Play buttonNinja Once upon a time, Ninja won $40,000 on Family FeudPolygon - Owen S. GoodHey, didja know Ninja was once on Family Feud? Neither did I and now you do. This little nugget, via Game Informer, popped up when the show, which has been reposting old episodes to YouTube, reached into
PlayStation Epic Games has made another attempt to balance Fornite’s controversial mechPolygon - Austen GoslinPlayers have argued over Fortnite’s B.R.U.T.E. mech ever since it was added at the beginning of season 10. But instead of backing down and removing the mech, Epic Games is working to balance the vehicle
PlayStation Destiny 2 Xur location and items, Aug. 16-20Polygon - Ryan GilliamIf you played Destiny, you may be familiar with Xur, the weekly Exotic item merchant. In Destiny 2, he’s back, and he now appears all over the map. This week, you can find Xur on Nessus, hanging out Calus’
Riot Games Riot settles class action suit with employees who alleged sexism, discriminationPolygon - Owen S. GoodRiot Games and the plaintiffs in a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit against the company have reached a settlement, the League of Legends maker announced yesterday. Both sides called the agreement
Gamescom Elite: Dangerous’ new Fleet Carrier will dock up to 16 ships at a timePolygon - Austen GoslinElite: Dangerous’ long awaited new Personal Fleet Carriers are finally on their way to the game. The massive ship was revealed by developer Frontier during Gamescom with a flashy new trailer that shows
Memes Pepe the Frog: an unlikely ally of Hong Kong protesters at the world’s largest gaming tournamentPolygon - Austen GoslinWhen Dota 2’s premier tournament, The International, started on Monday night, the English-language broadcast featured an analyst desk full of experts. Among them was Croatian analyst Dominik “Lacoste”
DotA Dota 2’s next hero is Snapfire, a grandma with a shotgunPolygon - Cass MarshallThe International, the largest Dota 2 tournament of the year, is underway in Shanghai. There’s already a lot to be excited about, including a prize pool of over 30 million dollars. One of the biggest came
Play buttonPlayStation Subdivision Infinity is the space sim for people scared of space simsPolygon - John WalkerSpace games can be so astoundingly complex that they often feel like more of a career than a leisure activity. So it’s a treat to find something like Subdivision Infinity DX, a space combat game that on
Shaquem Griffin NFL player with one hand can make a spectacular one-handed catch in Madden 20Polygon - Owen S. GoodShaquem Griffin doesn’t have a left hand. He was born with a condition that prevented it from developing fully, and his parents later had it amputated. That hasn’t stopped him from playing in the NFL,
Epic Games Store Delightfully obtuse puzzle-platformer Fez is free at the Epic Games StorePolygon - Emily HellerThe latest free game at the Epic Games Store is Fez, the beloved puzzle-platformer. It will be available for free at the storefront from Aug. 22 through Aug. 29. In Fez, a magical hat (a fez, of course)
Play buttonPlayStation One Punch Man fighting game hilariously solves the problem of its overpowered starPolygon - Ana DiazOne Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows is a new fighting game from Bandai Namco based on the popular anime and manga series One Punch Man. In the series, a bald-headed dummy named Saitama possesses a god-like
PlayStation Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s free DLC is the perfect excuse to return to an epic gamePolygon - Simone de RochefortI’m 90 hours into Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and at some point a whole lot of new quests were added to my log. These quests are called the Lost Tales of Greece and, to be clear, I didn’t put them there.
Play buttonShenmue New Shenmue 3 trailer looks at a day in Ryo’s lifePolygon - Owen S. GoodYs Net and Deep Silver released this latest trailer for Shenmue 3 from Gamesom, showing the detail of the world surrounding Ryo Hazuki and his pastimes within it. There’s also pachinko and other midway
Overwatch League Why Overwatch League teams sign players that too young to playPolygon - Joseph FrancoSince the inaugural season of the Overwatch League, teams have been signing talented players that they can’t put on the field. A player needs to be at least 18 years old in order to play in the Overwatch
Play buttonProduct Reviews Telling Lies review: a full-motion video triumphPolygon - Chelsea StarkTelling Lies begins with a breathless woman running into an apartment and plugging in a hard drive. That hard drive contains a database of lots and lots of video calls, along with a few hidden camera The
Ubisoft For Honor is free on PC for the next weekPolygon - Owen S. GoodUbisoft is giving away For Honor on PC for the next week. Download it via Uplay before Aug. 29 and it’s yours to keep. This is the base game; For Honor has had several seasons of content, with new characters,
Sea of Thieves I became a Sea of Thieves boss battle for a father and his sonPolygon - Cass MarshallIt was a normal day in Sea of Thieves. I was solo slooping around the tranquil Shores of Plenty, enjoying the beautiful weather and rocking a cargo hold chock full of valuable treasure. I had a few thousand
Play buttonMortal Kombat 11 Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat Pack trailer reveals Joker, Terminator, and SpawnPolygon - Owen S. Good, Michael McWhertorThe cast of Mortal Kombat 11 is about to grow in some interesting ways. Warner Bros. and developer NetherRealm Studios revealed the full roster of the fighting game’s Kombat Pack downloadable content Wednesday,
Play buttonPlayStation Wasteland 3 is a prettier, more polished post-apocalypsePolygon - Colin CampbellWasteland 3 looks like a snowier, sleeker, and more substantial version of its five-year-old predecessor, Wasteland 2. I played a slice of the game earlier this week — based on a demo sent out to backers
PlayStation Fortnite’s latest tournament proved nobody is right about the mechsPolygon - Austen GoslinSince they were first added in season 10, Fortnite’s mechs have been divisive at best. Epic says that mechs are critical additions that help make the game more fun for players who don’t often win. Hardcore
Riot Games League of Legends fans angry over Riot Games’ latest monetization effortPolygon - Julia LeeRiot Games has used cosmetic skins and icons to monetize the free-to-play League of Legends for years. However, the company’s recent turn to other monetization methods has upset the playerbase. The latest
Fallout 76 We loved (and lost) our Mirelurk King friend in Fallout 76Polygon - Cass MarshallDid you know that Fallout 76 lets you have pets? If not, I don’t blame you. Fallout 76 never explains the mechanics of this, and there’s not much of a gameplay benefit of having a Deathclaw roaming your
Play buttonPlayStation Destiny 2’s Gamescom trailer hides Shadowkeep Exotics, Artifact, and map updatesPolygon - Ryan GilliamBungie revealed how Finishing Moves work during its time at Microsoft’s Inside Xbox Gamescom showcase on Monday. But inside the packed trailer, the studio hid a host of new changes coming to Destiny 2:
No Man's Sky No Man’s Sky Beyond scrapes away the grind, finds the funPolygon - Jeffrey ParkinNo Man’s Sky was never going to live up to its own ridiculous hype when it was released three years ago. The game that launched in 2016 was equal parts impressive, confusing, and frustrating. But the support
Play buttonSims 4 The latest Sims 4 game pack is basically HogwartsPolygon - Petrana RadulovicThe latest Sims 4 game pack has been revealed to be entitled Realm of Magic and introduces a whole magical world full of spell-casting Sims. In the trailer, we see a regular ol’ humdrum Sim stumble into
PlayStation Which edition of Control should you buy?Polygon - Emily HellerControl, the latest action-adventure game from the Max Payne developer, Remedy Entertainment, will be released on Aug. 27. The new game, announced during Sony’s 2018 E3 presentation, follows a woman with
PlayStation Fortnite’s newest patch is about time travel gone wrongPolygon - Austen GoslinFortnite’s content updates are usually small additions to previous patches that just add and item or make a small change. Patch v10.10’s content update does both. This update adds the new Junk Rift item
Play buttonProduct Reviews The best games of 2019 (so far)Polygon - Polygon StaffWe can’t wait until the final weeks of December to share our favorite games of the year. Our memories are too weak, our enthusiasm too strong. Rather than try (and probably fail) to recall what we loved
PlayStation Respawn CEO apologizes for devs who insulted Apex Legends fansPolygon - Patricia HernandezIt has not been a good week for Apex Legends. First, the battle royale game angered fans with overpriced cosmetics. The game changed course, and the developers got on Reddit to explain the situation —
