Brode was on the original launch team for collectible card strategy game Hearthstone a decade ago. He leaves the company as game director for Hearthstone, which boasts more than 70 million players and has established itself on the professional esports circuit. We’ll probably make games, but we haven’t figured anything else outIn a post on the Battle.net forums, Brode wrote of his pride in the Hearthstone team and the game’s accomplishments. “Others tell me they were inspired by Hearthstone to be

Brode was on the original launch team for collectible card strategy game Hearthstone a decade ago. He leaves the company as game director for Hearthstone, which boasts more than 70 million players and has established itself on the professional esports circuit. We’ll probably make games, but we haven’t figured anything else outIn a post on the Battle.net forums, Brode wrote of his pride in the Hearthstone team and the game’s accomplishments. “Others tell me they were inspired by Hearthstone to be

Dungeons & Dragons is in the middle of a major renaissance, thanks in part to dedicated groups performing the role-playing game online. As fans of Critical Role or The Adventure Zone will tell you, podcasts are vehicles for some of the very best D&D stories of our time. That’s why developer and publisher Wizards of the Coast is inviting nearly two-dozen live play podcasts to sample its newest sourcebook, and you can listen in all throughout the month of May. The result should be a month-long cav

Two games, Midway’s Mortal Kombat and Digital Pictures’ Night Trap, were at the center of those hearings. Howard Lincoln, chairman of Nintendo of America, told Senators Joseph Lieberman and Herbert Kohl that one of those games, Night Trap, would never appear on a Nintendo game system. “And let me say that for the record, I want to state that Night Trap will never appear on a Nintendo system. The company quickly relaxed its stance on blood and gore in Mortal Kombat games, as Mortal Kombat 2 came

Two games, Midway’s Mortal Kombat and Digital Pictures’ Night Trap, were at the center of those hearings. Howard Lincoln, chairman of Nintendo of America, told Senators Joseph Lieberman and Herbert Kohl that one of those games, Night Trap, would never appear on a Nintendo game system. “And let me say that for the record, I want to state that Night Trap will never appear on a Nintendo system. The company quickly relaxed its stance on blood and gore in Mortal Kombat games, as Mortal Kombat 2 came

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? This week, Polygon’s Simone de Rochefort and Brian Gilbert stop by to discuss their time with the Nintendo Labo line of games. Email: qualitycontrol at polygon dot comMusic: “Goodwill” by The Cus

So you’re thinking of getting a Nintendo Labo (or maybe you already have it). The Variety Kit is probably your best bet for getting the biggest bang for your buck; it comes with five projects. Whether you want to make something quick or spend your afternoon with more than one project, the Variety Kit has multiple options. RC Car: 20 minutes10 minutes per car20 minutes totalThe RC Cars are a terrific introduction to Nintendo Labo. The Nintendo Labo Variety Kit retails at $69.99 and is available A

So you’re thinking of getting a Nintendo Labo (or maybe you already have it). The Variety Kit is probably your best bet for getting the biggest bang for your buck; it comes with five projects. Whether you want to make something quick or spend your afternoon with more than one project, the Variety Kit has multiple options. RC Car: 20 minutes10 minutes per car20 minutes totalThe RC Cars are a terrific introduction to Nintendo Labo. The Nintendo Labo Variety Kit retails at $69.99 and is available A

God of War is a very good game — and it’s also very good looking. If you can’t get enough of the game’s landscapes and character design, you’re in luck. The Art of God of War will hit shelves just next week, full of behind-the-scenes looks at concept art and preliminary sculptures for the game, with plenty of commentary from the folks at Santa Monica Studio. And, courtesy of Dark Horse Books, you can check out seven preview pages of the volume below. The 224-page hardcover edition will be releas

God of War is a very good game — and it’s also very good looking. If you can’t get enough of the game’s landscapes and character design, you’re in luck. The Art of God of War will hit shelves just next week, full of behind-the-scenes looks at concept art and preliminary sculptures for the game, with plenty of commentary from the folks at Santa Monica Studio. And, courtesy of Dark Horse Books, you can check out seven preview pages of the volume below. The 224-page hardcover edition will be releas

YouTube said that it was making changes to its Partner Program, but months later, the creator community is still suffering. People have complained that their reviews have been held up since late 2017, following the company’s decision to change Partner Program eligibility. Monetization — and the more talked about demonetization problem — is something that YouTube is certainly aware of. “We are working to make this faster.”YouTube plans to speed up the review process partially through hiring addit

This week on The History of Fun, Allegra Frank tells the tale of the most dangerous toy ever: the trampoline. Special thanks to everyone who participated in our new segment, Reader Only Memories, wherein we share listener stories about the topic at hand. tell me and you may be featured on @TheHistoryOfFun ~~~ — allegra frank (@LegsFrank) March 12, 2018Enjoying The History of Fun? New to The History of Fun? Every Monday, Russ Frushtick, Allegra Frank and Chris Plante explore the hidden backstorie

Avengers: Infinity War doesn’t just have 10 years of Marvel Cinematic Universe story to draw from — it’s got decades of Marvel Comics canon. The Infinity GauntletHere’s the story that started it all: The Infinity Gauntlet. Instead of focusing on the search for the Infinity Gems, Infinity Gauntlet opens with a bang. InfinityBut while Avengers: Infinity War is definitely pulling from the “Thanos tries to get all those gems on a glove” aspect of The Infinity Gauntlet, there’s another, more recent A

Epic Games first announced an in-game replay tool was coming to Fortnite at the end of March, but didn’t unleash it until update patch v3.5 just a couple of weeks ago. It only took a short while for players to notice that replay saves were showing as corrupt files, which Epic Games addressed in a recent Reddit post. “However, in the future, we are working towards making replays work for the entirety of each major patch. “Can’t you just hit the share button on the controller to record the screen

Epic Games first announced an in-game replay tool was coming to Fortnite at the end of March, but didn’t unleash it until update patch v3.5 just a couple of weeks ago. It only took a short while for players to notice that replay saves were showing as corrupt files, which Epic Games addressed in a recent Reddit post. “However, in the future, we are working towards making replays work for the entirety of each major patch. “Can’t you just hit the share button on the controller to record the screen

Neocore Games, the team behind the upcoming action role-playing game Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor — Martyr, announced yesterday that it would miss its release date. Along with an apology to fans, producer Zoltán Pozsonyi also announced that the team would literally double their efforts, working more than 90 hours a week for the next three weeks. But fans pushed back, in the game’s Steam forums and on social media. Many were aghast at the thought of people putting in that much time during a so-ca

Neocore Games, the team behind the upcoming action role-playing game Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor — Martyr, announced yesterday that it would miss its release date. Along with an apology to fans, producer Zoltán Pozsonyi also announced that the team would literally double their efforts, working more than 90 hours a week for the next three weeks. But fans pushed back, in the game’s Steam forums and on social media. Many were aghast at the thought of people putting in that much time during a so-ca

Nintendo Labo is officially out today, and one of the immediate concerns Nintendo Switch owners will have is how to replace a component if it gets lost or damaged. Fortunately, Nintendo’s online store is here to help with replacement parts for Labo kits. Nintendo is currently selling Labo replacement parts for the Robot Kit and Variety Kit through its online store. For the Robot Kit, Nintendo sells cardboard replacement parts on a per-component basis. Nintendo isn’t selling the full kits through

Nintendo Labo is officially out today, and one of the immediate concerns Nintendo Switch owners will have is how to replace a component if it gets lost or damaged. Fortunately, Nintendo’s online store is here to help with replacement parts for Labo kits. Nintendo is currently selling Labo replacement parts for the Robot Kit and Variety Kit through its online store. For the Robot Kit, Nintendo sells cardboard replacement parts on a per-component basis. Nintendo isn’t selling the full kits through

On a 90-minute livestream counting down to the midnight release of God of War last night, Sony offered a first look at the game’s photo mode. One element of God of War’s photo mode takes after the excellent one in Naughty Dog’s Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. In that game, players could change the facial expression for Chloe Frazer, but not her partner Nadine Ross. God of War ups the ante, letting players adjust the expressions on both Kratos’ and Atreus’ faces individually. God of War’s photo mode