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

Pokémon Go’s AR+ mode, available exclusively for iOS 11-compatible devices, is a feature that sounds a lot more minimal than it is. But in practice, Pokémon Go’s enhanced augmented reality capabilities are a fun addition to catching Pokémon — as long as you don’t mind looking more than a little weird when using them in public. There’s another step to the process once you’re actually facing down a Pokémon, which is switching the augmented reality on. First off, the game asks you to look down at a

Pokémon Go’s AR+ mode, available exclusively for iOS 11-compatible devices, is a feature that sounds a lot more minimal than it is. But in practice, Pokémon Go’s enhanced augmented reality capabilities are a fun addition to catching Pokémon — as long as you don’t mind looking more than a little weird when using them in public. There’s another step to the process once you’re actually facing down a Pokémon, which is switching the augmented reality on. First off, the game asks you to look down at a

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!

But unless you’re inside the Star Wars shipping fandom on Tumblr or fan fiction platforms, you probably haven’t heard of Kylux. But while Kylux got the biggest boost from Last Jedi, Reylo still certainly has the more consistent attention of the Tumblr community. After a little math to make up for slight variations in labels, you’ll find that there are 4,220 Stormpilot works on AO3, 5,404 Reylo works and a whopping 11,421 Kylux works — more than the other two combined. What I found surprised me:

But unless you’re inside the Star Wars shipping fandom on Tumblr or fan fiction platforms, you probably haven’t heard of Kylux. But while Kylux got the biggest boost from Last Jedi, Reylo still certainly has the more consistent attention of the Tumblr community. After a little math to make up for slight variations in labels, you’ll find that there are 4,220 Stormpilot works on AO3, 5,404 Reylo works and a whopping 11,421 Kylux works — more than the other two combined. What I found surprised me:

Director David Ayer and writer Max Landis’ Bright is bogged down by the shortcomings of their own ambitions. Fairies in the world of Bright are like mosquitos with personalities; hungry, menacing little creatures seen as a nuisance. Ironically, had Bright been successful in its ambitions, it could have been one of the most crucial films of 2017. The best thing Bright has going for it is Joel Edgerton’s performance as hardworking, bullied orc cop Jakoby. Both Landis and Ayer bit off more than the

Director David Ayer and writer Max Landis’ Bright is bogged down by the shortcomings of their own ambitions. Fairies in the world of Bright are like mosquitos with personalities; hungry, menacing little creatures seen as a nuisance. Ironically, had Bright been successful in its ambitions, it could have been one of the most crucial films of 2017. The best thing Bright has going for it is Joel Edgerton’s performance as hardworking, bullied orc cop Jakoby. Both Landis and Ayer bit off more than the

The first game I played was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. I did not grow up with Mario and no, I have never beaten the original Legend of Zelda. Zelda let go of its saccharine past in Breath of the Wild. Zelda understands that the word “mature” means more than blood and cursingAnd I have yet to beat anyone to a bloody pulp with a crowbar. They will be given a mature Zelda at a younger age than I was, and that’s a wonderful gift.

The first game I played was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. I did not grow up with Mario and no, I have never beaten the original Legend of Zelda. Zelda let go of its saccharine past in Breath of the Wild. Zelda understands that the word “mature” means more than blood and cursingAnd I have yet to beat anyone to a bloody pulp with a crowbar. They will be given a mature Zelda at a younger age than I was, and that’s a wonderful gift.

Poppy is one of YouTube’s most interesting personalities; she’s a human pretending to be an artificially intelligent sentient being, learning how other humans operate. Zo is, after all, a Microsoft product that can be monetized, just like partnering with Poppy is a way to market a Microsoft product. Poppy told Polygon that she “likes experiments and likes AI,” far more than she does being a human. In March 2016, Microsoft launched Tay, one of its chatbots created as an experiment in “conversatio

Fascinated with ARMS since she was a young girl, Dr. Coyle decided early on to devote her entire life to ARMS research. But all her pain and hard work will be worth it if she wins the ARMS Grand Prix! For Grand Prix LV6 and lower, the computer will now get stronger as you get deeper into the Grand Prix. You can now view stats from previous Party Crash events in “Stats.”Added new badges related to Dr. Coyle. Dr. Coyle is the third new fighter added to Arms in the past six weeks, following Springt

Fascinated with ARMS since she was a young girl, Dr. Coyle decided early on to devote her entire life to ARMS research. But all her pain and hard work will be worth it if she wins the ARMS Grand Prix! For Grand Prix LV6 and lower, the computer will now get stronger as you get deeper into the Grand Prix. You can now view stats from previous Party Crash events in “Stats.”Added new badges related to Dr. Coyle. Dr. Coyle is the third new fighter added to Arms in the past six weeks, following Springt

The bug exists only in the Crucible’s Mayhem gametype, which Destiny 2 developer Bungie revived for The Dawning, the game’s holiday event. That’s because cooldowns for grenades, class abilities and super abilities are greatly reduced in Mayhem — and the glitch involves both the Voidwalker grenade and super. The issue is that in Mayhem, the super bar refills more quickly than Chaos Accelerant drains it. The studio was surely hoping that two major patches this month around Destiny 2’s first expans

The bug exists only in the Crucible’s Mayhem gametype, which Destiny 2 developer Bungie revived for The Dawning, the game’s holiday event. That’s because cooldowns for grenades, class abilities and super abilities are greatly reduced in Mayhem — and the glitch involves both the Voidwalker grenade and super. The issue is that in Mayhem, the super bar refills more quickly than Chaos Accelerant drains it. The studio was surely hoping that two major patches this month around Destiny 2’s first expans

This is Issue at Hand, Polygon’s show about the strange world of comics, and for our last video of 2017, we’re looking back on the some of the biggest news and some of the best books of the past year. 2017 kicked off with the New York Times Book Review unceremoniously getting rid of its bestseller list for graphic novels, and boy did it ever continue, with some comics becoming unintentionally and uncomfortably politically relevant — sometimes in ways beyond the control of their creator. But ther

My least favorite scene in Star Wars: The Last Jedi is also the movie’s most innocuous. [Warning: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.] It’s an emotional scene and a defining moment for Rose, securing her spot as one Star Wars’ best heroes. It’s not that I’m against the concept of romance in Star Wars. We haven’t been gifted with the great romance that we deserve in the new Star Wars trilogy — one that we’ll write fan fiction about for years to come — but I’m certain we

My least favorite scene in Star Wars: The Last Jedi is also the movie’s most innocuous. [Warning: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.] It’s an emotional scene and a defining moment for Rose, securing her spot as one Star Wars’ best heroes. It’s not that I’m against the concept of romance in Star Wars. We haven’t been gifted with the great romance that we deserve in the new Star Wars trilogy — one that we’ll write fan fiction about for years to come — but I’m certain we

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has teased Thanos’ true power for years, and we’ll finally get to see what the villain is capable of in the first few minutes of Avengers: Infinity War. “Within the first five minutes of Infinity War, people will understand why Thanos is the biggest and baddest villain in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe,” Feige said, as reported by Comic Book Resources. You’ll also remember these two scenes from the Avengers: Infinity War trailer, which saw the Children