I owe the data analysts at Nintendo an apology. My first 20 minutes of Donkey Kong Bananza were spent in the tutorial room with the “Press Y to punch” message persistently, or desperately, reminding me to follow instructions and proceed with the game. Please understand, Nintendo. The tutorial was clear and effective, and I wasn’t stuck. I was systematically demolishing everything in sight and hoarding as much gold as possible. ...
Feel free to use our clue for today's Wordle whenever you're feeling a bit stuck. Unleash it right at the start if you're not sure what sort of opening word you'd like to go for, and don't worry about spoiling the fun—it's written to help, not immediately give the game away. You could always save it for later too, as a bit of a nudge just when you need it....
You know that part in Barbie The Movie where the beloved bubbly doll played by Margot Robbie totally kills the dancefloor fun by asking, "Do you guys ever think about dying?" like it's the most normal question to ask mid-bop?That's what Final Fantasy 14 has done to me with Dancing Green's theme song, Ride the Rhythm, though I'm not sure who's the Margot Robbie in this situation.As is Square Enix...
In Donkey Kong Bananza, the Canyon Layer is the third layer that you’ll crash land onto. It’s full of your crystalline friends, but now some of them are shaped like giraffes! The Canyon Layer is home to warehouses full of Banandium Gems and smokestacks towering into the sky. The bananas in this layer are particularly difficult to find as you’ll need to weave your way up and down through the...
The co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak is struggling badly, but Remedy isn't giving up on it. Today the studio announced plans for its first "major update," set to arrive in late September, that it hopes will make the game more accessible to newcomers, and more engaging for veterans.FBC: Firebreak stumbled out of the gate, with serious balance problems and a real lack of content. "The good news," we said in our...
We described Crossfire: Legion as "a promising, if somewhat sparse tactical RPG" when it appeared in the 2022 PC Gaming Show, shortly after its early access launch in May of that year. It went into full release in December 2022, but never managed to gain any real traction with players, and now, a year and a half after its last update, it's going away for good."It is with the deepest...
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. Director Dean BeBlois’ live-action remake of his 2010 DreamWorks Animation film How to Train Your Dragon (co-directed with Chris Sanders) proved once again why studios keep doing these remakes as it quickly outpaced the original’s lifetime theatrical earnings. Nostalgic fans and...
The Hilltop Layer is the second full layer you’ll visit in Donkey Kong Bananza. This area is much smaller than the previous Lagoon Layer, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t tons of Banandium Gems to collect. The Hilltop Layer is filled with nice crystal-like creatures who are experts in the art of turf surfing. They’ll encourage you to skate around the flat-ish, but also hilly area, grabbing gold and Banandium...
Ya'll ever see a videogame skin so bad you're forced to immediately go to sleep? My eyes rolled all the way back in my head perusing the day one store offerings of Off The Grid, an NFT-powered battle royale that launched yesterday on Steam after a stint in early access on the Epic Games Store.For the low price of 74 GUN (Off The Grid's premium currency that's also a crypto...
It's been five years since the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake first leaked out of the Russian Uplay store, and while plenty has happened since then, one thing that definitely has not happened is the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. It's basically Skull and Bones redux: Repeated delays, a studio change, a whole-ass reboot, more delays, more studios, and most recently a very funny...