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The creators of Crossy Road are making a cool new Pac-Man game

By Michael McWhertor on May 22, 2015 05.22.15

Bandai Namco has tapped Crossy Road creators Hipster Whale to put their spin on Pac-Man for his 35th anniversary. The result? Pac-Man 256, a new mobile game that adds a clever twist to the dot-eating formula that's based on the original game's infamous level glitch. Pac-Man 256 is an endless maze runner in which Pac-Man eats dots, avoids ghosts and attempts to outrun a relentless threat: a wave of pixelated gibberish that threatens to overtake the screen. The glitched out wave of death is based on the 256th level of Pac-Man, which would corrupt the game's maze due to a programming bug, making it unplayable. Like mobile hit Crossy Road, Pac-Man 256 is played from an isometric perspective. Pac-Man will face his old nemeses, Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde, as well as other strains of...

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

By Dave Tach on May 21, 2015 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...

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April 30, 2015

Indie Developer Science Fair

By Matt Leone

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

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.

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....

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Minimap May 20: Let's talk about the news, Bowser

By Dave Tach on May 20, 2015 05.20.15

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 Somebody in Osama bin Laden's compound played video games Electronic Arts' former games head Frank Gibeau leaves after more than 20 years Dimension Drive is back on Kickstarter after being heartbreakingly trolled Want a white Xbox One and four Halo games? Microsoft is selling a limited edition bundle Xbox One gets its official over-the-air tuner today, available in a $99.99 bundle The Polybius Conspiracy wants to explore a legendary alien mind-controlling arcade game Nintendo makes the perfect hire T...

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The curiously ordinary desire of Tim Schafer

By Colin Campbell on May 20, 2015 05.20.15

Sonoma Valley High School senior Tim is strolling the corridors between classes. It's 1984. He's wearing a Toshiro Mifune T-shirt and jeans. Tim bumps into Lisa, a pal of his girlfriend. Tim normally hangs with the nerds who lurk in the computer club. Lisa is a smart, popular student who is mostly seen with the cool kids. They're not close, but they have an affinity, a particular cultural kink that draws them together. They talk about this one thing, because there's no one else at the school who shares their mutual passion. That one thing? The Ramones. While the other kids are listening to Prince, Van Halen and Culture Club, Lisa and Tim are comparing notes on End of the Century, the Ramones' fourth album, released in 1980. Following the Ramones' hugely influential 1970s work,...

Hearthstone: how to play a dragon paladin deck

By Philip Kollar and Griffin McElroy on May 19, 2015 05.19.15

Watch on YouTube | Subscribe to Polygon on YouTube We're going to be waiting for the next add-on for Hearthstone for a while, but we still love playing it and making videos about it. So while we wait for shiny new cards, we decided to pass the time by making some videos showing off some of the most popular or interesting decks being used in the game right now. First up: the dragon paladin. In the Blackrock Mountain add-on, paladins got the new "Dragon Consort" card, making them the obvious choice for dragon-heavy decks. This combination hasn't taken off as much as some people expected, but we've been loving it. Watch the video above to see the make-up of our deck, get some tips on what to do and maybe even see us win a few games. Also please ignore the missed lethal at 15 minutes. I...

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- Developer: NetherRealm Studios
- Release Date: 2015-04-14
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Minimap May 19: Let's talk about the news, Lando

By Dave Tach on May 19, 2015 05.19.15

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 Sega pulls more than a dozen games from iTunes App Store, Google Play Grand Theft Auto 5 shipments approach 52 million units Sony's 'ambitious' new studio is focusing on virtual reality with Project Morpheus Nintendo World Championships coming to eight Best Buys from New York to California Lando Calrissian is in perfect hibernation, waiting to return to Star Wars THE BEST OF THE REST Chroma Squad review: faux faux Power Rangers 'Big indie' Kickstarters are killing actual indies Talking tactics and...

Minimap May 18, 2015: Let's talk about the news, Duke

By Dave Tach on May 18, 2015 05.18.15

Welcome to Polygon Minimap, a daily audio podcast tour through 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 Twenty years ago, Sega rushed out the Saturn, dooming its console business Twin Peaks' third season is officially back on with David Lynch directing Konami cheers Nevada law allowing skill-based gambling machines The company that made STALKER is back with their next game, Cossacks 3 Mass Effect lead Casey Hudson joins Microsoft to work on Xbox and HoloLens Rising Tide is Civilization: Beyond Earth's expansion, due this fall Lawsuit settlement offers sneak peek at reworked Duke Nukem game THE...

Minimap May 15: Let's talk about the news, Mr. Burns

By Dave Tach on May 15, 2015 05.15.15

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 Del Toro surprised by Konami's 'scorched earth approach' to P.T., cancellation of Silent Hills Xbox One outsells PS4 in April as Mortal Kombat X tops game sales Destiny patch 1.2 released, Bungie warns about legendary engram issue Destiny developers roll out Connection Recovery to reduce kicks to orbit Diablo 3 stricken with a 'cowpocalypse' in honor of its third anniversary Stretchmo is Nintendo's newest free-to-play experiment for 3DS Splatoon freeplay returns one more time to the Wii U The voice of...

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Minimap May 14: Let's talk about the news, Mario

By Dave Tach on May 14, 2015 05.14.15

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 Nintendo: Silver Mario amiibo hits May 29 for $12.99 Ratchet & Clank for PlayStation 4 now coming spring 2016 Twitch is reducing the delay in streaming games, but it may not be for everyone Fox is making another X-Men spinoff movie based on The New Mutants H1Z1 players are afraid of the dark Xbox One E3 plans unveiled, includes public 'FanFest' Microsoft bans Gears of War leakers from Xbox Live, renders their Xbox Ones 'unusable' Telltale's The Walking Dead won't hit Season 3 in 2015, but expect...

Zombies, Run! is now free-to-play, and coming to Apple Watch

By Charlie Hall on May 14, 2015 05.14.15

Zombies, Run! launched in 2012, and since then the fitness app has bulked up with legions of paid users looking to slim down. But today the game is relaunching, and its fourth iteration is a free-to-play app destined to land on the Apple Watch and similar Android devices before long. Polygon sat down with co-creator Adrian Hon a few weeks ago to find out more. He said the move to free-to-play was largely strategic one. "It's probably the biggest change we've made to the game," Hon said. "We're doing it for a number of positive and, frankly, defensive reasons. ... Zombies, Run! has always been an unusual thing. It's part fitness app, part game, part story, plus it's on smartphones. That combination is what has attracted people to us, but it's also harmed us because it's difficult for...

Minimap May 13: Let's talk about the news, Rocky

By Dave Tach on May 13, 2015 05.13.15

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 Nintendo World Championships return at E3 Castlevania spiritual successor just topped $1.75M on Kickstarter, only one stretch goal left Report: Marvel wants Selma director for Black Panther or Captain Marvel CSI: Cyber dives into the world of online gaming gun-running schemes with teens Destiny update issue under investigation by Bungie as House of Wolves looms Ratchet & Clank movie cast includes Paul Giamatti, Rosario Dawson, Sylvester Stallone THE BEST OF THE REST How a drinking game was saved by...

Mobile games outfit Gree closes Vancouver studio

By Colin Campbell on May 12, 2015 05.12.15

Japanese mobile games company Gree today announced the closure of its Vancouver development studio. Gree operates mobile games such as Beyond the Dead, Modern War and Knights & Dragons. According to a blog post by COO Andrew Sheppard, the company is seeking to limit the number of games it releases. "Effective immediately, Gree International is shutting down our office in Vancouver, Canada and discontinuing the development of all mobile games from that studio," he wrote. "We have decided to focus our talent on building new gameplay within our biggest franchises." Polygon contacted a Gree representative to enquire how many jobs have been lost, and which projects have been cancelled. We'll update with any reply. Sheppard added that any Vancouver-based companies seeking talent should...

Minimap May 12: Let's talk about the news, Thor

By Dave Tach on May 12, 2015 05.12.15

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 Batman now has a sniper-rifle that causes guns to explode Game of Thrones continues to break piracy records despite HBO's best efforts Assassin's Creed Syndicate launching Oct. 23, set in Victorian London Assassin's Creed Syndicate has no multiplayer Tom Clancy's The Division delayed into next year Just Dance will be Ubisoft's only previous-gen game moving forward What is Dishonored Definitive Edition? Avengers: Age of Ultron's most confusing scene and the gun that almost killed it, explained THE...

May 8, 2015: Let’s talk about the news, Doctor

By Dave Tach on May 11, 2015 05.11.15

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 Five Nights at Freddy's creator gets a subpoena to find out who ripped off his game George Lucas' new Star Wars trilogy was about teens, but Lucasfilm said nope Ubisoft brings in another studio to help make Tom Clancy's The Division Ex-BioShock dev's game The Black Glove shelved 'for now' Portal, Doctor Who, The Simpsons and more confirmed for Lego Dimensions Bloodstained hits Kickstarter from former Castlevania Producer Koji Igarashi Happy 10 year anniversary Leeeeeeeeeeeeroy Jenkins!!! THE BEST OF...

Press Start: Death and resurrection for comics, games and Schwarzenegger

By Dave Tach on May 10, 2015 05.10.15

When we looked back at the big stories from last week, we found a weird sense of coherency — and it all involves death and resurrection. The side that supports life includes SimCity creator Will Wright and his quest to build his next game … which isn't really a game. The cult favorite director Swery is also giving his latest game new life, as D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die heads to PC. Plus, the Assassin's Creed franchise will be reborn in London. But life implies death, and there was plenty of that, too. Marvel started killing dozens of comic books in Secret Wars. MachineGames released Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, which is a game about killing nazi zombies. And speaking of the undead, we published a review of Maggie, some surprisingly subversive Schwarzenegger cinema. It's not like we...

Five Nights at Freddy's creator gets a subpoena to find out who ripped off his game

By Dave Tach on May 09, 2015 05.09.15

A mysterious entity called Lazada Polodi sold an unofficial Five Nights at Freddy's sequel in the iOS app store, and the game's real developer hired a legal team to find out who that is.Attorneys for Scott Cawthon filed documents at the United States District Court for the Northern District of California yesterday. Those documents asked the court to issue a subpoena that would compel Apple, the operator of the iOS App Store where the unofficial sequel — Five Nights at Freddy's 4 — was sold, to disclose information about Lazada Polodi. The Clerk of Courts then issued a subpoena that commands Apple to provide "all identifying information of the user 'Lazada Polodi.'" That includes IP addresses from which the unauthorized game was uploaded and any others associated with Polodi as well as...

Sega removing some mobile games from app stores — but won't say which games

By Michael McWhertor on May 08, 2015 05.08.15

Sega of America says it will remove some of its older mobile games from Android and iOS app stores, explaining that some of those titles no longer meet the level of quality that players have come to expect. But it won't explicitly say which games are going to be removed from the iTunes App Store, Google Play Store and other mobile marketplaces. On the company's official blog, Sega said, "It is important for us to ensure that all of our fans, regardless of platform or operating system, have a great playing experience and after evaluating our complete list of titles, we have determined that a number of them no longer meet our standards." While those unspecified titles will be removed, Sega says some may return "in an updated form." Sega says that players who have purchased those...

Minimap for May 8, 2015: Let's talk about the news, Kermit

By Dave Tach on May 08, 2015 05.08.15

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 Green Man Gaming and CD Projekt Red in a public spat over sale of The Witcher 3 codes How two games helped resurrect Wii U sales Nintendo ships 10.5M amiibo worldwide, still not sure how to fix supply problem Nintendo's membership service to span Wii U, 3DS, NX, PC and smart devices Nintendo promises to release about five phone games by March 2017, any IP possible Avengers: Infinity War will be filmed entirely in IMAX, written by Captain America team Agent Carter renewed and the Muppet Show picked up in...

EA Sports UFC on mobile updated to remove promotion of embattled Jon Jones

By Samit Sarkar on May 08, 2015 05.08.15

EA Sports UFC launched on Android and iOS last month. At the time, it heavily featured Jon Jones, one of the world's top mixed martial artists and the then-champion of the UFC's light heavyweight division. But developer EA Canada updated both versions yesterday to remove the promotion of Jones — although he is still a playable fighter in the game — presumably as a result of his arrest in late April in conjunction with his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run incident. Jones, 27, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injuries, which is a felony. Early on the morning of April 26, Jones allegedly ran a red light in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and struck a car driven by a pregnant woman. The woman, Vanessa Sonnenberg, suffered a broken arm in the crash,...

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