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The Smart Play toys can battle, heal, and level up in ways that mimic actual Pokémon games, Lego revealed in an exclusive Polygon interview.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will release on 25th August 2026. Read more

A special 25th-anniversary Kingdom Hearts panel at Disney's 2026 D23 event has fans of Square Enix's RPG series wondering if major Kingdom Hearts 4 news is right around the corner. Disney doesn't hold a D23 annually (the previous one was held in 2024), and in recent years the fan event has taken on newfound importance as a stage for the House of Mouse to make all kinds of major announcements about upcoming films, shows, and even, occasionally, video games. This year in particular may be worth paying attention to for Kingdom Hearts fans. In an announcement detailing the programming fans can exp

While Galactic Racer is set to bring back Star Wars to the racing genre later this year, there is another game set in the galaxy far, far away that's even closer to releasing. Star Wars Zero Company, the X-COM-like strategy game, will reportedly launch as early as August. Star Wars Zero Company was revealed last year during Star Wars Celebration, and described as a single-player turn-based strategy title from both Bit Reactor and Respawn Entertainment. A gameplay trailer is set to debut during Summer Game Fest later this week, which will likely confirm the release date. But ahead of that revea

What is the secret sauce of Darktide’s bonks, slashes, gashes, bumps, and thwumps? Pat asks the gunksmiths at Fatshark how they make smashing a pipe on a demon cultists head feel so meaningful. Melee combat is at the center of what makes Warhammer 40K: Darktide's gameplay feel good, and they've put a lot of thought into how enemies splatter into pieces and ragdoll into oblivion. Building on their work in Vermintide, the developers spill the secret sauce behind Darktide's gory combat.#warhammer #polygon