.04.13

How one simple game helped a veteran developer re-examine the meaning of success and of failure.

No girls allowed

By Tracey Lien on Dec 02, 2013 12.02.13

Unraveling the story behind the stereotype of video games being for boys.

Next Gen: The Next Killer Apps

By Polygon Staff on Nov 21, 2013 11.21.13

A deep look at the next console sellers for PS4 and Xbox One.

Making Tearaway: Start to finish

By Matt Leone on Nov 18, 2013 11.18.13

The team behind Little Big Planet invites us behind the scenes to see how it focused crazy ideas for a Vita game into the platformer Tearaway.

The birth of Xbox Live

By Russ Pitts on Nov 11, 2013 11.11.13

How Microsoft's engineers created the world's first broadband-connected game console, based on interviews with the people who made it.

How to design a plague

By Emily Gera on Nov 10, 2013 11.10.13

James Vaughan designed a game about a virus that itself went viral.

From Warlords to Puzzle Quest: The journey of a video game pioneer

By Richard Moss on Nov 06, 2013 11.06.13

How Steve Fawkner twice tried something unusual and different, struggled to find a publisher, then struck gold.

How pinball wizards are defining the game's future

By Dave Tach on Nov 03, 2013 11.03.13

Enter a world where 450 pinball machines is only the beginning.

Carving the One: The industrial design of Microsoft's next-generation Xbox

By Charlie Hall on Nov 01, 2013 11.01.13

Carl Ledbetter, head of the team that crafted Xbox One's look, sits down with Polygon to talk about what went into the console's design.

Charlie Murder: The love story?

By Nathan Meunier on Oct 30, 2013 10.30.13

How Ska Studios' gore-drenched indie brawler paved the path for a special union.

Brothers: How a film director shook up Starbreeze

By Mike Mahardy on Oct 27, 2013 10.27.13

Born in the midst of conflict, a refugee set out to tell his story by any means possible.
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