PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was nominated for a few accolades last night during the annual Game Awards, but the game’s only award wasn’t handed out during the show. Upon realizing that The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley and his co-presenters didn’t announce the award for Best Multiplayer last night, Polygon followed up with Keighley this morning. Keighley confirmed via email that Battlegrounds did win the award for Best Multiplayer Game, beating out competition from Destiny 2, Mario Kart 8 De

Ahead of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ official 1.0 release launch on Dec. 20, PC players have the chance to get their first taste of the game’s new desert map, Miramar, on their test servers last night. PUBG’S DESERT MAP, MIRAMARIt’s funny saying that a desert can feel fresh and vibrant, but I immediately felt a rush of excitement dropping into Miramar for the first time. A handful of design decisions really help the desert landscape feel alive and totally different than what we’re used to. An

Ahead of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ official 1.0 release launch on Dec. 20, PC players have the chance to get their first taste of the game’s new desert map, Miramar, on their test servers last night. PUBG’S DESERT MAP, MIRAMARIt’s funny saying that a desert can feel fresh and vibrant, but I immediately felt a rush of excitement dropping into Miramar for the first time. A handful of design decisions really help the desert landscape feel alive and totally different than what we’re used to. An

Destiny 2’s PvP mode, Crucible, is all about the Prometheus Lens currently. The overpowered and straight-up busted exotic trace rifle added with the Curse of Osiris expansion is the go-to weapon in competitive multiplayer, thanks to its enemy-shredding abilities. Fortunately, weekly vendor Xur is selling the exotic trace rifle for 29 Legendary Shards a pop. Prometheus Lens is supposed to be fixed by Dec. 12, but in the meantime, to level the playing field in Destiny 2, Bungie’s solution is to le

Destiny 2’s PvP mode, Crucible, is all about the Prometheus Lens currently. The overpowered and straight-up busted exotic trace rifle added with the Curse of Osiris expansion is the go-to weapon in competitive multiplayer, thanks to its enemy-shredding abilities. Fortunately, weekly vendor Xur is selling the exotic trace rifle for 29 Legendary Shards a pop. Prometheus Lens is supposed to be fixed by Dec. 12, but in the meantime, to level the playing field in Destiny 2, Bungie’s solution is to le

Part of the fun of Death Stranding is how inscrutable it is. From figuring out who that masked villain was to spotting a possible Kojima cameo, these are the latest Death Stranding theories and clues dug up from last night’s trailer. But fans see an immediate connection to Death Stranding. Maybe we did see more Mads, after allCo-star Mads Mikkelsen was conspicuously absent from this year’s new Death Stranding trailer. Meanwhile, Death Stranding is bound for PlayStation 4 … one day.

Part of the fun of Death Stranding is how inscrutable it is. From figuring out who that masked villain was to spotting a possible Kojima cameo, these are the latest Death Stranding theories and clues dug up from last night’s trailer. But fans see an immediate connection to Death Stranding. Maybe we did see more Mads, after allCo-star Mads Mikkelsen was conspicuously absent from this year’s new Death Stranding trailer. Meanwhile, Death Stranding is bound for PlayStation 4 … one day.

Bungie is addressing at least one of the major complaints about that locked content: a specific achievement in vanilla Destiny 2. “We know about the Prometheus Lens,” said sandbox designer Jon Weisnewski. “It’s not what we intended.” Bungie plans to fix the bug in Destiny 2’s version 1.1.1 update, which is scheduled to be released Tuesday, Dec. 12. Instead, Bungie essentially threw up its hands and decided to lean into it — Xur is on Earth this week, and he’s selling Prometheus Lens. Bungie list

Bungie is addressing at least one of the major complaints about that locked content: a specific achievement in vanilla Destiny 2. “We know about the Prometheus Lens,” said sandbox designer Jon Weisnewski. “It’s not what we intended.” Bungie plans to fix the bug in Destiny 2’s version 1.1.1 update, which is scheduled to be released Tuesday, Dec. 12. Instead, Bungie essentially threw up its hands and decided to lean into it — Xur is on Earth this week, and he’s selling Prometheus Lens. Bungie list

The developers of farming role-playing game Stardew Valley are still plugging away at bringing the game to PlayStation Vita, with a portable port expected to hit sometime in 2018. Developer ConcernedApe said earlier this year that it was investigating a Vita version of Stardew Valley, but publisher Chucklefish finally confirmed it today. The good news is that the Vita version will be cross-buy compatible with the PlayStation 4 version, meaning it won’t require a second purchase. The bad news is

The developers of farming role-playing game Stardew Valley are still plugging away at bringing the game to PlayStation Vita, with a portable port expected to hit sometime in 2018. Developer ConcernedApe said earlier this year that it was investigating a Vita version of Stardew Valley, but publisher Chucklefish finally confirmed it today. The good news is that the Vita version will be cross-buy compatible with the PlayStation 4 version, meaning it won’t require a second purchase. The bad news is

The group stage of the Couter-Strike: Global Offensive Season 6 ESL Pro League Finals has come to an end and after two straight days of upsets, only two of the group favorites made it to the Bracket Stage of the tournament. Why you should watchFriday is all about the underdogs when it comes to the ESL Pro League Finals. The first match of the day will be between Fnatic and OpTic Gaming. The two highest ranked of the quarterfinals teams, at 12 and 16 respectively, these teams aren’t exactly power

In 2017, Nintendo started the year with a reimagined Zelda and ended it with new Super Mario; the company also introduced a new property, Arms, and cemented Splatoon as a core franchise. An unfinished, revamped standalone take on a mod became one of 2017’s biggest success stories. 2007 was a very, very good year for games2017 might have the strongest, most consistent year of quality games since 2007. Even the elder PlayStation 2 had one of the year’s best games with God of War 2. Maybe October 2

In 2017, Nintendo started the year with a reimagined Zelda and ended it with new Super Mario; the company also introduced a new property, Arms, and cemented Splatoon as a core franchise. An unfinished, revamped standalone take on a mod became one of 2017’s biggest success stories. 2007 was a very, very good year for games2017 might have the strongest, most consistent year of quality games since 2007. Even the elder PlayStation 2 had one of the year’s best games with God of War 2. Maybe October 2

Unfortunately for Universal Pictures, the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer didn’t leave people very impressed, but there’s one not-so-tiny hero who’s getting her due once more. The T. rex is a crucial aspect to the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World franchises. The T. rex was written by Michael Crichton to signify unpredictability; one of the smartest dinosaurs of this new generation. This is just the first trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which means we’ll get a few more looks at

Unfortunately for Universal Pictures, the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer didn’t leave people very impressed, but there’s one not-so-tiny hero who’s getting her due once more. The T. rex is a crucial aspect to the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World franchises. The T. rex was written by Michael Crichton to signify unpredictability; one of the smartest dinosaurs of this new generation. This is just the first trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which means we’ll get a few more looks at

Sony will begin selling a $199.99 PlayStation VR bundle this Sunday, Dec. 10. The hardware comes with the headset, the PlayStation 4 camera, the latest demo disc and a copy of Gran Turismo Sport. Digging that knife a bit deeperThe sale runs through Dec. 24 and has to feel like a direct attack on just about every other VR headset on the market. The PlayStation VR has to be the most popular tethered VR headset on the market — if anyone else has sold more, they would likely say so — and the second

Sony will begin selling a $199.99 PlayStation VR bundle this Sunday, Dec. 10. The hardware comes with the headset, the PlayStation 4 camera, the latest demo disc and a copy of Gran Turismo Sport. Digging that knife a bit deeperThe sale runs through Dec. 24 and has to feel like a direct attack on just about every other VR headset on the market. The PlayStation VR has to be the most popular tethered VR headset on the market — if anyone else has sold more, they would likely say so — and the second

On Feb. 23, 2015, YouTube announced YouTube Kids, a stand-alone app built for children and child-appropriate entertainment. As users of YouTube Kids search for material, the app begins to recommend similar videos, as the “Recommended” function on YouTube Kids is apparently based on “Search” history. Changes being madeAlthough YouTube has maintained that its main site is being exploited by bad actors, not the YouTube Kids App specifically, it’s still impossible for YouTube to guarantee that the K

On Feb. 23, 2015, YouTube announced YouTube Kids, a stand-alone app built for children and child-appropriate entertainment. As users of YouTube Kids search for material, the app begins to recommend similar videos, as the “Recommended” function on YouTube Kids is apparently based on “Search” history. Changes being madeAlthough YouTube has maintained that its main site is being exploited by bad actors, not the YouTube Kids App specifically, it’s still impossible for YouTube to guarantee that the K