Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is designed to be hard. It’s also designed, from the ground up, to be accessible. These things aren’t at odds with each other. Ubisoft Montpellier integrated accessibility options into every part of the game from the start; there was no one team designated to...
Anime is perfect for Anne of Green Gables
When I first heard about Anne Shirley, the new Anne of Green Gables anime series from The Answer Studio, I knew exactly which scene from L.M. Montgomery’s 1908 novel I was looking forward to the most: Anne smashing her slate across the head of cocky classmate Gilbert Blythe after he...
Civilization 7âs creative director on the new Ages, leaders, and cultures âwithout any written recordsâ
Civilization 7, one of the most highly anticipated games of 2025, will include a slew of significant changes, perhaps most notably the new Ages mechanic. A game of Civ 7 will span three different Ages — Antiquity, Exploration, and Modern — but players will maintain the same leader throughout. In...
The best order to watch all the Star Wars movies and shows
The Skywalker saga is complete, the Clone Wars animated series has come to an end (sort of), and one of the best Star Wars stories ever told has returned for its final season. That’s right, Andor is back to remind us of just how great Star Wars stories can be....
Former Activision CEO somehow forgot the unforgettable
There’s a clip making the rounds today of former Activision Blizzard CEO — and all-around video game fandom boogeyman — Bobby Kotick recalling a failed acquisition and fumbling the details. On a video podcast for venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, featuring former EA exec Bing Gordon, Kotick confessed: “We actually...
Star Wars Zero Company, a turn-based game at the end of the Clone Wars, gets full reveal
Star Wars Zero Company, which one might colloquially refer to as “the XCOM Star Wars game,” got a full reveal today at a panel at Star Wars Celebration Japan. As for why one might refer to the game in that way, it’s because Greg Foertsch — the CEO and Creative...
All the ways you should prep to pre-order a Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are officially opening in the U.S. on April 24. This news comes after the original plan to open pre-orders on April 9 was delayed due to the “potential impact of tariffs.” Thankfully, the console isn’t increasing in price from what was originally announced — $449.99 for...
Where to find all Microchips in Blue Prince
Microchips are items in Blue Prince that you probably won’t even know you need. They’re not involved in reaching Room 46, but they are part of the game’s larger, post-credits mystery and story.You’ll learn about the Microchips once you reach the Blackbridge Grotto — one of the game’s Permanent Additions....
An animated episode of Doctor Who was a dream come true for its creators
When Polygon had a chance to video-chat with Doctor Who stars Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu in advance of the new season, there was an experience that leapt out as their favorite: filming the animated sequences for this Saturday’s episode.Not recording — filming. “Shooting the animation was very fun,” Gatwa...
This lesser-known Twilight Zone episode was a major inspiration on Ryan Coogler’s Sinners
Ryan Coogler, the Academy Award-nominated director of Creed and Black Panther, hasn’t been shy at all about citing the various inspirations behind his new horror thriller Sinners. In the weeks leading up to the film’s premiere, Coogler has been making the rounds along the press circuit, drumming up excitement and...