Month: October 2024

Earlier this year, we learned a new Jurassic World game was in active development at Frontier. While the press release didn’t 100% confirm the project is Evolution 3, it was the most likely possibility. Now, new details on the company’s portfolio strategy for the next year and beyond have illuminated the matter a bit more.Via user HeavyGold8 at r/jurassicworldevo, we’ve received further confirmation the previous two Jurassic World Evolution games were huge for both Frontier and Universal, the latter of which owns the IP and is preparing to release a new Jurassic World movie next year, despite the fact it’s still shooting. Moreover, it appears the company’s next game based on the IP will arrive between June 2025 and May 2026 (during FY 2026).To see this content please enable targeting cooki…

Sul Sul! It’s official, Sims fans: a movie based on the beloved life-sim is in the works, and Barbie’s Margot Robbi and Loki’s Kate Herron are at the helm.Way back in March of this year it was reported that warm off the heels of all that Barbie success, its producer and star Margot Robbie was looking to the world of video games for one of her next projects, specifically a live-action adaptation of The Sims. Well, today EA itself confirmed the news that a film is in the works, with Amazon MGM Studios helping to make the project. As previously reported, Kate Herron, best known for serving as the director of the first season of Loki, will be directing the Sims movie, and will be co-writing it with Briony Redman (the two previously wrote an episode of Doctor Who together). “It’s still to…

Persona 5 was a ridiculously long game, and it looks like the next title from the devs behind it, Metaphor: ReFantazio, will take up just as much of your time.There are a number of reasons I haven’t played Persona 5, but easily one of the biggest is just how long the damn thing is. I’ve heard people say “yeah it’s like 100 hours minimum” and I shrugged that off as people exaggerating how long it actually takes, only take a peek at How Long To Beat and see, oh my, this thing really is like 100 hours long. To be clear, that’s people just logging the main story, with completionist hours coming in at 173 hours (Atlus wept) – though Persona 5 Royal clocks in at around 142 hours for completionists, despite having more content, so your mileage may vary there. And now, the director of Persona 5 an…

Right, so, Deadlock. That Valve shooter which an entire village worth of people were already playing before it was officially announced as being a thing. It’s now letting players choose to turn those detected as having cheated into frogs before the ban hammer comes down.As with any big, competitive online game, it didn’t take long for Deadlock to develop some folks who were trying to gain an unfair advantage, even while it was still in in the penguins of Madagascar ‘you didn’t see anything (waves arms)’ phase of existence. Thankfully, Valve’s latest patch kicks off the process of tackling that issue.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings As you can see from the videos of unarmed amphibians hopping around in Deadlock matches, the publisher’s taken a rathe…

Did you notice how we’ve yet to hear anything about Diablo 4’s next season? Keeping the upcoming season (and its theme) a mystery does make sense; it’s the one kicking off with Vesel of Hatred.Being the game’s first proper expansion, Vessel of Hatred has understandably stolen much of that spotlight. With its release being closer than ever, however, Blizzard is finally ready to spill the beans on Season 6.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The new season will undoubtedly be tied to the narrative of Vessel of Hatred, which is already up for pre-load for some people. This explains why the developer may have been hesitant to talk specifics until we’re much closer to launch. It’s very possible we still won’t know …

A group of former members of the original development team of RPG darling Disco Elysium have today revealed their first new title under a new UK studio: XXX Nightshift. No, you’re not getting deja vu – this really has happened twice in one day, with this reveal following hot on the heels of the announcement of Longdue, another indie studio from former Disco staffers.Dark Math Games’ first title will be a single-player science-fiction RPG that promises significant depth and unique mechanics.XXX Nightshift sees players dropped into the role of ‘Patrol Operative’ Dinorah Katz in the year 2086. Katz is stranded at a luxury ski resort in Antarctica – trapped alongside a multitude of characters. You’ll be solving cases and working with companions to role play and un…

To me, some of the best quests in The Witcher 3 – or a number of other RPGs for that matter – are the ones that decide to get a weird and embrace being a bizarre interlude in what can otherwise be a tale that takes itself pretty seriously. One of the latest quest mods to arrive for CD Projekt’s masterpiece looks like it’s decided to take that route.We’ve already reported on a couple of interesting submissions for CD Projekt’s most recent REDkit modding competition, which challenged folks to create their own two to three mission long questlines, with some modders having opted to put together hot air balloon adventures and trips to Cintra. Now, with the submission deadline of October 14 having passed, there are a bunch of last minute entries to check out.To see this content please enable tar…

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�…