The Day After: Origins

Turok: Origins is the dumbest shooter in years — in a good way! Polygon went hands-on with Turok: Origins. Read our preview for more.

The Long Walk had a long walk to theaters

Gears of War: E-Day depicts the earliest days of the war between humanity and the Locust Horde, but if you thought that meant the famous chainsaw-equipped Lancer rifle wouldn't make an appearance, you will be pleasantly surprised. As shared during the Gears of War: E-Day Direct that followed the Xbox Games Showcase, the origin of the chainsaw-fitted Lancer will be shown during the campaign. Following a massive battle in a grocery store that saw survivors use a regular chainsaw as an improvised weapon, the cogs appeared to start turning in the heads of Marcus Fenix and his squad. Thus, the orig

It's been a long time since Gears of War creator and original designer Cliff Bleszinski was guiding the franchise, but he eagerly watched the premiere of new footage of the latest game, Gears of War: E-Day, during the Xbox Games Showcase. And like a proud father, Bleszinski shared his enthusiastic response to what he saw. "Loved the struggle with that one Locust, but it's weird how the other ones (not the 'naked' ones) went down so easy," wrote Bleszinski on X. "The tough one didn't seem to be drastically armored different to show that it's a badass. Great rescue and reveal, though." Bleszinsk

While there's no canon for the mythological hero, several authors and poets in the centuries since offer differing stories of what happened.