I got issues with Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp — a lot of issues. The purple cat is one of the most beloved villagers in the Animal Crossing franchise. Widely speculated to be the first animal developed for the original GameCube game, Bob has since befriended players in every Animal Crossing entry since. So what gives, Pocket Camp? So tell me all you want about your new villagers, Pocket Camp, but until one of them is Bob, I’m not interested.

I got issues with Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp — a lot of issues. The purple cat is one of the most beloved villagers in the Animal Crossing franchise. Widely speculated to be the first animal developed for the original GameCube game, Bob has since befriended players in every Animal Crossing entry since. So what gives, Pocket Camp? So tell me all you want about your new villagers, Pocket Camp, but until one of them is Bob, I’m not interested.

This version appears to be a port of the full PC game — with a $60 price tag to match. The iPad version represents the first time a mainline Civilization title has been available on mobile devices. For comparison’s sake, 2K charged $19.99 at launch for the iOS port of XCOM: Enemy Unknown back in 2013. The iOS version of Civilization 6 requires at least iOS 11.1.2, and will only run on an iPad Air 2, a fifth-generation iPad (aka the 2017 model) or an iPad Pro. Check back on Polygon later for impr

This version appears to be a port of the full PC game — with a $60 price tag to match. The iPad version represents the first time a mainline Civilization title has been available on mobile devices. For comparison’s sake, 2K charged $19.99 at launch for the iOS port of XCOM: Enemy Unknown back in 2013. The iOS version of Civilization 6 requires at least iOS 11.1.2, and will only run on an iPad Air 2, a fifth-generation iPad (aka the 2017 model) or an iPad Pro. Check back on Polygon later for impr

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

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

It’s certainly not the final release, as the developers has a few more significant additions up their sleeve. According to a tweet sent from the game’s official account early this morning, Battlegrounds will leave Steam Early Access on Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 11 p.m. PST. Players, we will be leaving Early Access and launching PC 1.0 on Dec 20 11PM PST. The maintenance on live servers for 1.0 will start Dec 20 6PM PST / Dec 21 3AM CET and last for 5 hours. Scheduled server maintenance has been bum

More than six years after launch, the company is adding online functionality to the puzzle game’s PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita remaster — finally outright embracing the fan-driven, fast-growing competitive Catherine scene. Another big part of the appeal, though — and the longevity of Catherine’s popularity — is its Colosseum Mode. These fighting aspects have contributed to the growth of competitive Catherine, as did the support of Atlus’ North American branch. But a primary factor holding

The compensation the modders receive will come out of a monthly pool initiated by Nexus Mods (at a value between $5,000 and $10,000) and supplemented by users who wish to donate. The points modders receive are redeemable in Nexus Mods’ storefront, though they can also be converted to cash as a PayPal remittance or an Amazon gift card. Robin Scott, the owner of Nexus Mods, said that he hoped the storefront would offer items and options desirable to modders. What Nexus Mods proposes is not the sam

Dark Nights: Metal has an editor’s note that consists entirely of a hand throwing up rock horns. But what’s most consequential for the DC Universe is the issue’s an expansion of its creation story, from the mouth of none other than Dream of the Endless, the protagonist of Neil Gaiman’s timelessly enduring The Sandman. And that story adds a new level of complexity to the creation of the DC Universe. That Great Dragon rose to kill the Forger, becoming the dark god Barbatos, the ultimate enemy of D

I’M BACK, LOSERS!”But the thing in the issue that I can’t stop thinking about is this small fish:He only appears in one panel. Talking to fish has always been the jokiest of Aquaman’s powers, right? But given how small fish is and how subtle his color, you might not notice him — until your eye wends its way down the bending, bubbly current of his speech ballon to …A very small purple fish. A very small purple fish who just exclaimed “MY LEIGE!”That’s it. This is how you make Aquaman talking to

Hokuto ga Gotoku, the Yakuza team’s video game based on Fist of the North Star (aka Hokuto no Ken), continues to look amazing and bizarre. One of Kenshiro’s more impressive abilities in Hokuto ga Gotoku is the power to take the dying screams of his enemies — such as “ひでぶつ (hidebu)” — and beat up other opponents with them. “Abeshi” is one of the phrases that appear in the Fist of the North Star manga, often after some unlucky bad guy has his face rearranged by Kenshiro. As seen in the trailer abo

More than six years after launch, the company is adding online functionality to the puzzle game’s PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita remaster — finally outright embracing the fan-driven, fast-growing competitive Catherine scene. Another big part of the appeal, though — and the longevity of Catherine’s popularity — is its Colosseum Mode. These fighting aspects have contributed to the growth of competitive Catherine, as did the support of Atlus’ North American branch. But a primary factor holding

Since then, the team at PUBG Corporation has effectively been building a rocketship while it lifts off of the launch pad. Here are the four best improvements made to the game in the last nine months, all of which will be included in this evening’s 1.0 update. The new desert map, MiramarWhen Battlegrounds first arrived on the scene, the environment looked an awful lot like every other survival shooter. Erangel, Battlegrounds’ original map, has the same kind of furniture scattered around, but it l

Since then, the team at PUBG Corporation has effectively been building a rocketship while it lifts off of the launch pad. Here are the four best improvements made to the game in the last nine months, all of which will be included in this evening’s 1.0 update. The new desert map, MiramarWhen Battlegrounds first arrived on the scene, the environment looked an awful lot like every other survival shooter. Erangel, Battlegrounds’ original map, has the same kind of furniture scattered around, but it l

It adds two new visual options to The Witcher 3’s display settings: 4K Mode and Performance Mode. Interestingly enough, there was one way to get The Witcher 3 to run at 60 fps on an Xbox One X before today. I checked out both of The Witcher 3’s new visual modes on Xbox One X, and can report that they’re impressive. Combat in The Witcher series is always an idiosyncratic exercise, but it feels way better in Performance Mode than at The Witcher 3’s typical locked 30 fps. I also noticed an odd bug

It adds two new visual options to The Witcher 3’s display settings: 4K Mode and Performance Mode. Interestingly enough, there was one way to get The Witcher 3 to run at 60 fps on an Xbox One X before today. I checked out both of The Witcher 3’s new visual modes on Xbox One X, and can report that they’re impressive. Combat in The Witcher series is always an idiosyncratic exercise, but it feels way better in Performance Mode than at The Witcher 3’s typical locked 30 fps. I also noticed an odd bug

Pokémon Go’s annual holiday event looks like it will introduce Delibird, a second-gen Pokémon that remains one of the few not currently obtainable in the mobile game. A user of The Silph Road community on Reddit shared an ad for the upcoming event that suggests Delibird is soon on its way. English-language versions of the Google Play ad haven’t appeared yet; we’ve reached out to Niantic to confirm. But Delibird’s launch coinciding with the winter holiday season would be a perfect fit: Delibird i

Pokémon Go’s annual holiday event looks like it will introduce Delibird, a second-gen Pokémon that remains one of the few not currently obtainable in the mobile game. A user of The Silph Road community on Reddit shared an ad for the upcoming event that suggests Delibird is soon on its way. English-language versions of the Google Play ad haven’t appeared yet; we’ve reached out to Niantic to confirm. But Delibird’s launch coinciding with the winter holiday season would be a perfect fit: Delibird i