Month: October 2024

Sorry to those of you that were excited by the prospect of Josh Brolin as Hal Jordan, but the actor has apparently decided against starring in the Green Lanterns series.Last week, it was reported that previous Marvel Cinematic Universe big bad Thanos, or as he’s actually called, Josh Brolin, had been offered a role in DC’s Green Lanterns series as the one and only Hal Jordan. It was just an offer though, and not an outright confirmation, and as now reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the actor has apparently passed on the show. THR didn’t have any other details about Brolin’s decision, so it’s not clear why he might have passed on it – this would be the fifth time he played a comic book character on screen, so it’s always possible he’s decided to move away from that type of role.To see thi…

Intel may have missed out on a signficiant PlayStation 6 contract, which would have seen the company’s chips be used in Sony’s next-gen console. This comes from a new report from Reuters, which claims that Intel may have ultimately lost out on the deal due to a disagreement on profit margins and concerns around backwards compatability.The report, published late yesterday, cites sources which state that AMD has picked up the PS6 bag after Intel was no longer the frontrunner. This deal, if locked in by Intel and Sony, would have amounted to billions of dollars in revenue according to two of Reuters’ sources.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The Reuters report states: “A dispute over how much profit Intel stood to take from each chip sold to the Japane…

If you’re a Silent Hill 2 fan, but you’ve moved onto Xbox since the PS2 days, you’re going to have to wait a whole year before it releases on the PS5 rival.It’s not very long until Bloober Team’s remake of Silent Hill 2 is out, but much like the original version of the game, when it does launch it will be a PS5 console exclusive (PC players will be able to play it day and date). The Silent Hill series obviously feels much more like it belongs on PlayStation, given that the first game launched on the PS1, though in the following years it did come to various Xbox consoles – including Silent Hill 2, which later made it to the original Xbox with the subtitle Inner Fears. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings But like a lot of third-party PlayStation exclusi…

Ubisoft has just announced that Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been delayed from its originally planned release date of November 12, 2024, to February 14, 2025. So, you’ll have to wait a little longer to see some nice clouds over Feudal Japan.”[Shadows] is an ambitious addition to the franshise,” Ubisoft’s Marc Alexis-Cote wrote in a statement posted on social media, “a rich experience that can be lived through the eyes of two unique protagonists – but we realise we need more time to polish and refine the experience, pushing further some of our key features.”To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings “As such, we’ve made the decision to postpone the release date to February 14, 2025. The game will release on a broad range of platforms, including Steam at launc…

Cyberpunk 2077’s developers still have hope that they can restore the faith of anyone still struggling to trust CD Projekt again following Cyberpunk 2077’s notoriously rocky release all those years ago – with The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk’s sequel and project Hadar set to take over this mission from Phantom Liberty.Speaking to Eurogamer about the events surronding Cyberpunk’s launch and the work that went into the game’s long road to redemption, CD Projekt joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski and associate game director Paweł Sasko spoke about the ongoing process of convincing folks that it is safe to feel excited about the work the studio’s doing.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings “None of us were actually even thinking about it in any finan…

Don’t freak out, Over the Garden Wall fans, but a new short is on the way to celebrate the series’ 10th anniversary.It’s kind of impressive how even 10 years on, people are still talking about a 10 episode long mini-series with each episode only running at around 11 minutes a pop. Still, it’s undeniable that Over the Garden Wall has become a staple of the fall season, with many fans rewatching the show every year. A second season is never going to happen (though creator Patrick McHale does have ideas for a spiritual successor), but after all these years with only having the original to watch, there’ll finally be something new to watch. Yesterday, the official Cartoon Network Twitter account shared that there’s a new short on the way, and lovers of Wallace and Gromit will be very excited to…

Destiny Rising – a mobile game and alternate timeline prequel to Bungie’s hit sci-fi FPS Destiny 2 – has been announced. Developed and published by Netease Games under the liscense of Bungie, closed beta registration for what will surely be a controversial project in the eyes of Destiny fans are now live.The game was announced via a flashing trailer combines both fancy camerawork and what looks like in-game footage of various classes taking the fight to Vex, Hive, and more. It’s still a first person shooter thankfully, with plenty of gunplay for show. You can watch the trailer yourself below, but you should also take a look at the Destiny Rising website that went live alongisde it.Destiny: Rising | Official Announcement Trailer Here’s the trailer, give it a watch!Watch on YouTubeOn this we…

VariousThere are so many ways to be a Dungeons & Dragons fan these days. The tabletop RPG mainstay has been synonymous with pen-and-paper adventuring for 50 years now, and 2024 marks a major reworking of its core rulebooks to make the game more approachable. Anyone who’s played even just a couple of sessions knows how easy it can be to covet a friend’s set of custom dice, appreciate the care a Dungeon Master has taken in setting the right ambience for a crafted campaign, or even obsess over their choice of pen and notebook — after all, it’s what you’ll be spending a large chunk of time staring into as you ponder your character’s next heroic action.But what’s amazing is that you can be a huge D&D fan without ever touching a character sheet. D&D and the Forgotten R…

Traveller’s TalesAlice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.Regardless of how you feel about the current season of Rings of Power, if you’re looking for another way to satiate your Tolkien love you’ll definitely want to check out the current catalog of free games available to Amazon Prime members. Earlier this month, both Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY Edition, and Lego The Lord of the Rings were made available to Amazon Prime members for free through Sept. 30. However, you can now also pick up Lego The Hobbit for free through Oct. 23. Just head to the corresponding Prime Gaming page and you’ll be presented with a code that you can redeem on GOG.com fo…

Nintendo of AmericaCameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023.One of the best unofficial October Prime Day deals has come early at Woot, where you can get a new Nintendo Switch OLED with either white or neon blue/red Joy-Con for $299.99 ($50 off). It’s not typical for this console to receive any kind of discount, so we’re usually skeptical that there’s something amiss when one pops up, like an iffy warranty, or that it isn’t the U.S. version, which includes a different power adapter. However, there are no strings attached; you’re just getting a great deal.Nintendo Switch OLED$300$35014% off$300Nintendo’s hybrid console still has plenty of staying power, especially with this year�…