Abstract: Since the advent of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) in integrated circuit (IC) design, layout optimization has become a critical factor in determining chip performance, power consumption, ...

Jen Glennon is a New York-based journalist and editor with more than a decade of experience covering games and entertainment. She has previously worked at Kotaku, Inverse, and Newsweek. Jen joined ...

Stripe has introduced USDC subscription payments on Base and Polygon blockchains. The feature supports over 400 wallets, making it accessible to a wide range of users. Stripe aims to reduce payment ...

A new Alien video game is apparently on the way, according to a listing on the ESRB website, which outed the sequel to 2021's Aliens: Fireteam Elite. Though the link now leads to a 404 error, Polygon ...

Whaaawasthat? The hush before the scream, the prickle on your neck, the first cold snap sneaking under the door? It can only mean one thing: Halloween season is back, and so is Polygon’s annual ...

Before everyone had a smartphone in their pocket and access to countless free mobile games (both good and hot messes), people got their free gaming fixes from browser games. I have fond memories of ...

Most Alien movies end in explosions and bloodshed, but with FX’s Alien: Earth, creator Noah Hawley took a different approach. To unpack the show's season 1 finale, Polygon spoke to Hawley and star ...

Not two hours into my trek through Baby Steps, an open world physics comedy published by Devolver Digital, I walked by a pit. The discovery came just after I’d finally worked up enough skills to keep ...

Shadowpelt is the boss in Borderlands 4, who proves to you that, despite how powerful your guns are, they only work if you hit the target. The challenge in this fight goes beyond surviving deadly ...

Eridium is a rare material in the world of Borderlands 4 that you use as currency to pay for specific services. Since you won’t find lots of Eridium just waiting for you or an infinite farm location, ...

Order bunkers are small dungeons in Borderlands 4 hidden behind doors that are covered with an impenetrable shield. The ultimate answer to every problem in the game — shooting things — won’t help you ...