After Summer Game Fest, we're on the brink of another JRPG golden age
…Trails Beyond the Horizon finally came out in the West, we explored the cute doll-like world of Dragon Quest 7 Reimagine d , and we hatched eggs in Monster Hunter Stories 3…
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Xbox is fighting to stay relevant even it means inviting backlash
…The response was positive — who wants to pay more money than they need to? After drumming up hope, Xbox officially announced a price cut for Xbox Game Pass the next week . There…
Nintendo's 15-year-old showcase event could come to an end, former employees say
…All the major publishers, like Microsoft and Sony, have their own version of the Nintendo Direct. Can you imagine if Nintendo ever stopped making its signature videos? This thought experiment isn't…
Hogwarts Legacy is officially free for a limited time on PC
…An Automation Adventure , a cute game that pairs automaton gameplay with real-time strategy elements. Epic Games is also giving away free content for free-to-play idle RPG Firestone . Warner Bros…
4 near-perfect RPG books to read if you need a Dungeon Crawler Carl replacement
…4 Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde Published in 2004, Vivian Vande Velde’s young adult sci-fi novel might have flown under the radar for some, but is not to be…
After 1 hour, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag's biggest challenger is too messy to pose a threat
Sign in to your Polygon.com account Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Do you remember…
Tom Hanks' critically reviled conspiracy thriller predicted an inescapable sci-fi trend
Sign in to your Polygon.com account In 2003, author Dan Brown published The Da Vinci Code , the second entry in his Robert Langdon trilogy after 2000’s Angels and Demons . The…
The OG PlayStation era gets an overdue comeback in this stylish new TTRPG
…A jewel case is quite an odd limit, but an interesting design challenge for me.” Pustorino worked with Wilderfeast and The Queen’s Dilemma publisher Horrible Guild to develop MemoryCore , which heads…
The world's greatest erotica author unpacks his pivot to zombie horror
…The 2026 Summer Preview While he cut his teeth writing absurdist and satirical gay erotic fiction such as Pounded by President Bigfoot and I’m Gay for My Billionaire Jet Plane , Chuck…
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie doesn't need defenders
…Patch Notes is a weekly newsletter bringing you the best of Polygon, sent on Fridays and published on the site on Sundays. You can subscribe here . After months of slow-drip teasers…