From Java and ActiveX to Flash, Houdini, and Direct3D, these 1996 releases shaped how we build apps, sites, and games today.

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 ...

Maxon Computer, the German-based company whose motion-graphics and other 3D software is used across Hollywood, has announced Digital Twin, a software tool that creates photorealistic digital ...

A week into testing Intel’s new Core Ultra X9, the numbers are in. The CPU performance is steady, and the Arc integrated ...

Frame rate gains and caveats aside, Panther Lake and Xe3 graphics are hype-worthy because they can turn a whole range of ...

3D graphics are made up of little more than very complicated math. With enough time, you could probably compute a ray marching by hand. Or, you could set up Excel to do it for you! Ray marching is a ...

With a clock speed bump and... not much else, the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D still manages to impress as the fastest gaming CPU ...

These are technically now considered by many to be premium models, but their core foundations remain mainstream offerings. If ...

Here's what I recommend for the best Minecraft shaders. Each will make your game look so much better than before.

Graphic design will be more dynamic, bold, and AI-powered in 2023. That's according to predictions for the year ahead from Venngage. An infographic (below) presents the graphic design trends the ...

Following the open-zone action of Sonic Frontiers, the Blue Blur is returning to his roots in Sonic Superstars, a brand new 2D Sonic platformer coming later this year. Revealed at Summer Game Fest ...