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10 things I wish I knew before playing Animal Well
This adventure is light on direction, so here are some early pointers.
Nothing about Helldivers 2's newest assault rifle makes any sense
You'd be forgiven for writing off the AR-61 Tenderizer, for now.
Bungie reveals all the possible perks on Destiny 2's spicy new Prismatic class items
But the real question is: Will you be able to transmog them?
If you're struggling with Hades 2's small changes, don't worry—they'll click
Give Chronos a minute.
Apple says it's sorry for smushing musical instruments and art supplies to advertise its latest iPad
The computer-maker apologized and said it "missed the mark" in its attempt to tell us that its new iPad Pro is really thin.
Blizzard's internal Diablo 4 playtests are a 'cursed problem' where 'to really test our game, you need to spend your life playing our game,' designer says
Some problems take 200 hours to identify.
Nintendo Pres Doug Bowser Gets Into LinkedIn Brawl Over Flight Etiquette
We’ve all, at one point or another in our time on the internet, seen a post or comment so mean, shitty, or just bad that we can’t help but start clacking the keys and writing up a response. It turns out, even Nintendo of America’s president—Doug Bowser —can’t always resist the
TikTok is a great way to experience the Fallout games now
Graphic: Polygon | Source Images: Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks I love getting little highlights of the game Continue reading…
As warriors age, so must the battlefield: 1vs1 me on LinkedIn, coward
Three new games aim to get more people using the corporate social network regularly.
DayZ's upcoming arctic expansion will let you freeze, burn, starve, and get eaten by zombies all at once
Now that's innovation in videogames.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, one of my favorite recent CRPGs, is getting a monster farewell DLC in the style of Mass Effect 3's Citadel add-on
End things on a high note.
Hades 2 Boss Goes Full Metal Gear Solid With This One Diabolical Secret Ability
Hades 2 sees the cast of the first game waging a war against the god of time, Chronos, who’s sacked the underworld and the family that oversaw it, including the first game’s protagonist, Zagreus, and its main antagonist, Hades himself. In order to do that, you’ve got to be a
Check out this gorgeous, sepia-toned apocalyptic adventure set in northern Finland
Point and post-apocalypti-click.
Asus (sorta) announces the ROG Ally X: bigger battery, updated design, same performance as original ROG Ally
"Not everything is changing but there are significant improvements across the board."
Where to unlock all alliance raids in FFXIV
Image: Square Enix via Polygon Each expansion has three 24-man raids that follow a unique story Continue reading…
Capcom hits new record for sales and profits in 2023-2024 financials
With Dragon's Dogma 2, Street Fighter 6, and plenty others under its belt, Capcom had its best year (again!)
Animal Well is shaping up to be the most acclaimed metroidvania since Hollow Knight
The secret-laden indie platformer is receiving high praise from critics, and now Steam users.
Steam suddenly banned in Vietnam
Valve's platform has been inaccessible in Vietnam for a few days now, but it's anyone's guess as to why, or if it'll return.
How to get thalamus in Hades 2
Image: Supergiant Games via Polygon And where to find the origin seeds needed to grow it Continue reading…
Critical Role launches its own subscription service, Beacon
Image: Critical Role ‘The most direct way’ to support the D&D actual play troupe, creators say Continue reading…
Another year, another price hike for Warhammer miniatures
In the grim darkness of the far future there is both inflation and the increased cost of materials.
Helldivers 2 remains delisted in 177 countries and territories even as Sony backs down on PSN requirement, Arrowhead CEO says 'I won't rest in my desire to have it available everywhere'
It's a curious lingering effect of Helldivers 2's greatest challenge to date.
The Sonic The Hedgehog Movies And Shows, Ranked From Worst To Best
The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has seen significantly more television and film adaptations than most video game series can claim. While it’s having its most widespread moment ever with its current live-action movie franchise, the blue blur has been starring in animated series
The Smallest GTA 6 Update Ever Has Fans Losing Their Minds Again
Grand Theft Auto fans are some of the most dedicated and wild around. So it shouldn’t be surprising that when GTA fans noticed a small update to Rockstar’s official Grand Theft Auto VI website, the community exploded and people started losing it. Read more...
ColourPop’s new Pokémon collection will make you wanna catch ‘em all
Call that Palette town, eyy | Image: ColourPop Cosmetics I choose you Pikachu pH Lip Balm! Continue reading…
Another Incredible RPG From The Baldur's Gate 3 Devs Just Got A Huge Discount
Before there was Baldur’s Gate 3 , there was Divinity: Original Sin 2,the critically acclaimed 2017 tactical RPG that proved Larian Studios were masters of the formula. Now you can grab it for just $13 on Steam. Read more...
Mark Hamill to return as The Joker in Multiversus
It'll likely be the actor's last videogame laugh as the iconic crime clown.
Contemptuous pros and drunk Royal Shakespeareans: Horror stories from the early days of videogame voice acting
In the 1990s, adventure games embraced voice acting. Actors weren't always so quick to return the love.
Helldivers 2’s Community Railing Against New Warbond Weapon, Calls It A ‘Downgrade’
Helldivers 2 ’s terrible, no-good, very bad week was meant to be over by now, but instead the game and its developer are taking yet another hard knock. First there was the debacle last week that saw Helldivers 2 a) pulled from Steam in various countries over a PSN login
What Honkai: Star Rail’s Massive Acheron Reveal Means
From the second the mysterious swordswoman Acheron was revealed in Honkai: Star Rail , fans had an inkling that there was more to her than developer HoYoverse was letting on. The release of version 2.0 in February confirmed they were correct, showing her to be a semi-amnesiac
Helldivers 2's themes are bleeding into its community management, and creating a new standard in live storytelling
Arrowhead has engaged a playerbase at scale, and made them feel they have a degree of control in how this game evolves.
CWA asks Microsoft 'where is the respect and compassion?' following studio closures
The worker-led organization had its own comments to deliver about Microsoft's recent layoffs and closures.
24 years later, Warren Spector offers more details about Deus Ex's cut 'Denver airport conspiracy' mission that was 'so crazy no one would believe it'
Underground tunnels, baby holding pens, and, of course, lizard people.
Yellow raises $5M for genAI-powered 3D modeling tool
Founder Mandeep Waraich wants the YellowSculpt tool to help video game artists and gain enough traction with non-artists to 'further our societies.'
V Rising Beginner Guide: 5 Tips to Help Sharpen Your Fangs
Anyone can punch trees long enough to build a house, but can you also take down a teleporting necromancer and eat an entire bear in one sitting? These questions and more will be answered in your time with V Rising , Stunlock Studios’ survival/crafting/action-RPG hybrid that’s
The tricks D&D designers used in Vecna: Eve of Ruin to keep 20th-level characters from breaking the game
Image: Martin Mottet /Wizards of the Coast In Vecna: Eve of Ruin, Wizards of the Coast runs a tight ship Continue reading…
Book Excerpt: Tabletop Game Accessibility: Meeple Centred Design
'This book contextualises this practical guidance within a philosophical framework of how the relatively abled can ethically address accessibility issues within game design.'
Nintendo Switch Owners Are More Willing To Buy Indie Games, Says Publisher
Nigel Lowrie, the co-founder of indie publisher Devolver Digital (Hotline Miami, Cult of the Lamb), says that indie games do much better on Switch than on other consoles because Nintendo has cultivated a playerbase that is more “open to interesting concepts” and smaller games.
Large-scale game development is 'crushing under its own weight' according to Devolver co-founder
Devolver's co-founder Nigel Lowrie talks about managing competition.
Peter Jackson’s ‘Hunt for Gollum’ movie is likely a hidden Aragorn epic
Aragorn in The Fellowship of the Ring . | Image: New Line Cinema Aragorn and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month Continue reading…