Diablo 3 trades out the handcrafted experience of dungeons for a more random option in its Rifts. Battle for Azeroth, WoW’s seventh expansion, aims to combine the best of both worlds with the brand-new Island Expeditions feature. Polygon was given the opportunity to test out Island Expeditions on Blizzard’s campus earlier this week, and the demo didn’t disappoint. But Island Expeditions offer something else entirely. Dungeons are fun because you learn and perfect them over the years of playing t

Epic Games released Fortnite’s heavily anticipated Raven skin yesterday, and players wasted no time in rushing to spend 2,000 V-Bucks — or about $20 — on the outfit. The limited-time legendary Raven skin was first teased in a leak that happened around the same time as the game’s v3.4.1 update. The Raven skin was released alongside the Feathered Flyer Glider on Thursday. It’s easy to see why Fortnite’s Raven skin is resonating with people. Radiating an ominous purple glow, and a drooping black ho

Epic is moving fast when it comes to bringing new ideas and hooks to Fortnite, and it’s an advantage that PUBG hasn’t been able to match. PUBG had been moving away from its earlier silliness and toward a more serious tone, but things have been getting weird lately. Every drop is hot, and watching players fall the sky by the dozens before the steady “pop pop pop” of shotguns begins is mesmerizing. A deathmatch-style game mode called “War,” which puts players into a tiny area with a standardized s

The whole game should take around 90 minutes or so, if you’re not trying to blaze through it. So it’s no surprise that there are already several players who have managed to cut that time down to as little as seven minutes. The player finished the game on PC in seven minutes, 24 seconds. Earlier that same day, Mnemosy held the record after they finished the game on PlayStation 4 in eight minutes, one second — which seemed impossible at the time. If you’re into speedruns but don’t have hours to ki

The organizers of Summer Games Done Quick have announced the lineup of games and speedrunners (but not yet the schedule and times) for Summer Games Done Quick 2018, which is taking place a little more than two months from now. A notable omission, somewhat, is that Super Mario Odyssey is a bonus game and not in the main event. Super Mario Odyssey is the second-most run game on Speedrun.com and has seen a rather intense battle for first place in its Any% category over the past month. Some are scra

The organizers of Summer Games Done Quick have announced the lineup of games and speedrunners (but not yet the schedule and times) for Summer Games Done Quick 2018, which is taking place a little more than two months from now. A notable omission, somewhat, is that Super Mario Odyssey is a bonus game and not in the main event. Super Mario Odyssey is the second-most run game on Speedrun.com and has seen a rather intense battle for first place in its Any% category over the past month. Some are scra

Rare is beginning to address some of Sea of Thieves players’ biggest complaints, as the developer detailed in a blog post about their “top feedback points.” And to players’ appreciation, the highest priority changes to come sound pretty good. These include putting an end to “brig abuse,” a widespread problem that’s ruined the experience for many players. The reason this happens is because players have yet to be able to form private crews, Rare explained. “This will allow players to manage how ma

While you’re freeing Hope county from the clutches of the evil cultists in Far Cry 5, you’ll be earning achievements and trophies. Reach level 20 in the Arcade (Arcade only). Reach level 20 in the Arcade (Arcade only). Successfully complete 10 featured Arcade maps in solo or co-op (Arcade only). Successfully complete 10 featured Arcade maps in solo or co-op (Arcade only).

One of them requires that you “search the hidden gnome in different named locations” around the map. GNOME #1 – TOMATO TOWNHead to the massive, clown-themed restaurant in the middle of Tomato Town. GNOME #2 – SALTY SPRINGSIn the middle of Salty Springs is a house with a large log sitting on its broken roof. If you enter from the south side of the building, you’ll walk into a bedroom with a large dresser in it. GNOME #7 – GREASY GROVEGlide to the large burger joint in the middle of town.

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, Ross Miller joins host Charlie Hall to discuss Polygon’s review of Ready Player One. Email: qualitycontrol at polygon dot comMusic: “Goodwill” by The Custodian of Records

The inaugural NBA 2K League draft, which was held in New York City at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, probably didn’t lay everyone’s concerns to rest, including those of its organizers. “this is our fourth league”The NBA 2K League is the first professional esports organization run by an American professional sports league. While there may not have been as much fanfare around the NBA 2K League draft as there would be around a traditional sport’s draft, it played out in much the same wa

Monster Hunter: World’s Spring Blossom Fest is here, and it includes dozens of events. When do Spring Blossom Fest quests start? Every Spring Blossom Fest quest starts at 12 a.m. UTC and ends at 11:29 p.m. UTC. Spring Blossom Fest questsThere are two kinds of Spring Blossom Fest categories — event quests and challenge quests. Monster Hunter: World Spring Blossom Fest Event Quest scheduleNote that three quests — Chew the Fat, Egg Lovers United and Effluvial Opera — began back on March 30.

After more than 10 years of development hell, Y: The Last Man is closer to the screen than ever before. FX has ordered a pilot for an adaptation of the blockbuster comic series, simply titled Y, from producer/writer Michael Green (American Gods, Logan, Bladerunner 2049). If the pilot is greenlit for a series, Green will co-run with Melina Matsoukas (Insecure, Master of None), and Matsoukas will also direct the pilot. Y: The Last Man writer Brian K. Vaughan will executive produce. Running for 60

Clint “Hawkeye” Barton has been a key member of the Avengers since, well, The Avengers, but his role in the biggest Marvel movie yet, Avengers: Infinity War, is uncertain. It seems pretty unlikely that Hawkeye isn’t going to make an appearance in Avengers: Infinity War. Avengers: Infinity War was announced in 2014 as Avengers: Infinity War — Part 1. The third Avengers film is indeed Avengers: Infinity War, following The Avengers in 2012 and Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015. Avengers: Infinity War

Clint “Hawkeye” Barton has been a key member of the Avengers since, well, The Avengers, but his role in the biggest Marvel movie yet, Avengers: Infinity War, is uncertain. It seems pretty unlikely that Hawkeye isn’t going to make an appearance in Avengers: Infinity War. Avengers: Infinity War was announced in 2014 as Avengers: Infinity War — Part 1. The third Avengers film is indeed Avengers: Infinity War, following The Avengers in 2012 and Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015. Avengers: Infinity War

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, Ross Miller joins host Charlie Hall to discuss Polygon’s review of Ready Player One. Email: qualitycontrol at polygon dot comMusic: “Goodwill” by The Custodian of Records

While you’re freeing Hope county from the clutches of the evil cultists in Far Cry 5, you’ll be earning achievements and trophies. Reach level 20 in the Arcade (Arcade only). Reach level 20 in the Arcade (Arcade only). Successfully complete 10 featured Arcade maps in solo or co-op (Arcade only). Successfully complete 10 featured Arcade maps in solo or co-op (Arcade only).

The inaugural NBA 2K League draft, which was held in New York City at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, probably didn’t lay everyone’s concerns to rest, including those of its organizers. “this is our fourth league”The NBA 2K League is the first professional esports organization run by an American professional sports league. While there may not have been as much fanfare around the NBA 2K League draft as there would be around a traditional sport’s draft, it played out in much the same wa

We all love the Mii Channel music. But never before have we seen it become the subject of its own dance challenge — until now, courtesy of the slowly trending #WiiChallenge. Kida tempts people to participate by arguing that “you can dance to anything” — as if the Mii Channel music hasn’t already proved itself to be jam music time and again. Cody Metalix, is a self-proclaimed “kid who ‘can backflip’” — but he can also hustle to that good, good Wii Shop music. But, yes, this is the Mii Channel mus

Far Cry 5’s fictitious slice of The Treasure State, aka Hope County, takes 54 minutes. And in this case it shows how consistent Far Cry maps have been in size going back to 2008’s Far Cry 2. The times for the Far Cry games (excluding Blood Dragon) since then are:So this is the largest Far Cry open-world map, but not by much. which is nearly five times longer than Far Cry 5. But, as the player’s basic pace in Far Cry 5 is always double time, that kind of lines up with real life.