Level-5 hosted a Vision showcase where it shared new details on Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, Decapolice, and more.

https://www.polygon.com/level-5-professor-layton-decapolice-news/

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Nintendo released the casual game for Switch and Android and iOS mobile devices, free of charge. It's called Hello Yoshi.

https://www.polygon.com/hello-yoshi-nintendo-switch-mobile-free/

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Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine's take on the years before Treasure Island revolutionizes Robert Louis Stevenson's book for the better.

https://www.polygon.com/black-sails-queer-treasure-island...

Crunchyroll's most underrated Winter season anime is the total opposite of Jujutsu Kaisen

https://www.polygon.com/journal-with-which-is-the-antithesis-to-jujutsu-kaisen-heres-why/

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From books and boardgames to plushies, there's plenty of adorable Stardew Valley inspired merch out there to enjoy

https://www.polygon.com/stardew-valley-gift-ideas-merch-books-plush/

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From Ancestral Recall to Swords to Plowshares, here are some of the best prepared cards in the new set.

https://www.polygon.com/mtg-secrets-of-strixhaven-best-prepared-spells/

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Super Mario Bros. speedrunners have discovered a major glitch in the game that allows players to manipulate code on the fly.

https://www.polygon.com/super-mario-bros-ace-trick-discovered/

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Hands-on with the $15 million Cyberpunk trading card game reveals fast-paced matches, simple systems, and a surprisingly strong first impression

https://www.polygon.com/cyberpunk-tcg-alpha-review-impre...

Xbox owners are getting a bounty of games to check out this month, including Kiln and Hades 2.

https://www.polygon.com/best-new-xbox-games-april-2026/

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Daredevil: Born Again season 2 draws inspiration from the obscure '80s TV character Max Headroom, as well as an infamous moment in TV piracy

https://www.polygon.com/daredevil-born-again-season-2-max-he...

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum will star a new live-action Aragorn, as Viggo Mortensen won't return for Andy Serkis' 2027 spinoff movie.

https://www.polygon.com/lord-of-the-rings-hunt-for-g...

All 28 weapons in the Marathon Server Slam listed, along with their categories.

https://www.polygon.com/marathon-weapons-best-all/

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The Epic Games Store has a selection of free games that changes every week. All you need to do is sign up for an Epic account to claim them.

https://www.polygon.com/free-on-epic-games-store-cozy-grove/...

Magic: The Gathering's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set fittingly has a lot of pizza — and most of it is absolutely disgusting.

https://www.polygon.com/mtg-tmnt-pizza-cards-ranked/

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The short's release coincides with the fifth anniversary of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.

https://www.polygon.com/evangelion-secret-asuka-langley-soryu-short-streaming-youtube/

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Marathon's vault, aka its stash, is far too small, and sifting through items takes way too long.

https://www.polygon.com/marathon-inventory-management-sucks/

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Wizards of the Coast reveals D&D’s 2026 plans, including a return to Ravenloft, a high-magic Arcana Unleashed book, and a Wizard War in Thay.

https://www.polygon.com/dnd-2026-release-date-schedule-rave...

D&D announced what products we'll see in 2026, and it seems that the game is going back to its 3.5 roots with a rules-heavy, player-centric approach.

https://www.polygon.com/dnd-2026-roadmap-products-3...

The cutbacks for Highguard and 2XKO call into question whether the F2P can still make hits, while premium games like Arc Raiders thrive

https://www.polygon.com/free-to-play-model-highguard-2xko-layoffs...

Wildlight released a major update for Highguard last week, and it makes on-the-margins improvements that further refine the game.

https://www.polygon.com/highguard-episode-2-new-warden-impressions/

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Hannibal isn't for everyone, but 25 years ago it showed that Scott was back to the grind

https://www.polygon.com/hannibal-at-25-ridley-scott/

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Bethesda Softworks says that Fallout 76 could still get crossplay on PC, PS5, and Xbox, it's just taking time.

https://www.polygon.com/fallout-76-crossplay-bethesda/

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A Sims 4 player has spent over 90 hours painstakingly recreating a multi-level Fallout Vault shelter within the game.

https://www.polygon.com/the-sims-4-fallout-vault-build/

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In a recent episode of Weekly MTG, Wizards of the Coast unpacked how the original Secret Lair approach caused too many problems.

https://www.polygon.com/mtg-secret-lair-print-to-demand-is-gone-for-good...

The best games ditch slow buildup and throw players straight into danger, urgency, and meaningful decisions.

https://www.polygon.com/ttrpg-advice-game-design-cold-open-best-indie-games/

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Sony has some bold new faceplate colors for the PS5, and that has us thinking of even more.

https://www.polygon.com/ps5-weirdest-colors/

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From Karateka to Super Metroid, some of the best video game opening sequences of all time said so much more with less.

https://www.polygon.com/metroid-wordless-video-game-intros/

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The followup to Discovery focuses on a new generation rebuilding a broken world. Read out review of the new Star Trek show, Starfleet Academy.

https://www.polygon.com/star-trek-starfleet-academy-review...

The Season of Divine Intervention and the early drop of the Lord of Hatred expansion's Paladin class bode well for Diablo 4 in 2026

https://www.polygon.com/diablo-4-paladin-season-11-impressions/

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Amazon Prime members can download and stream over 20 games this month with their subscription.

https://www.polygon.com/amazon-prime-gaming-free-games-january-2026/

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