Nintendo Switch’s online capabilities were free when the game launched, which helped support and expand the player base — and continues to do so. But he does anticipate some changes to how people approach the game once the Nintendo Switch Online barrier goes up this fall. “We imagine it will have some sort of influence or effect by the addition of Nintendo Switch Online. Nintendo Switch Online will, in effect, change Splatoon 2 from costing a one-time fee of $59.99 to $59.99 plus an annual subsc

E3 2018 is over and as the gaming industry recovers from that exciting, chaotic week, E3 sales are wrapping up as well. Nintendo and Sony E3 deals ended this week, but there’s still one day left to shop Microsoft’s E3 sale. The $50 price drop on the Xbox One X ends today, June 23, along with its remaining discounts on Xbox games. Several Switch games are on sale as well, including Splatoon 2 and FIFA 18 to celebrate the World Cup. You can submit deals to tips@polygon.com, follow us on Twitter @P

Kevin Knox, a 6-9, small forward from the University of Kentucky, was taken by the New York Knicks with the ninth pick of Thursday’s NBA Draft. I asked an Epic rep if they had anything to do with this, and they said nope, this was all him. Deandre Ayton, the first overall pick at the NBA Draft, said he chilled out with the game the night before the draft to calm his nerves. This of course, follows the manifold Fortnite-themed celebrations in world football. Logically, the next step is a Fortnite

TanaCon, the rebellious alternative to VidCon set up by YouTuber Tana Mongeau almost down the street from the long-running convention, was reportedly shut down by the fire marshal after more than 20,000 fans showed up for the event. “Everything is fine just fire marshall stuff keeping it safe,” Mongeau tweeted. An employee at Anaheim Marriott Suites, the site of TanaCon, told Polygon that the event was shut down because it became a safety hazard. “We’re not aware at this time what’s going to hap

The world of tabletop gaming is coming to terms with accusations of sexual harassment after allegations of improper behavior at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio. Origins Game Fair, which ran June 13-17 this year, is a tabletop gaming convention sponsored by the Game Manufacturer’s Association (GAMA). We owe all parties involved a fair process to gather the facts and discern as much as possible those confirmed elements before we act. Disclosure: A centerpiece of the Origins Game Fair is th

More than a decade after its release, Katamari Damacy remains one of the most delightful games we’ve ever played. In its most reductive state, Katamari is about cute characters rolling around a big, expanding ball to collect items. But to Keita Takahashi, the creator of the franchise and the upcoming Wattam, out later this year, Katamari Damacy is a far darker tale than it appears. (It’s the story of an unheroic hero who passes by several cannibalistic enemies-turned-pals on his merry way.) Cent

If you played Destiny, you may be familiar with Xur, the weekly exotic item merchant. Its exotic perk, Insectoid Robot Grenades, causes missed shots to turn into little robots that track down nearby enemies. No matter what you enjoy doing in Destiny 2, Legendary Shards spent on The Colony will be Shards well spent. While it looks like a returning exotic from Destiny, its exotic perk, Vanishing Shadow, is completely different in Destiny 2. Its exotic perk is And Another Thing, which causes you to

Marvel’s Fresh Start relaunch kicked off in May, but June has been the month where it has truly settled in to stay. Thor was stripped of his hammer and his deific role, as Jane Foster took up Mjolnir as the goddess of thunder. Tony Stark: Iron Man is a new venture from Dan Slott, who just completed a record-setting 10-year run on The Amazing Spider-Man. The energy Slott brings to Iron Man is almost infectious, pushing Tony’s interest in scientific endeavor to the fore, with all the Marvel Univer

The one that many players became attached to was the Royale Bomber skin, however, thanks to the throwback military-man style. Since the Nintendo Switch version’s release, PS4 players have found that their accounts are inaccessible on the Switch, or any other console. Update: Epic Games has confirmed to Polygon that the PS4 bundle is currently only expected to release in Europe. The Royale Bomber skin? “The only way you can get the ‘Royale Bomber’ at this time is in the bundle,” a representative

Early Friday morning, several popular Twitch streamers like xQc, TSM_Daequan, C9 Sneaky, KittyPlays, Pokelawls and Avxry were issued DMCA takedown notices for copyright violation. As per Twitch’s policy, each of these streamer’s channels were issued a temporary 24-hour ban. The bans came at an unfortunate time for some of the streamers in question with this week’s Friday Fortnite tournament starting just hours after the bans were issued. The tournament, run by UMG and KeemStar, is a popular inst

While developer updates on the future of Fortnite Battle Royale are released in a near constant stream, the team behind Fortnite’s other game mode, Save the World, prefers to offer us big news posts a little less often. The newest of these is “Save the World State of Development — June 2018,” in which the Save the World development team goes into a few details about what fans can expect over the next few months. On the gameplay side of Save the World, the development team gave fans their first s

Nobody would mistake Mario Tennis Aces for a simulation tennis game, even though it allows players to turn off the new power meter and the fantastical shots it enables. (The same two options were available in the previous Mario Tennis game, 2015’s Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, albeit under different names.) A baffling oversight is that Mario Tennis Aces doesn’t allow players to directly choose which court they want to play on. A stage select feature is common in games like this, but that system wor

Some Nintendo Switch owners made an unpleasant discovery this week: Pornographic images are appearing in Super Mario Odyssey, the result of a hack that lets Switch owners add (and upload) custom avatars to their profiles. The hack does not appear to be widespread, but a user on Reddit posted photos of that kind of indecent content on the Nintendo Switch subreddit, warning parents to disable online connectivity on the console. For now, the spread of pornographic images appears limited to Super Ma

Dragon Ball Heroes, the latest Dragon Ball series following the ending of Dragon Ball Super, comes out this summer. Three Dragon Ball Z movies from the 1990s have been remastered, and their English dubs will be released in select U.S. theaters this fall. Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan will be released in cinemas on Sept. 15 and Sept. 17. The second, Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, centers around the dead coming back to life as a childlike monster throws the world into chaos. Aud

Every Jurassic Park movie faces the same question: what the hell is “a Jurassic Park movie”? A post-credits scene in this week’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom could finally let the question die, and allow Jurassic World 3 to be a totally new turn in the series. [Warning: this post contains major spoilers for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.] The pitch for The Lost World: Jurassic Park was bold: “This time there are two Tyrannosaurus rexes! Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom explored new possibilitie

We’re only a couple of months away from getting revenge for Cayde-6’s unfortunate demise in Destiny 2: Forsaken. Like we saw in the cinematic trailer from E3, the villains of Forsaken include Prince Uldren and eight Barons of the Scorn. Like all things in Destiny, players will find an optimized route through the story — something Cotton and Taylor are acutely aware of in the interview. But ideally, players will be able to run things in an order that they find interesting or fun — just like Mega

Dark Souls Remastered’s The Depths are a twisting labyrinth of tunnels that lead down to a large waterway and, at the other end, Blighttown. When you first arrive, you’ll have to fight past some Hollows and Undead Attack Dogs, then you’ll face a pair of Hollow Maneater Butchers. Larentius will head to Firelink Shrine where he’ll sell you pyromancies. Domhnall will stay in the Depths for now and sell you unique items, armor, and some crystal weapons (he’ll eventually move to Firelink Shrine). Onc

After the confusion and the chaos of Blighttown, Quelaag’s Domain is almost a relief. Sure, you have to immediately fight a lava-spewing spider lady, but at least you’re not constantly getting poisoned. Once Quelaag is dealt with, climb the stairs at the back of the room to ring the second Bell of Awakening. After ringing the second bell, head down the stairs. Hit the wall to open a path to the bonfire and this area’s two NPCs.

But now it’s official: these heroic mashups are part of the Infinity Warps series. Infinity Wars: Iron Hammer #1 will be written by Al Ewing with interior art by Ramon Ramos. The heroes of this miniseries are reminiscent of the Amalgam Comics heroes — a shared venture by DC and Marvel, which mashed up heroes from each publication. Infinity Warps is limited just to Marvel characters, but that doesn’t lessen the anticipation for an ambitious crossover. With more mashed up heroes teased on social m

If each iteration of Dragon Ball, the multimedia action franchise that’s been kamehameha-ing since 1984 (! But the wait is almost over for the latest series, Dragon Ball Heroes, a promotional anime based on the card and video game(s) of the same name. Dragon Ball Heroes looks to pull out all the stops. pic.twitter.com/ecSa22a76q — 부드크퍼 TDC (@DBReduxTDC) June 19, 2018The first episode of Dragon Ball Heroes premieres on July 1. For more news on the promo anime, here’s everything we know about Drag