Ubisoft studio Red Storm released an update for Star Trek: Bridge Crew this week that removes the requirement that players must have a virtual reality headset in order to play the game. The free update lets Star Trek enthusiasts live out their tactical space command fantasies regardless of whether or not they have PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift or HTC Vive hardware. Star Trek: Bridge Crew’s new update lets VR and non-VR trekkers play cooperatively “seamlessly across all platforms,” Ubisoft and deve

The latest product from Abrams Books, The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is the first comprehensive look inside the creation of the most divisive science fiction movie in a generation. What follows will completely spoil Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The book begins not with a discussion of The Last Jedi’s opening crawl, but with pictures held back from the first book in the series, The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Director Johnson opened up for Szostak about what the motivations were, and

Now, PATRICK! We must sing a song to let them all know!” And though no one else sang, their hearts filled with cheerAt your light of pure joy in this dump of a year. It’s cheesy but true. So Happy Polygolidays from Polygon to you!

Then, Mega Man Universe (which would have been the Mega Man 2 version of the greatest Mega Man game ever, Powered Up) disappeared unceremoniously as well. Mega Man 11 uses a visual style reminiscent of Inafune’s original concept art for his benighted Mega-Man-in-all-but-name Mighty No. At the same time, the Mega Man 11 footage Capcom has shown seems to emphasize playability over flashiness, with Mega Man himself appearing tiny on-screen. The Mega Man series appeared to be deadStill, as someone w

Then, Mega Man Universe (which would have been the Mega Man 2 version of the greatest Mega Man game ever, Powered Up) disappeared unceremoniously as well. Mega Man 11 uses a visual style reminiscent of Inafune’s original concept art for his benighted Mega-Man-in-all-but-name Mighty No. At the same time, the Mega Man 11 footage Capcom has shown seems to emphasize playability over flashiness, with Mega Man himself appearing tiny on-screen. The Mega Man series appeared to be deadStill, as someone w

There are wisps of Habbo Hotel and Second Life at the core of VRChat, but enhanced by virtual reality immersion. Working with Ron Millar, best known for his work on Warcraft at Blizzard, Gaylor and Joudrey wanted VRChat to become the first real virtual reality hangout. The developer introduced a “Public Ban” that would stop certain players from being allowed to participate in public forums. Those that are public banned will be taken to a public ban world to watch a video and learn more about wha

There are wisps of Habbo Hotel and Second Life at the core of VRChat, but enhanced by virtual reality immersion. Working with Ron Millar, best known for his work on Warcraft at Blizzard, Gaylor and Joudrey wanted VRChat to become the first real virtual reality hangout. The developer introduced a “Public Ban” that would stop certain players from being allowed to participate in public forums. Those that are public banned will be taken to a public ban world to watch a video and learn more about wha

The release of Marvel Comics’ publication schedule for this coming March had some unpleasant surprises for fans: A lot of cancellations. https://t.co/Uvw9pNiaXL — JoeQuesada (@JoeQuesada) December 21, 2017Marvel’s March solicitations were notably missing some books when they were released on Dec. 18, while other titles seemed to have oddly conclusive synopses and cover images attached to them. All of them featured lead female characters, lead characters of color or lead queer characters. America

“I didn’t understand the scale of China when I first started this,” said Brendan “Playerunknown” Greene, the game’s creator. Amidst the rapid growth in the Chinese player base, racial slurs have begun flying on social media. Some have even called for Chinese players to be booted onto their own dedicated servers. “The Chinese player base is very passionate for Battlegrounds and they love our game. Yes, there’s some cheaters that come out of there, but the majority of our Chinese players just love

The exotic perk, Arc Conductor, causes any Arc damage taken to empower your weapon. Their exotic perk, Illegally Modded Holster, allows you to ready hand cannons very quickly as well as increase accuracy for your first shot. Their exotic perk, Horns of Doom, cause shield bash kills to quickly recharge your shield throw while using your Super. If you like the top tree of Sentinel, this is a fun exotic that you can use in strikes. Wings of Sacred DawnYet another Sloane exotic, Wings of Sacred Dawn

The draw is the emotional connection you get from games when you can feel the bass in your chest and back. But the addition of this kind of haptics to your gaming experience adds much more than I expected, even though I was a fan of the original hardware. The hardware runs for about eight hours on a three-hour charge, and comes complete with all the cables you need. Every audio source you’re already using is compatible with it, as long as you can connect via Bluetooth or a standard audio cable.

It makes sense that Kendrick Lamar is recording a new, original track for Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther movie. Lamar teased his work on Black Panther, the 2018 Marvel movie directed by Fruitvale Station and Creed’s Ryan Coogler, in a new music video for “LOVE,” above. Lamar’s participation in Black Panther isn’t surprising to those who attended Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con Hall H panel earlier this year. We haven’t received any hints as to what Lamar’s new song for Black Panther will sound lik

It makes sense that Kendrick Lamar is recording a new, original track for Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther movie. Lamar teased his work on Black Panther, the 2018 Marvel movie directed by Fruitvale Station and Creed’s Ryan Coogler, in a new music video for “LOVE,” above. Lamar’s participation in Black Panther isn’t surprising to those who attended Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con Hall H panel earlier this year. We haven’t received any hints as to what Lamar’s new song for Black Panther will sound lik

The Champions’ Ballad DLC expands Breath of the Wild in several ways, starting with a new main story quest for you to take on after you’ve tamed all four Divine Beasts. The first stage of EX The Champions’ Ballad presents you with a new series of challenges on the Great Plateau. After that, you must complete a series of challenges for each of the Champions. Our guides will help you find all of the new gear, clear the new shrines, defeat your enemies and much more. The Champion’s Ballad new cloth

The release of Marvel Comics’ publication schedule for this coming March had some unpleasant surprises for fans: A lot of cancellations. https://t.co/Uvw9pNiaXL — JoeQuesada (@JoeQuesada) December 21, 2017Marvel’s March solicitations were notably missing some books when they were released on Dec. 18, while other titles seemed to have oddly conclusive synopses and cover images attached to them. All of them featured lead female characters, lead characters of color or lead queer characters. America

A new pair of concept teasers for Project Re Fantasy, the debut project from Atlus-owned development team Studio Zero, paints a strange picture of the upcoming game. The ostensible fantasy role-playing game looks like it borrows a lot of genre conventions, while also embracing some of the modern-day elements seen in director Katsura Hashino’s work on Persona 5. The rest of the trailer vaguely outlines the tribalistic, battered fantasy world of the game. How that plays out isn’t quite clear yet,

A new pair of concept teasers for Project Re Fantasy, the debut project from Atlus-owned development team Studio Zero, paints a strange picture of the upcoming game. The ostensible fantasy role-playing game looks like it borrows a lot of genre conventions, while also embracing some of the modern-day elements seen in director Katsura Hashino’s work on Persona 5. The rest of the trailer vaguely outlines the tribalistic, battered fantasy world of the game. How that plays out isn’t quite clear yet,

A new year is almost upon us, and Microsoft is kicking it off with a decent but unspectacular lineup of Xbox Games With Gold titles for January. On the Xbox 360 side, Gold members will be able to download Tomb Raider: Underworld free from Jan. 1-15. During the second half of January, the free Xbox 360 game will be the original Army of Two from EA Montreal, which launched in March 2008. As always, both Xbox 360 titles are playable on Xbox One via backward compatibility. While you’re waiting for 2

A new year is almost upon us, and Microsoft is kicking it off with a decent but unspectacular lineup of Xbox Games With Gold titles for January. On the Xbox 360 side, Gold members will be able to download Tomb Raider: Underworld free from Jan. 1-15. During the second half of January, the free Xbox 360 game will be the original Army of Two from EA Montreal, which launched in March 2008. As always, both Xbox 360 titles are playable on Xbox One via backward compatibility. While you’re waiting for 2

Two licensed games from PlatinumGames, Transformers Devastation and The Legend of Korra, have been delisted from Steam and the PlayStation Store and are no longer available for purchase. That’s bad (but not unsurprising) news for PlatinumGames fans who might’ve missed out on the better-than-expected action brawler Transformers Devastation and the so-so Legend of Korra. But ‘tis the season of Activision-published licensed games disappearing unceremoniously from digital stores. GameStop is also st