The Gears of War: Reloaded beta is the first real taste of Gears on PlayStation 5 before Reloaded’s release late this summer. The beta will be on other platforms too, but, y’know, Gears on PlayStation is a pretty big deal! Across two weekends, the Gears of War: Reloaded beta allows players to test out some parts of the game’s competitive multiplayer, though sadly, nothing to do with the series’ famous...
Unstable Exotic Weapons may be your key to victory in Fortnite. Introduced in Chapter 6 Season 3, a.k.a. the Super Season, these weapons are the closest thing to fighting with special superhero abilities. As is usually the case with unusual weapons, however, they’re quite difficult to obtain. Here’s a list of all Unstable Exotic Weapons in Fortnite, plus details about how to get them and how to use them. How...
Capcom unveiled Resident Evil Requiem (aka Resident Evil 9) at Summer Game Fest, and everyone immediately had more questions. Requiem appears to reimagine the Resident Evil series, building on concepts introduced in the original game while shifting the focus back to horror over action. Rumors point to Requiem being a conclusion to existing storylines and a fresh jumping-on point for the franchise’s future, a direction strongly hinted at in the...
The annual Summer Game Fest is more than just livestreams of trailers and announcements; it’s also an in-person experience where many game developers are showing off their playable games for the first time. Polygon was on the ground for the 2025 SGF experience and we played a lot of demos while we were there. Typically these are 20-, 30-, or 40-minute experiences, so they’re not always indicative of what the...
Cartoon Network’s Peabody Award-winning series Steven Universe earned a huge following in the 2010s for its unusual mix of rich and complicated space opera with tight stories about life in a small beachside town, along with its commitment to pushing the boundaries of queer representation in children’s television. After concluding its run with a movie, a limited series tied up loose ends and examined what life was like after the...
This month, join forces to tackle the paranormal crises of a mysterious federal agency under siege in the cooperative first-person shooter FBC: Firebreak, lead your team to victory in the iconic all-out warfare of Battlefield 2042, test your skills as a new Fazbear employee managing and maintaining the eerie pizzeria of Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 or live for the thrill of the hunt in the realistic hunting...
Capcom first announced Pragmata, an original sci-fi action game, way back in 2020 during a PlayStation State of Play. Three years have passed since its target release date, with the Japanese company only offering the occasional bleak update. Even when Capcom announced that it would finally show Pragmata off at the 2025 Summer Game Fest, many assumed the finished product was doomed. Sucks to be wrong? Who knows if Pragmata,...
Time is a concept that is very hard to master in video games, and few creators have been fascinated by it as much as Hideo Kojima. The legendary designer behind the Metal Gear Solid series and Death Stranding, whose second installment, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, showed off some impressive gameplay footage at Summer Game Fest, recently shared on his KOJI10 podcast some ideas for future games that he...
A sold-out 700-strong crowd at the BBC’s famous TC1 studio in West London’s Television Centre was treated to an awesome demonstration of racing on Gran Turismo 7 on Saturday, 7 June. With a display of stunning cars gracing the Helios Circle outside the iconic venue, and a big screen relaying the action to those without a ticket, there was a festival feel as some of the world’s fastest SIM racers...
Story Kitchen and MoonHood Studios have teamed up to create TV and film adaptations of The Midnight Walk. Producers and writers are currently meeting to discuss the game becoming a TV and film project — which is in early development. An official press release also noted that Story Kitchen does have first-look deals with Amazon MGM Studios and DreamWorks Animation for the TV and film adaptations, respectively. Story Kitchen previously...