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Polygon is a U.S.-based video game website that shares news, cultural insights, reviews, and videos related to gaming. It was established on October 24, 2012, as the third project under Vox Media. The creation of the site took ten months, and its original team consisted of 16 members, including the editors-in-chief from well-known gaming sites like Joystiq, Kotaku, and The Escapist.

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Ironeye remembrance quest walkthrough in Elden Ring Nightreign

2 days ago | polygon.com | Paulo Kawanishi

Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via PolygonIroneye’s Remembrance quests in Elden Ring Nightreign give you more understanding about this deadly assassin, including where they come before having been summoned to the Roundtable. The series of missions you’re sent to complete this remembrance involve not only facing special enemies but also defeating Nightreign’s final boss. Completing Ironeye’s remembrance quest is an arduous (and lengthy) project.
The Seeker in Metaphor: ReFantazio is more than a class — it’s a manifesto

2 days ago | polygon.com | Paulo Kawanishi

Metaphor: ReFantazio, the 2024 massive RPG hit made by Studio Zero and published by Atlus, sailed from critical acclaim to Game Awards glory to a marquee debut on Xbox Game Pass. The game’s legs are a testament to Katsura Hashino, Shigenori Soejima, and Shoji Meguro – the same folks responsible for the more recent Persona games – who elevated Metaphor into a work of art. Metaphor was born from the team’s desire to create and understand what a “fantasy” is.
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.
Netflix turned Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan into an anime, coming in July

3 days ago | polygon.com | Isaac Rouse

From BEASTARS’ Studio Orange, with new music by Studio Ghibli favorite Joe HisaishiIsaac Rouse is a seasoned writer covering all things gaming, anime, and horror for Polygon. Netflix has announced the premiere date for Leviathan, the upcoming anime adaptation of the bestselling steampunk novel series by Uglies author Scott Westerfeld. Set in an alternate version of 1914, Leviathan explores a world on the brink of war, where mechanized war machines clash with genetically engineered beasts.
How the Pokémon Go Pass June works and should you buy premium?

3 days ago | polygon.com | Julia Lee

Rank 3: Grookey Rank 7: Rattata Rank 9 (premium): Clamperl Rank 12: Inkay Rank 17 (premium): Chimecho Rank 22: Helioptile Rank 24 (premium): Sneasel Rank 27 (premium): Passimian Rank 32: Nymble Rank 37: Shinx Rank 39 (premium): Pawniard Rank 42: Nickit Rank 47: Darumaka Rank 52: Rufflet Rank 54 (premium): Vullaby Rank 57: Galarian Stunfisk Rank 62 (premium): Galarian Farfetch’d Rank 67: Gible Rank 69 (premium): Turtonator Rank 72: Raichu Rank 77: Dynamax Rookidee Rank 82 (premium): Hisuian...
Webcomic phenom Let’s Play is getting an anime — a dream come true for American creator Mongie

3 days ago | polygon.com | Matt Patches

Matt Patches is an executive editor at Polygon. He has over 15 years of experience reporting on movies and TV, and reviewing pop culture. Let’s Play creator Leeanne M. Krecic has always followed her heart, whether as an anime enthusiast, a tuba player, a PC gamer, a computer scientist, or a webcomic creator under her alter ego, “Mongie.” And her committed pursuit to finding life’s most joyful path has also resulted in tremendous success.
Witcher 4 shown running on PS5 in stunning new demo footage

3 days ago | polygon.com | Isaac Rouse

At the State of Unreal 2025, CD Projekt Red unveiled an impressive new tech demo for The Witcher 4, highlighting its cutting-edge graphics, immersive world design, and the debut of nanite foliage, which dramatically enhances the realism of natural environments. The presentation opened with a cinematic trailer depicting a carriage ambushed by a flying creature. The transition into gameplay is seamless, picking up with Ciri investigating the wreckage.
Elden Ring Nightreign devs confirm they’re working on a duos mode

3 days ago | polygon.com | Austin Manchester

Image: FromSoftware/Bandai NamcoAustin Manchester Austin Manchester is an NYC-based journalist covering all things gaming for Polygon. FromSoftware announced via X on Tuesday that Elden Ring Nightreign will officially receive a two-player mode “at a later date.” This comes after director Junya Ishizaki admitted the developer “overlooked” a duos mode during development. The lack of two-player co-op has led to some frustration from players.
The newest Zelda-like game is also pure comedy

3 days ago | polygon.com | Matt Patches

Matt Patches is an executive editor at Polygon. He has over 15 years of experience reporting on movies and TV, and reviewing pop culture. The golden age of animation reveled in absurdity. In the heyday of the Looney Tunes, Daffy Duck might get squashed and stretched, flattened like a pancake, and careen off a cliff all in the span of a minute. It’s an energy that’s surprisingly hard to come by in modern video games.
Best Nightlords bosses order in Elden Ring Nightreign

3 days ago | polygon.com | Paulo Kawanishi

Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via PolygonNightlords are arguably the hardest enemies in Elden Ring Nightreign — powerful, nerve-racking bosses who show up at the very end of your runs. All the preparation you go through during the first two days of a match in Elden Ring Nightreign — from farming runes to looking for ways to upgrade your weapons — is in service of one goal: getting strong enough to beat the Nightlord of your run.