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

Nintendo Power is back, not as a magazine covering all things Nintendo, but as an official podcast from the game maker. The Nintendo Power Podcast is hosted by Chris Slate, former editor-in-chief of Nintendo Power magazine and current manager of corporate communications at Nintendo of America. In the debut episode, Slate said the Nintendo Power Podcast is a “passion project” for Nintendo and that he wanted to see the Nintendo Power brand come back. But it’s heartening to see the Nintendo Power l

Nintendo Power is back, not as a magazine covering all things Nintendo, but as an official podcast from the game maker. The Nintendo Power Podcast is hosted by Chris Slate, former editor-in-chief of Nintendo Power magazine and current manager of corporate communications at Nintendo of America. In the debut episode, Slate said the Nintendo Power Podcast is a “passion project” for Nintendo and that he wanted to see the Nintendo Power brand come back. But it’s heartening to see the Nintendo Power l

Pokémon Go is celebrating the holidays again this year, and the game has several nice gifts for trainers. From Dec. 21 until Jan. 4, players can look forward to discounts and giveaways — as well as myriad new Pokémon from the Hoenn region. Niantic teased the addition of numerous water- and ice-type Pokémon to coincide with this year’s holiday event, each one hailing from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire’s Hoenn region. From Dec. 22 at 1 p.m. PT until Dec. 25 at 1 p.m. PT, players will also receive an e

Pokémon Go is celebrating the holidays again this year, and the game has several nice gifts for trainers. From Dec. 21 until Jan. 4, players can look forward to discounts and giveaways — as well as myriad new Pokémon from the Hoenn region. Niantic teased the addition of numerous water- and ice-type Pokémon to coincide with this year’s holiday event, each one hailing from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire’s Hoenn region. From Dec. 22 at 1 p.m. PT until Dec. 25 at 1 p.m. PT, players will also receive an e

The movie trailer has become its own art form, with teaser trailers for the trailer released days in advance. The Disaster ArtistIt’s easy to argue that Tommy Wiseau’s The Room is one of the most important movies of the past few decades. Blade Runner 2049The choice to make Blade Runner 2049 my second favorite trailer of the year was a difficult one. I wrote about how the trailer for Baby Driver used editing techniques to make its trailer standout; Blade Runner 2049 didn’t need any tricks. It’s a

The movie trailer has become its own art form, with teaser trailers for the trailer released days in advance. The Disaster ArtistIt’s easy to argue that Tommy Wiseau’s The Room is one of the most important movies of the past few decades. Blade Runner 2049The choice to make Blade Runner 2049 my second favorite trailer of the year was a difficult one. I wrote about how the trailer for Baby Driver used editing techniques to make its trailer standout; Blade Runner 2049 didn’t need any tricks. It’s a

Batman #37 is about Batman and Superman taking their significant others on a double date. Batman #37 is also about them doing that in each other’s costumes. Batman #37 is a funny, human story featuring some of the world’s most famous characters. It’s a love letter to Batman and Catwoman and Superman and Lois Lane being in love. (It’s also the Batman run where Kite-Man becomes a big deal, which gets a reference in Batman #37.)

Batman #37 is about Batman and Superman taking their significant others on a double date. Batman #37 is also about them doing that in each other’s costumes. Batman #37 is a funny, human story featuring some of the world’s most famous characters. It’s a love letter to Batman and Catwoman and Superman and Lois Lane being in love. (It’s also the Batman run where Kite-Man becomes a big deal, which gets a reference in Batman #37.)

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

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

Nintendo Switch eShop updated this week for the last time ahead of Christmas, and although this set of games is a smaller list than previous weeks this month, there’s one surprising highlight. Mom Hid My Game! Android and iOS users may remember Mom Hid My Game! Mom Hid My Game! I’m having a great time trying to survive for the sake of the game, and though $4.99 on Nintendo Switch eShop seems like a tall ask for what’s essentially a free-to-play mobile game port, Mom Hid My Game!

Valve launched its annual Steam Winter Sale today, kicking off two weeks of discounts to give shoppers some last-minute holiday gift opportunities. ET on Jan. 4, 2018, some of the year’s biggest games are on sale, alongside other must-play titles. Several of the games on sale are also up for Steam’s top honor: a Steam Award. The second annual Steam Awards will run for the length of the Winter Sale, giving fans a chance to cast votes on popular games in a number of unique categories. Kicking thin

Psychonauts 2 won’t make its previously scheduled release window of 2018, developer Double Fine Productions confirmed today in an update. Double Fine founder Tim Schafer spoke with Psychonauts 2 project lead Zak McClendon who broke the news in today’s video update for backers of the crowdfunded game. Psychonauts 2 previously had a planned release date of Q3 2018. Double Fine raised more than $3.8 million through that crowdfunding platform to bring the sequel to 2005’s Psychonauts to console and

Psychonauts 2 won’t make its previously scheduled release window of 2018, developer Double Fine Productions confirmed today in an update. Double Fine founder Tim Schafer spoke with Psychonauts 2 project lead Zak McClendon who broke the news in today’s video update for backers of the crowdfunded game. Psychonauts 2 previously had a planned release date of Q3 2018. Double Fine raised more than $3.8 million through that crowdfunding platform to bring the sequel to 2005’s Psychonauts to console and

The rise of loot boxes in premium video games was one of the most controversial stories of the year, and it seems like mobile gaming is going to lead the way in providing transparency. Apple has added guidelines to the App Store that make disclosure of loot probabilities mandatory. This update mirrors regulations in China that require games with randomized elements disclose the odds that control the “random” loot drops. Developers and publishers will also have to begin thinking about how their l

Following a long period of server maintenance yesterday, the 1.0 version of the game was pushed live to players around the world before being announced on Twitter at 3:01 a.m. EST. Around 5:00 a.m. EST there were one million players. That’s when things started to get a little wacky. At launch, one of the first things that the Battlegrounds client does is connect to a server. But, after a bit of work in the server room, it looks like everything is going smoothly for the team at PUBG Corp.

Following a long period of server maintenance yesterday, the 1.0 version of the game was pushed live to players around the world before being announced on Twitter at 3:01 a.m. EST. Around 5:00 a.m. EST there were one million players. That’s when things started to get a little wacky. At launch, one of the first things that the Battlegrounds client does is connect to a server. But, after a bit of work in the server room, it looks like everything is going smoothly for the team at PUBG Corp.

Starting with a trial group in Turkey, the company will begin to pay users in Crycash for trying its free-to-play game, Warface. Yerli and Wachtang Budagaschwili, chief executive officer of the cryptocurrency startup, explained the process to Polygon on a conference call last week. Most players don’t spend any money at all, and those that do need someone to play against. One possibility is to get other games to deal in Crycash, connecting their in-game economies to Crytek’s through the blockchai

Starting with a trial group in Turkey, the company will begin to pay users in Crycash for trying its free-to-play game, Warface. Yerli and Wachtang Budagaschwili, chief executive officer of the cryptocurrency startup, explained the process to Polygon on a conference call last week. Most players don’t spend any money at all, and those that do need someone to play against. One possibility is to get other games to deal in Crycash, connecting their in-game economies to Crytek’s through the blockchai