Polygon Weekly: August 07 - August 13, 2017

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Welcome to Polygon Weekly, your weekly community thread where you can just hang out with the Polygon readership and have fun times. Just be sure to stick to the Polygon community guidelines though, okay? Now, let's round up recent news.

NEWS

  • Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon reveal first new Pokémon form by Owen S. Good
  • Dragon Quest Builders 2 coming to PS4, Nintendo Switch by Michael McWhertor
  • Skyrim mod makes NPC interactions less scripted, more Sims-like by Owen S. Good
  • Best game deals of the week: Amazon PC Gaming sale, PlayStation Store Ubisoft sale and more by Chloe Reznikov
  • Half-Life let’s play shows the games’ invisible brilliance by Thomas Biery
  • Spotify is headed to Xbox One by Thomas Biery
  • Hearthstone: Knights of the Frozen Throne launches next week by Philip Kollar
  • Game of Thrones episode leaks online, but not because of hackers by Charlie Hall
  • Dishonored, Silent Hill composer Daniel Licht dies at 60 by Michael McWhertor
  • Steam is gaining 1.5 million new users every month by Charlie Hall
  • FEATURES

  • Gta5 And The Problem Of Privilege by Colin Campbell
  • Guild Wars 2: The Journey To Path Of Fire by Philip Kollar
  • Polygon’S Guide To Fall Games And Entertainment by Polygon Staff
  • Why The Man Who Oversaw Tomb Raider Turned His Back On Games by Patrick Stafford
  • What It Costs To Run An Independent Video Game Store by Matt Leone
  • The Ongoing Debate Over Amiibo In Zelda Speedrunning by Luke Winkie
  • From Lemmings To Wipeout: How Ian Hetherington Incubated Gaming Success by Patrick Stafford
  • Why Former Sega President Bernie Stolar Is Still Proud Of The Dreamcast by Patrick Stafford
  • The Making Of Final Fantasy 12 by Jeremy Parish
  • Anita Sarkeesian's Astounding 'Garbage Human' Moment by Colin Campbell
  • REVIEWS

  • Fortnite Review by Charlie Hall
  • Tacoma Review by Allegra Frank
  • Miitopia Review by Allegra Frank
  • Hey! Pikmin Review by Janine Hawkins
  • Aven Colony Review by Colin Campbell
  • Pyre Review by Philip Kollar
  • Kingsway Review by Noah Caldwell-Gervais
  • Gigantic Review by Jeff Ramos
  • Splatoon 2 Review by Chelsea Stark
  • Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles Review by Matt Paprocki
  • FORUM POSTS

  • Anime, Cartoons, Comics! Plight Vol. 4 No. 11: Mythos by Kirielson
  • ON-TOPIC

  • Pokégon Discussions!
  • COTD

    Especially Nintendo.

    by 'Shifter' - 3 Recommends

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