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When Russian President Vladimir Putin was unavailable to star in his biopic, Polish director Patryk Vega turned to artificial intelligence.

has certainly received its fair share of criticism, and Bethesda titles are always put under intense scrutiny despite their popularity, but the studio has a knack for including impressive details that are easily lost within the games' vast worlds. None are more vast than either, with over 1,000 explorable planets and moons littering its expansive game world. Despite so much getting lost in 's ambitious breadth, there is still one detail which follows through on an off-hand comment made toward the beginning of the game, displaying Bethesda's dedication in making the Settled Systems feel contiguous.

Like any other Bethesda game, Starfield has a whole lot of mods. In fact, less than a year since launch, it's already amassed around 7,300 mods, installed 42.6 million times on Nexus Mods. That might be a far cry from the literal billions of Skyrim downloads, but it's not bad going.

According to a new report published by DualShockers, Creative Assembly is working on a Total War: Star Wars game. The sources actually mention this is one of three Total War projects and they do not know exactly when each game will be released.

We’re smack-dab in the middle of May and, if the reviews ofFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga are any indication, moviegoers are in for a hell of a show when it releases in theaters next week. If you’re looking for a fantastic film to tide you over until then, you’ve come to the right place, as we’ve once again dug into Netflix’s catalog to bring you the best sci-fi movies to stream on the platform this month.

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 video has been released for Minecraft's 15th anniversary starring both Jason Momoa and Jack Black, both of whom are wielding what appear to be props from the upcoming movie.

As the gaming hobby grows, so too do the mechanisms that make games run. Deck building is a tried game mechanism that has been around for a long time, to the point that it has become a genre of its own. I’ve long been a fan of deck building and it’s been a delight to see how it has grown over time and been implemented in newer games, while the core concept- each player having an individual deck to which cards are added or culled in order to make it stronger- remains a satisfying strategic exercise.

Ubisoft has finally announced its long-awaited Assassin’s Creed game set in feudal Japan. Subtitled Shadows, it follows dual protagonists – a ninja named Naoe and a samurai based on the historical Black samurai Yasuke.

A leaked game could be an 18-year first for PC gamers, returning to a game genre that has become somewhat overlooked by the sci-fi franchise. After the exclusive licensing deal for games at EA came to an end, many other developers have begun work on their own titles, each covering different types of genres that fit these studios' particular talents, such as Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment's open-world adventure, , Zynga's PvP arena game, , and Quantic Dream's cinematic, narrative-driven.

Creative Assembly is reportedly making an officially licensed Star Wars game.

A Total War game based on Star Wars is reportedly in development. Creative Assembly is said to be working on the Star Wars game alongside two other Total War titles, although it's not said which one of these will launch first.

Strategy game specialist Creative Assembly is reportedly working on a Total War Star Wars video game.

A brilliant crystal shines above the zone of Hallowfall, acting as its sun. Lately, the crystal has sometimes transformed to shine with the Void rather than the Light, a worrying development. But what exactly is this crystal?

Delabs Games is launching a special Play-to-Airdrop event in Rumble Racing Star. Titled ‘Ladybug’s Journey Part 2: Race for Riches,’ it’s where players race for big prizes. And when I say big, I mean the prizes are really, really big. The update also brings a new driver and new karts.

Developer Sabotage Studio and iam8bit have teamed up to bring the beloved Sea of Stars to physical retail, and it's squeaked into a top 10 that's otherwise filled with the games you'd expect. Debuting at number 10, it's a pretty solid result for the delayed physical release of a small, throwback RPG, but obviously it'll struggle to really compete with what's above it.

Another week has come to a premature conclusion, so it's time to discuss what we're playing this weekend. There's tons to choose from, so here's what's keeping us busy.

Persona 5: The Phantom X, a smartphone spin-off of Atlus’ iconic RPG series, launched last month in China, Taiwan, and Korea – and it’s received an enormous marketing push to say the least. In addition to bus liveries, we’ve seen entire subway station takeovers here in Taipei – and there have been representatives handing out free goodies around the anime obsessed Ximen district, too.

The low-key king of the modern survival-horror movie, Alexandre Aja — who’s made movies like Crawl, Oxygen, and The Hills Have Eyes — is back with a new film staring Halle Berry. The first trailer for Never Let Go was released on Thursday, and the movie already looks like a terrifying addition to Aja’s impressive canon of people trying to survive the very bad things that are happening to them.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars could be the next PS2-era emulated game to come to PS5 and PS4 consoles.

Lies of P, the action Soulslike starring Pinocchio, is set to receive new DLC in the second half of this year. 

The Pokemon TCG's march through Paldea continues today as the first details about the next Scarlet & Violet set were confirmed. Dubbed Shrouded Fable, almost everything in the new collection, including mini tins and special illustration collections booster bundles, will be released on August 2, 2024, with the exception of its booster bundles which will follow on September 6. If the excitement of new cards is too much to handle, Shrouded Fable's elite trainer box is already available for pre-order at the Pokemon Center.

The process of farming Planar Ornaments in is finally getting easier, according to new Version 2.3 leaks detailing an overhaul to the current process. Ornaments are a vital part of any character build as they provide extra stats to them in addition to special effects that often trigger upon reaching a certain stat threshold or performing an action. Much like Relics, Ornaments of the same kind need to be equipped in order for the special effects to occur. Recommended Ornaments are cited for every character, like the ones featured in Robin’s build in .

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Just over three years ago, Ubisoft announced The Division Heartland, a free-to-play entry in its survival-action shooter series. At the time, it suggested that Heartland would arrive later in 2021 or in 2022, but that never happened. In fact, Heartland isn't coming out at all.

Like a war over gas in a post-apocalyptic landscape, the franchise-fatigue debate rages on, with multiple factions claiming that sequels, prequels, and superhero films are killing the cinematic landscape, while others claim the smoke doesn’t lead to fire, and the entire battle is overblown. The latest salvo in the war — which is to say, the latest prequel extending a decades-long franchise — is Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, a prequel nearly a decade in the making. But where long experience with franchise logic would lead us to expect director George Miller to offer up a louder, bigger retread of its predecessor, the groundbreaking Mad Max: Fury Road, Miller dares to ignore that expectation. He blazes a brave, exploratory trail with a searing film that refuses to play by any of the tried, tested, and tired rules that franchise films follow.

Just like Star Wars: Outlaws, physical copies of Assassin's Creed Shadows will require an internet connection for installation, a move that seems to be becoming the norm for Ubisoft titles.

Will there ever be an 11th team of the Formula 1 grid again? Andretti is trying their damnedest to make it a reality, but in the meantime, video games are here to let us all live the fantasy of having and managing our own custom team.

Get ready to set sail, me hearties! I’m Desmond, Designer and Artist at The Gentlebros and today we’re revealing some of the new crewmates and nefarious villains that await you in the newest entry into the Cat Quest series – Cat Quest III coming to PS5 and PS4 on August 8.

The second Mortal Kombat movie has reportedly been given a release date of October 24, 2025, meaning that we'll be waiting more than a year to see Karl Urban as Johnny Cage.

The Phase 1 and Phase 2 character banners for 2.3 have allegedly leaked, indicating what players may expect from the two periods in the update and hinting at what may end up being a very difficult choice. Version 2.3 is the next patch in the turn-based RPG’s schedule and it will continue adding content, including new playable characters. The game’s next destination is likely still several months away, as the main story quests in Penacony have just ended with the release of Version 2.2, the same patch that added Robin and Boothill in .

Amazon has commissioned a new Tomb Raider TV series for Prime Video, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge acting as writer and executive producer.

Oppo has officially announced the launch date for its upcoming Reno 12 Series in China. Amidst swirling rumours in recent weeks, the company has now confirmed that the much-anticipated series will make its debut on May 23 at 4 PM local time. Expected to consist of two models, the Oppo Reno 12 5G and Oppo Reno 12 Pro 5G, this series follows in the footsteps of the successful Oppo Reno 11 lineup.

Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC isn't too far away right now, releasing in just over a month's time on June 21. There's still quite a lot of time to get theorizing about the game's big bad guy, story, characters and everything else inbetween, but one of the more interesting fan theories that has surfaced recently is all about the game's setting.

Star Citizen has received one of its most extensive updates yet, Alpha 3.23, featuring many additions such as NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and a custom implementation of TSR (Temporal Super Resolution).

's Denise Crosby returns in ! Arc Games and Cryptic Studios announced today that, the 32nd season of their long-running free-to-play MMORPG, will launch on May 28, 2024, for PC and on PlayStation and Xbox consoles on June 19, 2024. continues the Mirror Universe Borg and Aetherian story content from the prior season and features a new event, a gender/race change feature, and updates to the Infinity Lockbox.

The Simulated Universe activity may get a massive update in 2.3 if new leaks about the upcoming patch are proven to be true. The turn-based RPG is still in the early stages of Version 2.2. The current patch brought forth the final missions in the main storyline of Penacony – though there are bound to be more quests related to the Planet of Festivities in the future. Players can also experience playing with Robin and Boothill in 2.2, as these are the new characters added with the update.

Ubisoft has officially confirmed that Assassin's Creed Red is now Assassin's Creed Shadows, and it seems the publisher has also unofficially - but quite accidentally - confirmed the game's release date.

Fallout 4 is showing no signs of slowing down, with Bethesda now rolling out another new update to improve the beloved action RPG.

Let's dispense with the pleasantries and cut to a deal that's close to my heart. You'd be nuts not to go buy Broforce for 80% off and under a fiver. It's like a side-scrolling Expendables film—but not rubbish—that includes OTT gore, a who's who pun-ification of every action star that matters, and 4P co-op. I'm also all about that dirt cheap Pokémon Pearl and a cool 144 bucks off a Switch OLED.

The Witcher star Freya Allen, who plays Geralt's adopted daughter Ciri, has explained in a recent interview that she was relieved to find out that the show would finally be ending after Season 5, saying that she was "kind of finished with it mentally."

may already be filled with sinister robot armies and an endless supply of highly-trained soldiers, but one impressive mod wants to unite Super Earth's forces with the military might of The Republic from . It doesn't take much to see the similarities between the obedient and endlessly patriotic Helldivers and the Clone Army designed and created on Kamino. Both are expert fighting forces with seemingly endless numbers, so mashing them up and creating one of the best video games never made feels like an almost obvious idea.

The release of 2.2 is very important, as the game concludes its main story arc this year while also adding new characters, quests, and even enemies to face. Version 2.2 is the third and final patch to add main campaign missions related to the planet of Penacony. In fact, these conclude the story being told on the Planet of Festivities and have players gearing up for the release of the next major destination, likely at some point in 2025.

After spending a weekend with the Marvel Rivals alpha test, I discovered that I had almost completely forgotten it was a Marvel game.

It's been 28 years since was released on Nintendo 64, but players have finally been able to solve one of its last remaining mysteries. A lone cabin door at the bottom of the game's fourth course, (aka. Snow World) was previously thought to be unopenable from the outside, setting it apart from the majority that players come across in the game which open both ways. The door is clearly fully functional, as Mario has always been able to use it from the inside after diving into a chimney at the top of the mountain and going down a slide, but hitboxes prevent players from making their way back through it after leaving the cabin.

Disney Villainous is a wildly popular board game that has expanded into the worlds of Marvel and Star Wars in recent years. As the name of the game suggests, the traditional Disney way of always rooting for the heroes is turned on its head as players are given the chance to assume the roles of some of their favorite villains instead. In an attempt to get even more people playing Villainous, Ravensburger announced plans to start releasing something it has dubbed expandalones, and the first of those on the Disney side of things, Sugar and Spite, is now available to pre-order.

Star Citizen just received its latest update, Alpha 3.23: Adventure Beckons, which adds the space sim's first native animals, new hoverbikes, FPS upgrades, and more.

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 .

Ever since Sony’s PC and PlayStation 5 co-op shooter Helldivers 2 came out earlier this year, fans have suggested it would be perfect for a Star Wars crossover. Now, one mod team has gone ahead and built just that.

Lego returned to Middle-earth for the first time in a decade last year when it debuted its Rivendell set. A part of Lego's Icons range, the toy brick recreation of the iconic Lord of the Rings location is made up of more than 6,000 pieces and costs $500. It makes sense that there'd be a wait for anything more following the release of a set that size, but it seems the wait is almost over. Lego has teased a new Lord of the Rings set is coming, and the Eye of Sauron will be at its center.

Since the very first teases were released for , fans were excited about new lightsaber combat with different stances. The game certainly delivers, as 's stances do not disappoint, with each bringing something different to combat, giving a significant amount of evolution from its predecessor,. Each lightsaber stance in will appeal to a different playstyle, which can make multiple playthroughs more rewarding when focusing on different skill trees.

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.

A reliable gaming leaker has suggested that PlayStation's Horizon series might soon be collaborating with Lego again, although it's not clear if it's going to be a new set or a video game.

Happy Mother's Day! This Sunday, all kinds of exclusive deals are now available at retailers you might not be aware of! We've compiled the best deals in games, tech, and more to make your Sunday as relaxing as possible. The best deals for Sunday, May 12, include Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Octopath Traveler II, Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania Edition, Dead Space, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, and more.

After nearly 300 hours in-game, one player has found a point of interest (POI) they've never seen before. massive scale was something that fans were looking forward to, but also equally nervous about. Many were worried that the scale would make the game feel empty, while others felt as though Bethesda should have focused more on the story and NPCs instead of the clearly flawed open-world itself. There is so much to do that discovering every POI would be nearly impossible, butthe chance of discovering this POI is even rarer than others.

While may be seen as the best iteration of a dystopian future slowly crumbling under the weight of technological development, one fan's creation should remind players that another game used to hold that title. Decades before CD Projekt Red released the 2020 open-world RPG, developer Ion Storm introduced the world to, a franchise that shares much of its DNA with. While the series has been on an indefinite hiatus, one of the games' more iconic characters has managed to jump across universes and arrive in Night City.

The Arathi settlement in Hallowfall is only fifteen years old. They originally came from a new place we haven't seen before, will we visit this zone in the future?

One of 's main companions just became more powerful than ever, thanks to a new mod. As with past Bethesda titles, players can recruit several NPCs to join them on their adventures, each with their own skills and abilities that make them an asset in different situations. features nearly 30 potential companions, four of whom are romanceable.

It's Saturday, and plenty of deals are now available at retailers you might not be aware of! Today, we've compiled the best deals in games, tech, and more! The best deals for Saturday, May 11, include Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania Edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, and more.

We’re in the dead middle of May and on the cusp of several huge releases to the usher in the summer season. If you’re looking for a trio of blood-chilling, adrenaline-pumping, and heart-racing thrillers to tide you over until this year’s summer blockbusters, you’ve come to the right place.

There are mentions of free characters offered in 2.3 in new leaks about the upcoming patch. The popular turn-based space RPG is currently in the first stages of Version 2.2. This is an important patch for the title, as it introduces the final missions in the main Penacony storyline and sets the Nameless’ goals toward their next destination – even if that will only happen a while from now. Version 2.2 is also the patch introducing the playable versions of Robin and Boothill in , giving players a chance to obtain them through their banners.

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.

One of the biggest draws of the science fiction genre is that it gives us access to big spaceships. There’s other stuff, too, about imagining alternate futures and pasts or thinking about new forms of life, but there’s an awful lot of big spaceships, and if you’re like me you think those big spaceships are cool. Homeworld 3 is fundamentally a strategy game about really, really big spaceships and the cultures that pilot them. You are more than likely in or out based on that premise alone.

In a recent interview, the creative director behind confirmed that DLC for the game is currently in the works, as well as a completely new game. The second release from developer Sabotage Studios following 2018's, the turn-based fantasy title was an undeniable indie darling of last year. Set thousands of years prior within the same universe, follows a group of heroes as they face off against creatures called Dwellers before they can destroy the world.

We've completed the Hallowfall questline previously available on Alpha to bring you all the details of this stunning zone.

The God of War Ragnarok PC port should be announced this month, according to a well-known leaker.

Two characters are getting new skins, according to some fresh leaks. Visual customization options have not been available in HoYoverse’s hit RPG, in spite of the many fan requests for it. Players have already seen multiple characters from the game in alternative clothing, both in artwork and in-game, though these visuals have not been available – skins are featured in HoYoverse’s other popular game,, even if limited in some aspects. Now, however, it seems like the wait for this customization option is coming to an end.

Weekend are the best, and today's answers might just break a few people's long-standing win streaks. There are a few very niche topics in today's game, and knowing a little about a lot will finally pay off. Just be careful of the few misdirections placed around, don't let them distract you.

Xbox Game Pass is offering users an opportunity to break bad with the likes of Chuck Norris, Danny Trejo, and Michael Madsen with this weekend's iteration of Free Play Days. Every week, Microsoft dishes out some extra bonuses to the platform's subscribers that provide an opportunity to play some games that may not necessarily be available on the service. Fortunately, if those users enjoy the experience, they're able to pick up the games on trial with a substantial discount so the fun needn't come to a halt just because the weekend's run its course.

The well-adored Idolmaster series is poised to release a brand-new installment after quite some time. The school idol training game, Gakuen iDOLMASTER, or “Gakumasu” for short, allows you to assume the role of producer and coach up-and-coming talent. Gakuen will formally launch on Android and iOS devices on May 16th.

ColourPop Cosmetics’ latest pop culture crossover is Pokémon, and it’ll hard to resist the urge to catch ‘em all. The cosmetic brand previously had Twilight, Sailor Moon, Star Wars, and Disney collections, among others, so a Pokémon collab is a natural evolution.

It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, PS VR, and free-to-play games topped the download charts last month. April’s PS5 list saw a healthy addition of newcomers with Stellar Blade and Sea of Thieves entering the top 5 of most downloads in the US and EU regions. The PS VR2 list welcomed an old favorite with Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced Edition obtaining the most downloads in April.

Last year, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that the company would be producing new Lord of the Rings movies, but said very little about what they would be about — riddles in the dark, if you will. It’s been a long 15 months since then, but the latest Middle-earth adventure has finally been revealed: Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, directed by and starring Andy Serkis.

Darth Vader may have only just been added back to Fortnite as a mini-boss for this year's Star Wars event, but he's already been nerfed due to fan complaints that he's too much of a pain to fight.

Star Wars Day has been and gone, but the Force is still very much with the gaming world.

The rumored release date of March 7th’s new form in has allegedly been leaked, indicating that the popular character’s transformation may occur a lot sooner than expected. March 7th is one of the protagonist’s most trusted companions and a constant presence in the game, both in main story quests and in side missions. There had already been leaks about a new form for March 7th in , but now it seems like the character’s actual release is approaching, and it may not take too long for players to have a chance to control her.

Archon, the company behind products like Warcraft Logs has just released an early access version of their latest Tooltip Addon for Season of Discovery! This addon will allow players to view character parses, All Star Points, and world rank in-game simply by hovering their cursor over a character or shift-clicking names in-game. The Archon Tooltip Addon for Season of Discovery

Star Trek’s future is a secular one. Franchise creator Gene Roddenberry was an avowed atheist, and the series and its spin-offs have routinely criticized organized religion as manipulative, illogical, and detrimental to the evolution of a society. Individual members of the human race may have an undefined spirituality, a curiosity about the afterlife, or a sense of wonder at the unknown or unknowable, but specific religious beliefs are typically reserved for alien cultures.

Fortnite only just added the Yoda Backbling to the game last week and it's already been removed by Epic due to it causing crashes in Battle Royale matches.