Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn is coming to Genshin Impact. MiHoYo and Guerrilla Games announced Thursday that the machine hunter would be joining the game as a free playable character. Aloy is the protagonist of Horizon Zero Dawn and its…
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Watch Electronic Arts’ newest EA Play Live 2021
Electronic Arts’ mid-year showcase of its latest and greatest, EA Play Live 2021, is Wednesday at 1 p.m. EDT. The pre-recorded show features host Austin Creed (Xavier Woods of the WWE) and EA is expected to discuss known quantities like…
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Actually, I’m excited for an Assassin’s Creed service game
Two weeks ago, the world was introduced to Assassin’s Creed Infinity, a service game that will be set in Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed universe. The internet erupted with the same collective groan around service games: they’re exhausting and there are too…
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Scarlet Nexus guide: Best skills to unlock for the early game
In Scarlet Nexus, you unlock new skills and improvements through a sprawling skill tree called the Brain Map. Making sense of the Brain Map can be daunting at first. Polygon’s Scarlet Nexus skills guide explains some of the best skills…
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Minions are in Minecraft now, thank goodness
Nothing can stop the slow, unrelenting crawl of the Minions empire. The babbling buffoons have gotten three Despicable Me movies, a cartoon series, and a Minion-centric spinoff movie, and they’ll star in an upcoming sequel to the offshoot called Minions:…
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NBA 2K22 coming in September with Doncic, Durant, Dirk, Kareem on the covers
NBA 2K22 is scheduled to launch worldwide on Sept. 10 with six different cover athletes across four editions of the game, led by Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić, publisher 2K Sports announced Wednesday. Dončić, a two-time NBA All-Star in his…
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Marvel’s Avengers introduces Captain America’s abs
You can now play Marvel’s Avengers as a shirtless, buff Captain America. The most recent patch for the game adds some Black Widow-related goodies, just in time for her feature film debut, and a new Volcanic skin line. There’s one…
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Ubisoft’s next Assassin’s Creed will be a live service game
The next game in Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise will unfold across multiple historical settings and receive persistent updates, according to a report from Bloomberg. The game, which is currently codenamed Assassin’s Creed Infinity, will join the likes of Fortnite and…
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PlayStation’s next State of Play streams July 8, details PS5’s Deathloop
Sony’s next episode of State of Play will stream on Thursday, July 8, and will offer a nine-minute look at Arkane Studios’ Deathloop for PlayStation 5, as well as “exciting indie and third-party titles,” according to an announcement on the…
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Loki brings his shenanigans to Fortnite for the July Crew Pack
Loki, the self-proclaimed god of mischief, will be bringing his tricks and pranks to Fortnite. Marvel’s anti-hero is the headliner for July 2021 Crew Pack, which features his iconic green outfit — complete with cape and “back bling” — as…
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Sable was inspired by Breath of the Wild, but its gliding might be better
Link’s jump is heavy. And when the hero hops off the side of a cliff, he’s got only a simple cloth glider to catch his fall. Gravity makes the gliding in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild feel…
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Doom Eternal’s PS5 and Xbox Series X free upgrade available now
Doom Eternal’s free upgrade for the newest consoles, which packs three new graphics modes (two for the Xbox Series S), is now available for those who have the original game. We’ll point out that Doom Eternal is on the buffet…
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