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Call of Duty: Warzone will get a kernel-level anti-cheat system in an update scheduled for next month, a significant escalation in developers’ efforts to root out and remove cheaters from a free-to-play battle royale that claims more than 100 million users. As if acknowledging the severity of this development, a news release from Activision on Wednesday included several statements and […]
Read moreAmazon’s MMO New World was finally released on Tuesday after months of testing and delays, but it’s already a little too popular for its servers. This has led to long queues as players try to log into the game. During its official launch day of Sept. 28, New World peaked at number two on Steam with a player count of […]
Read moreThe first episode of Arcane, the League of Legends animated series from Riot Games and Netflix, will be co-streamable exclusively on Twitch, the companies announced on Monday. The show, which premieres at 7 p.m. PDT on Nov. 6, will be accompanied by a “Global Premiere Event” to be broadcast by streamers in more than 30 countries, and is free to […]
Read moreFans of Microsoft Flight Simulator who play on Xbox Series X will soon have three new controllers to choose from. In addition to the Turtle Beach yoke announced in June, both Thrustmaster and Honeycomb Aeronautical revealed new Xbox-compatible flight control solutions over the weekend. The announcements were made during Flight Sim Expo 2021 in San Diego. According to FSElite, the […]
Read moreWe knew that Sea of Thieves newest season would send pirates beneath the waves, but now Rare has revealed more details behind the game’s next update. Siren Shrines and Treasuries are arriving to the Sea of Thieves, and players will be able to either track them on their boat’s map, or look for the telltale shimmer of siren treasure on […]
Read moreXbox Game Pass subscribers will soon get access to Marvel’s Avengers. The Crystal Dynamics superhero game, which launched a year ago, will be available to subscribers starting on Sept. 30. The Game Pass version of Marvel’s Avengers includes all the DLC content, which has arrived every few months in the form of free updates — this includes the most recent […]
Read moreBlizzard is continuing to update World of Warcraft in the lead-up to patch 9.1.5. While some of these changes are gameplay related, others have to do with removing suggestive or inappropriate content from the game. On Aug. 27, Blizzard posted a statement on social media about upcoming changes to the game. This included “updates to improve the game environment for […]
Read moreFinger guns can be deadly, as it turns out. In Handcop, the first-person shooter coming soon from Brazilian indie developer Jeff Ramos, you run and gun your through a neon city as an anthropomorphized hand brandishing a pistol. We have handguns and more in Cool WIP, Polygon’s weekly roundup of eye-catching clips and screenshots of works in progress. Each week, […]
Read moreGrounded, the backyard survival game from Obsidian Entertainment, is getting a big update on Oct. 20. The free download will add several new areas for players to explore, including a sandbox and a pile of trash. It will debut simultaneously for both the PC and Xbox versions of the game. Launched in July 2020, Grounded is a departure for Obsidian, […]
Read moreMicrosoft Flight Simulator’s next big update enhances the look of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Called World Update 6, developers showed off a new trailer during the annual Gamescom gaming convention. The free update launches on Sept. 7 for Windows PC and Xbox. Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann tells Polygon that this particular World Update contains some of the […]
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