The fall of Game Republic

By Matt Leone on May 30, 2013 05.30.13

Former Capcom icon Yoshiki Okamoto opens up about the collapse of developer Game Republic.

The birth and re-birth of Klei

By Chris Plante on May 29, 2013 05.29.13

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How the creators of Mark of the Ninja and Don't Starve built their family-friendly studio.

The rules of the playground have changed: Taking time with SiSSYFiGHT designer Eric Zimmerman

By Michael Brown on May 28, 2013 05.28.13

A game development veteran is trying to revive one of the industry's first social games.

Just making things and being alive about it: The queer games scene

By Brendan Keogh on May 24, 2013 05.24.13

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How a growing group of independent developers is using video games to share the reality of their lives.

Anamanaguchi: The Ninja Turtles of Rock

By Sam Machkovech on May 22, 2013 05.22.13

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The chiptune quartet gets ready to unleash its Endless Fantasy.

Xbox One: What we know

By Polygon Staff on May 21, 2013 05.21.13

This morning, in a tent built atop a soccer field in Redmond, Wash., Microsoft unveiled its...

Born Unequal: The Story of Incredipede

By Tracey Lien on May 16, 2013 05.16.13

How a world traveling game design duo plans to change the world with a video game.

Unity of Command: The unlikely origin of a modern wargame

By Charlie Hall on May 14, 2013 05.14.13

After years fighting the music industry, Tomislav Uzelac turned to an easier task — taking Stalingrad.

Gaming's new frontier: Cancer, depression, suicide

By Colin Campbell on May 09, 2013 05.09.13

How "empathy" games are striving to make powerful emotional connections

Eight Arms to Hold You: The unlikely family behind Octodad

By Charlie Hall on May 07, 2013 05.07.13

The time for startup Young Horses is now, and its fate is resting on the success of a "secret octopus."

Anatomy of a Cosplayer

By Alexa Ray Corriea on May 07, 2013 05.07.13

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How a love of making things and the US Air Force inspired Ger Tysk to cosplay.

A tale of two cities: How the City of Heroes community is creating a successor

By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 02, 2013 05.02.13

Before City of Heroes closed, Kaylan Lyndell-Lees used it as speech therapy for her children. Now she's working to help fill the void.

Test Drive: From Gamer to Racer

By Jeff Dunn on May 01, 2013 05.01.13

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The ballad of Bryan Heitkotter, a man who turned Gran Turismo into a dream job

Between a Rockman and a Hard Place: The Fan-made Mega Man

By Justin Amirkhani on Apr 30, 2013 04.30.13

Hell hath no fury like a fanboy scorned.

The Longest Journey of Ragnar Tornquist

By Emily Gera on Apr 25, 2013 04.25.13

How the creator of Dreamfall got back to his roots.

Cloned at Birth: The Story of Ridiculous Fishing

By Russ Pitts on Apr 24, 2013 04.24.13

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Over two years of interviews, Vlambeer tells Polygon the inside story of how it beat the clones and launched the best-reviewed iOS game of 2013.

Bronies fighting Ponies: the Magic of Friendship

By Colin Campbell on Apr 23, 2013 04.23.13

How one group of dedicated fans bucked convention and challenged an empire (of toys).

The Long Con: High in the Wild with Monaco

By Sam Machkovech on Apr 18, 2013 04.18.13

How four months turned into more than three years of indie development prison.

BitSummit Rising: Japan's Indie Ambassador

By Chris Plante on Apr 17, 2013 04.17.13

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"[At E3 2012], people I’ve long admired asked, ‘How is the indie game development scene in Japan?’ I didn’t know what to tell them."

-Yohei Kataoka, director of Tokyo Jungle

The president and future of Platinum Games

By Matt Leone on Apr 16, 2013 04.16.13

After decades in the trenches at Capcom, Tatsuya Minami is building an empire one game at a time.

Breathe In The Road: Cardboard Computer and Kentucky Route Zero

By Charlie Hall on Apr 11, 2013 04.11.13

With Act 2 of their five-act piece on the horizon, artists Jake Elliott and Tamas Kemenczy discuss their past and their process and speak to their critics.

Ciji is a Robot Jockey with Something to Prove

By John Funk on Apr 10, 2013 04.10.13

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A day in the life of a working-class game hero.

A Game Development Love Story

By Colin Campbell on Apr 09, 2013 04.09.13

Maintaining a job, a marriage and the spare-time creation of an RPG threatened to be too much for one man — until his wife decided to step in.

High school memories: A series of Persona 4 letters

By Leigh Alexander on Apr 04, 2013 04.04.13

Suburban high school students in Japan have a lot to teach about game design.

We Built a Booth

By Jeff Dunn on Apr 03, 2013 04.03.13

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Meet the people, problems, motivations and games behind this year's PAX East Indie Megabooth.

Why aren't video game actors treated like stars?

By David Griner on Apr 02, 2013 04.02.13

Voice actors anchor billion-dollar games but only get paid by the hour.

GDC: The gathering of the game makers

By Colin Campbell on Mar 25, 2013 03.25.13

What started in a bedroom is now the largest gathering of game creators on earth.

How Milo met Kate: The story behind Lionhead's virtual boy

By Matt Leone on Mar 21, 2013 03.21.13

How Peter Molyneux's most ambitious creation fell short.

Uber's Hail Mary: The long road of Monday Night Combat

By Alex Rubens on Mar 19, 2013 03.19.13

How three men risked their careers (and their bank accounts) to build a game no one else understood.

Community service: The story of Chicago's Indie City Arcade cabinet

By Andrew Hayward on Mar 14, 2013 03.14.13

How a pair of public game projects and a loose local indie scene came together to create a free-to-play arcade cabinet full of drinking-themed games
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