Over 400 Xbox and PC games are discounted at the Microsoft Store as part of Microsoft’s new spring sale. The company usually runs deals on a few games each week, but this is the first time we’ve seen this large a collection on sale at once. As a bonus for those paying for an Xbox Live Gold membership, many of the discounted Xbox games are further marked down for Gold subscribers. (Of course, they can also take advantage of the free Games With Gold titles announced for April.) Head over to the Mi

Pokémon Go’s next version update is a huge one, and Niantic wants to make sure everyone knows it. Players who think they know it all can also prove how good they are at the game and get rewarded for it. These Research tasks are replayable, Niantic said, but they cycle out so that there’s a content refresh on a daily basis. Compared to the relatively static loop of the current game — swipe a PokéStop, catch a Pokémon, swipe that PokéStop again, etc. — a variety of different and incentivized quest

You’ll be able to unlock stats and skills from four different groups — basic stats, battle skills, heat actions and other skills. Battle skills unlock additional moves and abilities to use during fights. Fighting and combat tipsThere are a lot of ways to distract yourself in Yakuza 6, but no matter what you do, you’re going to end up fighting someone. It’s tempting to save it for a more important fight, but every fight is important, so don’t. It’s tempting to save it for a more important fight,

Spearfishing minigame tipsSpearfishing is the easiest of Yakuza 6’s three larger minigames. Clan Creator minigame tipsKiryu will bump into a team of (corrupt) vigilantes in Kamurocho, but he won’t be able to take sides in their fight until Onomichi. Baseball minigame tipsDuring your main storyline adventures in Onomichi, you’ll meet a baseball team called the Warriors. RecruitingYou’ll be recruiting players for your team from around Onomichi (but not in the minigame itself). When you look at eac

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, Ben Kuchera joins host Charlie Hall to discuss Ben’s review of Far Cry 5. Email: qualitycontrol at polygon dot comMusic: “Goodwill” by The Custodian of Records

The Nintendo Switch notoriously shipped with a 32 GB hard drive, with less than 29 GB of useable memory. Seagate is releasing a special Sea of Thieves edition external Xbox game drive on April 1. In other gaming deals news, Microsoft is running a spring sale, with discounts on gaming laptops, PCs and accessories, Xbox and PC games, and Xbox Live Gold memberships. Consoles and HardwareGamesMiscellaneousCommerce Team PicksSeagate is releasing their Sea of Thieves Xbox game drive on April 1. Polygo

The Nintendo Switch notoriously shipped with a 32 GB hard drive, with less than 29 GB of useable memory. Seagate is releasing a special Sea of Thieves edition external Xbox game drive on April 1. In other gaming deals news, Microsoft is running a spring sale, with discounts on gaming laptops, PCs and accessories, Xbox and PC games, and Xbox Live Gold memberships. Consoles and HardwareGamesMiscellaneousCommerce Team PicksSeagate is releasing their Sea of Thieves Xbox game drive on April 1. Polygo

Fans of the mobile version of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds are noticing that some players are significantly better at the game, and it’s not just a matter of practice. The keyboard and mouse invasion has begun. “There’s many ways a willing user can upgrade their mobile PUBG experience,” Motherboard reported. “… why don’t you just play the regular PC version?” one player asked another who posted about playing with a mouse and keyboard. “It’s way too imbalanced if you’re playing the mobile vers

Fans of the mobile version of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds are noticing that some players are significantly better at the game, and it’s not just a matter of practice. The keyboard and mouse invasion has begun. “There’s many ways a willing user can upgrade their mobile PUBG experience,” Motherboard reported. “… why don’t you just play the regular PC version?” one player asked another who posted about playing with a mouse and keyboard. “It’s way too imbalanced if you’re playing the mobile vers

Over 400 Xbox and PC games are discounted at the Microsoft Store as part of Microsoft’s new spring sale. The company usually runs deals on a few games each week, but this is the first time we’ve seen this large a collection on sale at once. As a bonus for those paying for an Xbox Live Gold membership, many of the discounted Xbox games are further marked down for Gold subscribers. (Of course, they can also take advantage of the free Games With Gold titles announced for April.) Head over to the Mi

3: Dragon Quest (Square Enix)First entry: Dragon Warrior, NES, 1989Next entry: Dragon Quest Builders 2, PS4/Switch, 2018The grandfather of Japanese RPGs, Dragon Quest cracked the code to the genre back in 1986 and sparked a revolution of imitators and innovators. Dragon Quest has a powerful legacy, especially among its Japanese fans, and its creators recognize this. 1: Final Fantasy (Square Enix)First entry: Final Fantasy, NES, 1990Latest entry: Final Fantasy 15: Royal Edition, PC, 2018Finally,

Since his reveal, the Batman Who Laughs has been the breakout character of DC Comics’ character-packed Dark Nights: Metal event, immediately inspiring fan art and cosplay. And after using him as an unstoppable force for six months, this week, in the final issue of Dark Nights: Metal, they had to stick the landing: They had to show us how he could be defeated. [Warning: This post contains spoilers for Dark Nights: Metal #6.] There’s a lot going on in Dark Nights: Metal #6. But for certain: Dark N

Since his reveal, the Batman Who Laughs has been the breakout character of DC Comics’ character-packed Dark Nights: Metal event, immediately inspiring fan art and cosplay. And after using him as an unstoppable force for six months, this week, in the final issue of Dark Nights: Metal, they had to stick the landing: They had to show us how he could be defeated. [Warning: This post contains spoilers for Dark Nights: Metal #6.] There’s a lot going on in Dark Nights: Metal #6. But for certain: Dark N

Months before the premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Oscar Isaac shared a single detail of the shoot while appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It was a joy to work with Carrie Fisher, he said, right from the start — even if things got painfully physical on day one. On the very first day of shooting, the two actors filmed a scene where Fisher was called upon to slap him. Now, thanks to a new video full of Last Jedi bloopers, revealed by Entertainment Weekly, we can see that she ac

Months before the premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Oscar Isaac shared a single detail of the shoot while appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It was a joy to work with Carrie Fisher, he said, right from the start — even if things got painfully physical on day one. On the very first day of shooting, the two actors filmed a scene where Fisher was called upon to slap him. Now, thanks to a new video full of Last Jedi bloopers, revealed by Entertainment Weekly, we can see that she ac

The long-awaited patch to add Xbox One X enhancements to Doom is finally coming tomorrow, March 29. And the company has not previously announced plans to add PS4 Pro support to the game. In a brief news post, Bethesda described the update for both platforms as a “4K resolution patch,” but provided no further details. There’s no information on resolution targets for the 4K update, though it’s hard to imagine that the PS4 Pro, in particular, could sustain 60 fps performance at native 4K. The analy

The long-awaited patch to add Xbox One X enhancements to Doom is finally coming tomorrow, March 29. And the company has not previously announced plans to add PS4 Pro support to the game. In a brief news post, Bethesda described the update for both platforms as a “4K resolution patch,” but provided no further details. There’s no information on resolution targets for the 4K update, though it’s hard to imagine that the PS4 Pro, in particular, could sustain 60 fps performance at native 4K. The analy

The graphical fidelity enthusiasts at Digital Foundry have taken a deep dive into the performance of the PC version of Sea of Thieves, and the results are pretty interesting … and a bit frustrating for anyone who would like to play on the PC. Sea of Thieves is only available through the Windows Store, and is locked down in multiple ways to limit your control over the graphical options and even things like the language options and resolution. Too many variables are tied into your settings in Wi

The graphical fidelity enthusiasts at Digital Foundry have taken a deep dive into the performance of the PC version of Sea of Thieves, and the results are pretty interesting … and a bit frustrating for anyone who would like to play on the PC. Sea of Thieves is only available through the Windows Store, and is locked down in multiple ways to limit your control over the graphical options and even things like the language options and resolution. Too many variables are tied into your settings in Wi

Far Cry 5’s arcade mode is one of the most interesting parts of the game, allowing players to create their own maps and challenges to share with others. You can even earn in-game currency and perks by playing through maps created by the community. Here’s the Far Cry 5 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Nuketown map:And someone has even tried to recreate the Baker house from Resident Evil 7 biohazard. This is impressive work considering that Far Cry 5 was released yesterday. The arcade mode is l