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What we’ve been playing – office nightmares, games with kids, and Tetris building games

What we’ve been playing – office nightmares, games with kids, and…

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve been playing. This week, Bertie gets his starchiest white…
Today’s Wordle answer for Saturday, April 5

Today’s Wordle answer for Saturday, April 5

Why not start your weekend with a guaranteed win? Click or scroll straight to the answer to today’s Wordle and enjoy watching your first row fill with green letters.…
We haven’t even gotten over the sting of $70 games and now Nintendo’s asking people to pay $80 for Mario Kart

We haven’t even gotten over the sting of $70 games and…

In late 2022, Activision pulled PC gaming into the $70-for-triple-A-games era that the consoles were already living in, becoming the first major publisher on Steam to abandon the old…
After being laid off from his triple-A ‘dream job’, this developer made a game about a disgruntled ex-employee seeking revenge on the corporate world

After being laid off from his triple-A ‘dream job’, this developer…

What does it take to turn someone into a supervillain? According to a few Marvel movies, not much: Tony Stark skipping a meeting or taking over your construction contracts…
Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio gave up on the System Shock remake because the cyberspace sequences were ‘too hard,’ and I can’t tell you how disappointed I am right now

Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio gave up on the System Shock remake…

For me, the name Raphael Colantonio is basically synonymous with immersive sims, which for the record I love deeply. He founded Arkane, headed up Arx Fatalis, Dishonored, and Prey,…
Phasmophobia events for 2025: Easter, Halloween, and holiday haunts

Phasmophobia events for 2025: Easter, Halloween, and holiday haunts

The Phasmophobia 2025 roadmap promised Easter, Halloween, and Holiday seasonal events would return this year with recent feedback implemented from its 2024 celebrations. Seasonal spirit sightings should start sometime…
I loved the Nintendo Switch, but the Switch 2 looks like every other console now: A worse PC with a few exclusive games

I loved the Nintendo Switch, but the Switch 2 looks like…

I’m a PC evangelist through and through, but there are a few consoles that have stolen my heart over the years: The Game Boy Advance, the GameCube, and, in…
The Monkey, Black Bag, One of Them Days on Netflix, and every movie new to streaming this week

The Monkey, Black Bag, One of Them Days on Netflix, and…

Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.…
Trump’s trade war swallowed the Switch 2 — but what happens next?

Trump’s trade war swallowed the Switch 2 — but what happens…

Nintendo’s Switch 2 ramp-up week started with a cheerful bang (a jingle, really) at Wednesday’s Switch 2 Direct that revealed the sleek new console’s release date, launch games, and…
Dropout

Dropout.tv subscriptions are about to get more expensive

In a YouTube video Friday, Dropout.tv CEO Sam Reich announced plans to increase the cost of subscriptions to the streaming service starting May 7. Monthly subscription costs will go…