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Four years after its debut, developer Teyon's Terminator: Resistance is set to receive a Complete Edition on Xbox Series X/S — bundling together the base game and Annihilation Line DLC (which was previously unavailable on the console) — for release on 27th October this year.

AI is the hot topic in tech right now, and Adobe is using its Max conference this year in Los Angeles to promote its own Firefly image-generating AI technology.

Jadu has released a multiplayer mobile fighting game that uses augmented reality (AR) to blend the virtual and physical worlds.

The upcoming Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC could very well launch early next year on February 5, 2024.

You can circle December 7 on your calendar, as that’s when The Game Awards will be held. This is the tenth annual show, and it’ll take place in the Peacock Theatre, Los Angeles, at 04:30 PM PT. You’ll have several options when it comes to how you want to watch the show, as it’ll be streamed on several platforms including Twitter, Twitch, and YouTube.

The trailer for Dicks: The Musical is a difficult watch: a series of juvenile, faux-edgy jokes a giggling 13-year-old might make. But it turns out that the marketing lacks the context that makes the movie a gloriously silly inside joke, revealed even before its opening frames.

Kazunori Yamauchi is one of the legends of game development and his Gran Turismo games are a flagship title on every PlayStation game console with lifetime sales above 90 million. And while racing is his passion, he stands at one of the most interesting intersections in gaming.

Season 2 of David Jenkins’ pirate comedy-romance-drama Our Flag Means Death has finally premiered on Max, with an opening three-episode arc that’s guaranteed to get the series’ fandom buzzing. The third episode in particular ends with a sequence that feels like it was intentionally crafted to inspire the crowds of fan artists who have turned the series into an obsession. Polygon talked to the series’ VFX supervisor, David Van Dyke, about what went into shooting that sequence — and how James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water helped out.

Adobe is teasing a new photo editing engine that uses AI to make moving, modifying, or deleting anything a simple mouse-click operation.

Emerge has partnered with Sony Electronics to bring touch feedback and other sensory experiences to smart TVs.

Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition is reportedly the first two-disc PS5 game. As per an image posted by the ‘Does it play?' Twitter account, the base game, its Burning Shores expansion, and some digital goodies all total out to 121GB, and will be available on the two discs included in the physical edition. The game is slated to launch Friday, October 6, and with that, it has beaten the upcoming Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth to the punch, which was also planned for release on two discs. This move is a big win for console owners who value physical media — or rather, the ability to access games anywhere and anytime without restrictions such as a constant internet connection.

Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition is reportedly the first PlayStation 5 game to ship on two discs.

Sending out a package can be a hassle. For Uber, it represents a new business opportunity.

Find out when you can start playing the next Assassin's Creed game.

Patrick Stewart says Ian McKellen told him not to accept the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Gaming has swiftly risen to become as much of a spectator sport as it is an individual hobby. The rise of YouTube, Twitch and live esports has created a whole economy out of people watching other people play video games. Now Cinemark and Real Good Touring have added a new wrinkle to the formula with their event, The Gamer and the Mouth.

Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition is coming to PlayStation 5 console on October 6!

Sony has been working hard over the last several years to take their console-exclusive titles and bring them to PC so that they can reach a new audience and potentially expand the success of their IPs. Sure enough, many titles they’ve put on PC have done well, including the games with Kratos, Joel and Ellie, Spider-Man, and more. One of the others that has also done well on PC is Aloy, whose first adventure was brought to PC a while back, and then many wondered when the sequel would come. Well, Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition has officially been announced for PC.

Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition is coming to PlayStation 5 on October 6.

Los Angeles-based solo developer Six Foot Giraffe has announced GREENFIELD, a story-driven puzzle platformer coming to PC and Mac via Steam. A release date was not announced.

It’s been a very unique time in Hollywood lately, as the last several months have been highlighted not only by certain movies doing incredibly at the box office but also by the dual strikes that have been filling the streets of Los Angeles, protesting the work conditions of those within the entertainment industry. It started back in May when the Writers Guild went on strike and demanded both better pay and knowledge that AI wouldn’t be used to replace them, amongst other things. Then, SAG-AFTRA, the Screen Actors Guild, also joined the fight because the vast amount of their workers weren’t being paid fairly either.

Entering the new Dogtown district of 's DLC introduces V to a whole new cast of NPCs with complicated backstories that leave everyone unsure who can be trusted. The new spy-thriller narrative of the expansion is engrossing and the characters and missions that are crafted for it bring a mystery all their own with back-stabbing and espionage all around. Between the main missions for the campaign and the various side jobs that V can pick up around Dogtown, the DLC brings in a variety of personalities and backstories to explore.

Developer Naughty Dog announced the focus on the September 26 celebration will be on merchandise and art.

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. At the event, we will also announce 25 top game startups as the 2024 Game Changers. Apply or nominate today!

Three months after its July 2022 debut on the Nasdaq, FaZe Holdings Inc. threw an exclusive party at a San Diego nightclub, hiring the rapper Travis Scott to promote its stable of video-game stars and YouTube personalities.

This spooky season A24 is giving fans the chance to see their favorite indie horror classics on the big screen once again. The independent studio is taking over AMC theaters every Wednesday in October with A24 Presents: October Thrills & Chills Film Series.

As we get closer to Alan Wake 2’s long-awaited launch, developer Remedy Entertainment is continuing to dole out new details and gameplay footage for the survival horror sequel at a steady pace. And soon enough, there will be plenty more of that for fans to dive into.

We know precious little about The Movie Critic, the project slated to be Quentin Tarantino’s tenth (and final) movie. A new cast report, however, has suggested that the director is aiming for a Pulp Fiction reunion.

CD Projekt RED’s first and only paid expansion for Cyberpunk 2077, Phantom Liberty, is out next week. On Twitter, the global release timings have been revealed, with PC players gaining access on September 25th at 4 PM PDT, while console players can start on September 26th at midnight PDT.

A persistent error message greeted Dulce Martinez on Monday as she tried to access her casino rewards account to book accommodations for an upcoming business trip.

Early reviews of Poolman, a new comedy mystery film directed by Chris Pine, are calling it one of the worst movies of 2023.

By Monica Chin, a senior reviewer covering laptops and other gadgets. Monica was a writer for Tom's Guide and Business Insider before joining The Verge in 2020.

Some of the original Buffy cast is reuniting – but it's not for a new TV show.

Insomniac Games is working through its next major release, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Fans highly anticipate the video game, and we know that next month, we’ll finally get to websling our way through New York City again. However, we will get some new details regarding the game and its mechanics this week. The development studio had recently posted on their official X account that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 was shown off to select members of the press and content creators.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is less than a month and a half away from release, and though Insomniac and Sony have already shown off quite a bit of the game in recent months, with its launch not far away now, there’s plenty of appetite out there for more new details to be shared. And more new details will indeed be coming soon.

Phoenix Labs CEO and co-founder Jesse Houston and COO Jeanne-Marie Owens are stepping down from their roles, GamesIndustry.biz has learned.

An announcement for a ‘complete edition’ of Horizon Forbidden West may be imminent, as a listing for the game has been spotted on a rating board.

The Singaporean game rating board (IMDA, or Infocomm Media Development Authority) has listed Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition for PlayStation 5.

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. At the event, we will also announce 25 top game startups as the 2024 Game Changers. Apply or nominate today!

Happy September, Polygon readers!

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. At the event, we will also announce 25 top game startups as the 2024 Game Changers. Apply or nominate today!

The ESA (Entertainment Software Association), the organisation behind E3, has parted ways with ReedPop after 2023's show failed to get off the ground. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the two parties had signed a multi-year contract to collaborate on the industry exhibition in an attempt to bring it back to its former glory. However, with this year's show a no-go, the companies have made a «mutual decision» to cease the partnership.

Day of the Devs has opened submissions for a new indie showcase in partnership with The Game Awards.

Events company ReedPop, which has been partnering with the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) for the past 14 months, will not be working on future E3 events. Reedpop has a good track record with live events, most recently organising PAX West in Seattle the past weekend, but didn't run a single E3 in that admittedly short timespan, with this year's event being cancelled due to a lack of involvement from the industry's big players.

US video games trade body the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has parted ways with events giant ReedPop over E3.

HBO’s live-action adaptation of The Last of Us was a massive hit. Typically, video games haven’t translated well in either the film or television entertainment medium. But there are some exceptions, and The Last of Us is among that group. Fans couldn’t get enough of the faithful adaptation, and it certainly turned the attention back to the video game franchise for those who might be new to the IP. Regardless, everything came to a halt for this production, thanks to the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.

The ESA has parted ways with PAX organizer Reedpop after the two failed to relaunch E3.

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. At the event, we will also announce 25 top game startups as the 2024 Game Changers. Apply or nominate today!

Bad news for fans of trade events with an identity crisis: it looks increasingly like E3 will not happen in 2024 either. The ESA have informed the Los Angeles Convention Center, the event's traditional home, that it will not be hosting a show there next year, and events company ReedPop are no longer working with the ESA on future E3 events.

The future of E3 is continuing to look bleak, but the games industry has seen the emergence of another major summer event in the form of Summer Game Fest. The event has been running for four years at this point and seen quite a bit of success, and unsurprisingly, it will be returning for its fifth year in 2025.

WNBA team the New York Liberty is collaborating with Xbox to play on a Starfield-themed court.

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. At the event, we will also announce 25 top game startups as the 2024 Game Changers. Apply or nominate today!

E3 2023 was canceled back in March, and PAX organizer ReedPop was in charge of organizing the event, the first of a multi-year contract. However, E3's overseer the ESA has announced this partnership will not continue.

With ReedPop no longer involved, the ESA is working on new plans to evolve and reinvent E3.

PAX organiser ReedPop will not be working on future E3 events, the company and the ESA have announced.

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and ReedPop are no longer working together on the next E3. The companies have announced they’ve parted ways, and PAX organizer ReedPop will not be working on any future E3 events.

Months after plans for a revamped E3 fell through and the show was canceled, The Entertainment Software Association has ended its deal with event planning company ReedPop. The announcement also confirmed that there will be no E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in 2024, but hasn’t said E3 is completely canceled.

The owner of E3, the video game industry's most important annual showcase, has confirmed it currently has no organiser or location to hold the show in 2024.

Events company ReedPop has parted ways with E3 organiser the ESA, following the last minute cancellation of this year’s event.

Earth, Mars, Luna, and more familiar celestial bodies are present in Starfield and can be freely explored. That said, Earth isn’t in the same state as we know it today, as only a few of humanity’s greatest monuments have stood the test of time.

No one should have to go too long without new Star Trek, and thankfully Paramount agrees: A month after Strange New Worlds wrapped up season 2, Star Trek: Lower Decks is back with its fourth season to bring some wacky fun to the Federation (which, the rest of the Star Trek universe aside, the Federation could sorely use; they can get a bit self-serious).

Turn 10 Studios’ Forza Motorsport has received new gameplay videos lately, showcasing the various in-game tracks, with the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course recently revealed. However, more details are coming next week via some new hands-on impressions.

Spectrum cable customers who wanted to watch the US Open this weekend may have found themselves out of luck thanks to a Disney blackout on the service.

Olivia Rodrigo's much-anticipated sophomore album and LaKeith Stanfield starring in the eight-part horror fantasy series “The Changeling” are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you

The is fast approaching, and viewers are wondering when they can start streaming the TV series.

will not return for season 3, according to The Hollywood Reporter. However, the door remains open for her to come back in the future.

Netflix has renewed popular legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer for a third season.

Simon Kinberg grew up in what he calls the “golden age of science fiction,” when Star Wars, Terminator, Alien, and Blade Runner weren’t cross-media IP, but banger movies you got to watch on big screens. For Kinberg, growing up in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westwood Village in the late 1970s and ’80s put him in skateboarding distance of a movie theater paying Return of the Jedi on constant rotation. He found himself waiting in line with hordes of people hungry to see again and again. His people.

It looks like Michael Unsworth, Rockstar's vice president of writing, may have quietly left the company after a lengthy career that began in 2007. Unsworth's apparent departure came to light through his LinkedIn page, which indicates that he left Rockstar sometime earlier this year.

Bethesda Game Studios has revealed that its eagerly-awaited sci-fi RPG Starfield will go live on September 6th, midnight UTC. However, depending on your region, it could be released sooner or later. A new article outlines release timings worldwide, starting September 5th at 5 PM PDT in Los Angeles, with Premium Edition owners receiving early access on August 31st.

Elon Musk, who has spent much of the year in the headlines for his radical transformation of the platform previously known as Twitter, didn't have a great time at a recent Valorant tournament.

Megadeth shouldn’t require any type of introduction, especially if you're a music fan. Nevertheless, for the uninformed, they are an American Thrash Metal band from Los Angeles formed in 1983. They are known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship and are members of what is known as one of the «big four» of American Thrash Metal along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer. All four are hailed as being responsible for the genre's development and popularity. 

The controversial and outspoken entrepreneur Elon Musk has once again gotten a taste of his own medicine.

Red Dead Redemption series writer Michael Unsworth has signalled his departure from developer Rockstar Games, after 16 years at the company.

An unexpected fourth instalment in the Train Sim World franchise will coast to PlayStation consoles starting 26th September, as Dovetail Games has announced a sequel to its popular rail simulation series. The game – which promises a “train load of new features” – aims to leverage the creativity of players, by incorporating new photo mode and sandbox options.

New Valorant map Sunset brings Riot Games’ hometown to life for some California dreaming. Revealed during the ongoing VCT Champs finals, this next Valorant map arrives with the launch of Episode 7 Act 2, bringing the sunlit streets of Los Angeles to the competitive FPS game, although there’s of course a little twist on the design that you won’t find in the real City of Angels.

VALORANT, Riot’s popular first-person tactical shooter, is all about quick reflexes, teamwork, and hard fought duels across a wide selection of maps. During the VALORANT Champions Tour Grand Finals, or VCT for short, Riot took time to unveil its tenth standard map, Sunset, which is heavily inspired by Riot’s hometown of Los Angeles. Sunset joins the map pool roughly five months after the release of VALORANT’s 21st agent (well, 22 if you’re big into the lore,) and native Angeleno, Gekko (You can check out his abilities in our VALORANT guide).

Michael Mann still wants to make, the sequel to his 1995 classic, Heat. Last year, Mann published the novel Heat 2, which serves as a prequel and sequel to the events in Heat. While speaking with Variety, Mann was asked about morality and if he fears he is running out of time to make Heat 2.

When are the Starfield release times? If you, like me, are struggling to resist the allure of space, then I have good news for you. We’ve got a full rundown of all of the release times per region.