The franchise that taught an entire generation the complete lyrics to Goldfinger’s “Superman” and inspired more than a few of us to pick up a skateboard is returning with another remaster. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and 4 arrives on July 11 for PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch.Just like...
Where to find novacrystals in Monster Hunter Wilds
You’ll need novacrystals to forge weapons like the Final Battleaxes and armor like the Gypceros Coil.Our Monster Hunter Wilds guide will tell you where to find novacrystals and how to collect them.Where to find novacrystals in Monster Hunter WildsNovacrystals come from the mining outcrops that you can find everywhere. You’ll...
Get hundreds of Paramount discs for 50% off at Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble is currently throwing a Paramount Pictures party, offering half-price discounts on discs of all kinds — hundreds of movies are on sale across 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD, including films from beloved franchises such as Mission: Impossible, Indiana Jones, and The Godfather. Unlike Barnes & Noble’s semi-regular...
Where to find ember rufflizards in Monster Hunter Wilds
Ember rufflizards are a kind of endemic life in Monster Hunter Wilds. You’ll need to capture them as part of a side quest, “Dareel’s Research Report (Cont.),” for Dareel at the Windward Plains base camp.This is third side quest in Dareel and Samin’s ongoing feud — you’ve already caught a...
Who knew the Nintendo Switch’s first game would still be its best 8 years later?
The Nintendo Switch is celebrating its eighth birthday, which means that so is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. What else is there to say? They’re two peas in a pod. Whether talking about the console or the game, both have proven to be adaptable to different play...
‘Beware the Gypceros’ walkthrough in Monster Hunter Wilds
“Beware the Gypceros” is one of the first High Rank side quests you’ll encounter once you’ve rolled credits in Monster Hunter Wilds. Not only does it task you with fighting a new monster that wasn’t present in the lower ranks, but it asks you to interact with the game’s weather...
Daredevil, Paradise’s season finale, and more new TV this week
It’s a real murderers’ row of new TV this week. I know I say this a lot of weeks (I’m in charge of TV coverage; what can I say, I love it!), but this week really doesn’t have any misses. Whether you’re interested in sports documentaries, superheroes, sci-fi drama, religious...
How to find dapperwing locations in Monster Hunter Wilds
Dapperwings are flying endemic life in Monster Hunter Wilds. You’ll need to capture one as part of an early side quest, “Samin’s Research Report,” for the research team at the Windward Plains base camp.It’s the follow up to “Dareel’s Research Report,” in which you need to capture tracktail lizards.Our guide...
Switch 2 may look conservative, but Nintendo still has space to get wildly creative
This story was first published in Switchboard, a newsletter from Polygon that delivers all the latest Switch 2 news, reporting, and rumors directly to your inbox. Sign up here to get it weekly.In the lead-up to Nintendo’s reveal of the Switch 2 in January, some game writers fretted that the...
Best design codes and how to enter design codes in Monster Hunter Wilds
Design codes in Monster Hunter Wilds allow you to load pre-made designs for your hunter during the character creator, formally called the “character editor.”It’s perfect for people like me — who can’t design a character to save my life — or for those who want to load a different kind...