Ari Notis

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Guides editor @Polygon. Formerly: writer @kotaku, editor @bestlifeonline and some Hearst pubs. Proud NUMTOT.

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What time does Dune: Awakening release in early access?

3 days ago | polygon.com | Ari Notis

Ari Notis (he/him) is a guides editor at Polygon, where he writes, edits, and shepherds service-oriented articles about the biggest games du jour. He previously worked at Kotaku. Dune: Awakening is out this week on Windows PC, following a delay from its initially planned May 20 release date.
When does the Extradimensional Crisis expansion release in Pokémon TCG Pocket?

1 week ago | polygon.com | Ari Notis

Buzzwole ex, a grass-type basic Pokémon with 140 HP. It has two attacks: Punch (two colorless energy) deals 30 damage, while Big Beat (two grass energy, one colorless energy) deals 120 damage, but can’t be used multiple turns in a row. Guzzlord ex, a darkness-type basic Pokémon with 170 HP. Its Grindcore attack costs two colorless energy and deals 30 damage — though you also flip a coin until you get tails, removing one energy from your opponent’s active Pokémon for every heads you get.
Elden Ring Neightreign release time in your time zone

1 week ago | polygon.com | Ari Notis

Image: FromSoftware/Bandai NamcoAri Notis (he/him) is a guides editor at Polygon, where he writes, edits, and shepherds service-oriented articles about the biggest games du jour. He previously worked at Kotaku. The Elden Ring Nightreign release time is, befitting the source material, way more complicated than it needs to be. Elden Ring Nightreign, a roguelike multiplayer Elden Ring game, rolls out this week with a fractured release schedule.
What time does Elden Ring Neightreign release?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ari Notis

Parrying Is The Worst Thing In Video Games - AftermathLong before parrying became the topic of the day thanks to Clair Obscur, I was a firm believer in a truth many of you are just now discovering: …
What time does Black Ops 6 season 4 release in your time zone?

1 week ago | polygon.com | Ari Notis

At launch, expect two new weapons: the LC10 SMG and the FFAR 1 assault rifle. New maps at launch include Shutdown and Fugitive (both Core maps), plus Blitz (a Strike map). Partway through the season, Eclipse will be added as a Strike map while a remaster of Black Ops 3’s Fringe will be added as a Core map. Two new modes are coming in Black Ops 6 season 4. Team Elimination, available at launch, is a deathmatch-type mode in which two teams whittle away a pool of lives for the opposing team.
Halo’s coolest weapon isn’t a gun - it’s the energy sword

2 weeks ago | polygon.com | Ari Notis

Image: 343 Industries/Microsoft Game StudiosAri Notis (he/him) is a guides editor at Polygon, where he writes, edits, and shepherds service-oriented articles about the biggest games du jour. He previously worked at Kotaku. Halo is ostensibly a series about using guns to shoot aliens and defeat organized religion. But the coolest weapon in the series isn’t a gun. It’s a sword — specifically, it’s the energy sword.
Doom The Dark Ages release time in early access and is it on Game Pass?

3 weeks ago | polygon.com | Ari Notis

Image: id Software/Bethesda SoftworksAri Notis (he/him) is a guides editor at Polygon, where he writes, edits, and shepherds service-oriented articles about the biggest games du jour. He previously worked at Kotaku. Doom: The Dark Ages, a prequel to id Software’s 2016 revitalization of the Doom series, is out this week on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X. Hell yeah. The Dark Ages takes somewhat of a different approach to combat than its two predecessors, Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal.
Is this South Beach institution actually in GTA 6?

1 month ago | polygon.com | Ari Notis

Ari Notis (he/him) is a guides editor at Polygon, where he writes, edits, and shepherds service-oriented articles about the biggest games du jour. He previously worked at Kotaku. Rockstar Games dropped the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 today, shedding more light about the game’s characters and story.
All GTA 6 characters confirmed so far

1 month ago | polygon.com | Ari Notis

Ari Notis (he/him) is a guides editor at Polygon, where he writes, edits, and shepherds service-oriented articles about the biggest games du jour. He previously worked at Kotaku. A wide range of GTA 6 characters were detailed in the second GTA 6 trailer, released May 6. It’s the first detailed look at who we’ll encounter in Vice City an entire year before the game’s May 26, 2026 release date. You’ll play as both Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, two romantic partners looking for a better life.
Xbox Game Pass May 2025 lineup features Doom, Vermintide 2, and more

1 month ago | polygon.com | Ari Notis

Dredge (cloud, PC, Xbox Series X) — May 6 Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (cloud, console, PC) — May 7 Revenge of the Savage Planet (cloud, console, Xbox Series X) — May 8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (cloud, console) — May 8 Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (cloud, console) — May 13 Doom: The Dark Ages (cloud, PC, Xbox Series X) — May 15 Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo (cloud, console, PC) — May 16 Firefighting Simulator: The Squad (cloud, console, PC) — May 20 Police Simulator: Patrol...

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