BlizzCon 2018 kicks off today, Nov. 2, with Blizzard’s opening ceremony, where we expect news on Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm and Hearthstone. You can watch BlizzCon 2018’s opening ceremonies streamed live right here, starting at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. The opening ceremony is expected to last about an hour. BlizzCon’s opening ceremony is free to watch. The full schedule for BlizzCon 2018, which runs Friday, Nov. 2, through Saturday, Nov. 3, is available at Blizzard’s website.

Toby Fox has lifted the veil on many of the mysteries surrounding Deltarune, his first new game since 2015’s Undertale. “Deltarune’s world is a different one [than Undertale’s],” Fox wrote in a TwitLonger post. “With different characters, that have lived different lives. Meanwhile, those of us who have already finished the three-hour “Chapter 1” of Deltarune and are hoping for more soon shouldn’t hold their breath. The Deltarune demo alone took Fox “a few years” to finish, he wrote, and he expec

Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 20-series graphics cards are the most powerful GPUs that money can buy. As such, they cost a bunch of cash, although (still plenty capable) previous-generation cards are finally seeing some discounts that make them a more affordable fit for PC gamers who don’t want to spend a lot. The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti from EVGA is $150 off for a limited time at B&H Photo, and includes a free copy of Monster Hunter: World for Windows PC with purchase. This has been a very popular deal,

The countdown to Black Friday continues with Kohl’s releasing its ad for the retail event. There are some pretty good deals inside, although the retailer isn’t known for selling video games or hardware. If you want to get the most out of these deals, however, you’re going to need to understand Kohl’s Cash. You’ll get $15 in Kohl’s Cash for every $50 you spend between Nov. 19 and Nov. 23, but it can only be spent from Nov. 24 through Dec. 5. The Xbox One X deal in particular will save you $100 in

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On Twitter, Blizzard revealed the Loot Goblin amiibo, which is coming this December exclusively to GameStop for $15.99. It’s not exactly clear what the Loot Goblin amiibo does just yet. Here’s a look at the Diablo 3 Loot Goblin amiibo and its packaging:Where there are goblins, there is treasure to be found! pic.twitter.com/jLe4vMmkcH — Diablo (@Diablo) November 1, 2018Diablo fans will likely notice that the Loot Goblin amiibo appears to be a repaint of the Cute But Deadly brand Treasure Goblin v

Game of Thrones season eight is set to debut sometime in 2019 and will consist of six episodes. In a recent Entertainment Weekly cover story all about the show’s final season, the magazine revealed that the co-creates originally planned to make the ending of Game of Thrones as three separate two-hour long movies released into theaters. In the intervening years, Game of Thrones has grown from major hit to one of the biggest franchises in the world. As it turns out, scale isn’t the only lesson Ben

Dragon Ball’s Goku will join the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time ever. This iteration of Goku will appear in his Super Saiyan Blue form, representing a new era of Dragon Ball. For reference, according to HowStuffWorks, the average Macy’s Thanksgiving Day balloon is around 60-feet long. The franchise has been around since 1984, but this will be its first representation in the iconic American tradition that is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day. The 92nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day P

The Fallout 76 online beta is back online, and we’ll be exploring the wasteland live on Twitch. If you want to join us — specifically Tara Long and Jenna Stoeber, with Pat Gill in chat — tune into Twitch today starting at 3PM ET / noon PT. We’ll be questing, hunting, gathering, and goofing for the afternoon couple hours, and as always, we’re open to your suggestions. If you want to stay up to date on when we’re streaming, make sure to follow Polygon on Twitch. You can also watch slightly more ed

Pottery Barn has dabbled in more traditional (read: expensive) gaming accessories. Images from Pottery Barn indicate that it features detailing similar to the buttons on the DualShock series of controllers. The main feature of the set is its central trolley, which is free-floating and set on four black caster wheels. Aside from the $249 black-and-gray beanbag chair, the two items that might interest PlayStation fans are a light-up sign and a shelf. “Plus,” writes the Pottery Barn copywriter, “th

Ewan McGregor (Christopher Robin, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) has joined the cast of Warner Bros.’ Birds of Prey movie, according to a report from Deadline. McGregor will take on the role of Roman Sionis, aka Black Mask; a deadly and devious crime lord from Gotham City. He became the gang leader Black Mask after he rain that business into the ground, so named for the marble mask he wore that he’d carved from his own father’s coffin. Unlike many of Batman’s villains, Black Mask isn’t typically

There’s a reason why Super Smash Bros. has given birth to so much fan fiction: It’s a work of fan fiction in itself, jettisoning the canon of each fighter’s franchise so that they can square off against characters they have no business being near. With four games behind it, Super Smash Bros. A search for “Super Smash Bros” on Fanfiction.net or Archive of Our Own unearths nearly 12,000 results turn up between them. And writers deviated from the format soon enough, especially when Super Smash Bros

Grim Fandango Remastered launched today for Nintendo Switch — Día de los Muertos, appropriately enough — joined by the announcement of a vinyl soundtrack and a Nov. 11 art show in San Francisco. Grim Fandango Remastered originally launched on PlayStation 4 and Windows PC in 2015; today, Double Fine productions (founder Tim Schafer is the game’s creator) announced a 20th anniversary physical edition would be sold in collaboration with iam8bit, which is also behind the soundtrack and art show. Tod

This week’s Nintendo Switch eShop update adds a wide variety of ports of favorite games. The Switch version of Diablo 3 is a great, portable way to play the classic game, so if you’re itching to grind, this is for you. World of Final Fantasy Maxima is on Nov. 6. This is an expanded version of 2016’s World of Final Fantasy, which is what you get if you combine Pokémon with Final Fantasy. It’s certainly a cute take on Final Fantasy and could be for you, if you’re itching for an RPG to play.

Today’s Super Smash Bros. Direct quickly answered the question of whether Waluigi would finally be a playable fighter in the game: No. piranha plant getting into smash brothers before waluigi is the most waluigi thing to ever happen — wretchedland (@splendidland) November 1, 2018characters you can play as in smash ultimate:- a plant- a dog- a different dogcharacters you cannot play as in smash ultimate:- waluigi — leon (@leyawn) November 1, 2018Is there a chance the annoying butthole could get i

To say Game of Thrones’ story — especially however things go down in season eight — has been a closely guarded secret would be the understatement of the year. note: the rest of this post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones seasons one through seven]The EW story doesn’t get too spoilery, but the magazine was able to crack how the season will begin. If this sounds a little too much like last season’s Sansa plot, don’t worry. For now, those are all the details we can get out of the Game of Throne

We understand that Pokémon: Let’s Go! But there are efforts to make the game appeal to traditional players, it seems, with additions like a character who can change wild Pokémon’s natures — which sounds huge for the competitive scene. And a stop at the Pokémon Center included a chat with a fortune teller, who has the power to control which nature wild Pokémon will be. Among IVs and EVs — read all about ’em — these make the biggest impact on competitive play. Pokémon: Let’s Go!

The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 has a lively tapestry of activities to complete, from hunting to horseback riding to general no-goodery. On the other hand, we have challenges like this:“In Blackjack, double down and win the hand 5 times.”Seems simple enough, right? Here’s why:It takes foreverThe minigames throughout Red Dead Redemption 2 are actually pretty good about not wasting the player’s time. Here, see for yourself, and try not to scream:It’s purely random — there’s no skill at allI’m n

Black Friday isn’t until Nov. 23, but the ads are already being released. Target has published a preview of its Black Friday ad for 2018, with some very strong gaming deals. Doors will open at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22 and locations will close at 1 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 23. The stores will then re-open at 7 a.m. on Nov. 23. The ad notes that all PSVR bundles will be $100 off.)

It’s not too hard to find a deal that knocks $20 off of the price of a Nintendo Switch console, but the latest sale on Google Express stands to save you around $60 with the offer code WISH20 used at checkout. This drops the final price from $299 to $240 before tax. It’s not tough to find a GTX 1070-touting gaming laptop at this price, but 17.3-inches of screen real estate is tougher to come by. Normally $359.99, Google Express sells it for $249, and the WISH20 offer code brings it down to just a