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The biggest names in comics on what defined the last 20 years — and what’s next
What it means that the third decade of the Modern Age is upon us
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The best 12 Sonic games, ranked
Ahead of the movie, we pick the best of the games
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The Sims turns 20, unlike your Sim who will probably always be 20
We look at how Maxis has kept The Sims alive for 20 years
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How the creators of Kentucky Route Zero ended their seven-year saga
Cardboard Computer opens up about completing its five-act saga, cultivating a positive outlook on indie game development, and life after Kentucky Route Zero
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How I use video games to lose weight and feel fit
There are more options than ever to gamify your workout
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All the money in the world couldn’t make Kinect happen
For a moment a decade ago, the game industry looked like a very different place
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Polygon’s 50 most anticipated games of 2020
Games to watch in 2020 for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, and PC
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The man who made Wolfenstein
The late Silas Warner is barely remembered in gaming, but he did something extraordinary
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The best comics you can gift a kid this holiday season
From Raina to Hilda to New Kid and everywhere in-between
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Gaming’s biggest trends of the past decade
16 significant gaming figures talk about the highs and the lows
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Resident Evil 3 was a spinoff until Capcom changed its mind at the last minute
Look back at the making of Capcom’s 1999 hit
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A day in the life of the Death Stranding World Tour machine
We visit one of Hideo Kojima’s recent promotional stops
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The history of PlayStation was almost very different
Deals with Nintendo, Sega, and Microsoft could have dramatically changed the game industry’s trajectory
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How PlayStation democratized 3D video games
A quick history lesson on how PlayStation came to be
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Riot’s new games are League of Legends’ best asset (and biggest threat)
From one MOBA to a gaming empire
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Staying up all night and riding in a car trunk: The early days of Tekken
When Namco made the first few Tekken games, everything seemed to come together last minute
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The 70 best video game characters of the decade
The people, animals, and robots we’ve loved
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The story of Eight Days, one of Sony’s canceled big bets
We look back at Sony London’s dropped PlayStation 3 buddy-themed action game
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The decade when online video games changed everything
From ‘WoW killers’ to a whole-new world
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Nine new genres that defined the decade in games
From auto battlers to walking simulators, it’s been a weird 10 years
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The most surprising video game predictions from a decade ago
Industry pundits and media were woefully wide of the mark
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Red Dead Redemption 2: one year after the hype
A detailed look at the failures, and success, of Rockstar’s latest hit
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The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019): 50-11
Polygon picks our favorite games of the past 10 years
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The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019): 10-1
We wrap up our list of the best games of the 2010s
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What it was like working at Kojima Productions Los Angeles
Ahead of Death Stranding’s release, former staff look back at Hideo Kojima’s short-lived LA studio
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Game Freak explains the 1,000 staff, missing creatures, and leek size of Pokémon Sword and Shield
Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori discuss Switch’s holiday juggernaut
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DJ Jazzy Jeff and George Clinton recall becoming NBA Jam hidden characters
A new book dives into the story behind the classic arcade game
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For these queer gamers, the Sims franchise is a safe haven
A different kind of escape fantasy
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The Smash Bros. community: An oral history
An inside look at the formation of a persevering grassroots fighting game community
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Where Oculus VR games go from here
Facebook’s Jason Rubin and Mike Verdu talk Vader Immortal, Respawn, and the future