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Can Elgyem be shiny in Pokémon Go?
Graphic: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Game Freak/Nintendo, The Pokémon Company Yes, you can find shiny Elgyem in Pokémon Go Continue reading…
Super Mario 64 gets a Mario Maker-like romhack that runs on original hardware
Mario Builder 64 is "a toolbox letting you fulfill all of your SM64 dreams," say its creators.
Hand-drawn adventure game comes to Steam after being dropped from Apple Arcade, creator laments the way games 'can just vanish' today
"This is the sad thing about the way our kind of creative mediums are going: works don't have any kind of permanence."
Today's Wordle answer for Tuesday, May 21
Trouble solving today's Wordle? Here's the help you need.
The $200 Fallout TV series Pip-Boy replica looks a lot better than the bulky Fallout 4 collector's edition toy
"When the alarm rings it'll be the bombs dropping."
The PC games market grew a lot more than the console games market last year, says research firm
PC game revenues increased by over 8% year over year compared to just a fraction of a percent for console games, according to market researchers.
The developer of exceptional 2022 sci-fi adventure Norco is following it up with a 'narrative micro-adventure' about an android exploring an AI-haunted oil refinery
You can play the demo for Silenus (and find all the tracks to Umbilical by Thou) right now.
Blizzard addresses Diablo 4's gold problem in a patch, but nobody is quite sure if it's solved yet
Players are torn on having to spending millions of gold to upgrade your items.
GTA 6 Could Be The First Game To Push Past $70
It’s only been about two years or so since the video game industry began charging $70 for big games instead of the usual $60, due to game development costs increasing (and greed). This shift, understandably, didn’t go over well with players as the cost to stay up-to-date with
25 Years Later, I Am Now A Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Apologist
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is historically significant for many reasons: it was the first Star Wars movie in nearly 16 years, the last Star Wars movie shot on film, and a polarizing, pulpy entry in the storied space fantasy franchise. It debuted on May 19, 1999, 25
Pokémon YouTuber Gets $157 From GameStop For $328 Worth Of Cards
In a surprise twist, GameStop recently announced internally that some of its stores would begin buying and selling graded collectibles like Pokémon cards. There were immediately a bunch of questions like “how?” and “why?” One YouTuber recently tested exactly how the process
A new native port of Majora's Mask might change how we play N64 games on our PCs
A new way to play a fan favorite.
Call Of Duty’s Next Crossover Brings Gundam To The Game
Each season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and free-to-play battle royale Warzone includes crossovers with other pop-culture franchises. The games have seen King Kong , Dune , and more in past seasons. None of them have been that enticing to me, but then again I’m not the
Take-Two CEO says he's 'highly confident' GTA6 will make its release window, gets all philosophical about it: 'Perfection is indeed hard to measure, it really is more subjective than objective'
Says if you want to know what's new… just watch the trailer again.
I Saw the TV Glow is a powerful call to action — any action
Image: A24/Everett Collection Digging into the ending of Jane Schoenbrun’s powerful, painful, personal movie Continue reading…
Just 2 weeks before its early access release, Life By You is delayed again, this time without a new date
The Sims-style life sim from Paradox Tectonic is no longer launching in June.
Ardán launches development fund for Irish indie studios
The IndieDev program will grant €15,000 to the seven studios in the island of Ireland to generate ideas and create game prototypes.
It's already been 9 years since The Witcher 3 first released, and if you've somehow never played CD Projekt's opus, the complete package with all DLC is just 13 bucks on Steam to celebrate
One game I'll always come back to.
Stellar Blade dev Shift Up eyes PC port and sequel in studio growth plans
Shift Up wants to build Stellar Blade into a franchise as it actively begins to start up a new project to become a hopeful cross-platform giant.
Intel's Lunar Lake is here to remind you x86 still has a place in laptops: 'You've never seen x86 power characteristics quite like this'
It's coming out swinging, promising faster AI, CPU, and gaming performance than AMD and Qualcomm
The Industry Wasn't Ready For This Drag-Based Fighting Game
On May 15, the official X (formerly Twitter) account for Drag Her!, an indie fighting game set to feature famous drag performers, shared a sad update: After three years of development, and around $75,000 in funding via Kickstarter , the game was shutting down and the dev team
Abbott Elementary’s season 3 finale, Jeopardy! Masters, and more
Photo: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount Plus Also: The Sympathizer finale, The Kardashians, Netflix’s Mulligan returns, and more Continue reading…
New Super Mario 64 Mod Lets You Build And Share Your Own Levels
Once again, fans and modders are doing the work that Nintendo won’t. This time it’s a new tool, out now, that lets anyone quickly and easily make custom Super Mario 64 levels and share them with friends online. Read more...
What a community-led shift to independent fan wikis means for game developers
Players are beginning to split away from centralized wiki platforms and build their own community guides. Here's why developers should pay attention.
Why is it Summer Game Fest and not Summer Games Fest (plural)?
Graphic: Maddy Myers/Polygon | Source Image: Summer Game Fest I keep saying it wrong and I’m not the only one Continue reading…
Ben Schwartz and other comedy greats join Make Some Noise season 3
Image: Dropout Dropout TV’s improvisational spinoff series returns with a murderer’s row of improvisational guests Continue reading…
Iwata's comments in restored 2004 interview look downright prophetic
Two years into being Nintendo's global president, Iwata looks ahead to the company's strategy with the Nintendo Wii and DS, and its console competition.
Ubisoft wants to be very clear that XDefiant won't have any pay-to-win elements, pinkie promise: 'We know this is an important topic'
Your money is no good here.
Hollywood might finally start making mid-budget movies again soon
Robert Pattinson in Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 | Image: Warner Bros. Pictures The age of the blockbuster might finally be ending, for now Continue reading…
Where to pre-order the Ursula’s Return expansion for Disney Lorcana
Image: Ravenburger Here’s where you can get your tentacles on the new Disney Lorcana expansion before the May 31 launch Continue reading…
10 Years Ago, The Hades 2 Devs Made An Amazing Cyber-Noir RPG (And My Favorite T-Shirt)
On May 20, 2014 developer Supergiant Games (the team behind 2020’s hit roguelike Hades and its recently-released-in-early-access sequel ) released its second game, Transistor . The sci-fi action RPG was widely considered a wonderful sophomore outing for the developer, receiving
Escape from Tarkov dev's latest wheeze is to offer players $50 'compensation' after a price U-turn, but rather than a refund it's a one-time use $50 Tarkov voucher
But "in-game stash size has been increased by two lines."
These New Retro Gaming Handhelds Look Fantastic
As the handheld gaming market continues to blow-up, high-end PC gamers aren’t the only ones swimming in options. Retro enthusiasts also have a bigger selection of sleek emulation machines to choose from, including a handful of new devices with impressive specs and beautiful
Logitech Pro X 60 keyboard review
Are you an esports pro? No, me neither. But what of their keebs?
The top 5 times a remastered Phantom Menace trailer made me incorrectly go ‘Star Wars is so back’
Image: Lucasfilm Ltd. Wait, is this movie actually good??? Continue reading…
Fired X-Men ‘97 Creator Says He Wrote ‘A Lot’ Of Season Two
The first season of the widely acclaimed X-Men ‘97 animated series wrapped up last week. The 10-episode run was praised for its writing, understanding of the original ‘90s animated series, and its ability to balance that authenticity with a modern spin . However, the second
Finding Your Voice: How to target press and influencers for your game
In today's crowded gaming market, getting your indie game noticed feels like shouting into a hurricane. That's where strategic media and influencer partnerships come in.
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MultiVersus Adds Murderer Jason Voorhees And Matrix Villain Agent Smith
MultiVersus, WB’s Smash Bros. clone which launches next week, has just added two more popular faces to its odd roster: Agent Smith from The Matrix films and Friday The 13th’s hockey-mask-wearing killer Jason Voorhees. Watch out, Fortnite, there’s a new IP fever dream simulator
All Destiny 2 Zero Hour floor puzzle solutions
Save yourself some time in the vault with these floor patterns.
The Matrix and Friday the 13th villains join the MultiVersus roster
Image: Player First Games/Warner Bros. Games Agent Smith and Jason Voorhees confirmed, many more teased Continue reading…