President Donald Trump will meet with representatives of the video game industry next week, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said today. “Next week, he’ll also be meeting with members of the video game industry to see what they can do on that front as well. That has not stopped President Trump from pointing the finger at what he sees as an entertainment medium that glorifies killing. “ESA and our member companies have not received an invitation to meet with President Trump,” it

Destiny 2’s semi-regular Iron Banner event is going “old-school” this spring — the game’s next major update will make it so that Iron Banner matches work similarly to the way they did in the original Destiny, developer Bungie announced today. Today, the studio provided more details on the revisions to Iron Banner that it is building into Destiny 2’s version 1.1.4 update, which is scheduled to be released March 27. “Iron Banner will channel that old-school Crucible in the style of the Iron Lords,

Destiny 2’s semi-regular Iron Banner event is going “old-school” this spring — the game’s next major update will make it so that Iron Banner matches work similarly to the way they did in the original Destiny, developer Bungie announced today. Today, the studio provided more details on the revisions to Iron Banner that it is building into Destiny 2’s version 1.1.4 update, which is scheduled to be released March 27. “Iron Banner will channel that old-school Crucible in the style of the Iron Lords,

Nintendo’s flagship games of 2017 are seeing significant price drops, with Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild both marked down on Amazon. When it comes to hardware, we’re still seeing the best deals on Xbox One consoles. Switch bundles may save you $10 here or there — the best deal on the Switch this week is the Super Mario Odyssey bundle at B&H for $350.39. Polygon Deals is a biweekly roundup of the best deals on the internet, curated by Vox Media’s commerce team, i

A Twitch streamer was threatened by hundreds of people, after she made a comment during a stream about having killed a dog. Simone Scott is a part-time streamer on Twitch under the name Aqualadora. Scott can be heard saying “the dog was pretty shitty too,” before asking to “just move past this” not long after making the confession. If Twitch deems Scott’s alleged behavior and actions to fall in-line with its new policies, Scott could face severe consequences. “Users now have the ability to add o

A 16-year-old high school student has been ordered not to play violent video games after he made a school-shooting threat on social media. The sophomore, a male student at Lake Park High School in suburban Chicago, posted a Snapchat video of himself playing a shooting game. Prosecutors noted that the boy had become “annoyed” by conversations about school shootings, but contended that they were not an appropriate subject for jokes. He also ordered that the boy’s cell phone be turned over to his p

A 16-year-old high school student has been ordered not to play violent video games after he made a school-shooting threat on social media. The sophomore, a male student at Lake Park High School in suburban Chicago, posted a Snapchat video of himself playing a shooting game. Prosecutors noted that the boy had become “annoyed” by conversations about school shootings, but contended that they were not an appropriate subject for jokes. He also ordered that the boy’s cell phone be turned over to his p

H1Z1, the battle royale-style survival game released on Steam’s Early Access platform in the first quarter of 2015, is formally launching today. Along with today’s release, the developers at Daybreak Game Company are adding a new game mode called Auto Royale. H1Z1: King of the Kill retained the Battle Royale mode, while H1Z1: Just Survive went forward with the open-world game mode. Today’s announcement that H1Z1 has left Early Access comes in the wake of a staggering drop in the game’s player ba

There are few things scarier for a small gaming channel on YouTube than the prospect of receiving a DMCA takedown request. That playthrough caught the attention of developer Richard La Ruina and his team. A DMCA takedown is bad news for a YouTuber. “I didn’t know that he often makes those kinds of videos,” La Ruina told Polygon, speaking about Hodgkinson’s series. That’s a scary concept when you’re a YouTuber and a particular developer doesn’t like you — like Hodgkinson La Ruina.

There are few things scarier for a small gaming channel on YouTube than the prospect of receiving a DMCA takedown request. That playthrough caught the attention of developer Richard La Ruina and his team. A DMCA takedown is bad news for a YouTuber. “I didn’t know that he often makes those kinds of videos,” La Ruina told Polygon, speaking about Hodgkinson’s series. That’s a scary concept when you’re a YouTuber and a particular developer doesn’t like you — like Hodgkinson La Ruina.

Killer7 is and will always be a polarizing game, but Suda51’s 2005 psycho-thriller remains beloved by fans of the director. GungHo Entertainment announced that, in honor of developer Grasshopper Manufacture’s 20th anniversary, Let It Die would receive Killer7-themed content as part of an impending update. GungHo Entertainment is calling the Killer7 update a “collab,” which suggests something a little more exciting than the typical Let It Die crossover event. Most recently, the free-to-play PlayS

Killer7 is and will always be a polarizing game, but Suda51’s 2005 psycho-thriller remains beloved by fans of the director. GungHo Entertainment announced that, in honor of developer Grasshopper Manufacture’s 20th anniversary, Let It Die would receive Killer7-themed content as part of an impending update. GungHo Entertainment is calling the Killer7 update a “collab,” which suggests something a little more exciting than the typical Let It Die crossover event. Most recently, the free-to-play PlayS

Brigitte Lindholm is Overwatch’s newest support character, with a pretty hefty dose of tank thrown in. Of course, it’s worth noting that the PTR isn’t the most competitive and high-level testing environment, and Brigitte may see nerfs or buffs before she goes live. As always, Blizzard has nailed the animation and voice acting—auto-attacking as Brigitte feels really good, which is necessary for a character who is going to be on the front lines. Add in the faster movement and Brigitte can likely u

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) announced yesterday that it is introducing labeling to video game boxes that will signify whether a game offers the ability to spend money on additional content. The move comes amid an ongoing controversy around “loot boxes” and similar virtual items, which built to a pressure point last fall, with outrage around games such as Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Call of Duty: WWII and Star Wars Battlefront 2. Notably, the ESRB’s proposed labeling system do

Nintendo’s flagship games of 2017 are seeing significant price drops, with Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild both marked down on Amazon. When it comes to hardware, we’re still seeing the best deals on Xbox One consoles. Switch bundles may save you $10 here or there — the best deal on the Switch this week is the Super Mario Odyssey bundle at B&H for $350.39. Polygon Deals is a biweekly roundup of the best deals on the internet, curated by Vox Media’s commerce team, i

A Twitch streamer was threatened by hundreds of people, after she made a comment during a stream about having killed a dog. Simone Scott is a part-time streamer on Twitch under the name Aqualadora. Scott can be heard saying “the dog was pretty shitty too,” before asking to “just move past this” not long after making the confession. If Twitch deems Scott’s alleged behavior and actions to fall in-line with its new policies, Scott could face severe consequences. “Users now have the ability to add o

“Discord has a Terms of Service (ToS) and Community Guidelines that we ask all of our communities and users to adhere to,” a Discord representative told Polygon. A thread on the Discord subreddit acknowledging the servers’ disappearance was locked by a Discord staff member. Discord released a statement following violent rally organized by white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia, condemning users spreading hateful messages. Eros Resmini, Discord’s chief marketing officer, to

On Tuesday, the Entertainment Software Rating Board — created 24 years ago to address violent content in mainstream console video games — announced a new initiative to label video games with in-application purchase systems. In-game purchases are nothing new to video games, even ones on consoles. Initially, Battlefront 2 offered a second currency — acquired only with real money — that could be redeemed for loot crates. As of now, Hawaii is the only state debating proposed legislation addressing t

On Tuesday, the Entertainment Software Rating Board — created 24 years ago to address violent content in mainstream console video games — announced a new initiative to label video games with in-application purchase systems. In-game purchases are nothing new to video games, even ones on consoles. Initially, Battlefront 2 offered a second currency — acquired only with real money — that could be redeemed for loot crates. As of now, Hawaii is the only state debating proposed legislation addressing t

The Entertainment Software Rating Board, most commonly known as the ESRB, announced that it will soon add a back-of-the-box label alerting consumers to the presence of in-game purchases. We received several details about the ins and outs of the label, which should start appearing on new game boxes in the coming months. Much of the stuff on the back can’t be excised; game boxes are already a sea of legalese and platform-specific details. Will the label get more specific than noting that a game in