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When Polygon had a chance to video-chat with Doctor Who stars Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu in advance of the new season, there was an experience that leapt out as their favorite: filming the animated sequences for this Saturday’s episode. Not recording — filming. “Shooting the animation was very fun,” Gatwa said, “because it was just a different way of working, and we’ve not had that.” “I think when we...
We still don't know the real name of Gloomwood's doctor protagonist, but I'm beginning to suspect it might be 'Jekyll' given what he gets up to in the game's new Research update. This latest addition to New Blood's Thief-inspired immersive sim folds in some game-changing abilities, which you essentially steal from Gloomwood's enemies in the grisliest manner possible.As explained in the update's Steam blog, the research update introduces the lab....
There’s a lot of exciting new releases hitting theaters within the next month. Aside from Sinners, the new horror thriller from Black Panther director Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, we’ve got The Legend of Ochi, David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds, Thunderbolts*, and more. But if you’re looking for some great sci-fi to watch from the comfort of your home right now, we’ve got a solid selection of this month’s...
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Star Wars Zero Company, which one might colloquially refer to as “the XCOM Star Wars game,” got a full reveal today at a panel at Star Wars Celebration Japan. As for why one might refer to the game in that way, it’s because Greg Foertsch — the CEO and Creative Director of Bit Reactor, which is the studio making the game — previously worked on multiple major turn-based games at...
When Bit Reactor's game director Greg Foertsch confirms to me that Star Wars Zero Company has permadeath, I can't help but grin. In retrospect, it might be a bit odd for me to get so psyched about the shadow of mortality, but this one choice says so much about what kind of game—and what kind of Star Wars—Zero Company is going to be.We've been calling this game "Star Wars XCOM"...
It's Saturday, so why not celebrate the start of the weekend with a nice easy Wordle win? Today's answer is here whenever you want to click on it, whether that's before you've touched the first row or you're one line away from the bottom of the board. As always, we've got a clue for the April 19 (1400) game here if you need it too.A fun little opener. Something a...
Perusing the Baldur's Gate 3 subreddit for pro gamer tips this morning (as one does), I was struck by something: It was all photo mode shitposts. The subreddit has gazed upon all Patch 8 has to offer, and summarily declared: "This is r/BaldursGate3, bitch. We clown in this mf. Better take your sensitive ass back to r/BG3builds."You're laughing? Prime OP Shadow Blade combos are getting drowned out by memes, and...
In the latest episode of our video series Reality Check, paleontologist Dr. Darren Naish returned to give his assessment of the monster designs in Elden Ring. While you might be unsurprised to learn that FromSoft's opus isn't exactly "realistic," Naish praised the studio's attention to detail and commitment to its fiction.Case and point: The universally loathed Land Octopus. With an eye for environmental storytelling that would make a FromSoft lore...
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. This week, Captain America: Brave New World, the latest Marvel superhero movie starring Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford, soars onto video on demand following its theatrical premiere in February. There are a few other exciting titles to rent this weekend, including...
I've seen lots of attempts to recreate the success of Rocket League over the past decade, but none have come close. Rematch might finally, actually do it.The multiplayer soccer game ('Rocket League but with feet,' as I'm calling it here) is having an open beta on Steam this weekend, and has already surpassed 100,000 concurrent players.Attracting lots of players during a free beta doesn't necessarily mean that Rematch will sell...