South Korean developer Bluehole, the makers of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, is spinning off a subsidiary company focused exclusively on that game. A report published yesterday by Bloomberg also reveals it is in talks with Tencent, China’s biggest game company, which is interested in purchasing an equity stake. The new subsidiary company will be called PUBG Corp. and will focus on “accelerating overall business development and managing global operations” for Battlegrounds. It also has an invest

8Bitdo has made a name for itself delivering some of the best wireless controllers for systems ranging from the NES Classic to the actual NES and SNES. Now, it’s releasing the SN30 wireless controller and adapter — along with the Super Famicom-themed SF30 — for $25, shipping just in time for the holidays. That’s $10 less than its existing SNES30 and SFC30 Bluetooth controllers, and $15 less than last year’s NES30 and Retro Receiver … but there’s a catch. While the existing Bluetooth receivers

8Bitdo has made a name for itself delivering some of the best wireless controllers for systems ranging from the NES Classic to the actual NES and SNES. Now, it’s releasing the SN30 wireless controller and adapter — along with the Super Famicom-themed SF30 — for $25, shipping just in time for the holidays. That’s $10 less than its existing SNES30 and SFC30 Bluetooth controllers, and $15 less than last year’s NES30 and Retro Receiver … but there’s a catch. While the existing Bluetooth receivers

Bad news: The cord on the SNES Classic Edition’s controller is woefully short. We noted in our review of the system that the SNES Classic Edition controller cable runs about that long — just a little over 4.5 feet. That’s an improvement over the NES Classic Edition controller, at least; that one runs just 30 inches long. Take a look at the difference here, courtesy of GameXplain:NES Classic, SNES Classic, OG SNES pic.twitter.com/xc1QdkCG48 — GameXplain (@GameXplain) September 25, 2017The cord on

Bad news: The cord on the SNES Classic Edition’s controller is woefully short. We noted in our review of the system that the SNES Classic Edition controller cable runs about that long — just a little over 4.5 feet. That’s an improvement over the NES Classic Edition controller, at least; that one runs just 30 inches long. Take a look at the difference here, courtesy of GameXplain:NES Classic, SNES Classic, OG SNES pic.twitter.com/xc1QdkCG48 — GameXplain (@GameXplain) September 25, 2017The cord on

We’ve already linked you to a lovely collection of Super Nintendo game manuals that Nintendo uploaded in honor of the SNES Classic Edition’s launch. For $70, buyers received not just the cartridge, but a full-sized player’s guide — a book that ran 135 pages-long. This has led to the wildly in-depth strategy guide becoming the EarthBound diehards’ holy grail of artwork, strategies and, above all else, nostalgia. But the file that’s available through the Super Nintendo Classic Edition portal is a

Friday morning’s series between Team WE and Young Generation marked the end of the 2017 World Championship Play-In. If you’re a fan of close groups and competitive games, the group draw couldn’t have gone better for you. Each of the groups looks difficult now with at least three teams that could make it out. Meanwhile, Fnatic joined Immortals in a group that was always destined to be competing in Longzhu Gaming’s immense shadow. Finally, Team WE was placed into the same group as the NA LCS numbe

After receiving the news that Overwatch League teams would need to develop independent brands, we’ve been watching and waiting to see what exactly those brands would look like. San Francisco Overwatch, backed by NRG, have revealed their roster and a new round of investors, but the first team to reveal their logo and brand is NetEase’s Shanghai team. The Shanghai Dragons’ logo combines the team’s name and a dragon figure to call upon the history of this symbol. The letter S outlined by the body o

Some Destiny 2 players are upset by the feeling they have nothing left to do in the game. In addition to a campaign that’s longer than the story in the first game, Destiny 2’s large environments are populated with patrol missions, Lost Sectors and frequent and varied public events to master and upgrade into heroic events. There are some players who are frustrated by this situation, but most mortal players are going to love it. The dream of a perfect LDR 5001 or Imago Loop kept some players runni

After the iOS 11 update, Discord users were unable to use the speaker phone setting on their device, complaining that the option to switch from handheld to hands-free had disappeared. Discord’s team became aware of the issue shortly after the iOS software update rolled out. Users are instructed to download the newest iOS 11 update and then follow the next steps:Connect to a voice channel or a private call. This should fix any problems that Discord users were having, but a number of iOS 11-relate

It was only in Forza Motorsport 6 (2015) that Turn 10 decided to add rain and night driving to its hitherto scripted courses. Another race began at night, but ended at dawn, which I found aesthetically satisfying. The conceit of Forza 6 was a campaign mode called “Stories of Motorsport,” which walked the player through different types of vehicles from a selection of eras. The game shifts from arcade knockabout to a more serious simulationAs usual with Forza games, there’s a complicated system of

FIFA 18 feels like a breakthrough, even if it’s still largely a refinement of things the series has done well through most of this console generation. “The Journey: Hunter Returns” also seems to call out a team’s tendencies or unique playing style, as FIFA 18’s preview material promised. FIFA has long supported its gameplay with best-in-class sound, visuals and game day touches, and that is the case again in FIFA 18. Wrap upFIFA 18 continues to deliver a deep and exciting soccer experience for f

But what if there was a single, gripping story that could introduce you to the wide world of the rest of the DC Universe? That book, 52, is the subject of today’s episode of Issue at Hand. If you’ve ever wondered what the fringes of the DC Universe were like, why comic book fans get so excited about a guy whose name is Booster Gold, or even just why the number 52 is everywhere in DC Comics — here’s your answer. And here’s Elongated Man:Issue at Hand is Polygon’s show about the strange world of c

And is there a way to find out who the heck these obscure Marvel comics characters are, without watching what looks to be a lackluster, eight-week television event? Inhumans developed high technology while humanity was still chucking rocks and crude spears, and developed the use of Terrigen Mist to give most (but not all) Inhumans a unique superpower. Like “mutants,” “The Inhumans” is a name for a specific genetic offshoot of humanity. The same qualities that made the Inhumans kind of redundant

And is there a way to find out who the heck these obscure Marvel comics characters are, without watching what looks to be a lackluster, eight-week television event? Inhumans developed high technology while humanity was still chucking rocks and crude spears, and developed the use of Terrigen Mist to give most (but not all) Inhumans a unique superpower. Like “mutants,” “The Inhumans” is a name for a specific genetic offshoot of humanity. The same qualities that made the Inhumans kind of redundant

J.J. Abrams is about to become a very busy man, splitting his time between working with Lucasfilm on Star Wars: Episode IX and prepping an adaptation of last year’s biggest Japanese anime, Your Name. Paramount Pictures and Toho Co. Ltd announced last night that Abrams will team up with Arrival screenwriter Eric Heisserer for the project. In a press release, Toho CEO Yoshishige Shimatani said the team at Toho was excited to partner with Abrams for the movie. Producer Genki Kawamura, who oversaw w

J.J. Abrams is about to become a very busy man, splitting his time between working with Lucasfilm on Star Wars: Episode IX and prepping an adaptation of last year’s biggest Japanese anime, Your Name. Paramount Pictures and Toho Co. Ltd announced last night that Abrams will team up with Arrival screenwriter Eric Heisserer for the project. In a press release, Toho CEO Yoshishige Shimatani said the team at Toho was excited to partner with Abrams for the movie. Producer Genki Kawamura, who oversaw w

You know how, in Super Mario World, Mario thrusts his hand forward to make Yoshi shoot his tongue out? Maybe you’ve thought all these years that Mario was punching his dinosaur pal in the head to make this happen. “The idea behind the design is that when Mario punches Yoshi, Yoshi is so surprised that his tongue shoots out,” said Shigefumi Hino, the designer of Super Mario World, according to a translation by Twitter user Kyle McLain. To be punching his trusty steed in the head for the duration

You know how, in Super Mario World, Mario thrusts his hand forward to make Yoshi shoot his tongue out? Maybe you’ve thought all these years that Mario was punching his dinosaur pal in the head to make this happen. “The idea behind the design is that when Mario punches Yoshi, Yoshi is so surprised that his tongue shoots out,” said Shigefumi Hino, the designer of Super Mario World, according to a translation by Twitter user Kyle McLain. To be punching his trusty steed in the head for the duration

Star Trek: Discovery has won over a sizable audience since it first debuted on Sept. 24, but one character aboard the U.S.S. [Warning: The following contains some spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery’s first two episodes.] Lieutenant Saru is the first Kelpien alien to be introduced on a main Star Trek series. OK, the new Star Trek has my attention, even though the Keplien, Saru, is all a bit Big Bang Sheldon. Star Trek: Discovery airs Sunday nights on CBS All Access.