Gaming in county Bond. Reviews, Walkthroughs, News

A new and free 5-star Light Cone may be given out in 2.3, according to leaks, and this may as well be the best reward distributed by developer HoYoverse since Dr. Ratio’s giveaway prior to Version 2.1. The popular turn-based RPG is currently in Version 2.2, an important patch for the storyline. This is the update that brings the final main story missions in the Penacony arc, several types of events and map expansions, as well as the introduction of the playable versions of Boothill and Robin in .

Microsoft shut down the widely admired studios behind Hi-Fi Rush and Prey earlier this week, but when asked about the closures, Xbox president Sarah Bond gave a nondescript response that success for each game "is really unique."

Microsoft has officially confirmed that it will be launching its Xbox mobile game store on Android and iOS in July, bringing popular titles like Candy Crush and Minecraft to the mobile platform.

World of Warcraft is adding a new craftable ring in The War Within that lets characters bond with one another using a charming new mechanic. This new World of Warcraft item is a powerful piece of gear that might also find a heartwarming place among role-players as well.

Coming up with a list that englobes the “best actors of all time” is no easy undertaking. It might be a highly subjective endeavour, in fact, seeing as everyone has their own tastes and requirements to be called the “best.” That said, there have been some great actors who shine just a little bit brighter than your everyday Hollywood celebrity, and that’s a fact. Knowing full well that this list is as subjective as they come, we’ve come up with a listing of the 20 actors who we believe are among the best artists to ever grace the silver screen.

As rumors run rife about the PS5 Pro and its apparent launch this year, Microsoft is moving “full speed ahead” on its next-generation hardware. Windows Central obtained an internal email from Xbox president Sarah Bond stating the same, which Microsoft verified to be genuine. The same email also announced the formation of a team for game preservation.

Xbox president Sarah Bond has confirmed that backwards compatibility with previous-generation Xbox games will remain a priority for the company's hardware going forward.

Activision Blizzard’s catalog of titles slowly being made available via Game Pass is one of the most significant things Xbox users have to look forward to, now that the company is officially part of Microsoft. That process kicked off late last month when Diablo 4 launched for the subscription service, which, it turns out, coincided with the game’s player base enjoying a significant boost on Xbox consoles.

MCU star Aaron Taylor-Johnson smoothly crosses over to James Gunn's DC Universe in astounding fan art. The art has undoubtedly created excitement in the minds of the fans who would definitely want to see the actor taking up the iconic role.

The creators of Game of Thrones have finally broken their silence on their abandoned Star Wars project, and it seems they won’t be making their way to the galaxy far, far away anytime soon.

Pierce Brosnan has responded to rumors that Aaron Taylor-Johnson could be the next James Bond – and the former 007 has given the Kick-Ass and Bullet Train star the thumbs up. 

Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are not keen on returning to the world of Star Wars after their previous pitch was scrapped. The duo are busy with their latest Netflix sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, which they co-created with True Blood’s Alexander Woo, and are clear that that’s where their priorities lie at the moment.

Obsidian's espionage RPG Alpha Protocol is today making a grand return to PC on the GOG store, 14 years after its debut.

Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan has shared a new name as his top choice to portray the iconic spy in the upcoming 007 movies.

When it comes to squad-based shooters or free-to-play games, you can generally count on there being premium paid content for players to fawn over. While Helldivers II isn’t free-to-play, being that there are two versions of the game and they both cost real money, it does offer a hefty amount of options for cosmetic character changes and upgrades.

Former Xbox console exclusives Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves are both confirmed to be coming to PS5 in the coming months. Hi-Fi Rush is slated to make the jump to PS5 on March 19 with Sea of Thieves joining later on April 30.

It’s only been three years since Daniel Craig's last hurrah as James Bond in No Time to Die, but rumors about his successor and what’s in the works for the next set of films have been swirling ever since. Unfortunately, the search for a new James Bond actor may not have progressed as fans hoped.

Is there a better way to start the year than playing a new Yakuza / Like a Dragon game? It was Yakuza 0 that fronted the first few months of a memorable 2017 for Japanese gaming fans, and now Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is primed and ready to begin another hot streak for the country's developers seven years later. The likes of Persona 3 Reload and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will follow in the weeks that proceed it, but the joint adventure of Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu is what you'll want to play first. 2024 opens with the SEGA series in its prime.

RuneScape is enhancing some visuals this week, with a new round of graphical and color improvements. Jagex also announced Double XP details, bonuses, and even morevisual updates on the way in the coming weeks.

Packed with enough gadgets to cover a belt for Batman’s trousers, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name returns to the classic, combo-based street fighting that featured in earlier Yakuza games but enhances it with a fresh technological twist. This time the sharp side of the katana blades aren’t the only things that are on the cutting edge, as returning hero Kazuma Kiryu can employ a suite of state-of-the-art tools for taking out his tormentors as though he’s bypassed the weapons locker in favour of a trip to the Apple store. However, outside of the revitalised combat, almost everything in Gaiden’s toybox feels like a hand-me-down from an older sibling in the series, meaning once the fighting stops it quickly starts to feel a bit too familiar.

Project 007, the upcoming James Bond game from Hitman developer IO Interactive, is "the ultimate spycraft fantasy," according to the studio's CEO.

The first full trailer for Kingsman creator Matthew Vaughn's new action comedy Argylle is finally here – and, well, we're still none the wiser as to what it's really about. What we do know, though, is that the teaser, which you can watch above, sees Bryce Dallas Howard's timid spy novelist Elly Conway having a pretty... cat-astophic day.

James Bond will bring his espionage hijinks to Apple Arcade later this month.

Happy Friday, Polygon readers. This week is an exciting one in new movies to watch at home: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the thrilling sequel to 2018 Oscar-winning smash hit Into the Spider-Verse and one of the best movies of 2023, finally drops digitally and is available to purchase online.

About 40 minutes into Netflix’s new spy thriller Heart of Stone, protagonist Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot) and her team are attacked in a safe house in Portugal. After a thrilling fight filled with impressive stunt falls and breaking glass, Stone drives an unwieldy van through the narrow cobbled streets of Lisbon, chased by vehicles filled with baddies firing guns at her and her team.