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Sifu developer Sloclap has pivoted from martial arts games to sports games with Rematch, a 5v5 competitive football (soccer) game coming this summer. It turns out the skills transfer: Rematch is more Rocket League than FIFA, and it's "something special," writer Daniella Lucas said after visiting Sloclap for a hands-on preview.It'll also be $30, a decision some will probably balk at. Most of today's biggest multiplayer games either started as...
Every now and then a game comes along that seems unassuming at first but totally blows away all of your expectations and reveals itself to be something special. Rematch is one of those games. Yes, it's football, but it's far closer to the likes of Rocket League and Overwatch than it is to FIFA and is all about action and teamplay.Trailers really don't do this game justice (although you can...
The weekend is once again upon us, and that means (hopefully) an abundance of free time for gaming, or at least a little more than usual. And if you're looking for something new to you to play, this is also a good time to turn your attention to GOG (via Kotaku), which is holding a two-week-long Classics Promo with discounts of up to 95% on some really great stuff.GOG has...
The co-op horror game REPO is, like Schedule I, a surprise indie hit. Released in February, it's got an "overwhelmingly positive" rating across more than 91,000 user reviews on Steam and remains near the top of its most-played chart: As I write this, nearly 170,000 people are playing.In a new developer video diving into REPO's creation, semiwork's Pontus Sundström explains how it all came about, and the circumstances surrounding its...
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 weekend, Mickey 17, the new sci-fi comedy from director Bong Joon Ho (Parasite) and starring Robert Pattinson (The Batman), duplicates itself onto VOD after a long time spent in cryosleep. That’s not all that’s available to rent this week; there’s...
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Team-Up abilities are thematically appropriate moves in Marvel Rivals, allowing two or more heroes from the Marvel Universe to pair up and kick ass as a group. These unique effects can be extremely powerful, and can even change the tide of battle if you know what you’re doing. Season 2 added several new Team-Ups while removing a few others. NetEase Games will continue to add more Team-Ups as the roster...
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There are 10 skins in the Marvel Rivals season 2 battle pass, most of which fit into a black tie gala theme. While two of these skins are available for free, the other eight require you to purchase the paid “luxury” battle pass, just like in season 1 with the Darkhold. Below, we’ll show you all skins in the Marvel Rivals season 2 battle pass, plus details about what else...
Have you ever wished you could go exploring in Dark and Darker without worrying about getting ganked by a fellow adventurer who started playing the game 200 hours before you even discovered its existence? If so, good news: Season 6 of the game's early access release includes a new "Adventure Mode," a PvE-exclusive co-op format that gives players the opportunity for some risk-free dungeon crawling."Risk free," to be more specific,...
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There are very few flaws with Blue Prince, a new indie puzzle game about exploring a mansion whose room layout changes daily — with said room placement decided by the player as they explore and discover the mysterious properties of each room and the mansion as a whole. The game does have a big problem for a certain segment of players, however, which is that it has color-based puzzles in...
This story was first published in Switchboard, a newsletter from Polygon that delivers all the latest Switch 2 news, reporting, and rumors directly to your inbox. Sign up here to get it weekly. One of the big new features that Nintendo touted at last week’s Switch 2 reveal was GameChat, a built-in communication system that — as long as you pay for Nintendo Switch Online — will let players communicate via voice and...