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Star Trek' Goes To the Scary Frontier in Next Major Video Game
Turns out, Paramount's got more than a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game in the works. At Saturday's IGN Live, Silent Hill 2 maker Bloober Team is working on a triple-A title for Star Trek. Yes, really—it's called Shadow Frontier, and it's a…
Fatal Fury' Steps Into the Ring of Video Game Adaptations
After Mortal Kombat II and the upcoming Street Fighter, what other fighting games can come to the movies? How's about Fatal Fury ? On Friday, the Hollywood Reporter revealed popular SNK video games were coming to the big screen from indie banner…
Surprise new Star Trek thrill video game officially announced by celebrated horror studio
Silent Hll 2 and Cronos: The New Dawn developer Bloober Team is heading to the final frontier. On Saturday, the developer and publisher Paramount Games Studio announced Star Trek: Shadow Frontier, a new sci-fi psychological thriller title set in…
Why 007 First Light is the first video game I've wanted to play in over a decade
As I shipped off my Nintendo Switch to an eBay buyer in 2018, I swore that was it. My brief attempt to re-enter the world of video games had ended with a whimper. When the ads for the Switch first came out, I was taken with the hybrid design and…
Netflix's 100% RT Video Game Anime Is Officially a Sci-Fi Masterpiece
Welcome to Night City. In 2077, it's going to be voted the worst place to live in America. Violence levels are through the roof, with more people living in poverty than anywhere else in the world. So why does everyone want to live there? Because…
The Video Game Culture War Well Is Running A Little Dry
Look, I'm not so delusional that I think that the video game culture wars will ever go away. One, there is always going to be a culture war around every single artform because we all live our lives on a parabola in which new things are exciting to…
10 Greatest Video Game Masterpieces of the 21st Century
Video games have been better than ever in the 21st Century. While the 80s and 90s are still beloved decades for the medium, the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s have all produced far more legendary games. With epic stories, high-quality soundtracks…
US gamers getting older as industry reports growth
Video games are having a moment in the United States — but the players are getting older. The average American video game player is now 37 years old — up from 29 about two decades ago — as the industry reports activity climbing…
Lance Stephenson Involved in Heated On-Court Altercation During Indianapolis Gym Game (Video)
Lance Stephenson has built a reputation on intensity, and that competitive fire never really switches off. The former Indiana Pacers guard found himself at the center of a physical confrontation during a local basketball game in his hometown of…
In Just 1 Day, Paramount+'s Surprise Video Game Adaptation Turns Into an Instant Streaming Hit
Paramount+ surprised subscribers with the quiet debut of the Among Us television series. Based on the hit video game of the same name, the new series was quick to pull in strong streaming viewership, making it an instant success. The Among Us…
Metro 2039 arrives 12 years early as devs confirm February 2027 release window
The GTA 6 effect continues to impact the entire video game industry as developers are increasingly setting their sights on February 2027 instead of the usual fall window. Now, Metro 2039 is adding to the mix. As shown during today's XBOX Games…
US gamers getting older as industry reports growth
The average American video game player is now 37 years old -- up from 29 about two decades ago -- as the industry reports activity climbing back to their highest levels since the pandemic-era boom, a new report reveals. The findings, from the…
Remedy Will Give Control Resonant 'By Far' the Studio's Biggest Marketing Campaign to Help It Stand Out in 'Challenging' September
September is one of the most packed months for video game releases in recent memory — and everyone knows why. The delayed GTA 6 is coming out in November, and pretty much the entire rest of the video game industry is running scared.
Legendary Games That Predicted The Grim Future Of Tech
The future is and forever will be uncertain. There is no way of telling what tomorrow might hold, but it is always fun to speculate and imagine what kind of world we will be living in down the line and the kinds of technology we will have access…
Summer Game Fest has a massive problem
Patch Notes is a weekly newsletter bringing you the best of Polygon, sent on Fridays and published on the site on Sundays. You can subscribe here. In 2020, Geoff Keighley smelled blood in the water. The Game Awards impresario had often worked as a…
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