Unity of Command II: Desert Fox

If you read a lot of gaming news - or work with it, like I do - you cannot help but become a little cynical sometimes. 2026 has been a brutal year for the industry, following an equally galling 2025. Beset by layoffs, harried by studio closures, and somehow staring down the barrel of the console wars again, it's easy to feel the jaded fingers of cynicism creeping in. But, twice a year, I can feel my cup fill up in realtime, my belief in the games industry - and humanity at large, honestly - buoyed by seven days of the most wholesome, hopeful people in the world coming together to prop each oth

Pearl Abyss has announced Crimson Desert Enhanced, a new version of the game with additional story, available free to all players.

And it even has touch controls.

Polygon spoke to new Critical Role player Vico Ortiz about what Critters can expect from the dark and foreboding Age of Umbra: Sallowlands this July 9

We're nearing the end of Prime Day, but the deals are from over. There are literally hundreds of 4K, Blu-ray, and DVDs of movies and TV shows discounted until tomorrow. One is The Legend of Zelda: The Complete Series animated show on DVD. It's down to just $8.99, 55% off of its sticker price of $19.98. This show ran for only one season throughout 1989 and is widely considered both extremely nostalgic and awful by many. The single-disc collection compiles the show's entire 13-episode run in a colorful case. It sadly doesn't include any special features, like making-of featurette