Gaming

MultiVersus’ new PvE mode, explained

Warner Bros.’ Smash-like will have more than just PvP

By Michael McWhertor

Grand Theft Auto 6 now expected out in fall 2025

The release window has been narrowed from just 2025

By Nicole Carpenter

You can now play Minecraft in Google — kind of

By Nicole Carpenter May 16

Culture

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth set the fandom back 20 years

This is the ship war that will never die

By Ana Diaz May 16

Your Apple TV may have become one of the best retro gaming devices out there overnight

By Christopher Grant May 16

EA’s college football video game returns in July after an 11-year hiatus

By Samit Sarkar May 16

Alan Wake 2, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown get discounts in Epic Mega Sale 2024

By Maddy Myers May 16

Not sure what game to play? Leave a comment, we’ll help

By Chris Plante May 16

Los Angeles Chargers win the NFL release schedule meme wars with a maniacal Sims video

By Nicole Carpenter May 16

The 25 best PlayStation 5 games

By Oli Welsh and Polygon Staff May 16

The new collectible Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook cover, revealed

By Charlie Hall May 16

Japanese Switch Online players just got an important piece of Zelda history

By Christopher Grant May 16

Ubisoft cancels The Division Heartland, the latest AAA free-to-play game casualty

By Michael McWhertor May 15

Red Dead Redemption 2 returns to PlayStation Plus in May offerings

By Cass Marshall May 15

Diablo 4 is finally great

By Oli Welsh May 15

Ubisoft reveals Assassin’s Creed Shadows, its long-awaited feudal Japan game

By Michael McWhertor May 15

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes broke my brain, then built it back up

By Nicole Carpenter May 15

Nintendo Switch Online’s new update is quietly 3 classic Mario games

By Michael McWhertor May 15

Why did Kickstarter pull down 2 high-profile tabletop campaigns this month?

By Charlie Hall May 15

Hi-Fi Rush gets one last patch before studio closure

By Nicole Carpenter May 15

The best video games of 2024 so far

By Chris Plante, Pete Volk, and 1 more May 15

Animal Well tricked you into thinking it’s a Metroidvania

By Joshua Rivera May 15

Where on the Moon is Archie in Destiny 2?

By Matthew Reynolds May 15

Valheim heats up with new, ultra-deadly biome in Ashlands update

By Cass Marshall May 14

Dead by Daylight’s next Killer is Dungeons & Dragons baddie Vecna

By Cass Marshall May 14

How to watch Warhammer Skulls 2024

By Cass Marshall May 14

Xbox Game Pass gets 2023’s best puzzle game

By Nicole Carpenter May 14

Helldivers 2 is PlayStation’s fastest-selling game ever

By Oli Welsh May 14

Feature

Kim Kardashian: Hollywood has an unlikely, lasting place in gaming history

Looking back on Kim Kardashian’s video game legacy

By Nicole Carpenter May 14

Super Mario 64 fans finally open the game’s ‘unopenable’ door, 28 years later

By Michael McWhertor May 13

Mark Hamill’s back as the Joker in MultiVersus

By Michael McWhertor May 13

Square Enix is going ‘aggressively’ multiplatform after string of PS5 exclusives

By Oli Welsh May 13