Yooka-Laylee, the 3D platforming homage to Banjo-Kazooie made by veterans of that series, will launch on Nintendo Switch on Thursday, Dec. 14. Yooka-Laylee had been announced for the Switch back in February, and given a launch date some time this year. Those plans were scrapped at the end of 2016, when Playtonic announced a Switch port was coming. The update also included improvements to the game’s third-person camera, which had been criticized in reviews of the launch version. Clearly aimed at

Yooka-Laylee, the 3D platforming homage to Banjo-Kazooie made by veterans of that series, will launch on Nintendo Switch on Thursday, Dec. 14. Yooka-Laylee had been announced for the Switch back in February, and given a launch date some time this year. Those plans were scrapped at the end of 2016, when Playtonic announced a Switch port was coming. The update also included improvements to the game’s third-person camera, which had been criticized in reviews of the launch version. Clearly aimed at

Actor James Franco affirms he’s working with longtime X-Men producer Simon Kinberg on an “X-Men property” that will reflect newer, adult-oriented superhero movies like Deadpool and Logan. Nowhere near as popular as Wolverine or Storm, Multiple Man still managed to grace the big screen with a brief appearance in the 2006 X-Men movie, X-Men: The Last Stand. Multiple Man is a mutant who can conjure up numerous, controllable clones of himself. Multiple Man was introduced as a baddie following a clon

Actor James Franco affirms he’s working with longtime X-Men producer Simon Kinberg on an “X-Men property” that will reflect newer, adult-oriented superhero movies like Deadpool and Logan. Nowhere near as popular as Wolverine or Storm, Multiple Man still managed to grace the big screen with a brief appearance in the 2006 X-Men movie, X-Men: The Last Stand. Multiple Man is a mutant who can conjure up numerous, controllable clones of himself. Multiple Man was introduced as a baddie following a clon

A mobile version of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is in development, Tencent announced this week. Tencent promises a similar PUBG experience on mobile as on PC, although it remains to be seen how the company will translate the shooter to a smaller screen. But as the company pointed out in its (Chinese-language) press release, PUBG has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide — so we’d expect a Western release at some point. The company recently tied up the distribution rights to PUBG in China,

A mobile version of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is in development, Tencent announced this week. Tencent promises a similar PUBG experience on mobile as on PC, although it remains to be seen how the company will translate the shooter to a smaller screen. But as the company pointed out in its (Chinese-language) press release, PUBG has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide — so we’d expect a Western release at some point. The company recently tied up the distribution rights to PUBG in China,

The mega success that Smash Mouth’s “All Star” has found online is similar to Shrek’s own place as a weird internet phenomenon. “All Star” has forever changed Jenkins’ status as a YouTuber, but he’s not the only one affected by it: Smash Mouth is, too. But it took a while for the band to warm up to the idea that millions of people were ridiculing “All Star,” Harwell confessed. Unless the rights owner files a copyright infringement claim, like in the case of third-party Rick and Morty streams on

Cloned and ported all over the place since, Arkanoid is still one of the best arcade games out there. Through the previous two games, players came to know and understand the world of Thedas; its people, politics, threats and history. Super Meat Boy(2010, PC, Xbox 360, others)Ultra-hard, ultra-violent and kind of cute, Super Meat Boy helped change the way we think about independently created games and how games should be released. Wipeout(1995, PC, PlayStation, others)Taking influence from F-Zero

That’s actually how most episodes of SEO Play were written: in darkness, when I was half-asleep and all the nonsense could come flooding out of my brain. SEO Play was the brainchild of one Chris Grant, because … get this … we could make a play for SEO by answering questions that people were Googling. I wanted to end SEO Play on a high note. Full episode: https://t.co/HDOqrQm4yj pic.twitter.com/CRvNBS2uAo — Polygon (@Polygon) December 5, 2016We all cried a little that day. It’s been fun y’all, an

Ode, a new game from Ubisoft’s Reflections studio, is now available on PC. It’s described as a “journey of pure joy” — you play as a character named Joy, actually — that combines experimentation in open-world environments with musical puzzles. If you hadn’t heard of Ode until today there’s a good reason for that; Ubisoft announced the game the same day it released it. Ode is from Ubisoft Reflections, the studio that developed Grow Home, its sequel Grow Up and Atomega, a stylish, blocky shooter w

Ho-Oh, one of the Johto region’s two legendary Pokémon, is now obtainable in Pokémon Go. “Thanks to all your hard work last week, Ho-Oh will appear in Raid Battles until 12/12!” reads a tweet from the game’s official account. The Pokémon essentially serves as an additional prize for players who contributed to last week’s Global Catch Challenge, which offered up a region-exclusive Pokémon if players managed to catch 3 billion monsters within a week’s time. Unlike Farfetch’d, the Pokémon that U.S.

The Joker played a small role in Suicide Squad; something actor Jared Leto has spoken at length about in past interviews. With an opportunity to create the Suicide Squad movie he’s always wanted, Ayer is stepping away from the franchise for now. Instead of working on Suicide Squad 2, Ayer will direct Gotham City Sirens, which stars Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Catwoman. Suicide Squad 2 will instead be directed by Gavin O’Connor, with Robbie and Leto rumored to be attached. Suicid

and A.D. did for history, Avengers 4 will mark a new measurement of eras in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s timeline. Marvel Studios president and executive producer, Kevin Feige, told Vanity Fair that Avengers 4 will be the first time a superhero storyline has a true finale. “There will be two distinct periods,” Feige told Vanity Fair. Spider-Man, the Guardians, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange and maybe even Ant-Man will continue beyond the fourth Avengers movie. The first part of

If you missed out on Black Friday, you’re probably not going to suffer too many losses on deals. PlayStation, Xbox, Amazon and others are still having new sales on consoles, hardware and games. We’ll be continuing to add new retailers on this storystream, so stay tuned for more updates.

The Nintendo Switch is still new enough that retailers aren’t discounting it yet. Nintendo Switch gamesRetailers don’t have a ton of Nintendo Switch games on sale, unfortunately. Toys R Us does have a 15 percent off deal running, which discounts a number of games for Switch. Thankfully, Nintendo is running a legitimate sale of its own on eShop games for Nintendo Switch. We’ve reported on the “Cyber Deals” special before, as it runs through Dec. 11.

Following Black Friday’s sales, here’s the best of what you can get for a similar price if you missed out over the weekend. XBOX ONE S 500GB BUNDLE: $189.99 (reg. $279.99)XBOX WIRELESS CONTROLLER: $39.99 (reg. $299.99)PLAYSTATION 4 DUALSHOCK 4 CONTROLLER: $39.99 (reg. $449.99)Netgear Nighthawk X6S AC4000: $189.99 (reg.

That’s actually how most episodes of SEO Play were written: in darkness, when I was half-asleep and all the nonsense could come flooding out of my brain. SEO Play was the brainchild of one Chris Grant, because … get this … we could make a play for SEO by answering questions that people were Googling. I wanted to end SEO Play on a high note. Full episode: https://t.co/HDOqrQm4yj pic.twitter.com/CRvNBS2uAo — Polygon (@Polygon) December 5, 2016We all cried a little that day. It’s been fun y’all, an

The Joker played a small role in Suicide Squad; something actor Jared Leto has spoken at length about in past interviews. With an opportunity to create the Suicide Squad movie he’s always wanted, Ayer is stepping away from the franchise for now. Instead of working on Suicide Squad 2, Ayer will direct Gotham City Sirens, which stars Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Catwoman. Suicide Squad 2 will instead be directed by Gavin O’Connor, with Robbie and Leto rumored to be attached. Suicid

The mega success that Smash Mouth’s “All Star” has found online is similar to Shrek’s own place as a weird internet phenomenon. “All Star” has forever changed Jenkins’ status as a YouTuber, but he’s not the only one affected by it: Smash Mouth is, too. But it took a while for the band to warm up to the idea that millions of people were ridiculing “All Star,” Harwell confessed. Unless the rights owner files a copyright infringement claim, like in the case of third-party Rick and Morty streams on

In October, Polygon learned that Epic Games had filed suit against two individuals for making and using software that allows players to cheat in the game Fortnite. Epic Games has since issued four more civil lawsuits on similar grounds. But Epic Games went a step further, filing lawsuits against two of the cheaters themselves. When Epic Games issued a DMCA takedown notice, Rogers chose to contest it. The case of Epic Games versus Caleb Rogers is one that we’ll be following through the courts clo