As one of the most respected indie game composers, Rich Vreeland aka Disasterpeace has made a name for himself with the soundtracks to Fez, Hyperlight Drifter, Solar ashand many more. And as it turns out, this work was partly inspired by Square Enix’s classic Chrono-Cross. Here, as part of Polygon FM – our week-long look ...
Dead by daylight already has a huge roster of original characters and horror legends from other franchises, including Resident Evil, Silent Hill, The Ring, Stranger Things, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dungeons & Dragons, and the newly released Castlevania crossover. But an upcoming collaboration will add an even more unexpected pop culture character to the ...
In Helldivers 2the player base waits impatiently for Major Orders, military orders from Super Earth. The entire community then bands together to achieve these goals. Since February, Super Earth’s leadership has asked us to do lots of crazy things, like opening a black hole or storming the Automaton room to cleanse the galaxy of murderous ...
While the Universes Beyond expansions for Magic the Gathering have attracted a lot of attention, you won’t want to miss it Bloomburrowthe latest completely original set to join the popular TCG. Replacing the typical cast of creatures, Bloomburrow shows exclusively anthropomorphic versions of forest birds, rodents and amphibians. If you’re looking to add one of ...
Each year, the tabletop RPG community votes on a collection of the best TTRPGs and other products to showcase at Gen Con. The Ennie Awards allow games and other products to be nominated in a variety of categories, including outstanding art direction, design mechanics, writing, and more. If you’re excited to try out some of ...
Sony and Firewalk Studios’ Unity is coming to PlayStation 5 and PC later this month and faces an uphill battle for success. The team-based hero shooter, unlike many of its competitors, is a paid “premium” title – that is, it is not free to play like competing shooters Overwatch2, Apex LegendsAnd Tom Clancy’s XDefiant. Unity ...
I have occasionally read RPG sourcebooks for fun. I don’t need to play every game released to get something out of it – in fact, no one has the Time to participate in any game I find interesting, least of all me – but a good game usually gives me a sense of what it ...
Deep beneath all the layers of sarcasm and meta-jokes, the Deadpool films’ greatest strength has always been their emotional sincerity. That is also the biggest missing element in the latest installment, Deadpool and WolverineBut what Deadpool lacks in heart this time, Hugh Jackman more than makes up for as Wolverine. Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) displays ...
Few works change the rules of the game as quickly as Jeff VanderMeer’s 2014 novel destruction. The first entry in the author’s Southern Reach trilogy introduced readers to Area X, a strange and unnamed place that defies all attempts by scientists to document it. The novel concerns what is believed to be the 12th attempt ...
Astro Botthe second full-fledged title featuring the de facto PlayStation mascot, will be released on September 6th. To celebrate the occasion, PlayStation launches a limited edition DualSense controller modeled after the blue-eyed bot. Pre-orders for the $79.99 controller will open August 8th and can be reserved at PlayStation and other select retailers ahead of its ...
