Patrick Söderlund, chief design officer and frequent spokesperson for Electronic Arts, is exiting the company. CEO Andrew Wilson addressed the departure in an open letter to employees, writing that Söderlund is gearing up for “his next life adventure.”“Today we are announcing that Patrick Söderlund has made the decision to move on from EA,” Wilson wrote. He oversaw the company as it introduced numerous technology and creative changes, including the development of the company-standard Frostbite e

The Fortnite: Battle Royale Leaks twitter account has had great success sharing this sort of scoop based on data mining the existing game data, and it has posted a picture of the reduced rifts. The rifts will reportedly be closed completely by the 21st of this month, according to their findings. They were the in-universe reason that some items were able to move between the world of Fortnite and our world, leading to some weird situations. This will be a big change in the game’s sky looks, and th

Felix “xQc” Lengyel has apologized following a 15-day ban for participating in toxic behavior while playing Overwatch. This isn’t Lengyel’s first apology for engaging in toxic behavior while playing Overwatch. Lengyel pointed to Twitch culture — and Twitch chat culture — as a source of the issue. I was fucking born and raised by Twitch chat, dude. “I’m literally a walking Twitch chat — and it’s fixable.”Lengyel is slated to play on Team Canada in the Overwatch World Cup next month.

Last week’s Nintendo Direct presentation dumped a ton of news about Super Smash Bros. And since Mario and Mega Man appear to have been straight-up murdered by Ridley in a previous trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, fans are wondering how the spirits of these characters might come into play in a possible single-player mode, a la Adventure Mode and Subspace Emissary from previous Smash Bros. games. Last week’s Nintendo Direct also hinted at the appearance of Castlevania’s Dracula in Ultimate,

Dark Souls: Remastered is finally coming to Nintendo Switch on Oct. 19, publisher Bandai Namco announced today. The Switch version of the game was previously scheduled for launch alongside the other versions of Dark Souls: Remastered, but was delayed in to a summer release window back in April. The Solaire of Astora amiibo will be released alongside the Switch version, as previously planned. Bandai Namco still plans to hold an online network test for the Nintendo Switch version of Dark Souls: Re

Almost 14 years into the game’s life, World of Warcraft players have gone up against dozens of villains and protected their home planet of Azeroth multiple times. Here, we’re going to recap the previous expansion, Legion, so you can understand what’s going on in Battle for Azeroth. So let’s discuss Legion, the faction’s history, the major players in Battle for Azeroth, and where this new expansion might take us. That leads us nicely into the war between the two factions and the start of Battle f

World of Warcraft’s newest expansion, Battle for Azeroth, is here, and while only the most devoted players will be max level the day of launch, leveling won’t take too long for anyone. There’s a mountain of endgame content in Battle for Azeroth, and looking at it from the bottom can be pretty daunting. Unlock all of the traits in your Azerite Armor . AP is something that most types of endgame activities will give you in Battle for Azeroth, but some are more effective than others. DailyThese are

Jumping into a new World of Warcraft expansion can always be a little daunting, and Battle for Azeroth is no different. This guide will answer all your questions about the fastest way to level through Battle for Azeroth. This is the question that will likely have the biggest impact on your leveling experience in Battle for Azeroth. Here are the zones you should level through and why:Battle for Azeroth – Horde: Vol’Dun first, Nazmir second, Zuldazar thirdVol’Dun is the hardest and most tedious of

The Eververse, Destiny 2’s real-money cosmetic shop, will be updated with the release of Destiny 2: Forsaken and season 4. Perhaps the biggest change to the Eververse this season comes in the form of Eververse bounties. Her bounty rotation will change weekly, although players will always be able to buy as many bounties as they have notes. Tier one bounties cost a single note, with tier two bounties costing three notes. Destiny 2: Forsaken will be released for PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox O

Ninja, aka Tyler Blevins, Twitch’s biggest streamer, told Polygon last week that he doesn’t play with female gamers. Austen Marie, illustrator, comic artist and Twitch partner, meanwhile, called the decision problematic, since it further alienates women in an already divisive industry. — LIVE – Austen Marie – PAX WEST (@AustenMarieTV) August 11, 2018Fellow Fortnite streamer Valkyrae (Rachel Hoffsetter) expressed her support of Blevins’ decision to keep drama out of his own marriage. Ninja can ch

Last week, Fortnite mega-streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins told Polygon that he doesn’t play with women on his Twitch channel. After receiving a loud, polarized response from fellow Twitch personalities, social media users and numerous other outlets, however, Blevins clarified his comments on Twitter. Related Ninja explains his choice not to stream with female gamers“It is something that affects all streamers, especially ones that make their relationships public,” he continued. Yet among the respon

It turns out that Sony’s strategy was pretty effective. We theorized that this could be the controversy that forced Sony to finally make the decision to reverse its policy. The PlayStation 4 remains the only system walled off from cross-platform play. “It’s so bad,” Fortnite streaming celebrity Tyler “Ninja” Blevins recently told Polygon of Sony’s refusal to enable cross-play. There’s a reason they’re not allowing players on the PlayStation to play with Xbox.

World of Warcraft is a very big game. With Battle for Azeroth, we’re going to take some time before we release our impressions on the expansion. And even when those thoughts come, we’ll have to keep in mind that the World of Warcraft we review this week won’t be the same as the World of Warcraft we’re playing this December. But just because our impressions won’t be live the week of release doesn’t mean we don’t have plenty of information on the expansion’s quality. Here’s everything we’ve previe

At BlizzCon 2017, guests and viewers were treated to an announcement of the next World of Warcraft expansion, along with the debut of the game’s launch cinematic. Alliance players knew that their new High King, Anduin Wrynn, would be tested. Throughout it all was that fun thread of tension that makes up the core of Battle for Azeroth: Are you Horde or Alliance? I’ve tried Horde characters over the years, but ultimately, I’ve stayed as part of the Alliance. As players, Horde and Alliance veterans

Sure, there were occasional installments of Castlevania or Metroid that scratched this itch, but they were few and far between. Metrodvanias have been coming out with solid regularity across a wide variety of platforms. But not all of them reach the heights of games like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night or Super Metroid. Can we draw a line from Shadow Complex to Ori and the Blind Forest to Hollow Knight? Check out the video above as we explore the key ingredients for the best Metroidvanias of

After years of defending the world from outside threats, World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is finally taking things back to the simple Horde versus Alliance conflict that the series was built on. As for Horde players, whose job it is to follow her orders, it allows them to do something players have been gotten to do in World of Warcraft before: be villains. Before Battle for Azeroth, Horde players helped Sylvanas burn Teldrassil and destroy the alliance army along with most of Lordaeron. Thi

The new horror movie Slender Man ends with a vague, voiceover reminder: “we” spread the “virus” that is the antagonist. [Warning: this post contains major spoilers for Slender Man]The Slender Man movie spent years in development before director Sylvain White (The Losers) finally turned around the version that hit theaters this month. Where Sony’s Slender Man runs into issues is when it deflects from the other part of the Slender Man mythos: a real life attempted murder. Eventually, Hallie’s sist

World of Warcraft’s newest expansion, Battle for Azeroth, is set to launch today. Magni was kind of a terrible father in life, but now he’s dealing with the pressure of protecting Azeroth. Sylvanas murders Calia and every member of the Desolate Council on the field, even those who had no reason to defect. What do you believe?” “I believe the exiles of Gilneas will never forgive the Horde for driving them away. The second is the Battle for Azeroth launch cinematic, which debuted at BlizzCon 2017

One player in No Man’s Sky will soon set out with a shipload of the game’s most ludicrously valuable items. At 18 million credits each, receiving even one or two items would be a big boost to those still plowing through the early portion of the game. Each one is worth 18 million credits. Stacked five deep on their starship, that’s a stockpile worth more than 3.8 billion credits. The most expensive goods require the scarcest resources, which in turn require the best engines to reach the most exot

It’s designed to creep people out, and like other horror movies before it, the marketing campaign for the film is over-the-top. It’s unclear if The Nun’s teaser falls into YouTube’s inappropriate advertising category, but Polygon has reached out to YouTube for further clarification. There are some steps users can take to ensure they don’t see jump scare ads, though. They can go through ad settings and enable or disable advertising categories they do and don’t want to see. If you really don’t wan