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Todd Howard went up on a new video with Wired to talk about his career, game by game.

Web3 studio Avalon Corp this week officially revealed its new metaverse-style MMO, Avalon. This game allows users to create their own worlds using the company’s tools, and then share them with others. The new platform is part of the company’s efforts to build an interoperable digital world, for which purpose it raised $14 million earlier this year.

The cyberattack that paralyzed several major Australian ports was a sharp reminder of what governments and experts say is a growing threat to shipping, the lifeblood of the global economy.

Welcome to this week’s batch of crowdfunding campaigns. This week we’ve got a rather large group of games for you to check out. We actually had a hard time narrowing down all the great choices. And speaking of great choices, be on the lookout for our annual Board Game Gift Guide posting later this week!

People fact-checked social media posts more carefully and were more willing to revise their initial beliefs when they were paired with someone from a different cultural background than their own, according to a study my collaborators Michael Baker and Françoise Détienne and I recently published in Frontiers in Psychology.

This week, Rockstar managed to grab everyone’s attention with an announcement that the first look at GTA VI – technically “the next Grand Theft Auto” – will arrive in December. We already know that we’re returning to Vice City, but I’m sure there will be more than a few surprises when the trailer finally drops!

Happy Friday, Polygon readers!

Last week, we asked you to share pictures of Peter Parker himself swinging through Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:

Taliesin and Evitel cover the latest news in The Weekly Reset. This week the show was taped at BlizzCon with a live audience, and talks about the new expansions, BlizzCon announcements, grizzled bearded Anduin, and reactions to the pre-purchase announcement...

Lucid dreams are defined as the experience of knowing you are dreaming while you are asleep, and can range from the sublime to the genuinely terrifying. According to the CEO of new startup Prophetic, its latest project aims to «detect when dreamers are in REM to induce and stabilize lucid dreams» via a wearable device they call «The Halo». And if that doesn't sound like a cyberpunk future developing in front of our very eyes, I'm not sure what does.

November is here and on rolls the gaming. The elves here at BGQ are currently working on our holiday gift guide, so keep an eye out for that coming up in the coming weeks. In the mean time, on to the campaigns!

Next week marks the third year since PS5 launched and we wanted to take this opportunity to thank the more than 40 million players who’ve joined our global PS5 community. In these first three years, PlayStation Studios and third-party developers have introduced more than 2,500 PS5 games for players to enjoy, including fan-favorite titles in recent months like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Final Fantasy XVI.