Month: October 2024

A PS5 port of Palworld – that hit from earlier this year that got everyone realky into or really angry about the idsrea of Pokemon with guns for a hot minute – has been the subject of speculation for a good while now. The latyest potential hint that it could actually be coming? A listing for this year’s Tokyo Game Show.This certainly isn’t the first time chatter about Palworld possibly rocking up on Sony’s consoles has popped up, with what many interpreted as a Twitter tease of it from Palworld community manager Bucky back in June having prompted some hope, and Pocketpair itself not having ruled out maybe brining the game to more platforms.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The latest potential hint at Palworld hitting PlayStation is a listing on the…

Dragon’s Dogma 2 just got a fresh update, and it adds a new mode to the game specifically aimed at folks who want to have a more chill time exploring Vermund and Battahl, without worrying too much about stuff like having to pay for a room whenever they rock up in Vernworth.If you didn’t give DD2 a go at launch or bounced off of it pretty quickly, that’s ok, but you might have missed out on something pretty great, especially if you’re into games where you’ve constantly got to ask for directions and can have a nice cart journey ruined by a cyclops at any time .To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Following on from some key tweaks that came alongside a free trial back in June, DD2’s latest update for PC and consoles adds a casual mode to the game, with th…

Assassin’s Creed Shadows will fulfil a long-running wish from fans for Japan as a setting, but Ubisoft thinks that there hasn’t been a better time than now to make it.I can remember as far back as the days of Assassin’s Creed 2 where lovers of the series would ask Ubisoft to make a game set in Japan, or even just anywhere in Asia for that matter. It somewhat eventually did that with Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, but so many years later it’s only in 2024 that a game that’s set in Japan, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, will be in player’s hands. But, if you ask the game’s art director Thierry Dansereau, it’s good that the studio has waited until now to make the game, as it has allowed the devs to work on its “new-gen features” which he believes were “much needed” for a game set in Japan.To s…

Do you like video games that have something to do with Xbox? Well, if so, you’ll probably want to tune into the Xbox Tokyo Game Show broadcast that’s set to air today, September 26, and you can find all the details as to how to do so right here.Yep, PlayStation’s State of Play the other day might have featured look at a whole bunch of games that’re also going to be dropping on Xbox, but now it’s time for a proper Microsoft thing, complete with plenty of the colour green and the rest of the usual Xbox shebang.Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast Watch on YouTubeYou can watch today’s Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 broadcast above when it airs at 11AM BST, which is 12PM CEST, 3AM PT, and 6AM ET on September 26. Seriously, just click play right there when the time hits, and boom, you’ll be watching …

Indie game publisher Devolver Digital has just announced a brand new publishing label, and it’s entirely focused on adaptations.Video game adaptations are all the rage right now, with Hollywood all clamouring to get whatever they can and turn it into the next hit movie or TV show. So far, it’s been a bit hit and miss, with Fallout finding a lot of success for example on the TV front, and the Borderlands movie turning out to be an absolute flop. But where video game adaptations of films used to be quite common a couple of decades ago, you don’t see them as much these days. And now, it seems like Devolver Digital is looking to change that a touch, as it’s just announced Big Fan Games, a new label “publishing video game adaptations of our favorite movies, shows, comics, and more.” Hi, we’re B…

Oh dear; 2019’s Joker was a box office hit, raking in $1 billion at the box office, but Folie a Deux has failed to beat even Morbius in its domestic opening weekend.You know, I never quite understood how Todd Phillips’ Joker did so well at the box office, even as popular as the character is. Like, a billion dollars? Seriously? The guy that made The Hangover made a movie that successful? So of course when a sequel was announced there were some pretty big expectations, and after its first weekend, it is incredibly safe to say that those expectations have not been met in the slightest. Joker: Folie a Deux finally released last Friday, October 4, almost six whole years after the original film, and its opening weekend in the US brought in… $37 million. For context, the first film opened …

The name of a video game has been written down and rated by the Taiwanese ratings board. That name is Death Note: Killer Within, and it’s coming (at some point) to the PS4 and PS5, with Bandai Namco as its publisher.This was first spotted by Gematsu, of course. The staff there has gained quite the reputation for spotting these things as they pop up. There’s no word on what genre it’ll be as of yet, nor when it’ll come out, or which development team will be beind it, but it has indeed been rated. Cool stuff for old school anime fans.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings This wouldn’t be the first Death Note game by any means. In fact, it looks like there have been four already, judging by a quick Google search. However, this would be the most recent appe…

VariousThere are so many ways to be a Dungeons & Dragons fan these days. The tabletop RPG mainstay has been synonymous with pen-and-paper adventuring for 50 years now, and 2024 marks a major reworking of its core rulebooks to make the game more approachable. Anyone who’s played even just a couple of sessions knows how easy it can be to covet a friend’s set of custom dice, appreciate the care a Dungeon Master has taken in setting the right ambience for a crafted campaign, or even obsess over their choice of pen and notebook — after all, it’s what you’ll be spending a large chunk of time staring into as you ponder your character’s next heroic action.But what’s amazing is that you can be a huge D&D fan without ever touching a character sheet. D&D and the Forgotten R…

Traveller’s TalesAlice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.Regardless of how you feel about the current season of Rings of Power, if you’re looking for another way to satiate your Tolkien love you’ll definitely want to check out the current catalog of free games available to Amazon Prime members. Earlier this month, both Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY Edition, and Lego The Lord of the Rings were made available to Amazon Prime members for free through Sept. 30. However, you can now also pick up Lego The Hobbit for free through Oct. 23. Just head to the corresponding Prime Gaming page and you’ll be presented with a code that you can redeem on GOG.com fo…

Nintendo of AmericaCameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023.One of the best unofficial October Prime Day deals has come early at Woot, where you can get a new Nintendo Switch OLED with either white or neon blue/red Joy-Con for $299.99 ($50 off). It’s not typical for this console to receive any kind of discount, so we’re usually skeptical that there’s something amiss when one pops up, like an iffy warranty, or that it isn’t the U.S. version, which includes a different power adapter. However, there are no strings attached; you’re just getting a great deal.Nintendo Switch OLED$300$35014% off$300Nintendo’s hybrid console still has plenty of staying power, especially with this year�…