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The all-timer Inscryption is heading to Game Pass
Game Pass is clearly celebrating October in style with a creepy old Polygon favorite, Encryptionare released on the platform on October 10. Encryption isn't your typical horror game – it doesn't exactly have jump scares – but the…
A brief history of when Nintendo wouldn’t let you play as Zelda
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is a big deal for the franchise, as it's finally the first mainline game where you can play as Princess Zelda. Yeah, despite her name being the damn title of the series, she's never been the main…
Studio Ghibli animator Akihiko Yamatsura on the anime that changed his life
Yamashita's foray into anime came a bit slowly. “As a kid, I would watch different animations without really realizing that it was this incredible medium,” Yamashita told Polygon through a translator. That all changed when he was in high…
Someone made the video game equivalent of It Follows and it looks great
It's October, which means you'll likely get into the Halloween spirit later this month by watching, reading, or playing some horror or horror-adjacent media now. In addition to all the exciting (and terrifying) movies released this year,…
Buy the Welcome to Night Vale TTRPG for the faceless old woman who secretly lives in your house
Welcome to Nachtvaleconsidered by our sister site Vulture to be “the foundational institution of the fiction podcast genre”, gets its first official adaptation as a tabletop role-playing game. Currently in production by Renegade Game…
Listen to Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s main theme from legendary composer Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer dropped the most popular single of the fall (in certain very small circles) by revealing the main theme Dragon Age: The Veil Guard up official YouTube channel yesterday. And today, the track is available to stream on “all major…
Arcs is the ambitious new sci-fi board game from the designer of Root, and it’s extraordinary
While it's great to sit down for a concise and straightforward strategy game like Katan or Ticket to drivesometimes I prefer to explore a game that has a bit more ambition. I often turn to publisher Leder Games and designer Cole Wehrle to…
Your mom can now set Fortnite time limits
The new options can be found in the Parental Controls section of Fortnite's menu, or in a browser in the Epic Account Portal. This is where a parent or guardian can limit the daily limit Fortnite time, choose the time periods in which a…
Where to unlock all the outfits in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Zelda has several outfits she can come in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. While most don't affect gameplay, who wouldn't want to look their best while saving Hyrule?The outfits are all locked behind different assets, be it story…
The Halloween Countdown: 31 Days of Horror to Watch
Do you feel that? That chill in the air, that tingling feeling at the back of your neck? It can only mean one thing. That's right: the Halloween season is just around the corner!Especially us Love However, Halloween is a holiday dedicated…