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Every big reveal from the GTA 6 Netflix trailer
Rockstar's big Grand Theft Auto 6 preview finally reveals (almost) all
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Final Fantasy, Persona, and more
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D&D's brutal new setting fixed the game's most iconic monster
In Athas, dragons aren't born, they're made
Destiny 2 saved their long-distance relationship. Now they're mourning its demise
Love in the time of SIVA...
The GTA 6 leaks still haven't revealed one critical part of the game
We’re still waiting for the tunes
The true story behind BioShock Infinite's Bread Boy
BioShock Infinite's Bread Boy went viral on Twitter in February, so we asked developer Gwen Frey to weigh in on how exactly she made this king of crumb. The reasons the Bread Boy exists in the Burial at Sea DLC point to the strange, specific problems that developers have to overcome every day. Gwen is now hard at work on a satirical puzzle game called Lab Rat, with her own studio.
Dad game review round-up
Games are for dads. Thanks to video games, dads can play golf, build birdhouses, mow the lawn, and go fishing... all without leaving the home office. But what do games like Powerwash Simulator, Train Sim World 2, and The Golf Club have to offer the childless urban-dwelling millennial? Pat Gill reviews a selection of powerful dad games to glean life lessons and fatherly insight into the world of dads ... and his own psyche.
Time loops are a weird genre for an anxious time
Time loop games have become a trend over the past few years: from Twelve Minutes, to Outer Wilds, to Deathloop. But the genre is by no means new! It predates Groundhog Day and goes all the way back to World War II. Still, there's a reason time loop stories keep coming back... looping, if you will. Jenna Stoeber walks us through the intricacies of time loops and alternate realities, and what it all has to do with our current ANXIETY. #hamlet #timeloop
Everything we know about PlayStation 6, Sony’s next-gen console
Here’s what we know, what we think we know, and what we don’t
Why Assassin’s Creed Unity can’t rebuild Notre Dame cathedral
After the disastrous 2019 fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, many hoped that Ubisoft's incredibly detailed models of the cathedral used in Assassin's Creed Unity could help save the day. Well, Polygon's Simone is here to tell you that... no. BUT THAT'S NOT A BAD THING! IT'S A GOOD THING!! Let's talk about how Unity's Notre Dame diverges from the real one, and what is actually being done to restore the cathedral. #AssassinsCreed #NotreDame
What does Columbo have to do with Ace Attorney?
Columbo, the 1970s detective show starring Peter Falk, is having a bit of a resurgence right now. But did you know that was previously a huge hit in Japan? Columbo references show up in all kinds of anime like Detective Conan and Lupin the 3rd... and in games like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Detective Gumshoe is a pretty spot-on Columbo-alike, but how did this schlubby American detective get so popular in Japan, anyway? #Columbo #AceAttorney
DINOTOPIA: Turning a classic book into a video game
Dinotopia was my FAVORITE thing when I was a kid. It's the story of a lost continent, where a peaceful society of dinosaurs and humans live in harmony. I always wanted a Dinotopia game. What I didn't realize is that... there were already three of them. Today let's look at Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey, Dinotopia: The Timestone Pirates (boy there are a lot of...stones... in this series), and plain old Dinotopia. Guess what? Only one of them is an FMV with animatronic dinosaur puppets.
Gaming’s oldest urban legend is Atari’s fault
Polybius is gaming's oldest urban legend. It's a cursed arcade machine that supposedly caused illness, amnesia... death. Of course, Polybius is just a story. But the legend is so believable because of real shady business dealings: knock-off Atari games, shell corporations, and military propaganda. Jenna Stoeber explains the true story behind Polybius. #polybius #atari
Why French games have always been way ahead of their time
France is the second-biggest producer of video games in the world. Franchises like Assassin’s Creed, Dishonored, Life is Strange, and … whatever the hell David Cage is doing, come from French-based companies. So France has had a huge influence on gaming, globally. But what you might not know is how weird and counter-cultural some of France’s early games are! In the 1980s, French game developers were going wild, making games that would fit right in on itch.io today.
The hated exploit some developers actually want you to use
The way game saves are implemented in a game can affect everything from the difficulty, to the narrative, to the gameplay itself. And save scumming, that much-hated exploit that makes it possible to brute-force games like XCOM 2... or avoid consequences in Mass Effect... is now being built into games like Desperadoes 3, as a mechanic for you to exploit and enjoy.
The real reason the Super Mario Bros movie tanked
The Super Mario Bros. movie is famously bad — so bad it killed the hopes of any good video game movie adaptations for YEARS. Or... so they say. But what if Super Mario Bros. wasn't actually that bad? Jenna digs into the history of the Super Mario Bros. movie and gets the answers about why it's so reviled. And why, just maybe, you should watch it for yourself.
Sekiro and a brief history of spraying blood all over the darn place
It's spray day and we're making a big deposit at the blood bank. Here's why Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice borrows its iconic blood spray from Kurosawa and other samurai movies.
