All characters in Marvel Rivals fit into one of three roles: vanguards (tanks), duelists (damage), and strategists (support). While all characters can help out their allies or deal damage, these three roles help you differentiate the heroes and diversify team comps. In addition to a new map, season 2 sees the introduction of Emma Frost (the game’s second vanguard in a row), bringing the total current roster to 38 characters....
As perhaps the highest-profile game of 2025 so far, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been a major topic of conversation among the gaming community. It’s been out for a few weeks, so the chatter in the Slack channel that we spun up here at Polygon to discuss the game has slowed significantly (especially with some people on the team having moved on to other games that generate feverish posting, such as...
Last week, we asked you to climb to great heights and share images from above in the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: call_me_xavii shares Aloy taking a hot air balloon ride in Horizon Forbidden West PattyGnand shares the four girls sitting on a lookout ledge in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage secondcapture shares Wander raising a sword atop the head of a colossus...
Hello everyone! We just released Title Update 1.0.2 which added some key improvements to the PS5 Pro version of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, including the addition of PSSR support and the inclusion of ray traced reflections for Balanced mode. To celebrate, we wanted to give you deeper insight into the work done to bring this version – the best console version of Shadows – to life. Pushing our rendering vision As...
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PlayStation 5 consoles next week! Set between “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “The Last Crusade”, Indiana Jones and The Great Circle is a first-person, single-player adventure that will take you all over the world, uncovering clues and solving an ancient mystery. Your journey will take you from the hallowed halls of the Vatican and the arid deserts of Egypt to...
Whether you’re dancing as Aloy, Varl, Teersa or Erend through a post-post-apocalyptic world made of LEGO bricks, you need a soundtrack that can keep up. Today we’re celebrating the launch of the official LEGO Horizon Adventures soundtrack, a collection of tracks that reimagines Aloy’s journey in a whole new light. To kick things off, we’re debuting a special music video for post-post-apocalyptic dance party by mxmtoon, a synth-powered anthem that...
Here at Naughty Dog, we have some exciting news to share with The Last of Us fans, whether you’ve been with us since its debut in 2013 or are just wanting to jump into the games now. We wanted to celebrate our studio, the series, and you, the fans, by making it easier than ever to experience this story. We’re proud to introduce The Last of Us Complete. Check out...
The Laboratory in Blue Prince is home to two puzzles: the periodic table puzzle and the machine puzzle. Both puzzles are intertwined with one another — you’ll need to solve the periodic table puzzle in order to adjust the electricity on the machine. Below, in this Blue Prince guide, we’ll tell you how to solve both Laboratory puzzles, including how to get the period table code and how to power...
Honkai: Star Rail’s 3.0 update added a new type of collectible to the game: nymphs in Amphoreus. These critters are scattered around the maps, with each map featuring a “Garmentmaker” looking to find them. Help the “Garmentmaker” out and you’ll be able to get Stellar Jade and other goodies for your time. These little bugs work similarly to the origami birds from Penacony. There are a bunch of them scattered...
I originally had a good deal of skepticism when Sony announced a film based on Helldivers 2, simply because it’s hard to imagine how the game can translate into a movie. Someone’s already made Starship Troopers, after all, and it’s hard to imagine the antics that emerge from your typical match translating to the big screen. Over time, my position has softened, and a large part of that is because...