Terraforming Mars team defends AI use as Kickstarter hits $1.3 million (www.polygon.com)
‘It’s too powerful a technology’
Baldur’s Gate 3 fans have created their own ad-free wiki (www.polygon.com)
Corporate-owned wikis have ads and other issues, so fans have decided to go their own way
Update: Unity office death threat was made by a Unity employee (www.polygon.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/5340114...
Disney Lorcana’s second set of cards will include Pinocchio, Zootopia, and more (www.polygon.com)
Disney Lorcana’s second set, Rise of the Floodborn, arrives at local game stores in November.
It shouldn’t be this hard to play old Armored Core games (www.polygon.com)
My friend and I were discussing this over the weekend. Games are inherently different than movies, books, and music. They’re tied to specific hardware and operating systems that may not be available anymore....
Wingspan publisher Stonemaier Games’ next board game is full of bees (www.polygon.com)
Wingspan publisher’s new board game, Apiary, could be the next big hit
Baldur’s Gate 3 just made the future of Xbox Series S a bit more uncertain (www.polygon.com)
Larian’s RPG may have set a tricky precedent for future chats with Microsoft
Baldur’s Gate 3 is changing the way people play D&D for the better (www.polygon.com)
Being horny for Astarion has made players better at the Rogue class in regular D&D
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a masterpiece built on a bad tabletop game (www.polygon.com)
The writer got mad when a goblin shoved Astarion off a cliff. It reminded me of when I had Karlach shove a goblin in lava, then a goblin ran up and shoved HER in the lava. I didn’t get mad; I took it as a learning moment: enemies can shove me back, so move away from the lava.
Disney Lorcana, a guide for absolute beginners (www.polygon.com)
Never played a trading card game before? Start here
Anita Sarkeesian is shutting down Feminist Frequency after 15 years (www.polygon.com)
‘We were talking about representation very early on in a mainstream way’
Palia is the perfect game for chill vibes, either alone or co-op (www.polygon.com)
A cozy take on MMOs that elevates the genre
Hello Kitty Island Adventure is for Animal Crossing fans with wanderlust | Polygon (www.polygon.com)
Blizzard’s bringing its PC games to Steam, starting with Overwatch 2 (www.polygon.com)
Players will still need a Battle.net account, however
PS2’s Two Towers was the coolest way to miss the whole point of the Lord of the Rings (www.polygon.com)
Bungie wins landmark lawsuit against player who harassed Destiny staff (www.polygon.com)
A South Park meme is now a real Hello Kitty game (www.polygon.com)
Sega of America workers win union vote (www.polygon.com)
A South Park meme is now a real Hello Kitty game (www.polygon.com)
‘I don’t play World of Warcraft’
Interview with one of the designers of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive (www.polygon.com)
In late 2014, publisher Read-Only Memory released Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works, a history book covering the hardware, games and legacy of Sega’s 16-Bit system. Featuring console diagrams and translated design documents, it serves as part art book, part history lesson and part interview collection. And you can read one...
Rainbow Six Siege cheater sentenced for swatting Ubisoft Montreal offices (www.polygon.com)
French gamer gets three years of community service from Paris court...
Warhammer’s upcoming fantasy RTS is simple, sleek, and thrilling (www.polygon.com)
