Grand Theft Auto 4(2008, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)Grand Theft Auto 4 pointed an angry finger right at the American dream. Portal 2(2011, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, others)The first Portal’s uses of telekinesis and teleportation gave the puzzle genre an exciting twist. Diablo 2(2000, Mac, PC)Diablo 2 was one of the fastest-selling PC games — which makes sense. Super Mario World(1991, Super Nintendo, others)World let Mario find new items, it changed how he jumped and traversed levels and it i

Longtime fans of FromSoftware’s games, like Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls, know that the developer’s titles ship with their share of unused content, including bosses and entire areas left on the cutting room floor. That extends to Bloodborne, which has its own cut and unused content that’s been recently uncovered by players. Looking at the video, one could make some assumptions about why some of these enemies didn’t make the cut for Bloodborne. A few, like the two-headed smoldering demon, look mu

For a little dose of PlayStation 2 nostalgia, Sony and Truant Pixel are releasing a new “Legacy” theme for PlayStation 4 that evokes fond memories of its best-selling console. The Legacy Dashboard Theme will be released on Dec. 6 for PS4 (the same day three Jak & Daxter PS2 Classics hit the system). Developer Truant Pixel said it spent the past two years developing prototypes mimicking the PS2 dashboard, and fully recreated the console’s memorable boot sequence. The Legacy Dashboard Theme for PS

Sony is attempting to address that adoption issue with a new program that lets PlayStation VR-curious buyers try the system out at home. Those selected will receive a unique registration code, via email, that lets them reserve a PlayStation VR “trial bundle.” That bundle includes a PlayStation VR headset, PlayStation Camera, PlayStation Move controllers, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim VR on Blu-ray disc and the PS VR Demo Disc 2.0. (That’s the same contents as the recently released PlayStation VR S

Sony is attempting to address that adoption issue with a new program that lets PlayStation VR-curious buyers try the system out at home. Those selected will receive a unique registration code, via email, that lets them reserve a PlayStation VR “trial bundle.” That bundle includes a PlayStation VR headset, PlayStation Camera, PlayStation Move controllers, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim VR on Blu-ray disc and the PS VR Demo Disc 2.0. (That’s the same contents as the recently released PlayStation VR S

The Sims 4’s new expansion, Cats & Dogs, certainly does its own version of simplification, while still maintaining a unique form of complexity. Cats & Dogs, released on Nov. 10, puts cats and dogs back into the game for the first time since The Sims 3 introduced its own pets expansion in 2011. Cats & Dogs adds, well, cats and dogs; more than 125 dog breeds, while leaving out Bassett Hounds for some ridiculous reason. Though it feels bad when your pet gets sick in Cats & Dogs, animals won’t die o

The Sims 4’s new expansion, Cats & Dogs, certainly does its own version of simplification, while still maintaining a unique form of complexity. Cats & Dogs, released on Nov. 10, puts cats and dogs back into the game for the first time since The Sims 3 introduced its own pets expansion in 2011. Cats & Dogs adds, well, cats and dogs; more than 125 dog breeds, while leaving out Bassett Hounds for some ridiculous reason. Though it feels bad when your pet gets sick in Cats & Dogs, animals won’t die o

The Polygon Show is back from Thanksgiving weekend, and boy have we played a lot of games during that time. Be prepared to listen to a lot of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp talk. The Polygon Show will be available for you to listen to every Friday on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. If you like what you hear, don’t forget to rate and review The Polygon Show on Apple Podcasts — seriously, every little bit helps! Email us at polygonshow@polygon.com and we might read it on the next episode.

The Polygon Show is back from Thanksgiving weekend, and boy have we played a lot of games during that time. Be prepared to listen to a lot of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp talk. The Polygon Show will be available for you to listen to every Friday on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. If you like what you hear, don’t forget to rate and review The Polygon Show on Apple Podcasts — seriously, every little bit helps! Email us at polygonshow@polygon.com and we might read it on the next episode.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch is coming to Netflix. The streaming service announced today that it has put in a two-season order for the spinoff of the CW’s Riverdale. Fans of the 1996 Sabrina television series starring Melissa Joan Hart might find themselves thrown for a loop. The new series will reportedly be based on Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, a supernatural horror series from Archie Comics’ horror imprint. Aguirre-Sacasa, Archie Comics’ chief creative

Sabrina the Teenage Witch is coming to Netflix. The streaming service announced today that it has put in a two-season order for the spinoff of the CW’s Riverdale. Fans of the 1996 Sabrina television series starring Melissa Joan Hart might find themselves thrown for a loop. The new series will reportedly be based on Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, a supernatural horror series from Archie Comics’ horror imprint. Aguirre-Sacasa, Archie Comics’ chief creative

Sony is finally bringing the rest of the Jak and Daxter series to PlayStation 4. PS2 Classics versions of Naughty Dog’s Jak 2, Jak 3 and Jak X Combat Racing will all launch Dec. 6 on the PlayStation Store, the company announced today. Naughty Dog followed it up just 13 months later with Jak 3 in November 2004, and then took the series in a new direction with Jak X Combat Racing, a vehicular combat game, in October 2005. Jak 2, Jak 3 and Jak X Combat Racing will be sold individually, and they’ll

Still, months after launch, getting your hands on a Super NES Classic — even though people clearly are — seems like a hassle, just based on how they’re still being sold. For example: ThinkGeek is currently offering customers who want to buy a Super NES Classic (or last year’s NES Classic!) The retailer said it received shipments of the NES and SNES Classic Edition consoles, and it’s holding a drawing to let you buy one. The Super NES Classic Edition is currently out of stock at major online reta

Still, months after launch, getting your hands on a Super NES Classic — even though people clearly are — seems like a hassle, just based on how they’re still being sold. For example: ThinkGeek is currently offering customers who want to buy a Super NES Classic (or last year’s NES Classic!) The retailer said it received shipments of the NES and SNES Classic Edition consoles, and it’s holding a drawing to let you buy one. The Super NES Classic Edition is currently out of stock at major online reta

Thousands of new players are flocking to play HQ Trivia every day, but as the live trivia game show grows in popularity, the threat of bots ruining the sanctity of the game grows. And Mellor isn’t the only person who’s thinking about how to use artificial intelligence to get ahead in HQ Trivia, which lets players win real money. Polygon reached out to HQ multiple times, but the company declined to comment on the possibility of bots being used in-game. People who win HQ Trivia are awarded an actu

Thousands of new players are flocking to play HQ Trivia every day, but as the live trivia game show grows in popularity, the threat of bots ruining the sanctity of the game grows. And Mellor isn’t the only person who’s thinking about how to use artificial intelligence to get ahead in HQ Trivia, which lets players win real money. Polygon reached out to HQ multiple times, but the company declined to comment on the possibility of bots being used in-game. People who win HQ Trivia are awarded an actu

Longtime fans of FromSoftware’s games, like Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls, know that the developer’s titles ship with their share of unused content, including bosses and entire areas left on the cutting room floor. That extends to Bloodborne, which has its own cut and unused content that’s been recently uncovered by players. Looking at the video, one could make some assumptions about why some of these enemies didn’t make the cut for Bloodborne. A few, like the two-headed smoldering demon, look mu

Crows Crows Crows, the indie studio behind Justin Roiland’s Accounting and led by The Stanley Parable co-creator William Pugh, released what might be its strangest project to date. Eat is a free mobile game that takes players through a seemingly endless array of food, taunting them the entire way through. Companies like Deliveroo and Foodora have been working together with the notorious scumbag UNCLE HUNGER since the beginning of the Food Chain. Even with this context, it’s hard to parse; the ba

Crows Crows Crows, the indie studio behind Justin Roiland’s Accounting and led by The Stanley Parable co-creator William Pugh, released what might be its strangest project to date. Eat is a free mobile game that takes players through a seemingly endless array of food, taunting them the entire way through. Companies like Deliveroo and Foodora have been working together with the notorious scumbag UNCLE HUNGER since the beginning of the Food Chain. Even with this context, it’s hard to parse; the ba

For a little dose of PlayStation 2 nostalgia, Sony and Truant Pixel are releasing a new “Legacy” theme for PlayStation 4 that evokes fond memories of its best-selling console. The Legacy Dashboard Theme will be released on Dec. 6 for PS4 (the same day three Jak & Daxter PS2 Classics hit the system). Developer Truant Pixel said it spent the past two years developing prototypes mimicking the PS2 dashboard, and fully recreated the console’s memorable boot sequence. The Legacy Dashboard Theme for PS