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John Madden, the namesake of video game football, dies at 85

By Owen S. Good December 29, 2021

Vikings: Valhalla is coming to Netflix this February

By Sadie Gennis November 30, 2021

FIFA without FIFA? EA Sports considers a name change

By Owen S. Good October 7, 2021

For Pistons’ announcer in NBA 2K22, the job was more than just his catch phrase

By Owen S. Good September 17, 2021

FIFA 22’s HyperMotion is ‘the beginning of machine learning taking over animation’

By Owen S. Good September 15, 2021

NASCAR comes back to console video games, with the Unreal Engine

By Owen S. Good August 11, 2021

Sports video games double-dip with annual releases and cosmetic battle passes

By Owen S. Good July 27, 2021

Knockout City’s all-new sport needs an all-new ref, too

By Owen S. Good May 1, 2021

Madden’s biggest improvement? Photo mode on PS5, Xbox Series X

By Owen S. Good March 17, 2021

NBA 2K21’s next-gen career mode is a rollicking reunion of fictitious stars

By Owen S. Good November 30, 2020

WRC 9 joins sports gaming’s big time with ... a modest update?

By Owen S. Good October 4, 2020

I finally get the love-hate relationship with season passes

By Owen S. Good September 23, 2020

How Madden’s sales explain something no gamer wants to hear

By Owen S. Good September 16, 2020

My favorite sports video game? Creating uniforms in MLB The Show 20.

By Owen S. Good April 5, 2020

Classic stadiums with jokey billboards is Super Mega Baseball’s new style

By Owen S. Good March 15, 2020

How to hit every Houston Astro in MLB The Show 20

By Owen S. Good March 13, 2020

MLB The Show 20’s minor leaguers don’t have to be paid for their names. Here’s why.

By Owen S. Good February 22, 2020

MLB The Show’s addition of the minor leagues is a major deal

By Owen S. Good February 14, 2020

Five sports video games to get fans through the slowest month of the year

By Owen S. Good February 9, 2020

How MLB The Show illustrates the deadly effectiveness of the Astros’ cheating

By Owen S. Good January 17, 2020

The 2019 Sports Video Game of the Year

By Owen S. Good and Samit Sarkar December 21, 2019

A landmark year for racing video games means even better days ahead on new consoles

By Owen S. Good December 20, 2019

MLB The Show going to other consoles could be 2021’s biggest story, two years early

By Owen S. Good December 15, 2019

Polygon’s best stories and videos of 2019

The best feature of this console generation? Suspended games.

By Owen S. Good December 1, 2019

F1 2019: the game that gets better the longer it takes

By Owen S. Good November 23, 2019

NBA Live ends the decade as it began: canceled without explanation

By Owen S. Good November 3, 2019

What is EA Sports’ next video game?

By Owen S. Good November 2, 2019

Zen and the art of motorsports setups, in video games

By Owen S. Good October 27, 2019

Pro bowling gets back to the mainstream with its first video game in 30 years

By Owen S. Good October 26, 2019

Polygon’s best stories and videos of 2019

Here is EA Sports’ plan for its canceled NCAA Football game

By Owen S. Good October 25, 2019

Polygon’s best stories and videos of 2019

How a video game helped me get a base hit in Cooperstown

By Owen S. Good October 20, 2019

Need for Speed Heat looks to a strong police presence to restore order

By Owen S. Good October 6, 2019

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