The Best of Polygon
20+ most popular Polygon articles, as voted by our community.
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Video game company layoffs are creating an industry crisis
Video game companies have laid off thousands of workers this year
Stardew Valley Expanded exceeded its creator’s wildest dreams
FlashShifter taught himself how to code and make pixel art in order to make the mod
Classic Zelda has never felt as big as the Oracle games
The rare time where buying two versions of a game was incredibly worth it
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I met my husband in a Vampire: The Masquerade LARP group and I’m not alone
Shared by 150, including Essaadi
Palia’s fan base is split, and it makes the cozy farming sim complicated
A tale of two communities
Diablo 4 season 2’s biggest draw is its quality-of-life updates
Season of Blood offers boosted XP, reworked Nightmare Dungeons, better mounts, and more
Starfield’s new game plus is one of the best parts of its narrative
Starfield’s new game plus gives you a new perspective on the Settled Systems
Polygon on Culture
When Tintin entered the Cold War
As a spy thriller, 1954’s The Calculus Affair was far ahead of its time
Polygon on Game Development
Thousands of people have come together for the most moving game of the year
Kind Words is an immensely vulnerable experience
Polygon on Gaming
Why the head of Xbox isn’t worried about AI, Netflix or the future
Phil Spencer talks with Polygon about the future of living games, Xbox’s huge 2024, AI, and more
How to let a metaverse die
The death of beloved MMOs can teach us how to let go
«Dr. Boellstorff recommends a community space hosted on some third-party, like Discord, to stay connected to your friends. The virtual world may no longer exist, but the relationships you built there can live on.»
Polygon on Nintendo
Best Nintendo Switch games for grown-ups
From Blasphemous to World of Horror and beyond
Polygon on Sports
We asked the Olympics why their official esports are so weird
There is (some) method to the International Olympic Committee’s madness
A century later, baseball’s Negro Leagues are getting their due in a video game
MLB The Show 23’s Storylines mode aims to be both educational and fun
Polygon on Star Wars
What if Star Wars never happened?
Imagining a world where George Lucas’ space fantasy didn’t revolutionize Hollywood
Polygon on TV
The men who created Tetris reflect on their bromance
For Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers, it was love at first sight
‘Excuuuuse me, Princess!’: An oral history of The Legend of Zelda cartoon
The Zelda TV adaptation that took inspiration from Moonlighting and a 16-year-old girl’s D&D games
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14 exciting video games we’re anticipating this summer
From methodical sniping missions to super-charged soccer matches
Teens are rewriting what is possible in the world of competitive Tetris
One tetromino at a time
Teburu could be the digital board game system that finally catches on
A new partnership with Vampire: The Masquerade could broaden its appeal
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