Musicians making wild pivots to new ventures are nothing new, after all, Akon once tried to build Akon City in Senegal, Nicki Minaj has strayed into politics by throwing her support behind President Donald Trump, and Travis Scott is starring in The Odyssey. Fortnite, Call of Duty, and Grand Theft…
Although the motto is “gotta catch ’em all,” some creatures in the Pokémon series will do everything in their power to prevent you from capturing them. Some Pokémon are infamous for how impossible they are to obtain, either from their availability or their abysmally low their catch rates are…
The Odyssey Sails Past Saturday's $120.5M Projections This article was originally written Saturday AM and has been updated Sunday AM with up-to-date box office projections (in bold). Scroll down for a full chart and further analysis. The Odyssey is storming theaters with a record-breaking opening…
Jennifer English will no longer star in the action game Tides of Annihilation Eclipse Glow Games has announced that Jennifer English, the actress best known for portraying Shadowheart in Baldur's Gate 3 and Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, will no longer star in Tides of Annihilation. English…
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Gaming in 2026 is a tricky subject. It’s riddled with controversy at the moment, and what was once a hobby about escapism is now something many want to escape from. Companies like PlayStation and Xbox claim to have the best interests of gamers in mind, but between the heralded end of physical media…
When Digimon Story: Time Stranger released to massive player counts and solid reviews last year, many fans hoped it’d spark a Digimon renaissance. And in some ways, it has. Since Time Stranger was announced, Digimon has unveiled a few new projects in the works. Along with the mobile version of the…
It’s no secret that Diablo 4 has been praised and criticized for its content in different Seasons, both expanding gameplay but refusing to address specific complaints from players. Even with Season 14, the “Season of Death Awakening,” players have reported several ongoing problems still persisting…
Captured on Nintendo Switch 2 (Docked)It took me the best part of four hours to click with Gecko Gods. Some may argue that my initial hesitations — about playing through a Zelda-lite 3D adventure as a gecko plucked straight from the wild, with little motivation beyond consuming bugs — put me in the…
Toss Mario Party, Slay the Spire, and Stardew Valley in a pot and stir Beastro is the rare cozy game that’s so good you’ll like it even if you hate cozy games Graphic: Polygon | Source image: Timberline Studio Random Select is Polygon's column about under-the-radar video games. Our editors assign a…
Mario Kart World was the game the Nintendo Switch 2 launched with, but unfortunately not everyone was a fan. The criticisms were fair as we’d all grown accustomed to the sheer perfection of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Plenty of characters and loads of tracks, you can’t ask for much more from a Mario Kart…
As the release date of Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls gets closer and closer, fans have eagerly viewed any new information about the game’s various features. One such feature is Episode Mode, the classic fighting game “Arcade” mode where players assemble a team and go through single-player…
Former Nintendo Employee Claims One Zelda Reveal Was So Secret, Their Boss Didn't Even Know In a new YouTube video, former Nintendo employees Kit & Krysta discussed the “biggest secrets” they had to keep at Nintendo, and surprisingly, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's reveal was one of…
Modder Somehow Gets Vice City Running In GTA 3 Running In San Andreas An incredibly clever modder has figured out how to get the entirety of both Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City working and playable at the same time within a single San Andreas texture. Considering it’s the biggest gaming franchise…
I had completely forgotten that Valve is working on an update for Team Fortress 2's cooperative Mann vs. Machine mode, though in my defence, it's been a long time since we last heard about it. The prospective patch was announced in June last year, via a blog post on TF2's official website that…
Nintendo has made a $50 Nintendo Switch game just $2.49 until July 21, courtesy of the Nintendo eShop and a massive 95% discount. There is no Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game — which has never been cheaper on the eShop — but obviously, it is playable on the newer Switch console via backward…
Jonathan Olley / Amazon MGM StudiosWe’re not colonizing the moon (yet), but with artificial intelligence taking over the tech sector and large-scale commercial space travel only a few years away, in 2026 the science-fiction genre seems closer than ever to our lived reality. So perhaps it’s…
Buying an audio receiver was one of the best things I've ever done. I initially grabbed one just to get Dolby Atmos with Apple Music, but I have since unsubscribed from Apple Music. However, just because Apple Music is gone doesn't mean Dolby Atmos has to be. Atmos is my favorite audio format, and…
We need Europe's right to repair laws, but gaming can scarcely afford them right now Switchboard is Polygon's weekly newsletter for all things Nintendo, sent on Thursdays and published on the site on Saturdays. You can subscribe here. Typically, game console manufacturers keep systems in production…
PlayStation is in the dog house right now thanks to its stance on the future of physical media, but that doesn’t mean it's devoid of great games. Since PlayStation announced that it’ll stop physical disc production in 2028, gamers have been planning a mass exodus of sorts. It’s been weeks, and any…
Stardew Valley’s latest fan-made Pokémon expansion adds all 151 original Pokémon to the game, and it’s a thing of beauty. As far as cosy games go, you really can’t get much better than Stardew Valley. It’s the undisputed king of the cosy game space and fans, but it can always get cosier. Fans have…
Spoilers for The Odyssey follow. Zeus’ Law is broken. But who is to punish the guilty for it, who do they owe restitution to, if there is no Zeus? Before its release, Christopher Nolan revealed to TIME magazine that he’d be taking a more "grounded" approach to the gods and mythical elements of The…
ILM/Amblin/Universal/Kobal/ShutterstockThere have been six sequels to Jurassic Park — one trilogy, one reboot trilogy, and one reboot of the reboot — but none of them come close to the excitement and suspense of Steven Spielberg’s 1993 original. Jurassic Park’s magic is deeply connected to its…
Cameron's 1986 follow-up remains the clearest blueprint for expanding a franchise without repeating it 40 years ago, James Cameron redefined the Hollywood sequel Every sequel faces the same impossible challenge. Audiences want more of what they loved the first time, but they also want something…