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The First Descendant, Flintlock, and 22 Other Games Worth Checking Out In July
With the passage of the summer solstice last month, we are firmly in the hottest season. And this July, we’ve got a generous collection of compelling titles worth checking out. From some intriguing indie titles to Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion and beyond, this month is
The PC game releases we're most excited about in July
Weird sci-fi survival, Dark Souls with guns, and many more interesting new PC games releasing this month.
Polyamory is coming to The Sims 4 for free alongside the Lovestruck expansion pack this month
The "romantic boundaries" system will open up your Sims' relationships.
So we’ve all been saying ‘scadutree’ wrong
Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Polygon Elden Ring fans get a quick lesson in Old English Continue reading…
Xbox Live suffers a 'major outage' that's keeping people from logging in, Microsoft says fixing it is 'taking longer than expected'
Login services were knocked out earlier this afternoon.
Stardew Valley players on Steam Deck can test out the new Nexus Mods app
Calling all farmers!
Uh-oh, somebody told the Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 devs about LIDAR
Image: Asobo Studio/Xbox Game Studios MSFS 2020 blew us away, but 2024’s installment might be something else entirely Continue reading…
Do Yourself A Favor And Go Watch The Best Speedrunning Event Of The Year
It’s the first week of July, a liminal period between the not-E3 marketing machine festivities and a surprisingly stacked summer release schedule. As Americans prepare to celebrate another glorious Independence Day in the wake of unhinged Supreme Court decisions and a
Expansions are the best
In this era of bite-sized DLC and season passes, we appreciate giant, game-changing expansions more than ever.
Academy Award-winner Cate Blanchett explains why she signed up for the Borderlands film: 'A touch of Covid madness'
Boredom can make us do strange things.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree players are sleepwalking through bossfights with the DLC's silly, pointy shields
Simply always be blocking.
Rejoice! Save up to 50% on the Complete Calvin and Hobbes for Prime Day
Photo: Andrews McMeel Publishing ‘I try to make everyone’s day a little more surreal’ — Calvin Continue reading…
I’m Begging Final Fantasy 14 Players To Just Read The Dialogue In Dawntrail
According to some players, Final Fantasy 14 ’s new Dawntrail expansion has a story problem. It’s boring, plot points aren’t explained properly, and it is by and large unimportant, or so go the criticisms. Of course, what those complaints don’t tell you is that a lot of the
Popular YouTube Rapper And Famous TikTok Wizard Get Into Viral Barking Match
YouTuber and rapper Darren Jason Watkins Jr, better known online as IShowSpeed or simply “Speed,” encountered Crawley, a viral TikTok wizard, and promptly fell to the ground and got into an extended barking match with him in a clip that is going viral online. Read more...
My Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Player Summons, Ranked
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is really hard , guys. Famed boss beater Let Me Solo Her (who recently rebranded as Let Me Solo Him to fight the expansion’s tough boss, Messmer) struggled with FromSoftware’s DLC, frustrated players review-bombed the game on Steam out of anger
I Spent A Weekend With Remote Play And Cloud Gaming And It Was Kind Of Awesome
I used to consider myself a certifiable cloud hater. I’ve never enjoyed my experiences trying to engage with cloud gaming, which allows players to stream their console games to PCs, smartphones, and dedicated handhelds , as well as adjacent remote play technology. In my limited
The final collection of adventures for D&D’s unrevised fifth edition launches July 16 — here’s where to pre-order
Image: Wizards of the Coast The fitting capstone for fifth-edition D&D is available starting July 16 Continue reading…
Hues and Cues is the party game that’ll make you question your color knowledge
Image: Polygon Are colors even real? Continue reading…
Some Mortal Kombat Fans Worry The Latest Game Is Already Dead, But It Might Be More Complicated
Mortal Kombat 1 is the latest entry in one of the most iconic fighting game franchises. But compared to other major players like Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 , its registration numbers for EVO , the biggest fighting game tournament in the world, are minuscule, coming in at 645
Add the Skaven to Warhammer 40K, you cowards
Image: Games Workshop Why Age of Sigmar’s stinky rat army would fit perfectly in the grimdark future Continue reading…
Save up to 79% on select PlayStation PC games from Fanatical
Image: SIE Santa Monica Studio/PlayStation PC Many of PlayStation’s best games are on sale and Steam Deck verified Continue reading…
The superb Case of the Golden Idol joins Game Pass in July
Image: Color Gray Games/Playstack It’s not the only terrific indie game coming, either Continue reading…
Cate Blanchett Explains Why She's In The Borderlands Movie
It always seemed a bit weird that famed, Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett decided to be a part of the Borderlands live-action movie . Now we know the story of how this odd casting happened and it seems we can blame covid-19. Read more...
Capcom acquires animation partner Minimum Studios
Minimum's resume includes recent Capcom hits like Dragon's Dogma II and Resident Evil 4, so it's no wonder Capcom decided to grab the studio via share acquisition.
Catholic Church prepares to canonise its first gamer saint—and yep, one of his favourites was Halo
Carlo Acutis died in 2006 and has been credited with multiple posthumous miracles.
The BBC dons its game dev cap to combine 2 things I fear and don't understand: The UK General Election and Roblox
Politics? In videogames?
Guilty Gear Strive punches up to 3 million players
With a solid player base and an anime project on the way, Arc System Works is all-in on Guilty Gear Strive.
Lethal Company's next update introduces monsters that'll kidnap you and cut you up as well as its first and only vehicle
Get in employees we're going scraping.
How To Unlock The New Viper And Pictomancer Jobs In Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
Following an unusually long period of maintenance , Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is finally here! While many will eagerly embark upon their adventure in the New World the second they log in, others may wish to make a beeline towards unlocking the new DPS jobs: Viper and
The most popular RTX 40-series GPU on Steam is in a gaming laptop, not a graphics card
June's Steam hardware survey shows ever more RTX 4060 laptop gamers.
Don't sweat it—Zenless Zone Zero's system requirements demand nothing more than a ten-year old GPU and 8 GB of RAM
Budget gamers, you're good to go.
Voodoo acquires BeReal and immediately makes layoffs
Voodoo has cut 28 roles at BeReal reportedly to 'refocus' on its talent stationed within France and the UK.
Xbox Game Pass Gets Some Must-Play Games In July
Welcome to July 2024! You made it. We are past the halfway point of the year and to celebrate, Xbox has announced a nice list of new and old games coming to its ever-growing Game Pass service. And it’s also revealed five games are leaving, too. It can’t all be good news. Read
Palia developer Singularity 6 is now part of the Daybreak Game Company
Daybreak's acquisition of Singularity 6 comes less than two months after major layoffs at the studio.
Mortal Kombat player wins $565, celebrates by breaking a light fixture worth $3,000
Dyloch's bone-headed "pop-off" may have cost him dearly.
Elden Ring Helped Inspire The Acolyte's Hot Sith Baddie
Have you also been gnawing on the bars of your enclosure since the most recent episode of The Acolyte ? If so, it might surprise you to discover that part of the inspiration for the show’s great mystery is the game that everybody’s playing right now. Read more...
Capcom's somehow come up with the *deep breath* Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Digital Deluxe edition
Let me be Frank: GOTY.
House Of The Dragon Season 2 Episode 3 Recap: Sister Act
After two high-velocity episodes of death and mourning, the third episode of House of the Dragon ’s second season slows down the energy, though not before giving a taste of the famed Bracken and Blackwood feud. The opposing families find themselves on opposite sides of the
This Shadow Of The Erdtree Talisman Is Perfect For Tank Builds
The Verdigris Discus is a Talisman found exclusively in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. If you’re the type who favors defense over offense, this Talisman may be just the answer for you. It increases your protection when you have a higher equip load. So pack on
Overwatch 2 Fans Are Sick And Tired Of Pharah
Like any other competitive game, the meta for Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch 2 is constantly in flux. Sometimes a new hero like Mauga dominates when they debut and has to be reined in with some debuffs and tweaks. Other times a series of changes send characters skyrocketing
MultiVersus: The Kotaku Review
Sometimes when I sit down to play MultiVersus , it kinda feels like I’m a child reaching into a cookie jar. Part of me knows, if I want to be a good boy, I shouldn’t be doing it. But cookies taste good as hell. That rush of mind-melting bliss when biting into a gooey, sugary
