All due respect to developer Rare — I really enjoyed my time with Diddy Kong Racing, team! — I’m choosing to willfully ignore almost the entirety of its work on the Donkey Kong franchise, because there’s a bunch of very confusing ape lore I’d prefer not to think about while...
How to beat the Shadow Miyazawa boss in Persona 5 The Phantom X
Shadow Miyazawa is the final boss of Miyazawa’s Palace in Persona 5: The Phantom X.The fight against the dishonest food critic is full of tricks and gimmicks, so you’ll need to pay close attention to defeat him. Pick up on the little details to call out Miyazawa’s bluffs because if...
James Gunn fixes Lex Luthor’s biggest problems in Superman
Superman is the most powerful superhero in DC Comics, able to go toe to toe with its most powerful villains, like Darkseid and Brainiac. That’s why it’s surprising that his nemesis is Lex Luthor, a man without any superpowers.The best versions of Luthor across comics, television, and movies make him...
Lies of P DLC wonât explain the base gameâs post-credits surprise, director says
Lies of P is arguably the best Soulslike not developed by subgenre architect FromSoftware, and the reimagined Pinocchio story further won over players with an absolutely wild post-credits tease. But director Ji-won Choi recently said the upcoming Overture expansion won’t expand on that surprise cameo.“Please stay tuned for additional announcements...
Can Discord solve gaming’s discovery problem?
Joe Tung, the CEO of indie studio Theorycraft Games, is cool as ice when we meet amid the tense chaos of GDC 2025. Emphasis on tense: From panels to chitchat at local San Francisco bars, developers stressed over funding, PR teams sweating over their next 18 releases, and businessfolk evangelizing...
All Marvel Rivals season 3 battle pass skins and rewards
Symbiotes and searing flames are the themes for Marvel Rivals‘ Season 3 battle pass skins. The likes of Wolverine and Namor get Phoenix-inspired outfits in blazing crimsons and gold, while Groot, Jeff the Land Shark, and Spider-Man embrace their inner villains with looks inspired by Klyntar, the symbiote planet and...
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is a better music discovery tool than Spotify
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is out now, and with it comes a wave of early 2000s nostalgia. Developer Iron Galaxy’s pseudo-remake perfectly recaptures the joys of grinding around airports while peppering in some new skateparks of its own. More crucially, it brings back some of the greatest...
The Donkey Kong timeline is a mess — can Bananza clean it up?
Donkey Kong Bananza will add even more chaos to the confounding timeline of the Donkey Kong games, which over the past 40-plus years, has been a tangled mess of contradictions and confusion. But Nintendo’s revelations about Pauline and its coyness about her age — she’s just 13 years old in...
How to get the Suburbia secret tape in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
The peaceful Suburbia map in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 hides many secrets and you need to uncover them to get the Suburbia secret tape.Old and new fans can skate around in classic maps like Suburbia in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. The two titles are receiving the modernizing treatment...
The Shrouds, Jaws @ 50, Karate Kid: Legends, and every movie new to streaming this weekend
Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.The National Geographic documentary Jaws @ 50, which shows how the first summer blockbuster was made and explores its legacy, swims onto...