Avengers: Infinity War knows what it’s doing. It’s not silly to gasp at Spider-Man’s final words or Bucky’s plaintive “Steve?” In fact, The most impressive thing that Avengers: Infinity War has done is to bring this discussion to the mainstream. Superhero death rests on that emotional resonance in the comics, built on decades of character interaction. In the aftermath of Infinity War, no one is asking if our dead heroes will come back to life in Avengers 4, but how. If you’re still feeling lukew

The Last Jedi didn’t have time to dwell on Luke’s reaction to the death of Han Solo, but Marvel’s comic book adaptation, hitting shelves today, has plenty of time for Luke Skywalker’s inner life. In The Last Jedi, Rey and Chewbacca break the news of Han’s death to Luke off screen. Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adaptation #1, written by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Gary Whitta and drawn by Michael Walsh, has two things going for it. Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adaptation #1 doesn’t have many

I love free games. I also realize that there are A LOT of free games out there. Every few months, I find myself diving into a new idle game regardless of how much I try to hold myself accountable for my actions. Idle games are among my vices, as the incremental growth of DPS appeals to the deepest recesses of my lizard brain. And with each adventure starting you from scratch, it gives the game a replay value you wouldn’t expect from an idle game.

I love free games. I also realize that there are A LOT of free games out there. Every few months, I find myself diving into a new idle game regardless of how much I try to hold myself accountable for my actions. Idle games are among my vices, as the incremental growth of DPS appeals to the deepest recesses of my lizard brain. And with each adventure starting you from scratch, it gives the game a replay value you wouldn’t expect from an idle game.

Heck, we gave it our highest score, a 10. These are the “must-plays.” However, this is not a “perfect” score. In our opinion, it’s that series mainstay and new father Kratos completely fails to tell any of those groan-inducing jokes that only dads can tell. With the cooperation of Kratos’ voice actor Christopher Judge, we’ve created a mockup of the God of War that could have been. The perfect God of War that could have been.

Heck, we gave it our highest score, a 10. These are the “must-plays.” However, this is not a “perfect” score. In our opinion, it’s that series mainstay and new father Kratos completely fails to tell any of those groan-inducing jokes that only dads can tell. With the cooperation of Kratos’ voice actor Christopher Judge, we’ve created a mockup of the God of War that could have been. The perfect God of War that could have been.

FlyQuest weren’t exactly the best team in the NA LCS last split. But with an eighth place finish and nearly enough wins to help them sneak into playoffs, they weren’t the worst either. Also joining the FlyQuest roster is support Kevin “KonKwon” Kwon. Kwon’s longest run with a team was his year long stint with Team Liquid last year, where he briefly played for the starting roster as well as the Challenger team, Team Liquid Academy. While none of these players are the kind of superstar signing tha

Because unlike any other console maker out there, Nintendo offers no free method of backing up your Switch data. Cloud saves for Switch seem particularly unsatisfying when compared to what’s available from Nintendo’s competitors. We asked Nintendo if and when it plans to introduce another backup method, the company merely spoke about cloud saves. “A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to use the Save Data Cloud backup service,” a Nintendo rep told Polygon. And we don’t want to be grump

Because unlike any other console maker out there, Nintendo offers no free method of backing up your Switch data. Cloud saves for Switch seem particularly unsatisfying when compared to what’s available from Nintendo’s competitors. We asked Nintendo if and when it plans to introduce another backup method, the company merely spoke about cloud saves. “A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to use the Save Data Cloud backup service,” a Nintendo rep told Polygon. And we don’t want to be grump

As is often the case, the date of Steam’s next big sale has been leaked by the online storefront’s database. The Steam Database, or SteamDB, account tweeted that the annual summer sale will kick off June 21, giving us a month’s worth of lead time to get ready for the discounts. SteamDB bills itself as a third-party application that tracks updates, developments and other info culled from Valve’s official client. The log refreshes on a regular basis, providing users even the most granular info abo

As is often the case, the date of Steam’s next big sale has been leaked by the online storefront’s database. The Steam Database, or SteamDB, account tweeted that the annual summer sale will kick off June 21, giving us a month’s worth of lead time to get ready for the discounts. SteamDB bills itself as a third-party application that tracks updates, developments and other info culled from Valve’s official client. The log refreshes on a regular basis, providing users even the most granular info abo

Thanos is Fortnite’s newest playable character, but all people want to do is make him dance. pic.twitter.com/b2e2z4CEtD — Polygon (@Polygon) May 8, 2018Thanos dancing — or Danceos as I like to call him — has also become the latest obsession for video editing wizards. The concept is simple: Take dancing Thanos out of his Fortnite home, and place him in various scenes from Marvel movies. The addition of Fortnite’s Thanos to the Marvel Cinematic Universe seems obvious, but it doesn’t take away from

Thanos is Fortnite’s newest playable character, but all people want to do is make him dance. pic.twitter.com/b2e2z4CEtD — Polygon (@Polygon) May 8, 2018Thanos dancing — or Danceos as I like to call him — has also become the latest obsession for video editing wizards. The concept is simple: Take dancing Thanos out of his Fortnite home, and place him in various scenes from Marvel movies. The addition of Fortnite’s Thanos to the Marvel Cinematic Universe seems obvious, but it doesn’t take away from

A batch of retail listings from Walmart Canada may have outed a couple of E3 surprises, including unannounced games like a new Splinter Cell, Rage 2, Lego DC Villains, Gears of War 5, a new Assassin’s Creed and Just Cause 4. Others — “Forza Horizons 5” — look inaccurate (2016’s Forza Horizon 3 is the most recent entry in that franchise). Other listed titles, like Borderlands 3 and Destiny Comet, a frequently used codename for major expansions for Destiny games, are expected to be officially anno

A batch of retail listings from Walmart Canada may have outed a couple of E3 surprises, including unannounced games like a new Splinter Cell, Rage 2, Lego DC Villains, Gears of War 5, a new Assassin’s Creed and Just Cause 4. Others — “Forza Horizons 5” — look inaccurate (2016’s Forza Horizon 3 is the most recent entry in that franchise). Other listed titles, like Borderlands 3 and Destiny Comet, a frequently used codename for major expansions for Destiny games, are expected to be officially anno

Conan Exiles, the newest offering from Funcom, finally left early access this week with a retail launch on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One. When it was announced, Conan Exiles was very clearly an attempt by Funcom to carve off its own piece of the survival pie, which for years has been a booming segment on Steam. This image contains sensitive or violent content Tap to displayTrue to the fiction of Robert E. Howard, Conan Exiles is populated by only absurdly muscular men and the most prepo

Conan Exiles, the newest offering from Funcom, finally left early access this week with a retail launch on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One. When it was announced, Conan Exiles was very clearly an attempt by Funcom to carve off its own piece of the survival pie, which for years has been a booming segment on Steam. This image contains sensitive or violent content Tap to displayTrue to the fiction of Robert E. Howard, Conan Exiles is populated by only absurdly muscular men and the most prepo

It’s hard to blame anyone for staying focused on the powerful Titan wandering the map, but regular players remain the most dangerous part of the Infinity Gauntlet game mode. The Thanos icon on the map is basically a giant warning sign letting you know where not to be. A match in Infinity Gauntlet mode could even end without Thanos showing up at all, and it’s far more likely that the firefight kills you than he does. After all, regular players can shoot you from anywhere. Thanks to these intrepid

Jake Paul, a Vine star turned YouTube mogul, wants to be YouTube’s Kris Jenner and raise a household of money-making Kardashian-like celebrities. Attached to each new bit of breaking news raises a dire question for the prolific YouTuber: What’s next for Jake Paul’s vlogging empire? Nick Crompton, Team 10’s chief operating officer and on-screen personality, announced on May 4 that he was leaving the team effective immediately. “Jake Paul’s father, known as Greg Paul, has completely taken over Jak

Destiny 2’s Warmind expansion has only been out for a few hours, but in our initial time spent with it, it’s already better than the game’s first expansion, Curse of Osiris. Destiny 2 launched with fairly mediocre exotic weapons, and Curse of Osiris added several more to the pot. Last night, before Warmind even launched, I pulled every exotic I could hold into my inventory so I could try them out come patch time. The feel of the original Destiny is back in a way that we haven’t seen since Destin