Polygon Longform

Polygon Longform is a podcast containing spoken word versions of our in-depth features and monthly covers. If you like stories about not only games but the artists who make them, the fans who love them and the culture surrounding them, then this is the show for you.

Latest Episodes:

Who really conceived Guitar Hero Live? Mar 10, 2016

A former Activision developer says the game was his concept and he ought to be credited. Read the full feature here: http://is.gd/xCmt9B

The game industry of Iran Jan 15, 2016

How economic sanctions and piracy shape how people in Iran make and play games. Read the full feature here: http://is.gd/nZps3R Subscribe to Polygon Longform to get every episode as soon as it's released: - iTunes: itunes.com/polygonlongform - RSS for your podcast player for choice: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/PolygonLongform - SoundCloud: @polygon-longform - Download the MP3: polygon.com/longform

How Shadow Complex led Chair to Infinity Blade, to Star Wars, to J.J. Abrams and back again Jan 06, 2016

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. Read the full feature here: http://is.gd/Wkgx4W Subscribe to Polygon Longform to get every episode as soon as it's released: - iTunes: http://itunes.com/polygonlongform - RSS for your podcast player for choice: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/PolygonLongform - SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/polygon-longform - Download the MP3: http://polygon.com/longform

Bridging the generation gap: Porting games to new platforms Nov 30, 2015

With remasters in vogue and ports in the spotlight, we look at the art of transferring games to new hardware. Read the feature here: http://www.polygon.com/e/9554069

StarCraft: The past, present and future Nov 06, 2015

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. Read the feature here: http://www.polygon.com/e/9434217

Atlas Reactor: How an MMO studio set out to create the next great competitive game Oct 30, 2015

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. Read the feature and see the game in action here: http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/10/28/9629428/trion-labs-atlas-reactor-feature-gameplay-video-mmo-studio-behind-the-scenes

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