King Kong Peter Jackson’s King Kong was the most innovative game of its console generationPolygon - Xalavier Nelson Jr.One of the most influential, enjoyable, and important games of the seventh console generation is a licensed adaptation of Peter Jackson’s version of King Kong, designed by the creator of Rayman. That of
Alan Wake Alan Wake developer Remedy Entertainment regains publishing rightsPolygon - Charlie HallPublishing rights for the Alan Wake series of games has reverted back to the original developer, Remedy Entertainment. The announcement was made in an official news release for investors, which also notes
Castlevania Xbox Games With Gold for July spotlights Inside, Castlevania: Symphony of the NightPolygon - Owen S. GoodTwo days before the end of the month, and on a Saturday, no less, Major Nelson announced the four titles being offered on Xbox Live Games with Gold for July 2019. It’s another light-hitting month, which
Xbox Game Pass Five games leaving Xbox Game Pass this monthPolygon - Owen S. GoodAfter a relatively quiet May, four big names, five depending on your point of view, are dropping out of Xbox Game Pass as of tomorrow. If you’re a subscriber and want to continue your progress, you can
SEGA Sega pulls Alpha Protocol from sale on SteamPolygon - Samit SarkarAlpha Protocol, the spy role-playing game from Obsidian Entertainment, is no longer available for purchase on Steam. Sega, the game’s publisher, had it pulled from the storefront, according to the game’s
Minecraft Minecraft: Story Mode episodes ‘on sale’ for $100 — eachPolygon - Owen S. GoodHere is some straight-up WTFery as what to do about Telltale Games’ back catalog continues to be an issue for digital marketplaces. On Xbox 360, Minecraft: Story Mode has its individual episodes listed
Play buttonXbox One X Project Scarlett: What we know about Microsoft’s next XboxPolygon - Owen S. GoodA year ago at E3, Microsoft confirmed it was working on the next console in its nearly 20-year-old Xbox line. At E3 2019, the company went further into its capabilities, gave it a provisional name, and
Xbox The wild story behind a free Xbox One game Microsoft announced at E3Polygon - Owen S. GoodWhen Microsoft announced the last batch of Xbox 360 titles made compatible with Xbox One, one in particular stood out — and not just because it’s free. Yes, Too Human, the action RPG (it was supposed be
Nintendo Banjo-Kazooie announced for Super Smash Bros. UltimatePolygon - Patricia HernandezAfter weeks of rumors about a collaboration between Microsoft and Nintendo, a new challenger has appeared. Yes, our furry platforming pals Banjo and Kazooie are joining Nintendo’s 70-plus character roster
Xbox One Microsoft announces final backward-compatible games coming to Xbox OnePolygon - Ben KucheraMicrosoft announced on Monday that the latest collection of games being added to Xbox One’s backward compatibility program will be the last previous-generation games that will be supported on the Xbox
Play buttonMicrosoft Microsoft Xbox E3 2019 press conference: watch it herePolygon - Owen S. GoodMicrosoft’s annual Xbox E3 press conference kicks off the console maker’s “biggest E3 presence ever” on Sunday, June 9 at 1 p.m. PDT/4 p.m. EDT. You can watch it all live right here. Halo Infinite and
Xbox Games with Gold brings NHL 19, Portal in JunePolygon - Owen S. GoodXbox Live’s Games With Gold for June 2019 include EA Sports NHL 19, coinciding with the underway Stanley Cup Finals between Boston and St. Louis, and Portal: Still Alive, the Xbox 360 re-release of Valve’s
Xbox One backward compatibility: the best Xbox 360 and Xbox gamesPolygon - Polygon StaffIn terms of flashy big-budget exclusives, the Xbox One has been an unexpected disappointment. Everything that could go wrong, it would seem, did. In the years after the Xbox One’s launch, Microsoft canceled
Xbox Memorial Day Switch sales, last call on a Game Pass discount, and more of the week’s best dealsPolygon - Emily HellerThis coming weekend is Memorial Day weekend; a long weekend for many in the U.S. and one of the year’s first major shopping holidays as retailers offer some big tech discounts. A few Memorial Day sales
Classic Xbox games discounted at Microsoft in a huge Backward Compatible SalePolygon - Emily HellerMicrosoft announced the return of its Backward Compatible Sale on Tuesday, offering deals on Xbox and Xbox 360 games that can be played on the Xbox One. It’s the company’s biggest sale on backward-compatible
Play buttonGoogle Stadia Sony and Microsoft team up on cloud gaming, ahead of Google StadiaPolygon - Owen S. GoodSony and Microsoft are teaming up to develop new technologies for cloud-based gaming services, a move that looks to shore up both console makers as Google’s planned game streaming service, Google Stadia,
Thomas the Tank engine mod got Skyrim player in legal troublePolygon - Patricia HernandezThe tradition of adding Thomas the Tank Engine to video games started with Skyrim back in 2013, when Kevin Brock put the blue locomotive in Bethesda’s fantasy game. While the cameo has become a meme now,
Play button There’s a new world record for sleeping with everyone in Fallout: New VegasPolygon - Patricia HernandezWhere to even begin with this incredible play-through of Fallout: New Vegas, where an intrepid speedrunner manages to sleep with every single eligible bachelor in record time? It’s the best thing I’ve
What’s leaving Xbox Game Pass this monthPolygon - Owen S. GoodIt’s the middle of the month, that means it’s time to go over what games will be departing Xbox Game Pass by the end. Just two Xbox One games are leaving, but of the Xbox 360 titles leaving, two are Star
Xbox Xbox Live’s new standards try to define acceptable trash talkPolygon - Owen S. GoodXbox on Tuesday introduced a new set of “Community Standards” for online conduct — i.e. what is and isn’t acceptable behavior. While Microsoft has always had a conduct policy (and sanctions for violating
What’s leaving Xbox Game Pass this monthPolygon - Owen S. GoodNine games leave Xbox Game Pass at the end of April, among them the troubled-but-intriguing Homefront: The Revolution and both OlliOlli games from Roll7. Xbox Game Pass’ library of more than 200 titles
Play buttonPlayStation An NFL team turned a big announcement into a tour of video game historyPolygon - Chris PlanteIf you don’t obsessively follow the NFL, then you might have missed its announcement of the 2019 season’s full schedule. Arriving just ahead of the NFL Draft, the schedule drop has become an opportunity
Minecraft movie will premiere in 2022Polygon - Owen S. GoodThe Minecraft movie has a premiere date — March 4, 2022. Mojang announced the date in a blog post yesterday. Warner Bros. and the studio have been working on a Minecraft adaptation since 2014, and at point
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 — the original one — leads April’s Xbox Games With GoldPolygon - Samit SarkarApril’s lineup of free games for Xbox Live Gold subscribers doesn’t offer any recent heavy hitters on Xbox One, but the throwback games on Xbox 360 and the original Xbox are the highlights of the list.
Xbox Game Pass Here are the games leaving Xbox Game Pass this monthPolygon - Owen S. GoodThe Ides of March have come for Xbox Game Pass, and fortunately they spared large-scale AAA titles from being removed from the library. Just four are leaving at the end of the March: Kingdom New Lands,
Play button The joy of being a passenger in video gamesPolygon - Stephen WildsMy albinism means that my eyes are underdeveloped. The government calls people like me “legally” blind, and I need both high prescription glasses and a magnifier to see the world around me, depending what
Play button DuckTales just gave the Moon Theme real lyricsPolygon - Owen S. GoodWhenever someone rounds up the best chiptunes of all time, the Moon Theme from Capcom’s 1989 classic DuckTales usually makes the top 10. Well, 30 years later, Disney has given the song lyrics and added
Free game PSA: Crackdown 2 is backward compatible on Xbox One, tooPolygon - Owen S. GoodMicrosoft added Crackdown 2 to the Xbox One’s backward compatibility portfolio at the end of the day yesterday and, more importantly, made it free for everyone. So run go get it. Crackdown 2 launched 2010.
Destiny 1’s community is alive, raiding, and hesitant to move onPolygon - Ryan GilliamIn 2014, Bungie released Destiny, a loot-based multiplayer shooter with exceptional mechanics that also featured a shallow, frustrating endgame grind. Over the course of three years, Bungie turned it to
