Epic Games has been fighting a crypto and metaverse company called Utherverse over patent infringement since 2021. Utherverse filed a lawsuit in June 2021 saying that Epic Games infringed on several of its patents related to people hanging out in big, virtual worlds with its Fortnite concert series — specifically,...
The AI-generated movie What’s Next opens a fresh debate over AI filmmaking
These days, practically every technology employs artificial intelligence in one way or another, from the hodgepodge summaries at the top of Google search results to email programs auto-summarizing incoming messages and offering to compose outgoing ones. In Hollywood, machine learning tools and generative AI have been folded together under the...
The making of Severance’s incredibly unsettling John Turturro melon head
If it weren’t for the absurdity and mind-numbing grind of the corporate world, we wouldn’t have Severance. Series creator Dan Erickson has often recounted the inspiration for the hit Apple TV Plus show, citing “a really bad office job” as the creative fuel for the show.We can also thank Erickson’s...
Vilverin dungeon puzzle solutions for Oblivion Remastered
Vilverin is one of the first dungeons you can go to in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered.It’s an early game dungeon, but if you know what to look for and how to complete it, you can exit this location with some high-value items like the Varla stone as well...
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’s accessibility doesn’t ‘dilute’ the game: ‘It’s the opposite’
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is designed to be hard. It’s also designed, from the ground up, to be accessible. These things aren’t at odds with each other. Ubisoft Montpellier integrated accessibility options into every part of the game from the start; there was no one team designated to...
Civilization 7’s creative director on the new Ages, leaders, and cultures ‘without any written records’
Civilization 7, one of the most highly anticipated games of 2025, will include a slew of significant changes, perhaps most notably the new Ages mechanic. A game of Civ 7 will span three different Ages — Antiquity, Exploration, and Modern — but players will maintain the same leader throughout. In...
Former Activision CEO somehow forgot the unforgettable
There’s a clip making the rounds today of former Activision Blizzard CEO — and all-around video game fandom boogeyman — Bobby Kotick recalling a failed acquisition and fumbling the details. On a video podcast for venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, featuring former EA exec Bing Gordon, Kotick confessed: “We actually...
17 games to play after Elden Ring while you wait for Shadow of the Erdtree
Elden Ring is massive and dense. It transplants FromSoftware’s tried-and-true design pillars of difficulty and experimentation into the sprawling Lands Between. And after 100-plus hours with FromSoftware’s magnum opus, you’re either ready for something new or are chasing the next Elden Ring to tide you over until Shadow of...
The best ways to take notes for Blue Prince, according to Blue Prince fans
Here at Polygon, we aren’t strangers to the video game notebook. Handwritten notes can create a physical place that can serve as a guide and aid in our own game experiences. They can also enhance enjoyment of a game. Our staff has created assassination bullet journals and argued that taking...
Where to buy Civilization 7
Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 is now available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox. While the latest installment in the 4X franchise has been playable for owners of the Deluxe and Founders Editions since Feb. 6, the game is now playable for everyone, regardless of which version they purchased.Below, we’ve...