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, Polygon’s editor-in-chief Chris Grant joins host Charlie Hall to discuss his review of the Analogue Super NT, which you can read right here. Email: qualitycontrol at polygon dot comMus

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, Polygon’s editor-in-chief Chris Grant joins host Charlie Hall to discuss his review of the Analogue Super NT, which you can read right here. Email: qualitycontrol at polygon dot comMus

Hello and welcome to The Polygon Show! This week, we open our show with a blind tasting of the new Diet Coke flavors. We found the new Diet Coke flavors… and they don’t know cup has which flavor #PolygonShow https://t.co/FtRlMZBt44 pic.twitter.com/tB8BXVqf04 — Polygon (@Polygon) February 15, 2018If there’s a question you’d like to ask the hosts, tweet it with #PolygonShow and we may answer it on the air. The Polygon Show will be available for you to listen to every Friday on Apple Podcasts and

The video stars Poppy in an assortment of different positions repeating the phrase “I’m Poppy” over and over again. Poppy, meet Pee-WeeAs Poppy gained subscribers, new characters entered the fold and the bizarre world of Poppy took a turn for the better. Things start to get really interesting with the introduction of Charlotte, a deranged mannequin who’s jealous of Poppy. Sinclair, whose real name is Corey Michael Mixte, not only directs Poppy’s videos, but also provides the chilling sound effec

Black Panther hits theaters tonight, and if you’re stepping out of your screening you might be wondering whether there are any relevant details or comic book connections you missed. So we’ve got you covered: Here are Black Panther’s credits scenes. Oh, and:[Warning: This post contains spoilers for Black Panther.] To find out exactly what happens when Wakanda’s foreign aid programs begin, we’ll have to wait for further installments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; maybe even a Black Panther sequ

Fe is a painterly, much-ballyhooed exploration game set in a wondrous fantasy world. Fe manages to pull together influences from cartoon platformers as well as from arty narrative games. Fe actively wants me to feel lost and confusedUnlike most 3D platform games, Fe refuses to grab me by the shoulders and point me in any particular direction. But in those wanderings, I come to a creeping understanding: that Fe actively wants me to feel lost and confused. Fe is a magical, expansive and multi-hued

The great realms of Polygon and SB Nation have coexisted in relative peace since the Summer Sports War of 2016. Now, in the dead of winter, conflict flares once again. As is the time-honored tradition in this land, we meet on the field of play to settle our differences. Polygon’s finest digital athletes will go head to head with SB Nation’s most capable sports-likers in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Tune in for an unforgettable battle between Nerds and Nerds Who Know What

It’s taken nearly four years, but the sequel to (notoriously terrible) 16-bit fighting game Shaq Fu is finally on the verge of release. The developers behind Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn announced today that the game, crowdfunded on Indiegogo in 2014, will be released sometime this spring. Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One, according to developer Saber Interactive and publisher Wired Productions. At one point, the new Shaq Fu was also comin

Destiny 2 developer Bungie’s next set of balance changes will include some major updates to many of the game’s exotic weapons and armor pieces, the studio announced today. The patch containing the updates in question, version 1.1.4, is scheduled to be released March 27. The damage is concentrated in the final round of the three-round burst, so if that pulse misses, you’re going to be in trouble. Then we made the explosion bigger, increased the damage, and added some void field projectiles that s

It’s taken nearly four years, but the sequel to (notoriously terrible) 16-bit fighting game Shaq Fu is finally on the verge of release. The developers behind Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn announced today that the game, crowdfunded on Indiegogo in 2014, will be released sometime this spring. Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One, according to developer Saber Interactive and publisher Wired Productions. At one point, the new Shaq Fu was also comin

Destiny 2 developer Bungie’s next set of balance changes will include some major updates to many of the game’s exotic weapons and armor pieces, the studio announced today. The patch containing the updates in question, version 1.1.4, is scheduled to be released March 27. The damage is concentrated in the final round of the three-round burst, so if that pulse misses, you’re going to be in trouble. Then we made the explosion bigger, increased the damage, and added some void field projectiles that s

PUBG isn’t even a year old yet, and the game only launched its 1.0 version on Dec. 21. In January alone, anti-cheat provider BattleEye banned more than a million players, or roughly one player ever 2.56 seconds. If the rate at which BattleEye is banning people continues to increase through February, you can expect close to four million players to have been banned by the end of this month. That’s more than 13 percent of all the copies of the game that have been sold on Steam. And that’s why PUBG

PUBG isn’t even a year old yet, and the game only launched its 1.0 version on Dec. 21. In January alone, anti-cheat provider BattleEye banned more than a million players, or roughly one player ever 2.56 seconds. If the rate at which BattleEye is banning people continues to increase through February, you can expect close to four million players to have been banned by the end of this month. That’s more than 13 percent of all the copies of the game that have been sold on Steam. And that’s why PUBG

The team at Warhorse Studios is working as fast as it can to patch its newly released role-playing game, Kingdom Come: Deliverance. That means another massive patch is rolling out today on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Daniel Vávra, the studio’s creative director, went to Twitter earlier this week to detail the patches that are on the way. For those who have their pencils and scorecards handy, that’s 39 GB of data you’ll have downloaded if you’re playing Kingdom Come on PS4 this week. 2/2 Next pat

The team at Warhorse Studios is working as fast as it can to patch its newly released role-playing game, Kingdom Come: Deliverance. That means another massive patch is rolling out today on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Daniel Vávra, the studio’s creative director, went to Twitter earlier this week to detail the patches that are on the way. For those who have their pencils and scorecards handy, that’s 39 GB of data you’ll have downloaded if you’re playing Kingdom Come on PS4 this week. 2/2 Next pat

Let’s just get this out of the way: Florence is one of the most beautiful, unforgettable games I have ever played. Australian studio Mountains’ debut game, out now on iOS, is a brisk experience, but a powerful and close-to-perfect one. Things change when Florence meets Krish, a cellist she hears playing in the park. Krish and Florence get to know each other, fall in love, move in and … really get to know each other, then fall out of love and drift apart, emotionally and physically. Florence wo

Let’s just get this out of the way: Florence is one of the most beautiful, unforgettable games I have ever played. Australian studio Mountains’ debut game, out now on iOS, is a brisk experience, but a powerful and close-to-perfect one. Things change when Florence meets Krish, a cellist she hears playing in the park. Krish and Florence get to know each other, fall in love, move in and … really get to know each other, then fall out of love and drift apart, emotionally and physically. Florence wo

Warner Bros. has released a brand-new trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, with more pop culture references than you can shake a stick at. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Cline. Oasis is populated by a generation of super-millennials: kids who literally dropped out, tuned in and digitized new virtual selves when human economic development failed to give them room. Watts is played by Tye Sheridan in the film. Ready Player One will hit theaters on March 30.

Martin responded to fans questions on his LiveJournal page over The Winds of Winter’s status, the sixth book in the popular A Song of Ice and Fire series. In January 2017, Martin wrote that he thought the book would be released soon, but acknowledged he’s said similar things before. “Not done yet, but I’ve made progress,” Martin wrote. Game of Thrones, HBO’s popular series based on the Song of Ice and Fire series, also returns to the network in 2019. Will the release of The Winds of Winter and G

Martin responded to fans questions on his LiveJournal page over The Winds of Winter’s status, the sixth book in the popular A Song of Ice and Fire series. In January 2017, Martin wrote that he thought the book would be released soon, but acknowledged he’s said similar things before. “Not done yet, but I’ve made progress,” Martin wrote. Game of Thrones, HBO’s popular series based on the Song of Ice and Fire series, also returns to the network in 2019. Will the release of The Winds of Winter and G