A reader offers his views on the Backbone One controller grip for smartphones, as he uses it to play xCloud and Game Pass online. Handheld gaming is something that I’ve always loved, but mostly I play games on Xbox. When the Switch came out I thought it was the ideal device and countless times I’ve […]
Metroid Dread devs cut from credits for not working on the game enough
Metroid Dread developers who left MercurySteam before its launch are upset and confused by their omission from the game’s credits. The long-awaited Metroid Prime 4 is still MIA, but Metroid Dread has more than made up for its absence. Coinciding with the series’ 35th anniversary, it’s easily one of the best Metroid games ever made […]
The 90s Super Mario Bros. movie is the top-selling movie on Amazon
With a new animated movie on the way, starring Chris Pratt, the original Bob Hoskins film has suddenly seen an upsurge of interest. Hollywood has been making movies based on video games for almost 30 years now and there still hasn’t been a properly good one. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is about as good as it […]
Xbox 360 blades are back… on the Xbox website at least
Microsoft is paying tribute to the old blades dashboard interface for the Xbox 360, as the 20th anniversary of Xbox fast approaches. It’s the 20th anniversary of Xbox this year and Halo Infinite is already poised as the perfect way to celebrate the original console’s most famous launch title. There’s not much about the hardware […]
Twisted Metal reboot underway at Destruction AllStars developer claims rumour
Not only is there a TV adaptation of Twisted Metal in development but supposedly also a new game by British developer Lucid. With Horizon Forbidden West, God Of War: Ragnarök, and Gran Turismo 7 all delayed into next year, Sony’s upcoming line-up has been forced back several months, with little clue as to what will […]
Elden Ring almost finished and ‘will be very difficult’
FromSoftware report that Elden Ring is in the ‘final stages’ of development and won’t be delayed. It also won’t be very easy. Considering how much information is leaked on other big games, on an almost daily basis, it’s shocking how little information there really is on Elden Ring, the next game from FromSoftware, makers of […]
Halo Infinite technical preview this weekend is super awkward for UK gamers
Technical previews will run for Halo Infinite this weekend and next, but UK gamers are likely to get only half the playtime of the US. With its December 8 release date, Halo Infinite is set to be the last major video game launch of 2021 but while we still know practically nothing about the story […]
SWERY’s The Good Life is out next month and it looks wonderfully odd
The new game from the creator of Deadly Premonition has a new trailer and a release date, and it all looks encouragingly weird. With the unexpected success of Deadly Premonition, Hidetaka ‘SWERY’ Suehiro became one of gaming’s most unlikely superstars. But while subsequent games, such as D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die and The Missing, were […]
iTero Gaming joins The Clutch winners, amidst ESI Digital Summer sessions – Esports Insider
ESI Digital Summer — presented by GamingMalta, with Gold Partner GRID Esports, and Silver Partner Omnicoach — kicked off five months after ESI Digital Spring with exciting new panels ranging from the latest when it comes to esports and education to in-game advertising and fan monetisation. The event also saw the return of The Clutch, a pitch […]
A board gaming accessory that you actually need
We’ve written about a lot of fun board game accessories here at Polygon dot com. Dice vaults? We got ‘em. Novel little rolling trays? For sure. Bizarre pizza lifters? Why not. But I’m going to be honest: You don’t need those. What you need is some Lax Rax, and you need ‘em right the hell […]