Tennis World Tour, which Polygon profiled last year during E3 2017, is one. Even though the video is in French and the gameplay is alpha, tennis fans can see the first in-game gameplay for something due to launch this spring for PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One. The motion capture actor is Maxime Teixeira, a French professional who competes mainly on the ATP’s Challenger Tour. There’s some chop and skating in the animations from the alpha gameplay; one hopes that gets smoothed out by the t

Tennis World Tour, which Polygon profiled last year during E3 2017, is one. Even though the video is in French and the gameplay is alpha, tennis fans can see the first in-game gameplay for something due to launch this spring for PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One. The motion capture actor is Maxime Teixeira, a French professional who competes mainly on the ATP’s Challenger Tour. There’s some chop and skating in the animations from the alpha gameplay; one hopes that gets smoothed out by the t

FoxNext Games, the video game division of Fox that was formed in 2017, has acquired Bay Area game developer Cold Iron Studios, which will work on a new game based on the Alien franchise. The studio’s new Alien game will be a shooter for consoles and PC. Cold Iron Studios was founded in 2015 by former members of Cryptic Studios (Neverwinter, City of Heroes), including CEO Craig Zinkievich, chief technology officer Shannon Posniewski and creative director Matt Highison. Predator, Aliens: Colonial

FoxNext Games, the video game division of Fox that was formed in 2017, has acquired Bay Area game developer Cold Iron Studios, which will work on a new game based on the Alien franchise. The studio’s new Alien game will be a shooter for consoles and PC. Cold Iron Studios was founded in 2015 by former members of Cryptic Studios (Neverwinter, City of Heroes), including CEO Craig Zinkievich, chief technology officer Shannon Posniewski and creative director Matt Highison. Predator, Aliens: Colonial

DICE is one of the smaller events in the gaming calendar. Organized by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, this year’s DICE will be keynoted by Microsoft games chief Phil Spencer. Neil Druckmann is creative director of The Last of Us, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and the director of The Last of Us Part 2. He’ll join Dan Trachtenberg, director and writer of 10 Cloverfield Lane and Black Mirror episode “Playtest” to speak about “the creative process in crafting character-driven experiences

Magic: The Gathering, the game that gave birth to the collectible card game genre, is launching a new digital version of the game. Called Magic: The Gathering Arena, it will allow players to purchase and collect cards just like the tabletop game. Booster packs will include eight cards in total, and include two uncommon cards and one rare or mythic card. “Wildcards have their own rarity of common, uncommon, rare, and mythic rare,” wrote Clay. When that happens, it will remove all cards from a pla

Magic: The Gathering, the game that gave birth to the collectible card game genre, is launching a new digital version of the game. Called Magic: The Gathering Arena, it will allow players to purchase and collect cards just like the tabletop game. Booster packs will include eight cards in total, and include two uncommon cards and one rare or mythic card. “Wildcards have their own rarity of common, uncommon, rare, and mythic rare,” wrote Clay. When that happens, it will remove all cards from a pla

Fortnite’s next update, arriving Thursday, Jan. 18, will expand the game’s Battle Royale map, introducing three new areas to explore along its western border as well as biomes to enhance the environment and give areas a distinctive look. In gameplay, friendly fire in Battle Royale has been deactivated. Fortnite launched in July 2017 adding its Battle Royale mode (also as a stand-alone game) in September. Battle Royale, capitalizing on the popularity of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, quickly spik

Fortnite’s next update, arriving Thursday, Jan. 18, will expand the game’s Battle Royale map, introducing three new areas to explore along its western border as well as biomes to enhance the environment and give areas a distinctive look. In gameplay, friendly fire in Battle Royale has been deactivated. Fortnite launched in July 2017 adding its Battle Royale mode (also as a stand-alone game) in September. Battle Royale, capitalizing on the popularity of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, quickly spik

Nintendo revealed Nintendo Labo, a “new interactive experience” for Switch today. Labo, cardboard sets that interact with the Nintendo Switch console, let players build accessories for their console that are interactive. During the two-and-a-half-minute reveal above, Nintendo showed a playable cardboard piano cradling a Switch. There was also an R/C car powered by Joy-Cons, and an entire cardboard backpack that seems to connect to punching robot game. Watch the full reveal above.

Nintendo revealed Nintendo Labo, a “new interactive experience” for Switch today. Labo, cardboard sets that interact with the Nintendo Switch console, let players build accessories for their console that are interactive. During the two-and-a-half-minute reveal above, Nintendo showed a playable cardboard piano cradling a Switch. There was also an R/C car powered by Joy-Cons, and an entire cardboard backpack that seems to connect to punching robot game. Watch the full reveal above.

Nintendo unveiled what it calls a “new interactive experience” for Nintendo Switch today that’s unlike anything else on the console. Called Nintendo Labo, it’s a “new line of interactive build-and-play experiences that combine DIY creations with the magic of Nintendo Switch,” according to Nintendo. Labo will let Nintendo Switch owners build cardboard versions of real-world items like a 13-key piano, fishing rod or motorbike. “With each Nintendo Labo kit, kids can transform modular sheets of card

Nintendo unveiled what it calls a “new interactive experience” for Nintendo Switch today that’s unlike anything else on the console. Called Nintendo Labo, it’s a “new line of interactive build-and-play experiences that combine DIY creations with the magic of Nintendo Switch,” according to Nintendo. Labo will let Nintendo Switch owners build cardboard versions of real-world items like a 13-key piano, fishing rod or motorbike. “With each Nintendo Labo kit, kids can transform modular sheets of card

Nintendo has revealed a unique new accessory line for Switch: Nintendo Labo, a cardboard-based line of kits that allow console owners to create and play with a variety of handmade accessories. What is Nintendo Labo? Players follow a set of instructions on the Switch tablet’s screen to create their Nintendo Labo accessories, which then are attached to the Nintendo Switch console and Joy-Con controllers. How much do these Nintendo Labo kits cost? When does the Nintendo Labo line launch?

Nintendo has revealed a unique new accessory line for Switch: Nintendo Labo, a cardboard-based line of kits that allow console owners to create and play with a variety of handmade accessories. What is Nintendo Labo? Players follow a set of instructions on the Switch tablet’s screen to create their Nintendo Labo accessories, which then are attached to the Nintendo Switch console and Joy-Con controllers. How much do these Nintendo Labo kits cost? When does the Nintendo Labo line launch?

Nintendo Labo was revealed today. Nintendo announced when it will launch the DIY initiative, along with a price. The release date is 4/20. The price of the Variety Kit is roughly $10 more than a full Nintendo Switch game, but at $69.99, it’s still a nice price. Just to clarify: The Nintendo Labo “Variety Kit” will launch on 4/20 for $69.99.

Nintendo Labo was revealed today. Nintendo announced when it will launch the DIY initiative, along with a price. The release date is 4/20. The price of the Variety Kit is roughly $10 more than a full Nintendo Switch game, but at $69.99, it’s still a nice price. Just to clarify: The Nintendo Labo “Variety Kit” will launch on 4/20 for $69.99.

Nintendo promises to reveal a new kind of interactive play experience for Nintendo Switch today, one that appears to be aimed primarily at younger players. ET, according to a post on the U.K. Nintendo website. Nintendo of Japan teased today’s announcement in a tweet, saying that a “new play” experience for Switch will be revealed on its website. Nintendo’s U.K. website described the announcement this way:Tune in to discover a new interactive experience for Nintendo Switch that’s specifically cra

Nintendo promises to reveal a new kind of interactive play experience for Nintendo Switch today, one that appears to be aimed primarily at younger players. ET, according to a post on the U.K. Nintendo website. Nintendo of Japan teased today’s announcement in a tweet, saying that a “new play” experience for Switch will be revealed on its website. Nintendo’s U.K. website described the announcement this way:Tune in to discover a new interactive experience for Nintendo Switch that’s specifically cra

The biggest change that will be noticed by top creators affects Google Preferred, Google’s top-tier advertisement group for a select group of creators. Every video submitted for Google Preferred ads must be watched by a moderator and manually approved as family-friendly content. This extra layer of human moderation will catch videos that shouldn’t be eligible for Google Preferred ads, but somehow slipped through YouTube’s filter. In response, YouTube announced on Jan. 10 that Paul would be remov