The latest news from games, film, technology and digital culture. The stories that matter, without the noise.
If the current pace holds, the AnyPS5 developers will finish their work in 24 days. After that, PS5 games could run natively on PC without emulation. The developers of the AnyPS5 project have decoded 100% of the PlayStation 5’s graphics shader instructions. Their study of the console’s system libraries is 89.44% complete. At the current...
Most of the time, a card game doesn’t carry much weight. You might wager a little money, or you might just be playing for bragging rights. Even a loss rarely does any real harm. Inscryption (2021) is different. Daniel Mullins Games developed this deckbuilding horror game and Devolver Digital published it. It opens with a...
Microsoft is testing an updated Xbox app for Windows 11 with an interface modeled on the Xbox Series X/S, while also working to improve system performance in games. Windows Central journalists have already tried an early version of the app. They noted a “huge performance improvement over its predecessor.” The changes were also assessed on...
Nintendo will raise prices for out-of-warranty repairs of the Switch and Switch 2 in Japan starting November 16, citing higher component costs. The cost of replacing the motherboard in the new console will rise from about $170 to more than $230. The increase applies to both the original Switch and its successor. The listed amounts...
Switchboard is Polygon’s weekly Nintendo newsletter. It goes out to subscribers on Thursdays and appears on the site on Saturdays. Subscribe here. Nintendo is still firmly committed to physical games. That shouldn’t surprise anyone, but it made headlines this week when a Nintendo executive in Latin America said so in passing. Bill van Zyll pointed...
The Windows 11 26H2 update improves gaming performance, with the biggest gains in CPU-heavy games. Microsoft is continuing to optimize Windows 11 for gaming. Tests of the 26H2 update showed a small performance increase, especially in games that put heavy load on the processor. On PCs with 8 GB of RAM, the system should also...
Housemarque’s Saros took home three Music + Sound Awards 2026, beating Ghost of Yotei, Borderlands 4, Diablo IV, and 007 First Light. The game from the Finnish studio Housemarque won in three categories at the ceremony, with those titles among the games it outpaced. The jury recognized the music during gameplay, the soundtrack for story...
Sony has patented a frame generation technology for PlayStation that predicts player actions from controller data and prepares images in advance to reduce latency. Unlike existing Frame Generation systems, Sony’s technology analyzes not only frames that have already been rendered but also controller input, trying to anticipate the player’s next actions. Current frame generation inserts...
Independent studio Laika is the first name that comes to mind for beautiful, high-quality stop-motion animation. Its hand-crafted puppetry and 3D-printing technology have brought stories to life for years, from Coraline to ParaNorman. Each film leans toward adult themes and gothic undertones while keeping a strong focus on family dynamics. Laika’s most recent film, Travis...
Imagine Kellnor, a hulking, Conan-esque Barbarian with a formidable weapon in each fist. In one hand is a demonic blade he seized from the Cult of Asmodeus. In the other is Azuredge, a radiant battleaxe forged by the legendary archwizard Ahghairon. A sentient weapon, it houses the spirit of Lady Lauroun, a celebrated hero of...
