The next game in the works from Night School Studio, the tiny team behind 2016 cult favorite Oxenfree, is called Afterparty. Due out in 2019, the game sounds as irreverent and exciting as its predecessor: Afterparty is, essentially, all about getting super wasted while hanging out in Hell. The game stars a pair of college kids named Milo and Lola, who have died and, unfortunately for them, ended up on Satan’s doorstep. Night School gave IGN a more in-depth look at the game, offering other detail

Nintendo Switch eShop continues to drop a bounty of new games for owners of the console this month, with more than 20 titles arriving between today, Dec. 14, and Dec. 19. And that crop isn’t just filler; the eShop just got a mix of exciting, even monumental games this week. We’ll start with the “monumental” one: Romancing SaGa 2, a sci-fi role-playing game from Square Enix that first launched on Super Famicom just over 24 years ago. Role-playing game lovers will also appreciate a new, classic-st

Nintendo Switch eShop continues to drop a bounty of new games for owners of the console this month, with more than 20 titles arriving between today, Dec. 14, and Dec. 19. And that crop isn’t just filler; the eShop just got a mix of exciting, even monumental games this week. We’ll start with the “monumental” one: Romancing SaGa 2, a sci-fi role-playing game from Square Enix that first launched on Super Famicom just over 24 years ago. Role-playing game lovers will also appreciate a new, classic-st

Super Mario Odyssey is absolutely filled with delightful surprises and an attention to detail that goes far above and beyond what’s expected from a game in this series. The above video from JalopesTL explains how the game’s sound effects and incidental music actually changes to harmonize with whatever song is playing in the background. It’s a small detail that required a ridiculous amount of work to get right, and it’s just one part of the game that helps make Super Mario Odyssey feel so satisfy

Super Mario Odyssey is absolutely filled with delightful surprises and an attention to detail that goes far above and beyond what’s expected from a game in this series. The above video from JalopesTL explains how the game’s sound effects and incidental music actually changes to harmonize with whatever song is playing in the background. It’s a small detail that required a ridiculous amount of work to get right, and it’s just one part of the game that helps make Super Mario Odyssey feel so satisfy

Of particular concern to Benson is the idea that social media networks could be affected without Net Neutrality. Other outspoken indie designers both on and about social media include Teddy Diefenbach, whose credits include Hyper Light Drifter. Indie games only got to where they are today — a more competitive, visible part of the industry — because of the wide-open internet’s affordances, according to Dief. Storefronts like Steam enable developers to distribute their games online, which means th

Of particular concern to Benson is the idea that social media networks could be affected without Net Neutrality. Other outspoken indie designers both on and about social media include Teddy Diefenbach, whose credits include Hyper Light Drifter. Indie games only got to where they are today — a more competitive, visible part of the industry — because of the wide-open internet’s affordances, according to Dief. Storefronts like Steam enable developers to distribute their games online, which means th

Io Interactive has a pretty good deal for new Hitman players: The studio is giving away the game’s Paris destination for free starting Dec. 15, giving anyone on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One a chance to play a decent sized chunk of the game. The studio is calling the release the Hitman Holiday Pack. It will include the game’s first story mission, “Showstoppers,” as well as 18 Escalation Contracts for Paris, the “Holiday Hoarders” mission and the Paris Challenge Packs. The Hitman Holiday

Io Interactive has a pretty good deal for new Hitman players: The studio is giving away the game’s Paris destination for free starting Dec. 15, giving anyone on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One a chance to play a decent sized chunk of the game. The studio is calling the release the Hitman Holiday Pack. It will include the game’s first story mission, “Showstoppers,” as well as 18 Escalation Contracts for Paris, the “Holiday Hoarders” mission and the Paris Challenge Packs. The Hitman Holiday

After the FCC voted 3-2 in favor of repealing net neutrality, Disney’s CEO reiterated that net neutrality has never been an issue for the company. Disney has plans to run three, stand-alone streaming services and could benefit from net neutrality being repealed. Other companies, including Google, Netflix and Twitch have come out in support of net neutrality. Following the vote to repeal net neutrality earlier today, Netflix tweeted out its condemnation of the decision, adding that without net ne

In some of 2017’s biggest AAA games, we explored far-off worlds, fought all sorts of battles and stepped into the shoes of radically different people. After this year’s steady stream of titles full of heart, humor and even horror, indie games’ emotional resonance no longer feels abnormal. Below, Jeff Ramos and Allegra Frank compiled six of their favorite indie games of the year, each one dealing with a range of different emotions that tested their morality, mortality and anxieties. Each of these

Patreon is trying to bring back a number of subscribers to the platform following the company’s decision to backtrack a controversial service fee change. The company is introducing a new tool that allows patrons to resubscribe to any creator they may have withdrawn their pledges from last week. “The most requested next step, by far, is for us to reach out to patrons who’ve cancelled their pledge over the last week. We built a tool to help them easily re-pledge.”The company confirmed yesterday th

Patreon is trying to bring back a number of subscribers to the platform following the company’s decision to backtrack a controversial service fee change. The company is introducing a new tool that allows patrons to resubscribe to any creator they may have withdrawn their pledges from last week. “The most requested next step, by far, is for us to reach out to patrons who’ve cancelled their pledge over the last week. We built a tool to help them easily re-pledge.”The company confirmed yesterday th

So it’s no surprise that fans are way more excited about the potential of a Simpsons or It’s Always Sunny world in Kingdom Hearts than a Deadpool cameo. It’s a little late to fit anything else into Kingdom Hearts 3, as that game’s well into production. A prescient Easter egg based on Kingdom Hearts shows up in The Simpsons Game, released as a tie-in to the series’ theatrical debut. Remember this, however, Kingdom Hearts fans: We have yet to see the scope of how Disney’s purchase of Pixar, Marvel

So it’s no surprise that fans are way more excited about the potential of a Simpsons or It’s Always Sunny world in Kingdom Hearts than a Deadpool cameo. It’s a little late to fit anything else into Kingdom Hearts 3, as that game’s well into production. A prescient Easter egg based on Kingdom Hearts shows up in The Simpsons Game, released as a tie-in to the series’ theatrical debut. Remember this, however, Kingdom Hearts fans: We have yet to see the scope of how Disney’s purchase of Pixar, Marvel

It’s hard to figure out why some characters from Disney films are official Disney Princesses, and why other characters have been left out from the group. It’s a designation that is more important for marketing and licensing than anything else, but there is a good amount of cultural weight that comes from being an officially ordained Disney Princess. Which is why Disney’s inability to instantly welcome the Xenomorph Queen into their ranks the moment the merger was announced such ridiculous bullsh

It’s hard to figure out why some characters from Disney films are official Disney Princesses, and why other characters have been left out from the group. It’s a designation that is more important for marketing and licensing than anything else, but there is a good amount of cultural weight that comes from being an officially ordained Disney Princess. Which is why Disney’s inability to instantly welcome the Xenomorph Queen into their ranks the moment the merger was announced such ridiculous bullsh

But, believe it or not, the Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn’t need more heroes. Villains wanted — apply withinThe Marvel Cinematic universe is notoriously bad at villains, relative to its peers. The reason that villains get minimized in superhero movies is usually because the film is spending more time with its heroes, as the Marvel Cinematic Universe frequently does. The real boon of bringing the Fantastic Four into the Marvel Cinematic Universe will not be welcoming Reed Richards, Sue and John

Thanks to a historic deal between Disney and 21st Century Fox, Disney will essentially own three streaming services. Disney is gearing up to launch a stand-alone streaming service for exclusive Disney titles, and that will exist alongside a stand-alone streaming service for ESPN. Now that Disney owns a majority stake in Hulu, that also means Disney basically owns Hulu. How will Disney decide what goes to Hulu versus what remains on its stand-alone streaming service? Hulu isn’t going to change an

GAME OF THE YEAR 2017#2: PUBGFor Game of the Year 2017 , Polygon will be counting down our top 10 each weekday, beginning on Dec. 4. Early survival shooters would invariably run into the issue of campers just sitting and waiting for hours on end. If you’re outside the circle, you’re dead or dying. No other game has caused me to sweat and shake from nerves in the way that PUBG does. No other game has caused me to sweat and shake from nerves in the way that PUBG does.