News
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Here’s what’s included in ReCore: Definitive Edition

ReCore: Definitive Edition was announced a week ago during Microsoft’s Gamescom keynote. Yesterday, Comcept detailed exactly what that will mean when the game arrives Aug. 29. It starts with “Eye...

Gamescom
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All the trailers from Xbox’s Gamescom event

Microsoft’s Gamescom 2017 press conference was a more casual affair than its usual industry events, which makes sense — Gamescom is Europe’s largest gaming convention for fans, after all. But the...

Gamescom
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ReCore: Definitive Edition coming at the end of the month

A remastered ReCore, the 2016 adventure for Xbox One and Windows PC, is returning Aug. 29 as ReCore: Definitive Edition, Microsoft announced today at its Gamescom 2017 keynote event. Leaked over...

Feature
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2016: The year in games

The big events that shaped an extraordinary 12 months

Black Friday
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Toys R Us Black Friday deals: $250 PS4 Slim, Xbox One and $30 off new releases

Toys R Us has released its Black Friday catalog and those looking to upgrade to the slim edition of the PlayStation 4, pick up an Xbox One or discounted new titles should be pleased. There are...

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Best Buy's Black Friday deals on Battlefield 1, GTA 5 for $30, Overwatch, Titanfall 2 for $35

The Best Buy Black Friday ad just hit and it’s a doozy with more than 75 price cuts to console gaming gear, along with drops on things like PC equipment, smartwatches, smartphones and even a decent...

Black Friday
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Target Black Friday deals on games, systems and more

Target’s Black Friday sale starts on Thanksgiving Day this year. Doors open at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24, meaning shoppers will have to get a move on early if they want big discounts on a ton of...

Opinion
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The complaints that make you want to buy a game

Recore is the latest game to receive middling reviews that sound wonderful to me. "When it’s working, Recore is a game that feels evocative of a different era of action games," our review stated....

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Does Recore bring anything new to the action genre?

In each episode of Quality Control, Polygon editor-at-large Justin McElroy talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra...

Reviews
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Recore review

Recore is a game rooted in decade old conventions. Designed in concert by Armature Games, a studio comprised largely of developers who worked on the beloved Metroid: Prime series, and Japanese...