This year has seen explosive growth in the so-called “battle royale” space and no game has been more prominent — or more popular — than Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds. The battle royale genre has been around since roughly 2013. I was familiar with his Battle Royale mods for Arma 2 and Arma 3, and the work that he’d done consulting on 2015’s H1Z1 to help create its Battle Royale mode (which eventually became H1Z1: King of the Kill, before turning back into H1Z1 again). The developer that makes the

This year has seen explosive growth in the so-called “battle royale” space and no game has been more prominent — or more popular — than Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds. The battle royale genre has been around since roughly 2013. I was familiar with his Battle Royale mods for Arma 2 and Arma 3, and the work that he’d done consulting on 2015’s H1Z1 to help create its Battle Royale mode (which eventually became H1Z1: King of the Kill, before turning back into H1Z1 again). The developer that makes the

But the star of Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is not this glorified G.I. And those people, more often than not, are women like Anya: mothers and mothers-to-be. Polygon’s Game of the Year 2017 For Game of the Year 2017, Polygon will be counting down our top 10 each weekday, beginning on Dec. 4. And so, tasked with saving the world, it’s strong women and mothers that BJ turns to. It’s easy to champion The New Colossus as strikingly relevant in 2017 because of its gleeful fascist-killing.

The first trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of Altered Carbon is a difficult one to sit through if you have a weak stomach. Violent endoscopies, deep gashes on the back of necks and bodies trapped in tight-sealed bags flash intermittently throughout the trailer. Altered Carbon is based on Richard K. Morgan’s 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name. Altered Carbon will follow Takeshi Kovacs, a mercenary who becomes a revolutionary. Altered Carbon stars Joel Kinnaman, Kristin Lehman, Chris Connor, An

The first trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of Altered Carbon is a difficult one to sit through if you have a weak stomach. Violent endoscopies, deep gashes on the back of necks and bodies trapped in tight-sealed bags flash intermittently throughout the trailer. Altered Carbon is based on Richard K. Morgan’s 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name. Altered Carbon will follow Takeshi Kovacs, a mercenary who becomes a revolutionary. Altered Carbon stars Joel Kinnaman, Kristin Lehman, Chris Connor, An

Production on House of Cards’ sixth and final season will begin early 2018 — and Kevin Spacey will not be involved. Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, made the announcement during an interview with UBS during an annual media and communications conference. The season will contain eight episodes and bring a “good, creative conclusion” to the series, Sarandos said. Spacey, who underwent an investigation from Netflix into sexual misconduct allegations from other cast and crew members, wi

Production on House of Cards’ sixth and final season will begin early 2018 — and Kevin Spacey will not be involved. Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, made the announcement during an interview with UBS during an annual media and communications conference. The season will contain eight episodes and bring a “good, creative conclusion” to the series, Sarandos said. Spacey, who underwent an investigation from Netflix into sexual misconduct allegations from other cast and crew members, wi

Since it’s no longer enough for a studio to just release a trailer on YouTube, instead spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on creating a tease for that first reveal, we have some new Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom footage. The 15 second clip, which debuted during Sunday Night Football on NBC last night, confirms that a full-length trailer will be released on Thursday. Bayona’s Fallen Kingdom, the sequel to Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World from 2015, does promise more or less of the same. A

Since it’s no longer enough for a studio to just release a trailer on YouTube, instead spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on creating a tease for that first reveal, we have some new Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom footage. The 15 second clip, which debuted during Sunday Night Football on NBC last night, confirms that a full-length trailer will be released on Thursday. Bayona’s Fallen Kingdom, the sequel to Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World from 2015, does promise more or less of the same. A

Just how many live-action Harley Quinn movies is Warner Bros. developing right now? That means we have at least four confirmed movies featuring Harley Quinn: Suicide Squad 2, Gotham City Sirens, the stand-alone Joker and Harley “romantic comedy” and, finally, this mysterious new stand-alone Harley movie. That doesn’t even take into account four Harley Quinn movies. To make things a little easier, here’s a quick guide to each Harley Quinn movie we know about. Stand-alone Harley Quinn movieAll of

Just how many live-action Harley Quinn movies is Warner Bros. developing right now? That means we have at least four confirmed movies featuring Harley Quinn: Suicide Squad 2, Gotham City Sirens, the stand-alone Joker and Harley “romantic comedy” and, finally, this mysterious new stand-alone Harley movie. That doesn’t even take into account four Harley Quinn movies. To make things a little easier, here’s a quick guide to each Harley Quinn movie we know about. Stand-alone Harley Quinn movieAll of

Months after Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out, the only thing people wanted to talk about was the death of a major character. It became one of the most memorable scenes in Star Wars history, but despite its importance to fans, the scene won’t get much recognition in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. There hasn’t been a Star Wars movie, yet, that has explored war in the way ‘The Last Jedi’ does. He’ll have to live on in memories and in the spirit of the Star Wars movies. Star Wars: The Last Jedi wil

Months after Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out, the only thing people wanted to talk about was the death of a major character. It became one of the most memorable scenes in Star Wars history, but despite its importance to fans, the scene won’t get much recognition in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. There hasn’t been a Star Wars movie, yet, that has explored war in the way ‘The Last Jedi’ does. He’ll have to live on in memories and in the spirit of the Star Wars movies. Star Wars: The Last Jedi wil

However you feel about the flat-faced penguin things that yell in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, you have an ally on the movie’s cast — as we learned during an appearance from the cast on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. “Were you worried at all that this would be too cute?” Kimmel asked Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, in reference to a walking plush porg toy. Johnson told Kimmel that the reaction to porgs was mixed even among the crew of Last Jedi. “‘Can you please allow me to play at least one scene as a porg?

However you feel about the flat-faced penguin things that yell in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, you have an ally on the movie’s cast — as we learned during an appearance from the cast on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. “Were you worried at all that this would be too cute?” Kimmel asked Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, in reference to a walking plush porg toy. Johnson told Kimmel that the reaction to porgs was mixed even among the crew of Last Jedi. “‘Can you please allow me to play at least one scene as a porg?

The beta test for Monster Hunter: World will kick off this Saturday, Dec. 9 at 9 a.m. PT, Capcom confirmed today. The beta will end on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 8:59 a.m. PT. On the Capcom Unity blog, the publisher detailed what players can expect from the Monster Hunter: World beta in terms of content:The beta features 3 quests across 2 environments from the game. Monster Hunter: World hits PS4 and Xbox One on Jan. 26. For more on the game, read Polygon’s hands-on preview based on 14 hours spent with

The beta test for Monster Hunter: World will kick off this Saturday, Dec. 9 at 9 a.m. PT, Capcom confirmed today. The beta will end on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 8:59 a.m. PT. On the Capcom Unity blog, the publisher detailed what players can expect from the Monster Hunter: World beta in terms of content:The beta features 3 quests across 2 environments from the game. Monster Hunter: World hits PS4 and Xbox One on Jan. 26. For more on the game, read Polygon’s hands-on preview based on 14 hours spent with

Lester’s heretofore unknown channel on Twitch, streamed UFC 218 on Saturday night by pretending he was playing a UFC video game. (Their bout opened the PPV; Holloway won.) Lester followed up the PPV stream with one where he played Fortnite, but discussed his viral fame. We’ve reached out to a Twitch representative to ask for comment on the shenanigans. Still, it’s a safe bet they’d be happy with this kind of publicity, as well as the notion a PPV event can pass for their video game.

Lester’s heretofore unknown channel on Twitch, streamed UFC 218 on Saturday night by pretending he was playing a UFC video game. (Their bout opened the PPV; Holloway won.) Lester followed up the PPV stream with one where he played Fortnite, but discussed his viral fame. We’ve reached out to a Twitch representative to ask for comment on the shenanigans. Still, it’s a safe bet they’d be happy with this kind of publicity, as well as the notion a PPV event can pass for their video game.

Electronic Arts and DICE are beginning to roll out changes to Star Wars Battlefront 2’s progression and in-game economy systems, as promised just before launch. An update is now live in the game that alters the amount of credits, the game’s currency system, that players win in various modes. “Today, an update went live that includes some adjustments to the economy and progression,” wrote DICE on the Star Wars Battlefront 2 blog. The most successful players will especially see bigger buffs in cre