Ashley Oh
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Breath of the Wild glitch shows a beautiful underwater world
A Japanese Twitter user shared a clip of an underwater glitch in BotW. Link opens his scope, the water disappears, and a rich underwater world filled with coral and fish show just how much detail the artists put into building the world of Hyrule for Breath of the Wild. → Read More
Persona 5: The Royal’s combo attacks include beef bowls and bullets
A new trailer for Persona 5: The Royal shows character events and interactions without the main protagonist, Ryuji and Yusuke teaming up for a Persona combo attack, new Awakenings, character Persona fusion, and more. → Read More
A closer look at Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s ultra-realistic characters
Square Enix released more footage for the Final Fantasy 7 Remake. How do their new looks and outfits compare to the original ones from the PlayStation game? We take a closer look at these high-quality renders. → Read More
Pokémon Sword and Shield has a corgi Pokémon
A new good boy of E3 2019 has been spotted on the show floor. Pokémon Sword and Shield is available to demo for show floor attendees in Nintendo’s booth, and a few onlookers took to Twitter to show their important findings: a new electric-type corgi Pokémon named Yamper. Behold its neon, heart-shaped butt. SebPro101 on Twitter Pokémon website Serebii posted a photo of Yamper’s Pokédex entry,… → Read More
The Polygon Show 100: Let’s play a Pokemon tabletop RPG
Inspired by Detective Pikachu and D&D / PtbA / Dungeon World-style games, we play a homebrew Pokemon tabletop game for the 100th podcast episode of The Polygon Show. → Read More
Gritty makes his Overwatch League debut
Before the Overwatch League season 2 rematch between Philadelphia Fusion and London Spitfire, an unexpected guest came out wearing a Fusion jersey to show his support. The NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers lent their mascot, Gritty, to show support for a fellow Philly team. → Read More
How to watch Overwatch League season 2’s opening week
Overwatch League’s second season starts Feb. 14 and will debut five new teams. The 2019 season’s opening week matches will include all 20 teams in the league. Read on for match times and how to watch. → Read More
Why I’m still thinking about Final Fantasy 8, 20 years later
On the week of Final Fantasy 8’s 20th anniversary, we take a look back at what made it so unforgettable. Its 1999 PlayStation 1 release included CG cutscenes, dramatic plot twists, and memorable characters like Squall Leonhart and Laguna Loire to make it a game worth replaying decades after its release. → Read More
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a nitro boost to the original
The Crash Team Racing remake is just as good as the PlayStation original from 1999. All the original levels and characters are back, along with a local split-screen mode and online multiplayer. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is set to be released June 21 on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. → Read More
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp’s new features aren’t so friendly after all
The new addition of Pete the Pelican’s delivery service and the skip dialogue option make the game a colder place. → Read More
The history behind the 2019 Overwatch Lunar New Year skins
Tracer’s Hong Gildong skin is based off a Robin Hood-like character from classic Korean literature. What about the other skins? Here’s a quick explanation of the historical and cultural significance behind the new Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 skins. → Read More
The Textorcist is a bullet-hell-meets-typing game
Developer MorbidWare and publisher Headup Games bring The Textorcist, a bullet-hell-meets-typing game. Players have to dodge demonic attacks while spelling out incantations to banish demons back to hell. The Textorcist will be released Feb. 14 on Windows PC. → Read More
Blizzard quietly confirms another LGBTQ Overwatch hero
In a new Overwatch short story titled “Bastet,” Blizzard Entertainment sheds light on Soldier: 76’s (aka Jack Morrison) romantic past with an old boyfriend. He’s officially the second queer character that we know of in the Overwatch universe. → Read More
Florence finds emotional power in how we use touchscreens
Australian studio Mountains and publisher Annapurna Interactive’s Florence has a powerful message about relationships and heartbreak. Its puzzle game mechanics follow the story and narrative of Florence and Krish, only to break itself down later. The mobile game is available now on iOS and Android. → Read More
Gris mirrors the stages of grief through art, sound and design
Nomada Studio and Devolver Digital add a beautiful, wordless game to the ranks of Journey and Florence. With gorgeous creative direction from Conrad Roset and a dreamy soundtrack from Berlinist, Gris is an indie game sure to pack an emotional punch. → Read More
Popular Japanese mascot Chiitan does her best to recreate Just Cause 4
Square Enix Japan’s YouTube channel features four promo videos of Chiitan recreating some of the stunts in the upcoming Just Cause 4 game. → Read More
Spyro Reignited Trilogy brings back the heat
Activision and Toys For Bob revive former Insomniac Games’ dragon trilogy with a beautiful remaster of Spyro The Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. Available now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. → Read More
Heliophobia Overview
Polygon is a gaming website in partnership with Vox Media. Our culture focused site covers games, their creators, the fans, trending stories and entertainment news. → Read More
What the heck is Ambrosia?
Chelsea describes the audio/visual joys of Tetris Effect, Jenna details her experience with the Fallout 76 beta, and Ashley talks about the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Also, there is a lot of talk about egg nog and WOW WHAT IS AMBROSIA, SERIOUSLY? YOUR HOSTS * Chelsea Stark - Managing editor. Zelda fan. PC gamer. Dungeon and/or Dragon. * Ashley Oh - Social media manager. Mei main. Meat expert.… → Read More
Heliophobia is a disorienting, glitched-out horror experience
A first-person mystery and surreal horror experience from Dave Gedarovich is just one way to describe Glass Knuckle Games’ Heliophobia, now out on Steam for Windows and Mac. Puzzles and stealth are liberally sprinkled into levels of suspense reminiscent of Amnesia: Dark Descent and Soma. → Read More