This December, Capcom will release Dead Rising 4 on PlayStation 4 with all of the game’s downloadable content to date and a new game mode, Capcom Heroes. But that’s not all; Capcom Vancouver is also working on brand-new content and improvements to the game experience as part of a free update for Dead Rising 4. One of the bigger updates coming to the game involves Dead Rising 4’s human enemies, also known as maniacs (and something we criticized in our review of the game). The AI that drives the M

This December, Capcom will release Dead Rising 4 on PlayStation 4 with all of the game’s downloadable content to date and a new game mode, Capcom Heroes. But that’s not all; Capcom Vancouver is also working on brand-new content and improvements to the game experience as part of a free update for Dead Rising 4. One of the bigger updates coming to the game involves Dead Rising 4’s human enemies, also known as maniacs (and something we criticized in our review of the game). The AI that drives the M

As part of a limited-time promotion, Nintendo is offering users a handful of indie games in exchange for their Gold Points, the first time the company has thrown download codes for retail games into the giveaways mix. A quartet of “Nindies” for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U are available to choose from, which might be a disappointment to Nintendo Switch owners. Still, beggars can’t be choosers — and besides, Nintendo still hasn’t set up its Nintendo Switch rewards category. That’s where the Gold Points

As part of a limited-time promotion, Nintendo is offering users a handful of indie games in exchange for their Gold Points, the first time the company has thrown download codes for retail games into the giveaways mix. A quartet of “Nindies” for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U are available to choose from, which might be a disappointment to Nintendo Switch owners. Still, beggars can’t be choosers — and besides, Nintendo still hasn’t set up its Nintendo Switch rewards category. That’s where the Gold Points

YouTube has come under criticism from creators who say they can’t link out to their Patreon accounts on video end slates anymore. Monetization has become a battleground for YouTube creators following changes made throughout the year by YouTube. Due to the monetization changes, more YouTubers started seeking out other options for payment to keep their jobs. A quick search on YouTube for “youtube monetization patreon” leads to more than six million results, full of explainers and testimonials abou

YouTube has come under criticism from creators who say they can’t link out to their Patreon accounts on video end slates anymore. Monetization has become a battleground for YouTube creators following changes made throughout the year by YouTube. Due to the monetization changes, more YouTubers started seeking out other options for payment to keep their jobs. A quick search on YouTube for “youtube monetization patreon” leads to more than six million results, full of explainers and testimonials abou

The latest update for Elite: Dangerous has been out for about two days, and players are stumped. It all began in January when massive, flower-shaped spaceships began pulling players out of hyperspace — that game’s version of faster-than-light travel — seemingly at random. Things escalated in June after a series of massive alien structures were discovered in multiple star systems. Their efforts are centralized in the Pleiades Nebula, which is also the site of a new human colony in the Maia system

The Lower East Side’s newest cafe has a theme not frequently seen in the borough: online gaming. Waypoint Cafe opened this week at 65 Ludlow Street with 31 personal gaming stations, plus coffee from Intelligentsia and pastries from Amy’s Bread. Waypoint Cafe is one of the first to enter Manhattan, though there are nearby gaming spots like Nebulous Gaming and Xenozero, sans food. First-time cafe owner Luigino Gigante is a former digital anthropologist and video game reviewer and decided to open a

Total War: Warhammer 2 only falls short through its unwavering commitment to its source materialThe Total War: Warhammer series is based on the Warhammer hobby miniatures game that dates back to 1983. Total War: Warhammer 2 features four of that universe’s iconic factions, including the High Elves and the Dark Elves. Like other games in the Total War series, Total War: Warhammer 2 shines at the tactical level. Between spells and armor and items and followers and long-term goals, Total War: Warha

You can only carry one exotic weapon in Destiny 2, and if it’s a power weapon, ammunition is extremely limited. Auto rifles were, by and large, pretty weak in the original game, which is why I primarily used hand cannons. Then I fell hard for Origin Story, a legendary auto rifle that retains its accuracy at range. Enjoy it now before auto rifles suffer the fate of the original Destiny auto rifles and get nerfed all to heck. All of that delicious power weapon … power, I guess, goes into your ta

One of Overwatch’s most popular professional players, and streamers, Brandon “Seagull” Larned has joined Dallas Overwatch League representative, Team Envy after a difficult decision process. Alongside his streaming career, Larned is known as an excellent competitive player and one of North America’s best Pharah players. He previously played with NRG Esports before the team broke up and the roster was reformed from the ground up. Since the breakup of NRG, Seagull has mostly been streaming while r

Game of Thrones is a television show on HBO that has swept the world for years now. What if we mixed some Game of Thrones fantasy into our League of Legends fantasy … We may not ever get some of the other amazing skins on this list, but at least we will always know that League of Legends has Tormund. – AustenBeric Dondarrion AatroxWhen talking about Game of Thrones or League of Legends, you are likely to get the same blank stare from most people whether you are mentioning Beric or Aatrox. Than

While players have been spending a lot of money on passes to the legendary Raids, the community is getting frustrated that bugs and poorly-conceived mechanics are basically stealing their opportunities to catch legendary Pokémon. When a Raid spawns on a gym, the Raid boss Pokémon will take over the gym for a while. Raid boss Pokémon can only be caught with special Premier Balls, which players are assigned at the end of the battle. The number of balls you get matters a lot, particularly for legen

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is like a bizarre fever dream. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle brings all these disparate pieces together in one of the most unlikely success stories of the year. Contrary to any sense of logic, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle worksThe set-up for Mario + Rabbids is weirdly complex. the combat in Mario + Rabbids is tremendously strategicAnd yet, despite the mask of simplicity, the combat in Mario + Rabbids is tremendously strategic. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was

Game of Thrones gave viewers the answer to a very important, much-talked-about question during last night’s season finale. If Aegon Targaryen sounds at all familiar, remember that Aegon the Conqueror was the first Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Here’s the most important detail — Jon “Aegon Targaryen” Snow is not Rhaegar’s first son of that name. In Game of Thrones’ third season, we learn that Rhaegar — Daenerys’ late older brother — and his wife, Elia Martell, had two children. This realization and

Game of Thrones’ season seven finale answered a few of the questions we had, but also left us with some new ones. [Warning: The following contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season seven.] These are just a handful of the questions we have now that Game of Thrones’ seventh season has wrapped. In the second season, Daenerys tells Jorah that her dragons are the only children she’ll ever have. After his fight with Cersei, Jaime took off on horseback, heading … somewhere.

Look: Netflix’s adaptation of Death Note was doomed to fail. But his misfortune is reversed when he meets Ryuk, a demon who gifts him the Death Note. But Light lets out the most ear-piercing, high-pitched scream that, for original Death Note fans, is completely out of character. He’s afraid, he’s hesitant and he needs some coaching to become vested in all the terrible power the Death Note has to offer. But it’s clear early on — from the moment Light meets Ryuk — that this Death Note is a Death N

The cost of PlayStation VR is officially dropping on Sept. 1, Sony announced today. A new bundle featuring the PlayStation VR headset and PlayStation Camera will be released next month for $399 in the U.S. and CA$499 in Canada. Sony launched PlayStation VR last year with a $399 price point. While the PlayStation Camera has a $59.99 suggested retail price, some retailers sell it for less. For more on PlayStation VR, read Polygon’s review of the PlayStation 4’s virtual reality headset.

When Half-Life series writer (and ex-Valve staffer) Marc Laidlaw dropped a piece of fiction that read a lot like a possible Half-Life 2: Episode 3 plot over the weekend, it renewed fans’ angst with Half-Life publisher Valve. Fan forums lit up with theories about why the studio has evidently abandoned Half-Life in the 10 years since it last released an entry in the series. After reading Laidlaw’s “Epistle 3” blog post, many pinned the blame for Half-Life’s demise on other projects, like the upcom

The NBA 2K franchise is so strong, it can take a couple of future basketball hall-of-famers and give them guest-star roles in the commentary booth, then play it off as a nice little atmospheric detail. Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett will visit with NBA 2K18’s broadcasters — again, the game has multiple booth teams, something no other sports video game is doing — as special guest commentators this year. It earned him Garnett the cover of NBA 2K9 the following October. That season, Bryant roared ba