Polygon Longform

A former Activision developer says the game was his concept and he ought to be credited.

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How economic sanctions and piracy shape how people in Iran make and play games.

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In January 2010, Donald Mustard was sitting on his couch when he made a decision that would change his life, the course of his company and send him on a collision course with Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams. And it was kind of an accident.

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With remasters in vogue and ports in the spotlight, we look at the art of transferring games to new hardware.

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Blizzard wraps up StarCraft 2 on Nov. 10. But that isn't the end for the franchise. In Polygon's latest cover story, we speak with those behind the real-time strategy series, who look back on the past and forward to the future.

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The story of how Trion World is creating Atlas Reactor — and the things its developers are learning along the way. It started with a pitch jotted down in stream-of-consciousness on a piece of paper. It wasn't a very good pitch.

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