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I have to start this article by issuing an apology to Asmodee Canada – many months ago, Asmodee sent over a box of games to review, and somehow Perspectives landed on a shelf it wasn’t supposed to be on, and we missed reviewing it all together. I also have to apologize to myself, because I could have been playing one of the best detective board games currently available, but instead it was sitting on a shelf hidden among the 100s of board games in our collection.

Seablip has been on my radar for a while thanks to its Next Fest demos because who can resist the allure of a game that plays like Terraria, remixes FTL's lovely ship management, and has a boatload of pirates? Thankfully, the game's proper early access release has enjoyed smooth sailing and glowing reviews.

It's been just four days since Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR's CUT launched on PC, and already, it looks like another win for Sony.

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Demonology Warlock guide writer, Not, offers an early review of the Soul Harvester Hero Talents that offer a consistent way to AoE with strong spec integration.

As the Formula 1 circus heads to Imola this weekend, there’s a mixture of excitement and sombre remembrance. Are Red Bull on the back foot again? Will Ferrari and Mercedes’ upgrade packages slingshot them to the front? And was McLaren’s win last time out a flash in the pan or can they keep fighting for the top step?

Video game horses tend to play a fairly uncomplicated role, at least in mainstream titles. Like semi-sentient meat bicycles, they often exist as little more than a way to make the player travel faster, jump farther or occasionally defy the laws of physics. With the exception of Red Dead Redemption 2, an outlier beloved for its equine verisimilitude and breadth of riding-related activities, horses in video games are generally emotionless props, notorious for janky animations and unnatural anatomy.

Moto G64 5G Review: Motorola is once again making waves in the budget smartphone market with its latest release, the Moto G64 5G. Following the success of its mid-range Moto Edge 50 Pro, the company is targeting budget-conscious consumers with this new addition to its Moto G-series lineup. Packed with features like a MediaTek Dimensity 7025 chipset, a powerful 50MP main camera, and a whopping 6000mAh battery supporting 30W charging, the Moto G64 5G comes in Ice Lilac, Mint Green, and Pearl Blue colours. With a starting price of Rs. 14999 in India, it's positioned as a successor to the Moto G54. Having spent several weeks with the Mint Green variant, I'll be sharing my insights on whether this smartphone lives up to its promise as a solid 5G option under Rs. 15000. Let's delve into the review to uncover the truth.

Hardware manufacturer PDP has just launched the Victrix Gambit Prime, a wired controller that's potentially one to keep an eye on if you primarily play online multiplayer games.

This review of AGGRO DR1FT was originally published after its screening at the 2023 New York Film Festival. It has been updated and republished for the film’s limited theatrical run.

Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Outlaw Rogue guide writer, JustGuy, offers an early review of the Fatebound Hero Talents that has a compelling theme that aligns with the gambling buccaneer imagery of Outlaw Rogue, but needs a few touch-ups to reach its maximum potential.

New Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut comparisons were shared online, highlighting the differences between the PC and PlayStation 5 versions.

If history has taught us anything, it's that when faced with tyranny, lovers of both Liberty and Democracy will fight in their defence to the last round of ammunition, the final drop of blood. In a bombshell development, it looks like developer Arrowhead may have a revolution on its hands, as outraged Helldivers 2 players who defended the developer just days ago rise up. They demand justice (and official canonisation into in-game lore) for the undemocratically dismissed community manager, now dubbed «General» Spitz.

Publisher Secret Mode and developer Cosmonaut Studios has just announced the long-awaited console port of its intriguing puzzle adventure, Eternal Threads. Initially announced for PS4 back in 2022, the game is now finally coming — with a PS5 version too — on 23rd May, 2024.

In a development you don't see every day, following the closure of Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, swarms of fans have expressed their outrage by positively review bombing the game on Steam. This reverse review bombing campaign has resulted in several thousand Positive new reviews rising to the top since the news of Bethesda's Microsoft-mandated restructure broke last week.

What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? It's a really slow week where you may need to dig into your backlog. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release dates in 2024, all new PSVR2 games release dates in 2024, and all new PS4 games release dates in 2024.

It feels oddly surreal to be reviewing a classic like Braid in the year 2024. If one were to rewind back to 2008 when it first released onto Xbox Live Arcade, the video game landscape would look far different than it does today. Braid, alongside other indie classics like Super Meat Boy and Fez, reshaped the entire indie game industry, inspiring hundreds if not thousands of games in the years following its release. It proved that independent creators and their passion products can thrive on digital storefronts while holding their own against AAA releases at the time. In the years following its release, Braid has become one of the most notable indie games of all time, being featured in Indie Game: The Movie. While it never received a sequel, the release of Braid, Anniversary Edition provides fans of the original an excuse to revisit the world on modern platforms.

Psygnosis’s iconic PS1 flight combat game G-Police is the latest classic to get ported to PS5 and PS4 as part of Sony’s PS Plus Premium emulation efforts from 21st May. The title, originally released all the way back in 1997, sees you commandeering a VTOL in a futuristic, Blade Runner-inspired futuristic environment. While it largely received mixed reviews upon release, it’s stood the test of time as one the more memorable first-party titles deployed for Sony’s inaugural console.

Indika is a game of wild contradiction. It's compelling, thoughtful, and ambitious, but also tedious, rote, and derivative. It's the sort of video game that ruminates on the nature of devout faith, free will, guilt, shame, temptation, and morality, and then asks you to solve boring box puzzles. It's the sort of video game that asks you to solve boring box puzzles and then leaves you earnestly wondering whether the box puzzles were intentionally boring just to mess with you.

You don't see or hear too much about Among Us these days, but it remains a popular social deduction game. As it turns out, developer Inner Sloth is far from done with the title — it recently highlighted all its plans for the remainder of 2024, with some pretty big changes incoming.

With the release of Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn, players have begun praising the game like never before! Specifically, players have been enjoying the new Itemization changes, the quality-of-life upgrade to the Codex of Power, and the revamped Helltide events. While Diablo 4 is still far from perfect, it's great to see how the community is reacting to all of the changes introduced in Season 4! Now that players can retain all Legendary Aspects in their Codex of Power, the inventory and stash space issues have all but dissolved! In addition to saving space, Salvaging a Legendary item will also upgrade the Aspect within your Codex of Power, allowing you to Imprint maximum-rolled Legendary Powers infinitely, once you've completely leveled it up within the Codex of Power. In addition to the itemization and Codex of Power changes, players really seem to enjoy leveling in the newly revamped Helltides! While completing the Iron Wolves Seasonal Questline, players will notice new content within Helltides, such as increased monster density, new events, and a new miniboss — The Blood Maiden! And it's not just Redditors who are enjoying the new Season.

We review Draft and Write Records, a draft and write board game published by Inside Up Games. In Draft and Write Records, players will be creating their own production company.

reviews have begun to pour in after the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel’s celebrated premiere. Its Rotten Tomatoes score suggests another enjoyable entry by George Miller, having attained significant critical acclaim already.

The Epic Mega Sale, an annual sale on certain games in the Epic Games Store, has just begun. The discounts and deals will last four weeks — from May 16, starting at 11 am ET, to June 13 at 11 am ET — promising an “enormous range of discounts across the Epic Games Store’s library,” according to PR.

Medieval city builder Manor Lords is a smash hit, selling two million copies in just three weeks.

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Assassination Rogue guide writer, Whispyr, offers an early review of the Fatebound Hero Talents that struggles to deliver a compelling payoff for the level of RNG involved.

2064: Read Only Memories was a game that never fully piqued my interest. I love the idea of a sci-fi anime-esque adventure, but the aesthetic of that game never seemed as tightly dialled in as I would have wanted it to be. It’s sequel, though, has looked exactly like the game I’ve been waiting for. I was hooked from the first reveal trailer for Read Only Memories: Neurodiver, mouth nearly watering at the technicolor characters and gorgeously rendered future streets. Now, after ages of delays, I’ve finally gotten to sit down and play the game, and I just desperately wish there was more of it.

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Vengeance Demon Hunter guide writer, Itamae, offers an early review of the Fel-Scarred Hero Talents that truly embraces Metamorphosis without completely unbalancing both forms for tanking.

Samsung's Galaxy M series has carved a niche for itself in the smartphone market by catering to budget-conscious users who still desire high-end features. Their latest offering, the Samsung Galaxy M55 5G, promises a compelling combination of specifications to fulfil that exact need. On paper, the Samsung Galaxy M55 5G boasts a powerful 50MP main camera, a smooth 120Hz AMOLED display, and a long-lasting battery to keep you powered throughout the day. However, with competition in the mid-range segment intensifying, the phone promises a lot for its price tag. Does it live up to its potential? Let's find out in our comprehensive review to help you decide if it's the right fit for you.

Blizzard has announced that the Talent Loadout Cap will be increasing in an upcoming War Within Alpha build!

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Havoc Demon Hunter guide writer, Shadarek, offers an early review of the Fel-Scarred Hero Talents that seamlessly integrates into the base rotation while offering additional AoE highlighting the power of Metamorphosis.

A couple of months ago, I reviewed the cooperative 4x game, Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor. This game hit me out of nowhere and I immediately fell in love with it. It was unique, fun, and something more people need to play. Not to be content with their stellar base game, Nemesis Games has released their newest expansion for the Uprising system: Titans of the First Age.

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Late last year, Polygon showed that Kickstarter’s earnings from tabletop games were down for the second straight year, an abrupt change following more than a decade of uninterrupted growth. Our analysis also showed that the number of successful campaigns was up sharply compared to previous years. Now two high-profile campaigns, both removed from the website for different reasons, show how this increase in velocity may be straining the Brooklyn-based crowdfunding pioneer’s resources.

Tango Gameworks will update Hi-Fi Rush one last time before Microsoft shuts the door on the studio. Microsoft announced earlier in May that it was closing three studios, including Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks. Shortly after the news of the closures, Tango Gameworks confirmed the game will “remain available and playable everywhere” it's already accessible.

is many things. It's the new title from Simogo and Annapurna Interactive, the developer and publisher behind the neon rhythm action game. It's 1847 and 1963 and 2014. It's the tale of Lorelei and Renzo, and Renate and Lorenzo, and maybe even Lorentz and Resnik. It's a puzzle box of glancing hints and shuffled solutions. It's virtually designed to be hit with accusations of pretension. It can't, at any rate, be accused of sticking to convention.

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has announced plans to roll back changes made to patrols and spawn rates following a recent patch after admitting the PlayStation Network controversy was the focus of its attention in recent weeks.

Microsoft has confirmed the next batch of games being added to Xbox Game Pass, with Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II being the big exclusive for the month. It is joined by the likes of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Chants of Sennaar, Immortals of Aveum, and Lords of the Fallen. The full list of games and the dates they will be available on the service.

Visionary game director and writer Yoko Taro is working on a game with Yosuke Saito and composer Keiichi Okabe, as revealed in the latest issue of the Japanese magazine Famitsu (via Gematsu).

Yesterday, Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed that its PS5 console had sold 59.2 million units as of March 31, slightly below Sony's own forecast.

The new SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 headset is the latest addition to the brand’s Nova line of gaming headsets — but this launch comes with a twist.

Animal Well is one of the hottest games around. It quickly shot to the top of Steam's top-seller chart after it was released to glowing reviews last Thursday.

We review Medici, published by Steamforged Games. This is a reprint of Dr. Renier Knizia's classic auction game and updated with a modern look.

Getting your hands on a Master Ball in Pokémon Go is usually like gold dust — however, a new opportunity has presented itself that gives players the chance to obtain the rare item.

WASHINGTON — How good would an algorithm have to be to take over your job?

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees including 6 new ones with the launch of the War Within Alpha. Our Discipline Priest guide writer, AutomaticJak, offers an early review of the Voidweaver Hero Talents that enhance the base gameplay with a unique Cosmic Void theme without adding unnecessary bloat.

Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass May 2024 Wave 2 lineup of games, headlined by Ninja Theory’s Hellblade 2.

The latest 11-inch and 13-inch M4 iPad Pro models are equipped with Tandem OLED technology, making them the first consumer products to be equipped with such panels. The obvious benefits include higher brightness and richer colors, and perhaps the biggest perk of using an OLED apart from the battery life improvements is the longer lifespan of the displays. However, users may not appreciate that the addition of Tandem OLED actually results in worse battery life compared to the M1 version with mini-LED, at least according to the latest tests.

Hades 2 is here, and per our Hades 2 review, it's very, very good. But it could, and undoubtedly eventually will, be better, hence the whole Early Access thing. To that end, developer Supergiant says it's preparing the roguelike's first big patch, not including minor hotfixes for "rare crashes and progression" which didn't even get dedicated patch notes, which should arrive "later this month."

I love the Hyperdimension Neptunia series, but for a long time now it feels like I’m a fan of everything but the actual video games. Nep Nep and her crew of humanised game-console gals are unforgettably hilarious and consistently endearing, but there’s been nothing consistent about the Neptunia video games as of late. Each one has been a standalone spinoff adventure with their own canon and their own gameplay – and rather than building off the previous games to improve and expand, each one seeks to rebuild the wheel and comes out equally rough as a result. Despite lifting a lot of the combat and gameplay from its predecessor, Neptunia Sisters VS Sisters, the same issues persist with Neptunia Game Maker (R)evolution.

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Affliction Warlock guide writer, Kalamazi, offers an early review of the Soul Harvester Hero Talents that may seem passive at first look but offers some relatively in-depth interactions that may change gameplay heading into the new expansion.

We review Paper App Dungeon, a solo dungeon crawler that can be played just about anywhere. Using only a notebook and a pencil, you must try and traverse this procedurally generated dungeon.

The team behind Marvel Rivals has apologised for seeking to restrict negative coverage of the game from content creators.

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Markmanship Hunter guide writer, Azortharion, offers an early review of the Sentinel Hero Talents that while a strong offering in terms of raw damage they do very little to shake up the gameplay of the spec leading into the next expansion.

The Marvel Rivals team has issued a statement on the recent controversy surrounding its content creator program. This comes after the contract that creators were asked to sign to access the game leaked, revealing that it prevented them from providing "subjective negative reviews", and even from comparing Marvel Rivals to its competitors.

Who would've thought that in a galaxy far, far away that there would also be a war for democracy? Not us, that's for sure. But if a recent mod for Helldivers 2 is any indication, then it turns out the Clone Wars are being fought right inside one of this year's most popular games.

Helldivers 2 lead Johan Pilestedt has given us our first look at an upcoming cape - one which references the most controversial moment in the game's short history. As we can see in the screenshot, the red lines on the cape mirror the review bombing Helldivers 2 received on Steam last week, as thousands of players hit the game with negative ratings.

Content creators who were offered access to Marvel Rivals were reportedly made to sign a contract forbidding them from making "subjective negative reviews of the game". The contract also says that the creator cannot "engage in discussions that are detrimental to the reputation of the game", or compare it to its competitors.

Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt has taken to X/Twitter to seemingly share a first look at the cape design that was inspired by the review bombing on Steam following the PSN account linking fiasco.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes hits theaters this weekend. If you were hoping to find ways to spend more time in that world through video games, your options are surprisingly slim. Your only easy option is Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier. This is a game I’ve seen almost no one talk about since it was released, but it’s a fascinating title that warrants a revisit.

The wait for a third Homeworld game has finally come to an end. The pioneering 3D space RTS was a brilliant sun flare of excellence at the turn of the millennium, but faded into an almost mythological status amidst acquisitions, IP purchases and more. After a two decades wait, Homeworld 3 is ready for launch.

Despite making a name for itself courtesy of its feature phones and then smartphones, Motorola has also had a steady presence in the audio market. While all of these offerings have donned the Motorola logo, some of them, such as the Verve Ones+, have yet actually to be built by the company, but by a third party. However, that has since changed with recent options such as the Motorola Buds 120 and 150, but the company still hasn't managed to capture the TWS market like it would've hoped to. Intending to change its fortunes, Motorola has launched its latest TWS earbuds, the Moto Buds+, alongside the more affordable Moto Buds. But is Motorola's newest offering able to take on its competitors, such as Nothing Ear, and emerge victorious and the best of them all? Know it in our review.

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Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.

A new report suggests that Arkane Austin wanted to make a new single-player game, such as a Dishonored sequel, before the studio was closed.

Asus officially confirmed the latest ROG Ally PC gaming handheld, called the Asus ROG Ally X, during a live stream on May 9, 2024. According to the stream, the ‘X’ stands for the hardcore audience wanting to see major hardware changes and fixes to the portable.

Sigh… here we go again. We just got through a major brouhaha involving Sony requiring PSN linking for Helldivers 2 after initially not asking for it at launch, which led to a major backlash and review bombing campaign and, eventually, Sony reversing course. While some would say the reaction was rather overblown, one of the issues was that a number of countries in the world simply don’t have access to PSN, which led to Helldivers 2 being delisted in those regions (in fact, even Sony’s after reversal on the issue, they’re still delisted).

Mind-bending puzzle metroidvania Animal Well just released yesterday, and already a community of players is tearing the game apart to find its many, many, many, many secrets. Right now, that includes a ridiculously complicated puzzle that requires at least 50 different people to participate. And just one day after launch, the community is on the cusp of completing it.

Steam users are leaving positive reviews for Hi-Fi Rush following Microsoft’s shock decision to close its developer, Tango Gameworks.

We now know this month's raids schedule for Pokémon Go, and there are plenty of rare beasts waiting for you to catch.

Cyberpunk 2077 is averaging 'Overwhelmingly Positive' recent reviews on Steam, and its developers having nothing but thanks for its community.

Hi-Fi Rush has become the highest-rated Xbox game of all time on Steam thanks to fans positively review-bombing the game in response to Xbox controversially closing down Tango Gameworks.

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has just about recovered from a disastrous weekend of controversy, following Sony's decision to make linking a PSN account to Steam to play the game mandatory. Among all the negative reviews, backlash, and apologies, Sony made the strange decision to delist Helldivers 2 from over 150 different countries in which the PlayStation Network isn't supported, though we're still not quite sure for what reason.

Since Helldivers 2 was released just over three months ago, development team Arrowhead Game Studios has frequently rebalanced the game's meta, frustrating quite a few players who have grown comfortable with weapons only to have them nerfed in the next patch. Now, it looks like those complaints might lead to a change - or, at the very least, a discussion at Arrowhead.

Frontier Developments has announced Jurassic World Evolution 3, due out during its 2026 financial year. That means it will be out at some point between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026.

Editor's Note: This review takes a fresh look at Fallout 76, replacing our previous review from 2018 . You can read more about our review policies and philosophy here .

Despite well-documented hardware limitations, the Nintendo Switch can push framerates above 60 frames per second with extreme overclocking.

NVIDIA has just released a new Game Ready driver (version 552.44) optimized for Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, a full week ahead of the game's release on PC (which comes four years after the original launch on PlayStation 4).

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees including 6 new ones with the launch of the War Within Alpha. Our Shadow Priest guide writer, Ellipsis, offers an early review of the Voidweaver Hero Talents offer a spectacular theme and strong gameplay but with tight timings that may need some additional iteration.