Michael McWhertor

News Editor

Joined: Sep 28, 2012
Last Login: Oct 10, 2022, 11:06am EDT
Posts: 6,692
Comments: 400

Michael McWhertor is the senior news editor at Polygon. He previously worked as reviews editor at Kotaku, and has written for Gizmodo, GameTrailers, and GameSetWatch.

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Resident Evil Village had to shrink Lady D for her playable debut, says director

By Michael McWhertor Oct 10, 2022, 1:30pm EDT

Mortal Kombat at 30: Co-creator Ed Boon looks back on its creation and legacy

By Michael McWhertor Oct 8, 2022, 12:00pm EDT

Overwatch 2 going offline as Blizzard rolls out fixes

By Michael McWhertor Oct 6, 2022, 5:52pm EDT

Blizzard axes Overwatch 2 phone number requirement in update on game’s rocky launch

By Michael McWhertor Oct 5, 2022, 10:15pm EDT

Overwatch is dead; long live Overwatch 2

By Michael McWhertor Oct 4, 2022, 3:00pm EDT

What’s in Overwatch 2’s Watchpoint Pack?

By Michael McWhertor Oct 4, 2022, 1:43pm EDT

Pokémon Go Spotlight Hour: Can Purrloin be Shiny?

By Michael McWhertor and Julia Lee Oct 4, 2022, 1:14pm EDT

First look at Super Mario Bros. movie coming in new Nintendo Direct

By Michael McWhertor Oct 4, 2022, 10:22am EDT

Overwatch is down as Blizzard preps for Overwatch 2

By Michael McWhertor Oct 3, 2022, 5:26pm EDT

What’s in Overwatch 2’s store and season 1 battle pass

By Michael McWhertor Sep 30, 2022, 4:52pm EDT

Ed Sheeran has intense Pokémon hallucinations in his new video, ‘Celestial’

By Michael McWhertor Sep 29, 2022, 12:24pm EDT

Google Stadia is shutting down, for good

By Michael McWhertor Sep 29, 2022, 12:20pm EDT

EA and Dynasty Warriors devs reveal their take on Monster Hunter

By Michael McWhertor Sep 28, 2022, 10:58am EDT

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet adds a weird new Diglett called Wiglett

By Michael McWhertor Updated Sep 29, 2022, 9:12am EDT

Overwatch 2 will require brand-new players to unlock most of the roster through play

By Michael McWhertor Sep 27, 2022, 3:00pm EDT

Pokémon Go Spotlight Hour: Can Minccino be Shiny?

By Michael McWhertor and Julia Lee Sep 27, 2022, 2:10pm EDT

Pokémon Go Spotlight Hour: Can Aron be Shiny?

By Michael McWhertor and Julia Lee Sep 20, 2022, 1:19pm EDT

What is the future of Star Wars movies?

By Michael McWhertor Sep 19, 2022, 10:35am EDT

Nintendo Switch Online gets 3 more Genesis classics, including Earthworm Jim

By Michael McWhertor Sep 16, 2022, 9:55am EDT

Overwatch’s Assault maps are going away but could return, reworked, in Overwatch 2

By Michael McWhertor Sep 15, 2022, 4:16pm EDT

Whew! Ken’s not divorced in Street Fighter 6

By Michael McWhertor Sep 15, 2022, 2:50pm EDT

Street Fighter 6 adds 4 classic fighters to roster, beta test coming in October

By Michael McWhertor Sep 15, 2022, 11:10am EDT

Overwatch 2’s new hero, Kiriko, is the support character for Genji fans

By Michael McWhertor Sep 15, 2022, 6:00am EDT

How Overwatch 2’s battle pass works

By Michael McWhertor Sep 15, 2022, 6:00am EDT

Why Blizzard believes Overwatch 2’s battle pass won’t break the game

By Michael McWhertor Sep 15, 2022, 6:00am EDT

9 Updates

PlayStation State of Play September 2022: The biggest announcements and trailers

By Polygon Staff Sep 13, 2022, 7:04pm EDT

Rise of the Ronin looks like Team Ninja’s ambitious take on Assassin’s Creed

By Michael McWhertor Sep 13, 2022, 6:48pm EDT

Tekken 8 revealed and everyone looks ripped

By Michael McWhertor Sep 13, 2022, 6:11pm EDT

Pokémon Go Spotlight Hour: Can Ralts be Shiny?

By Michael McWhertor and Julia Lee Sep 13, 2022, 3:28pm EDT

How to watch Sony’s new State of Play livestream

By Michael McWhertor Sep 13, 2022, 2:57pm EDT