'I have been hunted down by HR reps, lawyers, and comms people:' Developers discuss the pain and prevalence of side work clauses
How an industry renowned for creativity is actively stifling it.
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Cringe '90s stoner icons Jay and Silent Bob are getting a cosy farming sim, but wait for it: you farm weed
Jay and Silent Bob: Joint Venture looks like Wario Animal Crossing.
Marvel Phase 7 and 8 movie slate and release dates: X-Men, Ghostrider, Black Panther 3, and beyond
The MCU has four untitled movies slated to release in the next two years. Can we predict Marvel's Phase 7 slate?
Halo's new Xbox remake is an instant culture war disaster
Halo: Campaign Evolved has become a culture war talking point due to the introduction of a character named Lt. Williams.
Ex–Dragon Age Producer Calls EA A ‘Hedge Fund With A Video Game Hobby’
Hard to argue with that
Zach Cregger may have made the best Resident Evil movie yet, but a faction of fans aren't happy about it
The latest reboot of the Resident Evil movie series is taking some heat for not looking Resident Evil-ey enough.
Stardew Valley shop mod brings Overcooked and a shop sim to the cozy game
This mod transforms the cozy farming sim into a business management experience where you control everything, from shelving to marketing campaigns
Splatoon Raiders' Pudyin Den is one of Nintendo's toughest boss fights of all time
Splatoon Raiders' hardest boss fight is against a tiny villain, and the Splatoon community is loving it.
Marvel Boss Says We’re Only Getting Four Movies In Three Years To ‘Focus On Quality’ Over Quantity
In the words of Stan Lee, 'Nuff said!'
13 Ubisoft games go free on PC if you own them on Xbox
Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Skull and Bones, Rainbow Six Siege, and others are now part of Xbox's 'Console to PC' program.
After leaving Epic Games last month, its former 'Unreal evangelist' is now building his own game engine
Sjoerd De Jong aims to combat game development "stagnation" he says has emerged from Epic and Unity market dominance.
'Wtf is going on': Indie dev discovers their neglected Steam game is powering an Undertale multiplayer mod following its freak 1700% jump in player activity
Little-known platformer Crashphalt is enjoying an unexpected popularity—but its players are enjoying something else.
Halo: Campaign Evolved Sergeant Johnson mod replaces every human NPC
Halo: Campaign Evolved mod turns every human NPC into Sergeant Johnson, including key characters like Captain Keyes.
A Pokémon Fan Explains Why He Set Up 58 Consoles Searching For A One-In-Nine-Million Shiny
Shiny Golduck may not seem like anything special, but the math behind this one makes it near-impossible to find
Physical Copies Of GTA 6 In Japan Will Expire After A Few Months
You'd better use that code in 170 days or less...
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Soul weekend beta was love it or hate it
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' beta left players divided: its visuals are gorgeous, but its PC port is terrible, and its gameplay is a mixed bag.
EA is 'a hedge fund with a videogame hobby,' former Dragon Age boss says, and that's why he reckons the series is probably dead and buried
Mark Darrah doesn't think there's anyone left at BioWare who would pitch a new Dragon Age game, and he doesn't think studio executives would let anyone else do it either.
Nolan’s Odyssey Gets Trashed By Translator: ‘There Are No Sex Scenes And All The Food Looks Horrible’
Emily Wilson did not have a kind assessment of Nolan's latest blockbuster
Who killed Criston Cole? House of the Dragon butchers Alysanne Blackwood's big moment
Butcher's Ball and a certain Kingmaker weren't done justice by HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood.
Pokémon Fans Are Battling Over A Mew Card That Might Not Even Be Real
The 30th anniversary set is coming in September, and a Mew card has ignited a new conspiracy
10 games where every level is a masterpiece
Each generation and platform has rare games that chop out the filler to provide nothing but fantastic levels from start to finish, like these 10.
Cyan releases teaser for the first new Myst game in 20 years, then breaks the news that it's not actually being made
Project Anglerfish looks great, but publishers apparently aren't interested.
Final Fantasy 14 fans break down theory on Evercold's second new job
Square Enix revealed the MMO's next job, Bastion, at Berlin Fan Fest, but eagle-eyed fans think they know what is coming next to Final Fantasy 14
The Week In Games: Halo And Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Get Prettier
Master Chief and Red finally have something in common
Super Smash Bros. on Switch 2 could look totally different
Nintendo's strong first year of Switch 2 games brings a lot of potential for the next Super Smash Bros. game.
Ubisoft working on new open-world Far Cry game, report says
Far Cry Maverick abandoned by Ubisoft as developers shift focus to another game codenamed Kodiak, according to a new report.
I Really Hope GenAI Wasn’t Used To Make The Avatar Aang Movie
After a mention of ChatGPT on a slide featured during an Avatar panel at San Diego Comic-Con, I'm worried genAI has got its stank all over the new movie
Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind can be played in a browser now
The Bethesda RPG is easier to play then ever, and might hold you over until The Elder Scrolls 6 eventually comes out
The New Halo Remake Has Some Of The Best Looking Video Game Water I’ve Seen
I just want to go swimming in the cool, clear water of Halo: Campaign Evolved
Star Wars Unlimited's creators already have plans through 2028: 'There's no end in sight'
Star Wars: Unlimited designers Danny Schaefer and John Leo address concerns about the game's future.
PS Plus August 2026 games lineup includes a quirky multiplayer game
PlayStation Plus' free games for August 2026 will be announced on July 29, but we already know one game that will be available for PS5 owners.
Twisted Wonderland, which envisions Disney villains as hot anime boys, returning later this year
Disney Twisted Wonderland's second season just got a December release date, bringing anime catboys to a screen near you.
Clair Obscur And 10 Other PlayStation 5 RPGs That Are Cheaper Than Usual During Sony’s Summer Sale
These are the current role-playing game deals I'd recommend
Huge PS5 sale lets you stock up on physical discs before they disappear forever
From Marvel's Spider-Man to God of War, the sale includes a ton of PS5 first-party bangers via some of the biggest retailers around.
STALKER 2: Cost of Hope expansion finally has a release date
GSC Game World survival horror shooter will get its first big paid DLC alongside the free 2.0 update
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 Players Are Begging People To Stop Voting For The Same Three Maps: ‘Literally So Annoying And Borderline Unplayable’
It's 2012 all over again as people keep voting for Nuketown, Raid, and Hijacked match after match
Framework 13 Pro review
The best laptop Framework's ever produced, and one of the best I've ever used.
Pokémon Company says it's bringing facial recognition tech to stores
Facial recognition is coming to Japan Pokemon Stores to combat scalping ahead of Pokémon TCG's Storm Emeralda (Delta Reign) set release.
Blade and Magik lead as Marvel Tōkon's most popular characters during its beta
It sure felt like it.
The Pokémon Company is turning to facial recognition scans to help combat scalpers
A high price to pay for your chase card.
Black Panther 3 casting news confirms an Avengers: Secret Wars theory that will change the MCU forever
If T'Challa's son is a full-grown man, does that mean another Marvel time jump is coming? Or will something else in Avengers: Secret Wars explain it?
How The Ninth Jedi brings Star Wars back to basics by reinventing everything
Polygon sat down with the creative team behind the upcoming Star Wars anime that propells the story of "The Ninth Jedi" even further.
Nintendo Of America’s Original Pokémon Pitch From E3 1998 Is Wild To Watch Nearly 30 Years Later
The series was already a hit in Japan, but Nintendo still had to convince Americans
Xbox online servers are down, leaving players unable to play digital games
Xbox's online services are down for many players, leaving them unable to access multiplayer, browse the store, or access many of their digital games.
Indie Dev Surprised To Find People Are Using His Old Game To Play Undertale Online
Take care of yourself kid, ‘cause someone really cares about you (because you enable them to play Undertale together online)
'Easily the dumbest thing I've ever built': Guy puts spikes and taser on Steam Deck to stop family from using it
Yes, they tried putting a password on it first.
Micron's low power DRAM 'consumes approximately one-third the power of DDR5' in AI data center workloads, but I'm not sure that's good news
Micron finds LPDDR5X can account for less than 7% of total system power.
