“Pleasant” and “gross” aren’t words that usually go together, but there’s something pleasantly gross about Overlord, the latest genre film to come out of J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions. But, this being Bad Robot, things aren’t quite so straightforward as all that: Overlord is more Wolfenstein (the zombie versions, to be clear) than it is Band of Brothers. Of course, it’s easier said than done, as there are only five of them and dozens of German soldiers. Though the sci-fi aspect of the film

Battlefield 5 is here, and one of the questions on players’ minds is what the game’s progression system looks like. So, just ahead of the game’s launch, we’re here to tell you everything you need to know about Battlefield 5’s cosmetics and unlocks. Items you buy in Battlefield 5 with in-game currency are cosmeticFollowing the absolute debacle that was Star Wars: Battlefront 2, everything that can be bought with in-game currency in Battlefield 5 is cosmetic. Cosmetic items can also be unlocked th

note: Spoiler warning for Life is Strange: Season One.] Max and Chloe manage to escape unscathed, and have now begun a new life in Seattle. While Life is Strange’s comic book follow-up seems at first like validation for first-season players that just wanted to spend more time with Max and Chloe, the slow-paced first issue eventually comes to a turning point. (The team from Titan Comics stays faithful to Season One’s dialogue, but Life is Strange’s writing was definitely the worst part about it.)

Unlike the 2000 Jim Carrey version, this Grinch (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) isn’t burdened by a convoluted (shaving?) He complains about the consumerism and greed of the holiday season; we chuckle. I know how the story of the Grinch goes and by no means should it take me off guard. Disclaimer: I am a regular movie crier, but I’ve never ever cried while watching a Grinch movie. Like every other Grinch tale, this one ends with the Grinch joining the citizens of Whoville for Christmas dinner.

Origin Access Basic subscribers on the PC or and EA Access subscribers on Xbox One get a 10-hour trial. Battlefield 5 has a three-date release structure across three platforms, allowing EA and DICE to stagger the number of players rushing to play the game. So we can use that preferential treatment to find out which group of players EA wants to reward the most. EA wants to be a subscription service, and it’s not shy about telling you so. Early games are a selling point, and EA has made it clear t

Tom Taylor’s X-Men Red is one of the best comics of 2018, and this week, in its penultimate issue, it delivered the most unsettling comic book moment I’ve read in a while. note: This post will contain spoilers for X-Men Red #10.] The fake Jean claims that humans have driven themselves to extinction with their shortsightedness, greed and hate. The fake Jean isn’t a twin, a shape-shifter or a clone. What’s spookier is the connection that X-Men Red #10 makes in this scene.

Bungie is planning to address the long loading times that plague Destiny 2 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the developer said in its weekly update. The studio stated that, because of their more frequent patching in Forsaken, the game has been negatively affected when it comes to loading data. Ben Thompson — an engineer at Bungie — stated that the usual load time between the EDZ location and Orbit should go from over two minutes down to about one minute once the change has been implemented. These

Tetris Effect, named for the phenomenon in which repetitive tasks infest our dreams and memories, takes the game’s original concepts and adds joy, connection and audiovisual euphoria. Mizuguchi and his team’s craft is at its apex in Tetris Effect. But some of the best Effect game types highlight the venerable addictiveness of Tetris. Tetris Effect will let you challenge your skills or simply sit back and enjoy the audiovisual feastBut Tetris Effect isn’t simply a game about pattern optimization

In Once Upon a Deadpool, Deadpool trades all the swearing and violence for … well, less swearing and violence. Despite the new name and holiday-themed poster, Once Upon a Deadpool isn’t a totally new tale, but a recut version of Deadpool 2, with enough swearing and violence stripped away to make the PG-13 rating. It’s set up to be a bedtime story, reminiscent of The Princess Bride. In fact, the child star of The Princess Bride, Fred Savage, will appear in these new scenes as Deadpool reads him

Here are a few of the best the year has had to offer to get you started (and we’ll update the list again before the end of the year). Polygon Essentials is a collection of persistently updated lists of the best of the best games for each platform — from the hardware’s launch to its end of production — as well as the best entertainment across virtually every medium. Rent it on Amazon | iTunes | Vudu | Google Play | YouTubeDid You Wonder Who Fired The Gun? Part of what makes the film so haunting i

World of Warcraft: Classic — and vanilla WoW in general — is a divisive product. World of Warcraft: Classic takes the famous MMO back to its roots, before any expansions were released. In the years since World of Warcraft first launched, getting around its massive world has gotten easier. World of Warcraft: Classic is slow-paced. When I loaded into World of Warcraft: Classic during a demo at BlizzCon, it was hard not to notice that difference in speed.

If you’ve been waiting until the holidays to grab Super Mario Party, the surprisingly fun Switch entry in the series, Nintendo will have a solid bundle available just in time. A package that includes both a physical copy of the game and a pair of Joy-Cons — one neon green, the other neon yellow — will hit stores on Nov. 16. That’s generally how bundles go, but here’s the breakdown to really hammer in the deal here: Super Mario Party costs $59.99 on its own, and a pair of Joy-Con controllers reta

After a few days trying to play through Overkill’s The Walking Dead, I’m in a lot of pain. If you’ve played any of Overkill’s titles in the Payday series, you already know how the company’s interpretation of The Walking Dead is going to play out. The carrot on the end of the stick in Overkill’s The Walking Dead is the chance to unlock new abilities, and earn unique weapons and modifications. In this way, Overkill’s The Walking Dead punishes you for enjoying its gunplay, which is its best part. O

It’s a slow week for big-name releases on the Nintendo Switch, but a new game in the Taiko no Tatsujin (a.k.a. Taiko Drum Master) rhythm game series is always a big deal for fans. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! The inclusion of Splatoon’s Inkling and Kirby, as well as songs from Nintendo games, helps make the Switch version special. Here’s the complete list of eShop releases for the week:

Prima Games is closing its doors, according to reports from Publishers Lunch and EGM. The gaming strategy guide imprint of publishing company DK will end operations by spring 2019. “During a year-long extensive review, many new ways were explored to diversify Prima Games publishing,” Hudson wrote. Founders Rusel DeMaria and Ben Dominitz opened Prima Games in 1990, launching books containing “games secrets” for systems like the Game Boy and Sega Genesis. Prima Games went on to combine with BradyG

2015’s Jupiter Ascending remains one of the most divisive Wachowski movies, and likely will for some time. But the infamous flop — or cult classic, depending on who you ask — is getting new life in a different medium: dance. The Pacific Northwest Ballet’s A Dark and Lonely Space is a ballet choreographed by dancer Kyle Davis to Michael Giacchino’s Jupiter Ascending score. “Essentially,” he said, “what we decided to do was write a symphony about Jupiter,” and that’s exactly what he sent Davis: th

Which is why Mac’s extended, beautifully shot, erotic interpretive dance number that ends the finale of season 13 is such a stunning move for the show. There is no warningThe dance number wasn’t teased ahead of time, nor was it shown anywhere in the trailer for the episode. The dance, which goes on for five minutes and closes the finale, looks like nothing else the show has ever done. One of the nastiest, most mean-spirited shows on TV just explored the sexuality of a character through dance. It

Newegg’s Black Friday ad is out, and there are some strong deals on gaming hardware. One of the things to look out for here are good deals on PC gaming hardware, especially GPUs. The best of those gaming deals from Newegg’s Black Friday sale are below. Xbox One wireless controller — $39.99 (save $20)PlayStation 4 wireless controller — $39.99 (save $20)PlayStation VR dealsThe holidays have historically been a very good time to pick up PlayStation VR hardware, and this year is no different. PlaySt

The first Star Wars expanded-universe movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is now getting its own spinoff show that will air on Disney’s streaming service, which is called Disney Plus, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced Thursday. The new Star Wars series, which will follow Rogue One’s charming rebel, Cassian Andor, will be a spy thriller set before the events of the film. Disney’s streaming service is an aggressive play to take on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu (although after the Fox merger, that last one

The flourishes that would distinguish the film, once again directed by Potter series stalwart David Yates, are obliterated by its finale, in favor of an as-yet untitled sequel. As it turns out, the true crime of Grindelwald was wasting the audience’s time. That tendency to retrofit the wizarding world cripples The Crimes of Grindelwald in other respects, too. Anything that comes out of the broader Harry Potter universe starts off at a significant advantage. Please, for next time: more beasts, an