Polygon: All Posts by Carli Veloccihttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2024-03-28T14:14:42-04:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/carli-velocci/rss2024-03-28T14:14:42-04:002024-03-28T14:14:42-04:00Dropout’s new show Smartypants is bringing PowerPoint parties to your screen
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<p>Learn about if ‘vegetables really exist’ starting on April 25</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24114777/dropout-tv-smartypants-powerpoint-party-streamingCarli Velocci2024-03-28T09:00:00-04:002024-03-28T09:00:00-04:00The Adult Swim Games delisting situation is strange, even to lawyers
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<img alt="A magnifying glass hovering over the Adult Swim Games Steam page, highlighting the game Fist Puncher." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Z632uNMRdj1OWv9yhwPajxq5WFY=/0x60:1920x1140/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73238508/fist_punch_steam_FINAL.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Graphic: Matt Patches/Polygon | Source images: Valve; Team2Bit via Adult Swim Games; Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>And it can’t be solved with developers just republishing the games themselves</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/pc/24113466/adult-swim-games-delisting-law-warner-bros-discovery-archivingCarli Velocci2024-03-27T16:00:00-04:002024-03-27T16:00:00-04:00What type of Stardew Valley player are you?
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<figcaption>Image: ConcernedApe via Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>Do you want to stay home and farm, or do you want to date everybody?</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24112417/type-stardew-valley-player-are-you-concernedapeCarli Velocci2024-03-23T13:00:00-04:002024-03-23T13:00:00-04:00Lightyear Frontier is a calming sim where you and a mech can relax
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<figcaption>Image: Frame Break/Amplifier via Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>Nothing like relaxing with your mech on a farm</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24108826/lightyear-frontier-impressions-early-access-pc-xboxCarli Velocci2024-03-21T15:16:51-04:002024-03-21T15:16:51-04:00Larian Studios won’t make any more Baldur’s Gate games
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<p>The studio isn’t making the obvious next move</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24107939/baldurs-gate-3-larian-studios-no-more-dnd-wizards-of-the-coastCarli Velocci2024-03-21T12:31:35-04:002024-03-21T12:31:35-04:00Stardew Valley 1.6’s most impactful updates are big, small, and stupid
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<img alt="The coop on the Meadowlands Farm in Stardew Valley. It’s next to a river and a chicken roams towards some blue grass." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/XSRWocwVrHhoRDnkwbXemnCI60I=/0x0:1696x954/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73223460/stardew_valley_meadowlands_coop.0.jpg" />
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<p>There’s a new farm, but you can also drink mayo for energy</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/gaming/24107647/stardew-valley-1-6-most-impactful-changesCarli Velocci2024-03-20T10:00:00-04:002024-03-20T10:00:00-04:00The most disposable X-Men character is crucial to the X-Men cartoon
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<img alt="Morph from X-Men ‘97 on a 90s-styled trading card. He’s running at the camera in his X-Men uniform. The poster says “Marvel Animation. X-Men ‘97. Two-episode premiere March 20.”" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LTv2w3Hvf5GbIFEvCanrvU-Env4=/0x160:667x535/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73220305/morph_trading_card.0.jpg" />
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<p>This one’s for you Morph!</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24102311/x-men-morph-kevin-sydney-97-marvel-nonbinaryCarli Velocci2024-03-19T12:15:00-04:002024-03-19T12:15:00-04:00Diablo 4 is joined by a huge slate of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass
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<img alt="A Rogue stands in its lair in a screenshot from Diablo 4" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/tfMoWumaZz3jPuPZwEbtRzFFLAo=/0x0:2560x1440/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73218015/Rogue_excl.0.jpg" />
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<p>The Quarry, MLB The Show 24, and more</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24105782/xbox-game-pass-march-april-2024-new-additionsCarli Velocci2024-03-18T16:19:48-04:002024-03-18T16:19:48-04:00Steam Families adds way more features for those who share their game libraries
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<img alt="Photographs of the Steam Deck OLED, and of its hard zip-up case. Each photo is taken with the handheld sitting on a hot pink sheet of thick paper." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_0ykDRvXYKSnXRZyTE-gokd6Vow=/0x208:2040x1356/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73216261/236920_Polygon_Steam_Deck_AKrales_0048.0.jpg" />
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<p>For when multiple people use your Steam Deck</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24105127/steam-families-valve-share-libraries-parental-controlsCarli Velocci2024-03-17T09:00:00-04:002024-03-17T09:00:00-04:00How 2024 became the year of open-world survival crafting games
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<p>With hits like Palworld conquering Steam, this genre is having a moment</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24099909/open-world-survival-crafting-games-2024Carli Velocci