Far Cry 5 is a decent iteration of the Far Cry formula tied to a story that goes to ridiculous lengths to avoid upsetting anyone. And games the size of Far Cry are too expensive to risk turning off any potential group of customers. The series has done that for other locations, of course, but Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4 still felt like violence set amid beautiful “exotic” backdrops, with the mildest hint of a timely connection. “Thematically, Far Cry 5 is such an inconsistent mess of ideas that there

Far Cry 5 is a decent iteration of the Far Cry formula tied to a story that goes to ridiculous lengths to avoid upsetting anyone. And games the size of Far Cry are too expensive to risk turning off any potential group of customers. The series has done that for other locations, of course, but Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4 still felt like violence set amid beautiful “exotic” backdrops, with the mildest hint of a timely connection. “Thematically, Far Cry 5 is such an inconsistent mess of ideas that there

Samsung, Ubisoft’s “official SSD partner”, is offering a free copy of Far Cry 5 with the purchase of a high capacity storage drive. Select Samsung SSDs, including the new 860 series, will come with a digital download of the latest Far Cry game which launched today. The free game (usually $59.99) is delivered via an emailed PC download code that can be redeemed on Uplay. This story is part of Polygon Deals, and is curated by Vox Media’s commerce team, in partnership with Polygon’s editorial team.

Samsung, Ubisoft’s “official SSD partner”, is offering a free copy of Far Cry 5 with the purchase of a high capacity storage drive. Select Samsung SSDs, including the new 860 series, will come with a digital download of the latest Far Cry game which launched today. The free game (usually $59.99) is delivered via an emailed PC download code that can be redeemed on Uplay. This story is part of Polygon Deals, and is curated by Vox Media’s commerce team, in partnership with Polygon’s editorial team.

The game’s third map bucks that trend, and measures a humble 4 km by 4 km. Related PUBG might be getting very weirdThis new map may be just what the PUBG esports scene needs. In an increasingly competitive esports-focused shooter market, PUBG Corp. will have to continue to experiment and iterate to find the right formula for PUBG esports. Fortnite has taken the top spot for battle royale games on Twitch, but PUBG’s esports scene still has a ton of potential. It’ll take innovation, iteration, and

The game’s third map bucks that trend, and measures a humble 4 km by 4 km. Related PUBG might be getting very weirdThis new map may be just what the PUBG esports scene needs. In an increasingly competitive esports-focused shooter market, PUBG Corp. will have to continue to experiment and iterate to find the right formula for PUBG esports. Fortnite has taken the top spot for battle royale games on Twitch, but PUBG’s esports scene still has a ton of potential. It’ll take innovation, iteration, and

Chances are that if you spend a few hours a week on YouTube, you’ve subscribed to at least one or two specific channels. This may not seem like a big deal, but when people are following 10, 20 or even 100 creators, subscriber notifications are important. A new video from Creator Inside, a channel that features YouTube employees talking about different aspects of the platform, focuses on the subscriber notification issue. “We don’t notify all of your subscribers,” a lead project manager identifie

But Epic is making the choice easy for new players with a brand new starter pack for Fortnite Battle Royale. The starter pack, which was released Tuesday, March 27, sells for $4.99 on the in-game store and includes a cosmetic backpack, as well as 600 of the game’s free-to-play currency called V-Bucks. While the V-Bucks and the backpack are nice, the real draw of this pack is its exclusive Rogue Agent player skin that makes the pack just as likely to appeal to the game’s most dedicated players as

This year’s finalists for induction into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, which is organized by The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, have been announced. Finalists include the original Metroid, Half-Life, Tomb Raider and Call of Duty. Here’s the full list of 2018 World Video Game Hall of Fame nominees:AsteroidsCall of DutyDance Dance RevolutionFinal Fantasy 7Half-LifeJohn Madden FootballKing’s QuestMetroidMinecraftMs. Pac-ManSpacewar! (A game may be inducted on the basis

This year’s finalists for induction into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, which is organized by The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, have been announced. Finalists include the original Metroid, Half-Life, Tomb Raider and Call of Duty. Here’s the full list of 2018 World Video Game Hall of Fame nominees:AsteroidsCall of DutyDance Dance RevolutionFinal Fantasy 7Half-LifeJohn Madden FootballKing’s QuestMetroidMinecraftMs. Pac-ManSpacewar! (A game may be inducted on the basis

Rare said it’s committed to working on Sea of Thieves’ copious server errors, but there’s a particularly devastating one that remains unresolved: AllmondBeard, an error code that’s robbing players not only of their progress, but also of their record amounts of loot. AllmondBeard — one of several “pesky ThingBeard errors” listed on Sea of Thieves’ support site — occurs when players’ “connection to Xbox Live and/or the Sea of Thieves services has been disrupted or lost.” Considering the difficulty

The next downloadable content drop for Call of Duty: WWII hits April 10. It’s called The War Machine and adds a little something new: aerial dogfights. And Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s Jackal Assault VR experience was all about dogfighting (in space), but it sounds like Call of Duty: WWII is leaning a little harder into vehicular based combat. Call of Duty: WWII — The War Machine will also include three new multiplayer maps, set in Egypt, the battle of Dunkirk and a German V-2 rocket facilit

The next downloadable content drop for Call of Duty: WWII hits April 10. It’s called The War Machine and adds a little something new: aerial dogfights. And Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s Jackal Assault VR experience was all about dogfighting (in space), but it sounds like Call of Duty: WWII is leaning a little harder into vehicular based combat. Call of Duty: WWII — The War Machine will also include three new multiplayer maps, set in Egypt, the battle of Dunkirk and a German V-2 rocket facilit

Because from what I played of the combination action-puzzle-visual novel during this year’s Game Developers Conference, developer Rose City Games has something endearingly unexpected on its hands. It’s a nice touch to what is otherwise a system that’s par for the course. But this ultimately amounts to a lot of reading, which I mentioned to the Rose City Games crew guiding the “pre-alpha build” demo. That’s one of the challenges Rose City Games is working to solve in this early development period

It’s not news: Yes, a massive chunk of the world does play video games on a regular basis. Plenty of us are just people who happen to play video games. The band admitted in an interview with an esports organization to being huge fans of the game, playing after some of their tour stops. But this shows that there’s a constant need for affirmation in this hobby, and it’s an unhealthy way of enjoying video gaming that can be broken. The struggle is over; video games are not just a thing, but the thi

It’s not news: Yes, a massive chunk of the world does play video games on a regular basis. Plenty of us are just people who happen to play video games. The band admitted in an interview with an esports organization to being huge fans of the game, playing after some of their tour stops. But this shows that there’s a constant need for affirmation in this hobby, and it’s an unhealthy way of enjoying video gaming that can be broken. The struggle is over; video games are not just a thing, but the thi

Is any genre of video games as closely associated with a single country as role-playing games and Japan? 22: Shining (Camelot/Sega)First entry: Shining in the Darkness, Genesis, 1991Next entry: Shining Resonance Refrain, Multi, 2018Sega’s Shining series will make its return to American shores this year with Shining Resonance Refrain: the first entry of the franchise to have been localized into English in more than a decade. 21: Tales (Bandai Namco/others)First entry: Tales of Phantasia, Super Fa

This week on The History of Fun, Abby Russell of Giant Bomb joins us for Plante’s final week of paternity leave. And thank god she did, because she’s clearly the perfect expert to talk about the wild, awesome origins of ROLLER DERBY! Enjoying The History of Fun? New to The History of Fun? Every Monday, Russ Frushtick, Allegra Frank and Chris Plante explore the hidden backstories behind the things we love to do.

Like you probably expect, you unlock improved stats and skills by earning experience points (or EXP). Below, we’ll talk about the kinds of experience and how to earn them, as well as the stats and skills you’ll spend them on. The primary way you’ll earn EXP is through the main story and sub-story missions. Stats and skillsOnce you earn experience points, it’s time to spend them. When you open up the stats menu on your phone, you’ll have four categories of stats and skills to unlock.

There are 59 trophies in Yakuza 6. You can earn most just by playing the game — you get one every two chapters of the main story, for example. You’ll receive others as you complete substory missions and earn experience points. We’ve got the full list below. A quick note: A lot of the requirements for trophies will earn you awards at the same time.