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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Snag the extraction shooter from Ex-Blizzard vets at Epic for free as well as Total War: Three Kingdoms.

https://www.polygon.com/free-game-on-pc-epic-games-store-jan-1-wildgate/

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A bunch of great games leave Game Pass in January. Play these excellent games before they leave Xbox Game Pass this month.

https://www.polygon.com/best-xbox-game-pass-games-rec-weekend-jan-2-2026/

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The Game of the Year win for the underdog title from Sandfall and Kepler Interactive might be a sign of a changing of the guard in mainstream gaming

https://www.polygon.com/game-of-the-year-goty-game-a...

Beyond influencers on YouTube and Twitch, and despite Valve's continual attempts on Steam, games keep having trouble finding audiences

https://www.polygon.com/steam-valve-dev-discoverability-finding-ga...

Though Bethesda has created a number of esteemed RPGs, it is burning all the goodwill earned by those games based on recent fan discussions

https://www.polygon.com/skyrim-switch-2-anniversary-edition-b...

Left 4 Dead creator Mike Booth is helming a new 4-player co-op game from Bad Robot Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment.

https://www.polygon.com/playstation-bad-robot-games-ps5-pc/

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The Sayonara Wild Hearts developer has made an inventive PC and Switch compilation of its great mobile games like Device 6 and Beat Sneak Bandit

https://www.polygon.com/simogo-legacy-collection-review/...

This narrative-driven horror game sticks the landing, with plenty of surreal moments along the way

https://www.polygon.com/sleep-awake-review-pc-ps5/

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Award-winner Hirokazu Kore-eda will direct a live-action film based on Tatsuki Fujimoto's one-shot manga Look Back for release in 2026.

https://www.polygon.com/one-of-our-greatest-living-movie-director...

Vivienne Medrano is playing coy, but the Hazbin Hotel creator says the audience will know what she means.

https://www.polygon.com/video/hazbin-hotel-season-3-villain-tease/

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The short bridges the gap between the season 1 episode The Last Jedi and the upcoming anime series

https://www.polygon.com/star-wars-visions-the-ninth-jedi-spinoff-interview/

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Rick the hamster is dominating lobbies during the Kirby Air Riders playtests, and will likely keep doing so when the full game is out judging by memes

https://www.polygon.com/switch-2-kirby-air-ride-ri...

We asked an industry analyst and a veteran PR pro for some insights about why space operas have fallen out of fashion

https://www.polygon.com/mass-effect-space-opera-sci-fi-games/

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Where to find all the beetles and butterflies (known as nymphs) in Honkai: Star Rail’s Amphoreus maps.

https://www.polygon.com/honkai-star-rail-guides/507070/nymph-locations-butterfly-beetles-map/

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How to complete the "With A Trace" quest in Arc Raiders and find both locations in Barren Clearing and Adorned Wreckage.

https://www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-with-a-trace-quest-walkthrough/

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Fans wearing Marge Simpsons skins are terrorizing poor players who just want to explore Springfield so they can sit on the show's iconic couch

https://www.polygon.com/fortnite-simpsons-marge-skin-sweat...

Kodansha Studios to bridge gap between Japan and Hollywood, promises to bring to life popular manga from the publisher of Akira and Attack on Titan.

https://www.polygon.com/kodansha-studios-live-action...

Pokémon Legends: Z-A utilizes a Jazz fusion soundtrack. However, the longer one listens, the more it begins to sound like sitcom music from the 1990s.

https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-z-a-soundtrack-ost...