Street Fighter 1: An oral history

In February 2021, Street Fighter 2, the best game ever made, turns 30. We decided to start celebrating early. For the past year, Polygon has been putting together one of its biggest projects to date: a series of deeply researched, recklessly extravagant oral histories looking back at Street Fighter’s past. Back in 2014, we dug […]

BIG take over No. 1 spot in HLTV's world rankings

This is quite an achievement for the German scene. German CS:GO team BIG have become the top-ranked squad in the world for the first time, according to HLTV’s world rankings. Their rank was updated today following the end of the second Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament of the year for Europe and North America, cs_summit […]

Over 1,000,000 players defeat Zeraora, unlocking its shiny for everyone

Last week, Pokémon Sword and Shield started an event where players could battle, but not catch, the Mythical Pokémon Zeraora in max raid battles. If over 1,000,000 unique players defeated Zeraora, everyone would get its shiny version. Players have completed that objective, and now everyone will be able to get it. To view this video […]

LCS Summer 2020 week 1 recap: C9’s perfect game and much more

Competitive League of Legends came back to North America this week with the LCS Summer Split 2020. Not had time to watch the games? Pure stats not enough for you? Don’t worry — we’ve got you covered. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatsupports HTML5 video Chapters […]

Destiny 2: Where Is Xur June 12-16? Exotic Weapon, Armor & Location

Xur is back in Destiny 2 for the Season of Arrivals, and it seems the presence of the Pyramid ships has somehow improved his inventory. This week, Xur’s Exotic offerings feature random rolls with higher stats than ever before–where his gear’s stats used to total in the high 40s or low 50s, they’re now averaging […]