When it comes to horror, nobody stands atop the genre like Stephen King. Since his first release — Carrie — in 1974, King has become arguably the most famous author of the modern age, both within horror and across the medium alike. His prominence has led to virtually all of his work being adapted for […]

Rockstar isn’t one to shy away from sex, and the latest Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks prove it. The hacking group behind the unauthorized footage has begun to focus on the more risqué aspects of the game, and so far, it looks like the open-world sequel is upping the ante. On Aug. 22, hacking group […]

Across thousands of hours spent slaying gods and protecting humanity from the Darkness, one of the most important memories that Mac — better known as Mactics, a streamer and YouTuber who built a career helping hundreds of thousands of Destiny players master the game — has from the franchise seems like an unremarkable one. He […]

Electronic Arts is under new ownership and that might be bad news for Mass Effect fans. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, and the investment firm Silver Lake recently acquired EA for $55 billion. Current and former EA employees aren’t exactly optimistic about what this means for the future of the […]

A recent study concluded that players who put more of their time into a game may be prone to leaving a negative review on Steam. The studio, available on Researchgate, analyzes what might cause this paradoxical relationship between users and games they sink a lot of hours into, proving that reviews aren’t an infallible indicator […]

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. Gamescom is just around the corner, which means previews of video games due in the late summer and fall are now coming thick and fast. This is a different […]

After a torrid affair with the NCAA during my college years, I only really started following the NFL a few years ago when I was conscripted into my family’s fantasy football league. Upon claiming back-to-back championships in 2022 and 2023, I felt like it was safe to say I was “pretty into football.” I willingly, […]

There’s something strangely appropriate about how Armored Core 2 isn’t remembered with the same affection as other entries in FromSoftware’s long-running mech series. It is, after all, a game all about machines caught between old and new worlds. Released for the PlayStation 2 in October 2000, the fourth outing in the franchise (despite its name) […]

If you’ve been looking for a new app that lets you stream your PlayStation games without bringing new hardware into the mix, you’re in luck: meet Asobi: Remote Play. Being able to stream your games onto other devices isn’t anything new in gaming. There’s the Logitech G Cloud for Xbox and the PS Portal, both […]

The best thing about an anthology show is that, if one season or episode is bad, there’s no reason not to skip it. After all, nobody can force you to watch True Detective season 2 or that one Black Mirror episode with Miley Cyrus in it. But sometimes, the most underrated entry in a beloved […]