Florence, originally published on iOS and Android devices in 2018, will be released for Nintendo Switch and Windows PC and Mac via Steam, GOG, and Mac App Store on Feb. 13. Developed by Australian studio Mountains, Florence is a stunning, sweet story about connection — both romantic and with family. Polygon awarded it the third spot in our 2018 game of the year awards; Florence was also on our top 100 games of the decade list. It’s critically-acclaimed for its clever use of simple touch mechanic

Images of the Xbox Series X console leaked online a few weeks ago, showing off a few familiar ports on the back of the device. One such version is the Xbox Series X, and it’s expected to place an emphasis on 4K, and even 8K, resolutions. Thurrot speculates that the little rectangular slot on the back of the next-gen Xbox could offer room for increased storage with CompactFlash Express (CFexpress) cards. CFexpress cards offer fast read and write speeds, but can be pretty pricey. (SanDisk currentl

Apex Legends season 4 is here along with its newest Legend, Revenant. Revenant also has the Low Profile trait, which means he’ll take 5% extra damage, to help offset his Death Totem slightly. This might make sneaking up on enemies a little bit easier, but of course it also means the enemy Revenant could do the same to you. Revenant is out in Apex Legends now and can be purchased from the in-game store. For a full look at everything coming to Apex Legends in season 4 you can check out the officia

PlatinumGames is bringing back The Wonderful 101, the developer’s 2013 Wii U game, in “remastered” form for Nintendo Switch. The Wonderful 101: Remastered’s Kickstarter campaign launched Monday afternoon. Platinum also hints at additional content coming to The Wonderful 101: Remastered, to be unlocked through stretch goals, but details on that content and specific crowdfunding amounts weren’t revealed. In Polygon’s review of The Wonderful 101, we criticized the game for its unreliable gameplay m

That transition from the Wii U to other platforms will mean some changes for The Wonderful 101: Remastered, according to game director Hideki Kamiya. And to cater to that broader audience, Kamiya wants to tweak a few things and make The Wonderful 101 “more user-friendly.” There will also be new on-screen prompts that will help players better understand The Wonderful 101: Remastered’s gameplay mechanics. While there won’t be new heroes or gameplay content, Kamiya said that Platinum wants to add n

YouTuber Allen Pan hooked a treadmill up to his PlayStation 4 to play Death Stranding. Being a game all about walking, Pan wanted to design a controller to play Death Stranding the way it was “meant to be played.” With his device built, the second half of the video showcases the treadmill controller in action. And Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima and star Norman Reedus seem to agree, with Kojima retweeting an article about Pan, and Reedus tweeting the link to his millions of followers. With

Developer Crema Games is taking an aggressive stance on cheaters in its Pokémon-like MMO, Temtem: no second chances. “We’ve made 100% sure that every banned user is either a cheater or has abused exploits intentionally,” Crema wrote on Twitter. — Temtem (@PlayTemtem) February 3, 2020Temtem players were initially upset about the announcement — specifically, the language that it won’t review any ban appeals. Crema is asking players that want to appeal their bans to email its support team with “Ban

My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi is changing the name of a recently revealed character in response to fan backlash. Dr. Daruma Ujiko’s full name was revealed as Maruta Shiga in Chapter 259 of My Hero Academia, with “maruta” being the Japanese name for victims of human experimentation during World War II. “Many have pointed out that the character name ‘Shiga Maruta’ in this week’s Jump chapter has brought up recollections of acts done in the past. Shonen Jump, the weekly magazine where My

Escape from Tarkov, the hardcore survival shooter from the team at Battlestate Games, is a hit. Many are calling for a reset — a global wipe of every player’s progress to date. Tarkov is an unusual game in that it blends tactical first-person shooter action with light role-playing game elements. For a week or more before a reset, developers usually drop the price of everything in the game’s marketplace. For many hardcore Tarkov players this ironically creates an odd sense of boredom because you

Images of Animal Crossing: New Horizon’s updated villager models have appeared, showcasing the adorable animals not just with textures plastered onto their bodies, but actual clothes. In the video, you can see a random selection of Animal Crossing villagers in their shiny, new glory. Rather than just having a texture of a random shirt pattern on their bodies, shown like a sleeveless shirt, the animals are actually wearing clothes. After all, Nintendo’s been tight-lipped on new details, so player

There’s no doubt that Revenant is the most anticipated part of Apex Legends season 4. The trailer shows off Revenant’s ability to make himself and his teammates turn into smoke, though it isn’t clear what that might do. Another moment shows Revenant shooting what looks like a mortar or grenade from his arm, but we’ll have to wait for his full release for more details on that ability. This will be the first time Respawn Entertainment has made major changes to the game’s World’s Edge map. Apex Leg

Daemon X Machina, the third-person mech shooter from developer Marvelous, is coming to Windows PC later this month. Daemon X Machina was produced by Kenichiro Tsukuda, a veteran of FromSoftware’s Armored Core series, and features mech designs from Shoji Kawamori, also an Armored Core vet. Related Watch 30 minutes of Daemon X Machina gameplay from E3The game features online competitive battles in 1v1 and 2v2 versus modes, as well as four-player co-op. The PC version of Daemon X Machina is priced

Ah, the Super Bowl: There’s the sportsmanship, the big game, the halftime show, the Totino’s Pizza Rolls, and of course, the commercials. Super Bowl commercials are notoriously expensive; a 30-second spot in 2020 reportedly costs around $5.6 million. In recent years, most of these trailers find their way online before the big game itself, but that doesn’t mean companies — [cough] Planters [cough] — wasted all the surprises before Super Bowl Sunday itself. Bonus points on this one because Super B

Parker put this together in Dreams, Media Molecule’s expansive game-creation toolkit for PlayStation 4, whose early access period has seen numerous homages and remakes of classic titles. (Dreams itself is due for a full launch in just a couple of weeks). Like his treatment of Death Stranding, TLOU2 has a spot-on, stripped-down, shabby mid-1990s aesthetic to it, from menus to the missions. Parker’s guitar accompaniment caught the notice of Neil Druckmann, the game’s writer and director. https://t

Thirty-four years after the original Top Gun, Tom Cruise returns to the role of Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. A new TV spot for Top Gun: Maverick premiered during Super Bowl 54, more tense and tight than the first super-stunt-filled, more mood-setting trailer. Don’t get us wrong — the planes still nyoom and zoom and even maybe go kaboom! In addition to Cruise reprising his role from the original, Val Kilmer returns to the role of Admiral Tom “Iceman” Kazansky. Top Gun: Maverick hits theaters on June

Compared to last year, Disney’s reeling back on the animated movie remake front and putting all their stock into the savior of China: Hua Mulan. A final trailer for the live-action redux of the 1998 film, which premiered during Super Bowl 54, highlights some iconic moments — but also sheds some light on what makes this Disney remake different from others. Unlike the more direct remakes of Aladdin and The Lion King, Mulan will lift both from the animated film and the original Chinese ballad. Star

“The Avengers weren’t my first family,” says Natasha Romanoff in the Black Widow Super Bowl TV spot. The newest look at the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe installment is just 30 seconds long, but jam-packs all the action in that half-minute. There’s a tense fight on a bridge, a group of women training for the Black Widow program, and lots of fiery explosions. Black Widow takes place in between the events of Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. Black Widow, the first movie i

James Bond’s final mission isn’t going to be the easy retirement he thought he’d be having. No Time to Die — the last James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig — sees the secret agent coming out of his blissful retirement to search for a missing scientist. But as usual, that’s not the only thing going on, and this new TV spot finds 007 infiltrating, interrogating, and intimidating (you know, secret agent things). Captain Marvel’s Lashana Lynch co-stars as another ’00’ agent, who’s joined the servic

Minions: Rise of Gru, a sequel to 2015’s Minions, which itself is a prequel to the Despicable Me franchise, just got a trailer for its upcoming trailer. The Super Bowl trailer for a trailer gives some brief looks at what’s to come in the groovy 1970s set sequel — and also a look at young Gru! Baby Gru, which is fitting considering we just saw a Baby Nut born from Mr. Peanut’s mangled corpse. The trailer for Minions: Rise of Gru premieres this Wednesday. Minions: Rise of Gru comes out July 3.

Our first look at The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Wandavision, and Loki, the first Disney Plus entries into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is finally here. Premiering during Super Bowl 54, the tease reintroduces Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) following the events of Avengers: Endgame. Captain America: The Winter Soldier actress Emily VanCamp returns for Falcon and the Winter Soldier as SHIELD Agent Sharon Carter, while Wyatt Russell makes his MCU debut as John W