Today’s announcement of Nintendo Labo — a line of custom-made cardboard projects for Nintendo Switch — made me so happy that it literally brought tears to my eyes. We’d recently received the gift of a subscription to Tinker Crate, which ships kids and parents unique, STEM-based engineering projects once a month. If Nintendo Labo is simply another version of Wii Sports — an exceptional but limited selection of experiences — it will not have a very long lifespan. If Nintendo can keep the cost low

Today Nintendo announced Labo, an initiative that will pair the company’s playful software with easy-to-assemble cardboard accessories. The obvious reasons for Nintendo to go with cardboard are that it’s cheap, easy to mass produce and simple to distribute. In the mid- to late- 2000s, the video game industry saw a boom in plastic accessories alongside the popularity of music games like Rock Band, Guitar Hero and DJ Hero. Before that, the industry pushed plastic fishing rods, steering wheels and

Today Nintendo announced Labo, an initiative that will pair the company’s playful software with easy-to-assemble cardboard accessories. The obvious reasons for Nintendo to go with cardboard are that it’s cheap, easy to mass produce and simple to distribute. In the mid- to late- 2000s, the video game industry saw a boom in plastic accessories alongside the popularity of music games like Rock Band, Guitar Hero and DJ Hero. Before that, the industry pushed plastic fishing rods, steering wheels and

Nintendo Labo is a line of create-your-own cardboard accessories for Switch, and it’s launching on April 20. The various Labo projects look really cool, especially for parents with young children who love to build things. But Nintendo is, in essence, selling us several pieces of extremely expensive cardboard. “Kaz Hirai” played off the Labo reveal to dunk on Nintendo’s questionable Switch voice chat set-up. Me, using my future Nintendo Labo.

Epic Games has moved some employees off of its Paragon MOBA in order to assist on Fortnite, according to a statement made on Reddit. In an unusually candid letter to its community, a representative from Epic said that the future of Paragon was uncertain at this time. “Our efforts have always been focused on growing the game,” Epic said. “While each of [Paragon’s] incarnations has been beloved by a core community, none has been large enough to achieve mainstream success. Last month Epic told Poly

Epic Games has moved some employees off of its Paragon MOBA in order to assist on Fortnite, according to a statement made on Reddit. In an unusually candid letter to its community, a representative from Epic said that the future of Paragon was uncertain at this time. “Our efforts have always been focused on growing the game,” Epic said. “While each of [Paragon’s] incarnations has been beloved by a core community, none has been large enough to achieve mainstream success. Last month Epic told Poly

It’s understandable why some Metal Gear fans are writing off Metal Gear Survive. From there, Metal Gear Survive throws players into scavenging and crafting missions. That connection between campaign and co-op explains why Metal Gear Survive is an always-online game. While Metal Gear Survive shows a great deal of promise, a lot of my interest hinges on just how much fun and how deep Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain was. Metal Gear Survive simply pivots off of that, and when it comes to PlaySt

It’s understandable why some Metal Gear fans are writing off Metal Gear Survive. From there, Metal Gear Survive throws players into scavenging and crafting missions. That connection between campaign and co-op explains why Metal Gear Survive is an always-online game. While Metal Gear Survive shows a great deal of promise, a lot of my interest hinges on just how much fun and how deep Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain was. Metal Gear Survive simply pivots off of that, and when it comes to PlaySt

Microsoft’s games chief Phil Spencer has reorganized his studio structure, appointing Matt Booty as corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios, according to a report in GamesBeat. Booty will take over Spencer’s previous role of managing Microsoft’s network of games studios, including Turn 10 (Forza series), 343 Studios (Halo), Mojang (Minecraft), The Coalition (Gears of War) and Rare (Sea of Thieves). Freed from the detail of studio management, Spencer will focus more on big picture strategy.

Microsoft’s games chief Phil Spencer has reorganized his studio structure, appointing Matt Booty as corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios, according to a report in GamesBeat. Booty will take over Spencer’s previous role of managing Microsoft’s network of games studios, including Turn 10 (Forza series), 343 Studios (Halo), Mojang (Minecraft), The Coalition (Gears of War) and Rare (Sea of Thieves). Freed from the detail of studio management, Spencer will focus more on big picture strategy.

One creator, Riley Kyle Dignan, posted a video in response to the new rules, outlining his concerns with YouTube’s treatment of smaller creators. “YouTubes new rule of taking away monetization from channels with less than 1000 subs is a good idea,” Keemstar wrote. That hasn’t stopped smaller creators from speaking out against YouTube and asking for the company to keep them in mind too. Bigger YouTubers have started tweeting out threads featuring smaller channels that are at risk of losing access

YouTube’s creator base is at opposite ends over a series of new monetization guidelines thatthe company instituted yesterday evening. One creator, Riley Kyle Dignan, posted a video in response to the new rules, outlining his concerns with YouTube’s treatment of smaller creators. “YouTubes new rule of taking away monetization from channels with less than 1000 subs is a good idea,” Keemstar wrote. That hasn’t stopped smaller creators from speaking out against YouTube and asking for the company to

Nintendo has announced a DIY “build-and-play experience” for Switch called Labo — with cardboard toy-con accessories. There are some theoriesNintendo is uniquely focused on making sure kids can play its biggest games. Super Mario Odyssey also has an assist mode that removes the coin penalty for dying and gives you a marker that points to the next objective. The reveal could also be a set of formalized rules for assist modes in upcoming games, and a promise that one will be included in every firs

Nintendo has announced a DIY “build-and-play experience” for Switch called Labo — with cardboard toy-con accessories. There are some theoriesNintendo is uniquely focused on making sure kids can play its biggest games. Super Mario Odyssey also has an assist mode that removes the coin penalty for dying and gives you a marker that points to the next objective. The reveal could also be a set of formalized rules for assist modes in upcoming games, and a promise that one will be included in every firs

Twitch was affected by an apparent hack this past weekend, resulting in the change of stream names for popular League of Legend personalities, including Tyler1, and temporary bans for moderators. The title of that hacked stream, which can be seen on Gyazo, is vulgar and pornographic in nature, and technically breaks Twitch’s terms of service. There seem to be only a couple of channels hit, but one belonged to Tyler1, a very popular League of Legends streamer who returned to Twitch after Riot Gam

Such is the case with a recent attempt to reimagine Star Wars: The Last Jedi without any of the female actors involved. To compare, the full-length version of The Last Jedi runs for more than two and a half hours. Notice of the fan edit made its way to Twitter, where director Rian Johnson added his own commentary to the conversation floating around Twitter about the movie. John Boyega, the actor who plays Finn in the new Star Wars trilogy, joined Hamill and Johnson in laughing at the prospect of

Such is the case with a recent attempt to reimagine Star Wars: The Last Jedi without any of the female actors involved. To compare, the full-length version of The Last Jedi runs for more than two and a half hours. Notice of the fan edit made its way to Twitter, where director Rian Johnson added his own commentary to the conversation floating around Twitter about the movie. John Boyega, the actor who plays Finn in the new Star Wars trilogy, joined Hamill and Johnson in laughing at the prospect of

Today’s Generation X #86 has a big change to Jubilee, everyone’s favorite sparkly, explode-y X-Man in a yellow jacket and wonky shades. And it seems that if the Generation X series is going to be a casualty of Marvel’s infamous March 2018 cancellations, at least it’s going to go out with a bang. [Warning: This post contains spoilers for Generation X #86.] But, after some training, Jubilee learned how to be a nice vampire who didn’t typically eat people unless they were, like, real jerks. From th

Today’s Generation X #86 has a big change to Jubilee, everyone’s favorite sparkly, explode-y X-Man in a yellow jacket and wonky shades. And it seems that if the Generation X series is going to be a casualty of Marvel’s infamous March 2018 cancellations, at least it’s going to go out with a bang. [Warning: This post contains spoilers for Generation X #86.] But, after some training, Jubilee learned how to be a nice vampire who didn’t typically eat people unless they were, like, real jerks. From th

Places like Polygon’s sprawling penthouse in old New York, where five scholars gather to prepare for an expedition from which they may never return. On their journey they will confront dark, unknowable truths which will loosen their grip upon reality itself. Overboard is a new monthly video series about board games, and we’re kicking it off with a journey to the Mountains of Madness. At each step, they’re tasked with gathering and deploying the right cards in the right amount. It’s a simple task