Nintendo is bringing its live tournaments back to E3 in June, with this year’s events focusing on Splatoon 2 and the newly announced Super Smash Bros. game for Switch. The tournaments, which will be held in Los Angeles on June 11 and 12, will have two different formats. The Smash Bros. tournament is an invitational, with an undisclosed number of top players invited by Nintendo. Bill Trinen, Nintendo’s senior product marketing manager, told Polygon that it will be similar in structure to the E3 2

Nintendo is bringing its live tournaments back to E3 in June, with this year’s events focusing on Splatoon 2 and the newly announced Super Smash Bros. game for Switch. The tournaments, which will be held in Los Angeles on June 11 and 12, will have two different formats. The Smash Bros. tournament is an invitational, with an undisclosed number of top players invited by Nintendo. Bill Trinen, Nintendo’s senior product marketing manager, told Polygon that it will be similar in structure to the E3 2

At this year’s annual Game Developers Choice Awards, a familiar name took home grand prize: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, racking up its latest game of the year trophy. But this year’s Independent Games Festival Awards ceremony, held on the same night during Game Developers Conference, featured slightly more surprising winners. Infinite Fall’s Night in the Woods won both Excellence in Narrative and the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, taking home a collective $33,000 in winnings. With two

At this year’s annual Game Developers Choice Awards, a familiar name took home grand prize: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, racking up its latest game of the year trophy. But this year’s Independent Games Festival Awards ceremony, held on the same night during Game Developers Conference, featured slightly more surprising winners. Infinite Fall’s Night in the Woods won both Excellence in Narrative and the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, taking home a collective $33,000 in winnings. With two

Sea of Thieves has 64 islands, and finding one by name or knowing where to find a chicken, pig or snake can be a slog. Sea of Thieves islands, locations and their animalsFor Order of Souls and Merchant Alliance quests, you’ll have to find an island or outpost by name. And for the Merchant Alliance, you’ll often have to find a specific animal. There’s an element of randomness to Sea of Thieves animal spawning, so there’s a chance that you won’t find the animals on the islands that we list below.

And it’s time someone with real-world experience with both firearms and video games pushed back against these narratives. I eventually got better through firearms training, not video games. In fact, 80 percent of mass shooters show no interest in violent video games. Video games are not turning our children or troubled men into rogue Special Forces operators. We have a much, much bigger problem than shooty-bang video games, and we need to address it.

Sea of Thieves has 64 islands, and finding one by name or knowing where to find a chicken, pig or snake can be a slog. With this guide, you’ll be able to find their grid location as well as information about the the animals that live there. Sea of Thieves islands, locations and their animalsFor Order of Souls and Merchant Alliance quests, you’ll have to find an island or outpost by name. And for the Merchant Alliance, you’ll often have to find a specific animal. Editor’s note: We’re still workin

The Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons have a lot of cool features, but exceptional comfort isn’t one of them. If you’re playing Switch games for an extended length of time you’ve probably looked into the Switch Pro Controller, but its $70 price tag makes it one of the most expensive gamepads on the market. The Horipad Wired Controller is another (more budget-friendly) option, with a detachable D-pad that’s great for fighting games. Polygon Deals is a biweekly roundup of the best deals on the internet, cu

Critics and audiences agree: Mega Man 8’s Dr. Light is the pinnacle of voice acting achievement. Never has a character been better encapsulated by its voice. Except, of course, when that voice is coming out of Pat Gill’s mouth. On today’s Video Game Theatre, we ask the important questions: Where, precisely, is Dr. Wily? If you’d like to see more Video Game Theatre, you can find them all on our YouTube channel.

Critics and audiences agree: Mega Man 8’s Dr. Light is the pinnacle of voice acting achievement. Never has a character been better encapsulated by its voice. Except, of course, when that voice is coming out of Pat Gill’s mouth. On today’s Video Game Theatre, we ask the important questions: Where, precisely, is Dr. Wily? If you’d like to see more Video Game Theatre, you can find them all on our YouTube channel.

Mosaic, the third game from Norwegian developers Krillbite Studio, at first glance reminds of games like Inside, or similar low-poly, muted-tone puzzle-platformers. Mosaic is the studio’s third title, after 2014’s Among The Sleep, and Vien told me that production on Mosaic began about three years ago, shortly after the release of the previous game. Playing the game while in San Francisco, where ads for Lyft are as ubiquitous as shuttered storefronts, the satirical bent of Mosaic feels spot-on. M

According to Game Workers Unite, the fast-growing grassroots campaign that’s in many ways directing that conversation at this year’s GDC, the best weapon may be unionization. Game Workers Unite has already attracted a diverse group based around the world, according to its organizers. We have people for you.”From there, Game Workers Unite hopes to build strong relationships with solidified unions, garnering their support and learning from their own structure and development. “We’re looking at way

According to Game Workers Unite, the fast-growing grassroots campaign that’s in many ways directing that conversation at this year’s GDC, the best weapon may be unionization. Game Workers Unite has already attracted a diverse group based around the world, according to its organizers. We have people for you.”From there, Game Workers Unite hopes to build strong relationships with solidified unions, garnering their support and learning from their own structure and development. “We’re looking at way

Sega and the Sonic the Hedgehog development team settled on a hedgehog mascot, in part, because of its form. They also focused on three keywords to define the ideals of Sonic: cool, challenger and history. He went to his superiors with a background story about Sonic the Hedgehog, a character he “discovered” in some old documents about planes. She wrote a story about a hedgehog, based on her husband, and that children’s book story is the premise of the original Sonic the Hedgehog. He also showed

Sega and the Sonic the Hedgehog development team settled on a hedgehog mascot, in part, because of its form. They also focused on three keywords to define the ideals of Sonic: cool, challenger and history. He went to his superiors with a background story about Sonic the Hedgehog, a character he “discovered” in some old documents about planes. She wrote a story about a hedgehog, based on her husband, and that children’s book story is the premise of the original Sonic the Hedgehog. He also showed

Let’s get this out of the way: If you didn’t like Pacific Rim, you’re not going to like Pacific Rim Uprising. But if you can buy into Pacific Rim, you can buy into Pacific Rim Uprising. And if you can buy into Pacific Rim Uprising despite its flaws, you’ll find it to be a fun, if not exactly filling, film. Uprising is still a candy-colored world, but somewhat muted; dusty where Pacific Rim was drippy, rusty where Pacific Rim was neon. If you haven’t already bought into it, Pacific Rim Uprising m

Appearing in a cozy bathrobe and his hair wrapped up in a towel — perhaps after enjoying a nice spa day — actor Henry Cavill announced to the world today that he has shaved his mustache. The actor admitted that there might be some confusion about it — seeing as how his mustache was so convincingly digitally removed for reshoots on Warner Bros.’ Justice League last year. OK, so the digital removal wasn’t convincing at all, and in fact it kind of became a thing. Cavill caps off his Instagram video

Your first hours in Sea of Thieves will be confusing. How to start a questQuesting in Sea of Thieves is super important and surprisingly complicated to grok. Taking a couple seconds to prepare before doing anything in Sea of Thieves will save you a lot of frustration and help you deal with loot-threatening situations later. Learn to sail like a proYou’re going to spend the majority of your time in Sea of Thieves sailing from one place to another. Here are some tips for making the most of that in

Your first hours in Sea of Thieves will be confusing. How to start a questQuesting in Sea of Thieves is super important and surprisingly complicated to grok. Taking a couple seconds to prepare before doing anything in Sea of Thieves will save you a lot of frustration and help you deal with loot-threatening situations later. Learn to sail like a proYou’re going to spend the majority of your time in Sea of Thieves sailing from one place to another. Here are some tips for making the most of that in

Poe Dameron is by far the most consistent of all the Marvel Star Wars comics to be released since Star Wars: The Force Awakens landed in theaters. It’s part five of the Legend Found story arc, and a minor plotline with BB-8 very nearly brought me to tears. The Legend Found arc kicks off with Poe Dameron issue number 20, and sets up two parallel love stories. On the next few pages another storyline kicks off, this time with Black Squadron pilot Jessika Pava in need of a new astromech. There may b