The Devil’s Roar has settled in nicely in Sea of Thieves’ latest expansion pack, Forsaken Shores, but there’s another content update already on the way. In today’s developer update, executive producer Joe Neate shared details on next month’s upcoming expansion: Shrouded Spoils. Shrouded Spoils will give pirates access to more ship customization, including wheel and cannon cosmetic options. Rare currently has four internal teams who rotate between content; Shrouded Spoils likely went into product

But Red Dead Redemption’s spin on the walking dead, as strange a pairing as it at first seemed, worked perhaps best of all. In October 2010, Rockstar Games released Undead Nightmare, an expansion to the original Red Dead Redemption. Undead Nightmare wasn’t simply “Red Dead Redemption, but with zombies”; it was a refreshing take on how zombies could feel original in Rockstar’s existing world. Among the DLC of its era, Undead Nightmare stands as a great example of how to be trendy in the most natu

Tuesday night’s Fallout 76 beta made it hard for me to get to sleep afterward. A mission to monitor water samples was constantly interrupted by the enemies of a special event going on nearby. That’s why I really want to play more of Fallout 76. On a launch-day Xbox One, Fallout 76 struggled, and against fast-moving feral ghouls (a very common enemy), there is no running-and-gunning with its framerate. Fallout 76 doesn’t really have that, and I’m not sure what the answer is.

eBay’s latest sitewide sale gives you 10 percent off of your next purchase, making this a good opportunity to pick up some gaming gear without spending full price. Enter the code PICKUPTEN at checkout to save some cash until the sale ends at 8 a.m. Xbox One X and Xbox One S consoles are readily available, though you can’t beat the $100 off promotion at other retail stores. In addition to consoles, eBay is a good place to find official accessories and new games to get you going. Even retailers li

It’s been a long wait for Red Dead Redemption 2, and unfortunately you’ve still got a whole day left. If you’re looking to join us, head on over to the Polygon Twitch channel right at 9:30 a.m. We’ll be running for four hours, exploring all the nooks and crannies of Rockstar’s enormous open-world Western. If you’re still thirsty for Red Dead Redemption 2, make sure you refresh your memory with our returning character primer, as well as the things you should definitely know before you start playi

This week on Polygon’s Quality Control podcast, Chris Plante joins Dave Tach to discuss Red Dead Redemption 2, developer Rockstar Games’ often astounding PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game. In this episode, you’ll hear (a lot) about the good, the bad, and the very, very pretty. Much of the discussion centers around what Chris wrote recently in his Red Dead Redemption 2 review, which begins like this:Early in Red Dead Redemption 2, I meet a has-been gunslinger crumpled over a grimy bar in a livestoc

Red Dead Redemption 2 wants to be absorbed, not devoured — and you should embrace that. Red Dead Redemption 2 wants to be absorbed, not devouredYes, it will feel slow. Loot everyone and everythingDuring the opening chapter of Red Dead Redemption 2, there are two gunfights that leave a lot of your enemies dead on the ground. But we quickly found that it makes sense to swap between Red Dead Redemption 2’s various camera options depending on the situation. There’s one more camera option in Red Dead

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a prequel to the 2010 open-world Western, but I hesitate to say that it shares the genre. Red Dead Redemption 2 takes its sweet country time getting to the heists. Similar moments appeared in the original Red Dead Redemption, but they’re dwarfed by the depth, variety and interactivity happening here. Early in Red Dead Redemption 2, a captured rival, bound to a post, begs me for food. When the systems in Red Dead Redemption 2 fail — or don’t live up to their promise — it

The original animated Teen Titans could be returning soon. A leak from the Teen Titans Go! to the Movies Blu-ray and DVD release shows a teaser trailer that hints at the return of the original animated Teen Titans. Teen Titans. The prospect of the original show returning was teased in a clip during the end credits of Teen Titans Go!

In Spider-Man, there’s a different original Black Cat. note: This post contains spoilers for Spider-Man PS4’s “The Heist” DLC, which is the first chapter of downloadable content made available for the game.] Spider-Man introduces Walter Hardy as the original Black Cat, before Felicia. Who is Black Cat? But in “The Heist” DLC, Insomniac Games alters Walter’s story slightly, to establish that he was the first person to be known as the Black Cat.

Hellgate: London is back on PC, launching on Steam next month almost 11 years after its first release. Hanbitsoft, the game’s publisher, says that “with the support of many fans” it’s now able to offer Hellgate: London — or, more accurately, the single-player mode of Hellgate: Tokyo’s version 2.0. In 2014, a project called Hellgate Global was approved on Steam Greenlight, but a hosting arrangement ultimately fell through. Hellgate: London was the studio’s first game and the only one it completed

Red Dead Redemption 2 launches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this week, but players actually have four choices when it comes to playing the game. Red Dead Redemption 2 provides a very different visual experience, depending on whether you play on a PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One or Xbox One X. But the Xbox One X is able to run Red Dead Redemption 2 at native 4K resolution, leading to the sharpest, highest-quality visuals of all four versions. No wonder that GameStop and other retailer

A major new feature is on its way to Pokémon Go: Adventure Sync will at long last allow players to continue tracking their walking distance without having the game active or a Pokémon Go Plus tracker. That information is then sent over to Pokémon Go, so that players’ physical activity can have a direct effect on the mobile game. Niantic CEO John Hanke wrote in a blog post that Adventure Sync won’t be exclusive to Pokémon Go. Please don’t stop walking around with Pokémon Go as you wait for the fe

Red Dead Redemption 2 is without a doubt going to be one of this year’s most popular games. They started with Red Dead Redemption well over eight years ago. The company never brought Red Dead Redemption to PC, and has only announced versions of Red Dead Redemption 2 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. There have been occasional hints about a PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2 (retail listings, a LinkedIn resume), but nothing official from Rockstar. So, what does all this mean for Red Dead fans, des

Sea of Thieves has always had a pretty spooky locale for players to explore in the Ferry of the Damned, the place players go when we die before we come back to life for more pirate action. That spectral ship, which flies over an ocean of soul and is manned by a sour ferryman, is going to feature heavily in Sea of Thieves’ next Bilge Rat Adventure, Festival of the Damned. This time, it looks like players can unlock an assortment of spooky face paints, along with a menacing lantern. The Ferryman,

Leaving the Red Dead series aside, Mad Dog McCree is probably the most famous and most played Western game ever made. Darn varmintsPrior to Mad Dog McCree, light-gun games were pixel affairs, like Duck Hunt (1984) on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Mad Dog McCree allowed players to draw their pistols and enjoy the satisfaction of watching a varmint tumble to the ground. Mad Dog McCree’s greatness isn’t about its playability or its acting. If you’re interested in Mad Dog McCree, I recommend th

Team Sonic Racing, the latest racing collaboration between Sega and Sumo Digital, won’t launch later this year as originally planned. Instead, the game won’t arrive until May 21, 2019. “During this additional time, Sega and Sumo Digital will continue to hone the title to enhance the player experience to ensure Team Sonic Racing delivers the best gameplay experience possible,” the publisher said. “We understand that many fans were looking forward to a Winter release and apologize for any inconven

Get your little Lego wands ready — the remastered complete collection of Lego Harry Potter finally arrives on the Nintendo eShop on Oct. 30. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 covered their respective movies and books, giving a whimsical Lego twist to some beloved Potter moments. Previously available on PlayStation 4, the remastered collection of those games will soon be available for Nintendo Switch. Also arriving for Nintendo Switch is arena fighting game My Hero One

Machine Learning President is the brainchild of a small group of writers, political consultants, game designers and futurists. Machine Learning President was created, she said, to help bridge that gap in a fun way. That’s because in Machine Learning President, there is no team representing the Federal Election Commission or, for that matter, the FBI. The stuff that’s really important is happening behind the scenes.”Ultimately, that’s exactly the point that Anderson and the team behind Machine Le