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Telltale rolling out Game of Thrones' fourth episode, 'Sons of Winter,' starting May 26

By Samit Sarkar on May 21, 2015 05.21.15

"Sons of Winter," the fourth episode of Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series, will be released next week on all platforms, developer Telltale Games announced today. Episode Four will be available Tuesday, May 26, on Mac and Windows PC via Steam, the Telltale Online Store and other digital distribution services. It will also arrive that day on PlayStation Network in North America and Europe for both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. "Sons of Winter" will launch May 27 on the Xbox Games Store for Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The Android and iOS versions will both go live May 28. "Sons of Winter," the fourth of six episodes in the debut season of Telltale's Game of Thrones, finds our heroes risking life and limb in an effort to ensure their family's survival in the War of the Five Kings....

Tomorrowland Review: Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow

By Danielle Riendeau on May 21, 2015 05.21.15

Tomorrowland is a goofy, good-natured film about optimism, '60s-era futurism and rampant Disney nostalgia. It's best when it pokes fun at some of its smarmier bits, which it does often, but not often enough to dispel a generally saccharine vibe. The film centers on the dual adventures of Frank Walker — a brilliant boy inventor who goes to the 1964 New York World's Fair with his prototype jetpack (and ends up in a mysterious, futuristic world); and Casey Newton (Britt Robertson), a present-day girl genius who scores a mysterious invite to Tomorrowland herself. The film takes place mostly in the present day, where dystopian fiction and doomsday predictions about the environment, war and disease threaten to bring the world to its knees. Newton, though, is a dreamer, and her quest to...

Issue 06

April 30, 2015

Indie Developer Science Fair

By Matt Leone

17 fun projects from some of the game industry's most creative teams.

Watch Deus Ex meet Thief in the cool, minimalist Neon Struct

By Philip Kollar and Arthur Gies on May 21, 2015 05.21.15

Watch in 60fps on YouTube | Subscribe to Polygon on YouTube If you like your stealth games extra stealthy or with a heavy helping of cyberpunk, Neon Struct: Die Augen der Weldt is the game for you. Join us in the lengthy overview video above as we take a look at this game's stunning minimalist art style and tense gameplay where a single mistake can equal failure.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition has secret exits — here's how they work

By Nick Robinson and Philip Kollar at 8:45p 05.21.15

Watch in 60fps on YouTube | Subscribe to Polygon on YouTube Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition hits North America tomorrow (or this evening on the 3DS eShop, for the truly dedicated), and one of the Mario touches developer Gungho Online has added is secret goals: basically, hidden exits on certain stages that lead to entire new stages players would otherwise miss — a mechanic you might remember from a little game called Super Mario World. Above, we show you how to access World 1-5 through World 1-4's secret exit, plus explain the somewhat unintuitive strategy required to open it up. Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition launches May 22 on 3DS for $29.99.

Square Enix's Thor goes hard on screaming faces and big beefy muscles

By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 21, 2015 05.21.15

Square Enix's Play Arts Variant figures have already tackled alternate renditions of Iron Man and Star Wars, and now it's time for Marvel's hammer-wielding god of thunder to get his makeover. The Play Arts Variant Marvel Universe Thor, pictured above, is priced at 14,800 Yen (or about $122), according to Toyark. He comes with trusty hammer Mjolnir, as well as some totally not creepy swappable parts, like this extra action face. Thor and his face will be available this September. Check out more photos over at Toyark.

A Witcher primer: What you need to know to play The Witcher 3

By Jake Lear on May 18, 2015 05.18.15

This post is designed to teach you everything you need to know about the world of The Witcher, so you can be prepared for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. If you've played the first two games, this may serve as a good reminder of the places and characters. If you're new to the series, this should give you a great start on understanding what is going on in Wild Hunt. Spoiler warning: This story contains spoilers for The Witcher and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and draws some information from the series of Witcher novels. The post does not contain any direct spoilers for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, but the segment on The Witcher 2 is specifically tailored around the choices that you can make in the beginning of The Witcher 3 to set your world state. What is a Witcher? Witchers...

Portal's pinball table hits next week, see its monsters in action

By Dave Tach at 8:00p 05.21.15

Zen Studios' pinball table based on Valve's Portal and Portal 2 will arrive in digital storefronts next week, and the developer released the trailer above to celebrate the impending game. The Portal pinball table will arrive as downloadable content for Zen Pinball 2 and Pinball FX2 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Mac and Windows PC for $2.99 as well as Android and iOS for $1.99. Polygon spent some time with the Portal pinball table and its various monsters, which can be mechanical or human, depending on your point of view. Press play below to watch us play. Watch in 60fps on YouTube | Subscribe to Polygon on YouTube

Night of the Living Dead creator developing NYC zombies and vampires TV show

By Brian Crecente on May 21, 2015 05.21.15

George A. Romero's Marvel Comics miniseries, Empire of the Dead, is in development by Demarest Films for a possible TV adaptation, Variety reports. Empire of the Dead, which was written by Romero for Marvel last year, was split up between three five-issue acts and takes place in a New York City quarantined after a zombie outbreak. Also, there's vampires. The TV series will be written by Romero and Peter Grunwald, and executive produced by Romero and Grunwald with Demarest's Sam Englebardt and William D. Johnson. Demarest was the distributor for Tusk last year and the production company for a number of movies and shows including Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and the upcoming television show The Night Manager.

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We need a new name for developers who aren't quite indies, or AAA

By Kirielson on May 19, 2015 05.19.15

So this article about how big indie games are ruining Kickstarter for "actual indie" developers was an interesting read. It got me wondering, should these bigger developers such as Tim Schafer really be considered indies? For one, they have huge followings, and they're no stranger to multi-million dollar budgets. What comes after the indie badge though? Take a look at Double Fine, they're definitely independent and like Bungie it seems unfair to put them in the same category as a developer who needs to fight hard to raise capital. Mighty No. 9, Bloodstained - these games are in a different league in terms of support within the industry so the question is as follows. What else can call them? Let's take suggestions here, because "big indies" and "post indies" aren't great monikers. ...

Shenmue and Streets of Rage soundtracks are coming to vinyl

By Michael McWhertor on May 21, 2015 05.21.15

The soundtracks to two Sega classics, Genesis beat 'em up Streets of Rage and Dreamcast adventure RPG Shenmue, are making the leap to vinyl. A new record label called Data Discs announced today it will release the soundtracks to those two games on LP later this year, each remastered for vinyl. London-based Data Discs calls itself "the first record label solely dedicated to releasing video game soundtracks on vinyl," adding that it's working with "some of the world's biggest publishers" to bring classic and modern game soundtracks to vinyl. The Streets of Rage soundtrack is said to be fully remastered in collaboration with the original composer, Yuzo Koshiro. Both albums are pressed on 180 gram vinyl and include lithographic prints for each title. Data Discs will open pre-orders for...

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Don't Starve: Giant Edition is heading to Wii U next week

By Megan Farokhmanesh at 6:30p 05.21.15

Don't Starve: Giant Edition will be available for the Wii U via the Nintendo eShop May 28, Klei Entertainment announced today. Don't Starve is an action-adventure game first released in 2013 in which players try to survive for as long as possible in the wilderness. The Giant Edition includes the original game as well as the Reign of Giants expansion, which added new biomes, creatures, challenges, seasons and more. Those that purchase the eShop game before June 28 will also get a bonus gift copy. For more on Don't Starve, check out our review. The Wii U version arrives in Europe June 4.

Minimap May 21, 2015: Let's talk about the news, Optimus

By Dave Tach at 6:00p 05.21.15

Welcome to Polygon Minimap, a daily audio podcast touring the latest news about video games, related technologies and culture. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to the podcast (RSS) Download this episode directly as an MP3 Here's what we're covering today: THE BIG STORIES Bloodborne will get an expansion, Sony confirms Need for Speed gets a reboot with eponymous game this fall Witcher 3 team on downgrade accusations: 'Maybe we shouldn't have shown that trailer' Witcher 3 PC version gets stability, graphics patch; console version inbound Rockstar parent company sues BBC over upcoming GTA drama The Walking Dead's Robert Kirkman is working on the Transformers movies now Techland's Hellraid sent back to drawing board, didn't meet expectations PlayStation's E3 press...

The Witcher 3 Monster Contract Guide: Jenny o' the Woods

By Danielle Riendeau on May 21, 2015 05.21.15

Watch on YouTube | Subscribe to Polygon on YouTube Most of The Witcher 3's monster contracts in the first dozen hours of the game are fairly easy, but Jenny o' the Woods is a different beast indeed. Here's how to send her straight to the afterlife. Check out the entire Monster Contract guide series on YouTube here.

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BoJack Horseman returns to Netflix this July for season 2

By Samit Sarkar at 5:30p 05.21.15

BoJack Horseman, the Netflix animated series about a washed-up equine sitcom star from the '90s, will return for a second season on July 17, Netflix announced today. All 12 episodes of season 2 will premiere at 12:01 a.m. PT on that date. The first season debuted on Netflix last August. Season 2 of BoJack Horseman finds BoJack (Will Arnett) starring in a dream project, a biopic of Secretariat. And after the events of the first season, he's trying to be a better BoJack. Unfortunately, he faces challenges to that goal, both on and off the set. "If season one of BoJack Horseman is about a character learning he needs to change, the new season is about whether or not he can," reads a statement from Netflix. "It's a character in a rut, trying to pull out of that rut, and the rut pulling...

Til Morning's Light is a ghost-filled game from the creator of DuckTales: Remastered

By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 21, 2015 05.21.15

Til Morning's Light, a third-person action adventure game from Amazon Game Studios and DuckTales: Remastered developer WayForward Technologies, launched today for iOS devices and Fire phones and tablets. The game follows an otherwise ordinary teenage girl named Erica Page as she fights to escape a haunted mansion before dawn. Players try to solve puzzles and battle enemies in rhythm-based combat while exploring more than 100 rooms. Check out the launch trailer above to see Erica scoot around the haunted house and attack monsters with a meat cleaver. Til Morning's Light is available both through the iTunes App Store and Amazon. An audio prequel, The Private Blog of Erica Page, is available for free on Audible.

See Overwatch's master bowman (and dragon summoner) Hanzo in action

By Michael McWhertor on May 21, 2015 05.21.15

Blizzard Entertainment continues its gameplay previews of team-based shooter Overwatch today with an extended look at Hanzo, the bow and arrow-wielding assassin who's also pretty skilled with summoning a giant, murderous spirit dragon. Hanzo can use his arrows in a variety of ways, including the standard Storm Bow shot, the Sonic Arrow — which can track nearby enemies — and the Scatter Arrow, which fires a spread of projectiles to take down multiple foes. His flashiest attack is his Dragonstrike, the ultimate ability that brings forth a massive, spiraling dragon that passes through walls and kills anything in its path. You can see Hanzo in action in nine minutes of new gameplay from Overwatch. Blizzard released similar gameplay videos of three other Overwatch characters, Zenyatta, M...

This six-minute montage of David Letterman highlights will make you smile

By Samit Sarkar at 4:00p 05.21.15

David Letterman ended his 33-year television career in style last night, closing out Late Show with David Letterman by taking a look back at some classic bits, thanking everyone who made the show possible and bringing back some beloved guests. Must Read Good night and thank you for these wonderful moments, Mr. Letterman That included the Foo Fighters, a rock band that has long had a special relationship with Letterman. After the legendary late-night host had quintuple bypass surgery in January 2000, he asked the Foo Fighters to play "Everlong," which he described as a song that was "special to me" and had been "meaningful through my heart recovery," on his first show back. The group was in the middle of a tour in South America, but canceled it to play Letterman. ...

Nintendo makes the perfect hire

By Owen S. Good on May 20, 2015 05.20.15

Look, when you're Nintendo, and you get a chance to hire this guy, you do it, if only for the chance to write this kind of a press release: Yes, that's real. You have to figure once he applied this was Doug's job to lose, right? Unless he was up against Toad Bob-omb or something. The best part is Bowser actually worked for seven years for Electronic Arts before joining Nintendo. Bowser "is an outstanding addition to our Nintendo team, as he brings a deep blend of both consumer package goods and video game sales experience," said Scott Moffitt, the executive vice president for sales and marketing for Nintendo of America. "I know he will work tirelessly with our internal and external partners to ensure the broad Nintendo product lineup of hardware, software and...

Galactic Civilizations 3's lead designer on 64-bit architecture and their five-year support plan

By Nick Robinson and Charlie Hall at 3:30p 05.21.15

Watch in 60fps on YouTube | Subscribe to Polygon on YouTube After nearly a year in Early Access, Galactic Civilizations 3 launched this past week — the first full-fledged GalCiv release since Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords almost a decade ago. We recently sat down with the game's lead designer Paul Boyer for an in-depth discussion on building a game this huge, the very real difference 64-bit architecture can make in a 4X game, and Stardock's five-year plan for supporting the title.

Torment: Tides of Numenera trailer takes you on a tour of its world

By Megan Farokhmanesh at 3:00p 05.21.15

InXile Entertainment's upcoming role-playing game Torment: Tides of Numenera has a new trailer, and this one is all about its "world unlike any other," also known as the Ninth World. Torment: Tides of Numenera is a spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment, funded via Kickstarter, being developed for Linux, Mac and Windows PC; the game is still one of Kickstarter's most funded projects. Check out the Ninth World in all its alien, exotic weirdness in the video above.

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