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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OpenJDK project teams will focus work on features such as value types, code reflection, AOT compilation, and structured concurrency in the coming year. Oracle’s Java team in 2026 will work toward ...

Rayman, as a character, was fully created by the French game designer Michel Ancel during his teenage years. When he decided to present his Rayman video game project to Ubisoft, he brought a 150-page ...

What's been your favourite new game this year? You can read all about our choices right here, with our full Game of the Year Awards 2025 list, but I've got one more for you. Importantly, this one ...

SMU is launching a new Bachelor of Arts in Game Development designed for exceptional undergraduate creators who want to shape the future of digital interactive environments. SMU Guildhall, one of the ...

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a ...

At a time when there are so many handheld gaming PCs available for purchase, it’s hard to make one that truly stands out from the crowd. But the Abyxlute 3D ONE manages to that by combining a bunch of ...