Month: October 2024

Avatar: The Last Airbender is a really beloved series, and with a new animated film on the way, the newest actor behind Katara is hoping she doesn’t mess up.A sequel film to the original Avatar series has been in the works for a little while now, and back in April the voice cast was revealed, which for the part has some lesser-known names, though it did also attach Guardians of the Galaxy’s Dave Bautista in an unnamed villain role. That selection of new cast is taking over the roles of beloved characters like Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph, and in a recent interview with Collider, Jessica Matten, the new voice behind Katara, spoke of what it’s been like taking over the role, getting to know the rest of the cast, and the weight she feels over joining such a beloved series.To see this content…

Alan Wake 2 has one more piece of DLC due out this October, and working on the soundtrack has left the game’s composer a bit moist.When Remedy announced that it would be releasing a couple of pieces of DLC for Alan Wake 2, I was ecstatic considering just how good that game was. The first piece, which was a mini-anthology type thing about a couple of characters from the base game (and one not so much from the base game that I won’t spoil for those that haven’t got to it yet). The second and final piece of DLC, titled The Lake House, is due out next month sometime, and the game’s composer Petri Alanko has shared that working on it has left him “crying constantly”, though of course didn’t spill any beans on what the DLC will be like.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage c…

Following the runaway success of Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Netflix and CD Projekt have now teased as part of Nextflix’s Geeked week that another Cyberpunk 2077 animated project is on the way.What it’ll be about is currently still very much up in the air, but we do know that it’s being marketed as a “return to Night City”, so at least you know whatever it has in store will be taking place somewhere familiar, and will probably feature at least one swanky neon sign.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The quick teaser that announced this is a thing was played as a Geeked brodcast being hacked – you know, because Cyberpunk – with a brief series flashing up slides with Netflix, CD Projekt and Cyberpunk logos, interspersed with the line about Night City I just …

Helldivers 2’s Galactic War has taken a fresh twist, with the second Major Order to deploy since the last patch helped bring some fresh faces back to the ranks of Super Earth being a pretty big one. There’s an “interplanetary battle station” to be built and it’s up to you to choose where.Yep, it looks like players securing the supplies to build a big base in one of July’s MOs is finally going to result in them actually getting one. You love to see it.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings As Helldivers 2 community manager Twinbeard wrote in the announcement of this latest order, defeat in the last one “demonstrates [the] dire need for an interplanetary battle station”, continuing: “Today, after intense research, construction of the Democracy Space Statio…

In an interview with VG247 on the past and future of the Tekken series during its 30th anniversary, Tekken 8 executive producer Katsuhiro Harada, via translation from producer Michael Murray, has stated that the pair might have just one more Tekken in them before handing off the reins to someone else.This comes in response to a question asking Harada what his hopes are for Tekken’s future. You can read the full interview here for his thoughts on other topics including how it feels for Tekken to be the last remaining 3D fighter, and why Tekken has lasted so long while other IP have faltered.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings “It’s really hard to tell. Myself and Murray, we might only have one more Tekken, thanks to age and how that plays out in Japan…

The ranch sign in the original Silent Hill 2 is iconic for its tonally off use of Comic Sans, but the remake changed it – apart from where it didn’t.Early on in Silent Hill 2, you come across Silent Hill Ranch, which in the HD Collection version uses the much memed upon font Comic Sans. Of course, way back then, Comic Sans being the meme font wasn’t as much of a thing, it was only in the years after where people made jokes with and about it, but it’s become a sticking point for Silent Hill 2 fans all the same. It’s no surprise that one of the first things fans might do, including deals wizard Wario64, is check to see what the fan looks like, only to find… that the sign just looks pretty regular. No Comic Sans, no funny other font, just a regular looking ranch sign that could believa…

If you’re hoping for an Until Dawn sequel, you might be in luck, as a couple of its cast members seemingly suggested a follow-up is on the way.The Until Dawn remake only released just the other week, but there’s already lingering questions over a potential sequel, questions only bolstered by the fact that cast members Hayden Panettiere and Peter Stormare may have hinted at a follow-up game (thanks, Eurogamer). In a recent bonus video, Panettiere, who plays Sam Giddings in the game, said “Until Dawn has been around for years and years now. I think people love it. And the fact that they are going further with it says that there’s a want for it.” This could potentially be in reference to the live-action film adaptation in the works, though the phrasing is obviously a bit particular there whic…

VariousThere are so many ways to be a Dungeons & Dragons fan these days. The tabletop RPG mainstay has been synonymous with pen-and-paper adventuring for 50 years now, and 2024 marks a major reworking of its core rulebooks to make the game more approachable. Anyone who’s played even just a couple of sessions knows how easy it can be to covet a friend’s set of custom dice, appreciate the care a Dungeon Master has taken in setting the right ambience for a crafted campaign, or even obsess over their choice of pen and notebook — after all, it’s what you’ll be spending a large chunk of time staring into as you ponder your character’s next heroic action.But what’s amazing is that you can be a huge D&D fan without ever touching a character sheet. D&D and the Forgotten R…

Traveller’s TalesAlice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.Regardless of how you feel about the current season of Rings of Power, if you’re looking for another way to satiate your Tolkien love you’ll definitely want to check out the current catalog of free games available to Amazon Prime members. Earlier this month, both Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY Edition, and Lego The Lord of the Rings were made available to Amazon Prime members for free through Sept. 30. However, you can now also pick up Lego The Hobbit for free through Oct. 23. Just head to the corresponding Prime Gaming page and you’ll be presented with a code that you can redeem on GOG.com fo…

Nintendo of AmericaCameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023.One of the best unofficial October Prime Day deals has come early at Woot, where you can get a new Nintendo Switch OLED with either white or neon blue/red Joy-Con for $299.99 ($50 off). It’s not typical for this console to receive any kind of discount, so we’re usually skeptical that there’s something amiss when one pops up, like an iffy warranty, or that it isn’t the U.S. version, which includes a different power adapter. However, there are no strings attached; you’re just getting a great deal.Nintendo Switch OLED$300$35014% off$300Nintendo’s hybrid console still has plenty of staying power, especially with this year�…