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D&D's new rules will be available under a Creative Commons licence
Once all three revised rulebooks are out.
Making good, profitable games 'will no longer keep you safe': industry expresses fury and heartbreak over closure of Hi-Fi Rush and Prey studios
Gamers and game developers are reeling from yet another wave of layoffs and studio closures.
My new favorite Elden Ring mod replaces Torrent, goats, deer, and boars with capybaras
Everyone needs an adorable rodent in the Lands Between.
How to find and use Thalamus in Hades 2
To survive on the surface in Hades 2, you need to grow this chaotic crafting material.
Steam review bombing is gaming's most powerful method of protest: 3 takeaways from Helldivers 2's weekend meltdown
Steam reviews aren't really reviews. They're something way more powerful.
How to find and use Bronze in Hades 2
One of Hades 2's most valuable crafting materials is locked behind several steps.
Helldivers 2 Community Manager Seemingly Gone After PlayStation Login Meltdown
Things in the world of Helldivers 2 are going back to normal after Sony reversed course on a controversial PSN login requirement for the popular sci-fi shooter on PC. But not everyone appears to have made it out of the public relations fiasco in one piece. Arrowhead Studios
Report: Devs Were Working On Redfall's Offline Mode Up Until They Were Fired
Earlier today, Redfall development studio Arkane Austin was closed by Xbox alongside Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Games . And it sounds like, before the shutdown, the team was working on new content and updates for the vampire-hunting shooter that, now, won’t ever be
Everything we know about Wednesday season 2
Photo: Vlad Cioplea/Netflix This time around the whole family is ready to play Continue reading…
Microsoft Tried To 'Steal' Little Big Planet From Sony
According to Media Molecule’s co-founder Mark Healey—the creative director on Little Big Planet, its sequel, and Dreams —early on in LBP’s creation, Microsoft was “on the prowl” and trying to “steal” the game from Sony. Read more...
R. Talsorian Games announces a Cyberpunk Edgerunners-themed TTPRG starter kit
Image: Studio Trigger/Netflix Featuring new lore and a mission set after the events of the anime Continue reading…
Bungie continues recent streak of Ws by making most Destiny 2 expansions free to everyone
All seasonal content from Year 6 is included, although Lightfall is being reserved for PlayStation Plus owners.
Save $56 on an annual Game Pass Ultimate subscription through Woot
Image: Activision / Blizzard Woot is the only place to get a whole year of Game Pass Ultimate for a little under $150 Continue reading…
Cyberpunk Edgerunners Won't Get A New Season, But It's Getting A Tabletop Epilogue
Cyberpunk Edgerunners is an excellent anime. Some might even say the Netflix series is one of the best video game adaptations of all time . That being said, there are no plans for a second season , and given how definitive its ending was, it probably doesn’t need one. However,
Hades 2 hits 100K concurrent Steam players, crushing the original's record a day after its early access launch
And its developer doesn't expect it to be finished for several months.
10 Star Wars Songs They Should Add To Fortnite
Fortnite’s big Star Wars update arrived last week and added plenty of new content based on the popular sci-fi franchise to Epic’s massively popular free-to-play game. It also added a new Star Wars song to the game that can be played in the Guitar Hero-like rhythm game, Fortnite
Magic's most-valuable card hits an absurd $3 million after 'private sale', some call shenanigans, no one knows what's real, but what's true is it was bought with bitcoin
The Alpha Black Lotus is now the single most valuable card in existence.
Hades 2: Essential Settings To Tweak
Hades 2 hit Early Access on May 6, giving those eager for a sequel to the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning action RPG roguelike a chance to jump in. We’ve already covered some starting Hades 2 tips , whether you’re a newcomer or a Hades vet, as well as some essential info for
Reading design insights and breaking NES constraints
Learning about design constraints on the NES is helpful.
Hades 2: The Best Cauldron Incantations To Unlock First
Hades 2, released on May 6 in Early Access , is already surpassing its predecessor’s feats . The sequel will feel familiar enough to those who fought their way to the surface as Zagreus in the first game. Some existing systems, however, have been iterated on, with perhaps the
Round out your D&D collection with these Amazon deals
Image: Wizards of the Coast Dozens of discounted tomes to keep you busy ahead of the 5th edition refresh Continue reading…
Hades 2 is all about witches and feminine power
Graphic: Ana Diaz/Polygon | Source Images: Supergiant Games Witches are back baby! Continue reading…
Procedural Rhetoric at practice: Echo and Application across a 2Dgame project
The findings of this paper provide a guiding direction for game producers to express claims in their products, and inform the authorities in communicating ideologies through video games.
Toward a definition for Design (part one)
The present piece is part of a series of articles that summarize the efforts of a university professor to provide the necessary frameworks for designing students' early years.
It's Time To Stop Giving Xbox Boss Phil Spencer A Pass
On May 7, Xbox announced that it was closing three studios : Arkane Austin (Redfall), Tango Gameworks (Hi-Fi Rush), and Alpha Dog Games (Mighty Doom). Support studio Roundhouse Games was also being absorbed by Zenimax Online Studios (Elder Scrolls Online). The news is yet
How to get Thavnairian Onions in FFXIV
Image: Square Enix via Polygon So, you want to level up your chocobo... Continue reading…
For Brad and Fiona Dourif, Chucky is a ‘family business’
Image: SyFy And how Brad’s in-person return made him feel like ‘a part of the franchise’ again Continue reading…
A 10-foot-tall statue of Messmer the Impaler could be yours, but first, you need to edit a killer Elden Ring trailer
Where would you even put it?
Hi-Fi Rush Was The Hit Xbox Needed, And It Still Wasn't Enough For Them
Today, May 7, Xbox announced it’s shutting down three studios and merging another . This includes Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Mobile Doom studio Alpha Dog Games, while Roundhouse Games is being absorbed into Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios. But
Hades 2 launches in Early Access with over 100K players
The current peak of Hades II puts it at over double that of the first Hades when it came to Steam in Early Access in 2019.
D&D’s last 5th edition campaign has some of the best maps of this generation
Photo: Charlie Hall/Polygon A closer look at Vecna: Eve of Ruin’s exceptional cartographers, Francesca Baerald and Dyson Logos Continue reading…
Nintendo expects the Switch to become its best-selling console ever
The Nintendo DS could be about to lose its crown.
'A F***ing Gut Stab': Game Industry Reacts To Shocking New Studio Closures
One of the worst years for cancellations, cuts, and closures in the history of the video game industry has just claimed its next victims, including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks. Developers and fans alike are in disbelief. “Great teams are sunsetting before our eyes again,
Deep Dive: Console cross-play and how we made it work in Insurgency
Here are the steps Pingle Studios took to implement multiplayer on multiplatform, with five key takeaways from the project.
Helldivers 2 Community Rallies To Rescue The Game's Steam Reviews
Co-op shooter Helldivers 2 was enjoying tons of success in the months since its February launch. Then, a few days ago, Sony announced that PC players had to link (or create) a PlayStation Network account to continue playing the game. This enraged fans who have been playing for
A People’s History of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
Graphic: Will Joel/Polygon | Source images: Everett Collection, Universal, Warner Bros. Pictures, WWE/Getty Images The rise and fall (and rise?) of a man who loves to cook Continue reading…
Microsoft announces 4 studio closures—including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, creators of Prey and Hi-Fi Rush respectively
"Great teams are sunsetting before our eyes again, and it's a f*cking gut stab."
