PolygonCleaning Even Tamagotchi has a camera now verified_publisherPolygon - Nicole CarpenterBandai Namco announced Wednesday that its new Tamagotchi device will have a built-in camera. Yes, users will still be able to do basic Tamagotchi things, like feeding their pets and cleaning up their but...
PolygonShadow And Bone Netflix’s Shadow and Bone actually improves on the book verified_publisherPolygon - Petrana RadulovicIt is a truth universally acknowledged that the book is better than the movie or show. Except when it isn’t. Netflix’s new fantasy series Shadow and Bone is based on the first book of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse...
PolygonNo Man's Sky No Man’s Sky update makes the game more social, which kinda ruins it verified_publisherPolygon - Cass MarshallBy and large, No Man’s Sky Expeditions is similar to the standard game — the galaxy is just less empty. Other space explorers are now everywhere, hanging out near your ship or clustered around a trade...
PolygonMajor League Baseball MLB The Show 21’s career changes drive players to its microtransaction mode verified_publisherPolygon - Owen S. GoodMLB The Show’s most-played mode, going on 15 years now, is Road to the Show. By far. Each year, developer SIE San Diego Studio had better come up with something new for its single-player career, or it’s...
PolygonGender Speedrunning Undertale helped me understand my gender better verified_publisherPolygon - Madison SchmalzerI’m a trans woman, and I’m also a speedrunner. These two things may seem disconnected, but playing video games fast has actually helped me think about the ways I perform gender. Video games are unique...
PolygonAnimation One weird trick animators use to make movement look fast verified_publisherPolygon - Jenna StoeberSome seemingly normal video game animations have a single still frame of body horror snuck in. They’re called smear frames. There was a time when smears were vital in games, but they don’t happen much...
