Taiko no Tatsujin — previously known in North America as Taiko: Drum Master — is coming back West for two new games this November. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! for Nintendo Switch and Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! Meanwhile, Drum Session! Even more surprising is that the U.S. only ever got one Taiko game before; the PlayStation 2’s Taiko: Drum Master came with the traditional taiko drum peripheral, which requires players to hit the sides of the drum in time to the music, as well as the ce

Battlefield 5 is set to include several fresh and exciting new multiplayer game modes, but one marquee feature won’t be arriving on launch day. In a new blog post, developer DICE has indicated that Grand Operations — multi-stage, 64-player engagements — will not arrive on day one. “Grand Operations is the ultimate multiplayer experience,” DICE said, “designed to seamlessly showcase the maps and modes of Battlefield V. Each Grand Operation presents a powerful narrative experience inspired by hist

Fortnite’s Solo Showdown has returned to the game, giving players a way to compete for in-game currency and a shot at the big time. This is the first time Solo Showdown has appeared during the game’s fifth season. Solo Showdown is all about the competitive experience and scoring points as the mode tracks players’ performances over the course of 25 solo games. Top performers in the Solo Showdown mode will also become eligible for invites to future Summer Skirmish events to compete for real money.

Destiny 2: Forsaken will be released in a little over a month. But before the Sept. 4 release date arrives, Bungie will host another reveal stream for the expansion. The time to kill — meaning how quickly players die to attacks — is going down significantly in Destiny 2: Forsaken. In addition to showing off the new time to kill in the stream, Weisnewski promised players a look at new weapon perks and modifications as well. Destiny 2: Forsaken’s Combat Reveal Stream will take place on Tuesday, Au

Marvel’s latest cosmic epic is coming to a head with this week’s Infinity Wars Prime #1. The end is a beginningWhen you think of the Infinity Stones, you think Thanos. So with the return of the Infinity Stones, it’s only natural for Thanos to become involved in the quest to unite them again. Unfortunately, in Infinity Wars Prime #1, Thanos finds himself at the receiving end of Requiem’s cosmic sword. Marvel’s Infinity Wars #1 is out now.

Another set of Fortnite challenges have dropped, a little bit later than usual, and they contain the usual batch of kill and chest demands. But it also includes the tricky challenge: “Follow the treasure map found in Flush Factory.” We’ll show you where to go right quick. Once you’re approaching the mountain top, you should look out for a house with a dirt driveway coming out of it. The spot you’re looking for is the dark patch of grass coming out of the driveway, right where it curves. If you l

That game featured prize crates, which could be purchased with in-game cash. “One major area of discussion for the team has been prize crates. While we’ve never charged money for prize crates in Forza Motorsport 7, their presence in the game has continued to be a source of controversy. Hartman also vowed that Forza Tokens, which in previous iterations of the Forza series could be purchased for real-world money and exchanged in-game for specific cars, will not appear in Forza Motorsport 7 or the

The survival part of survival horror is key to this tonal shift. This simple gameplay limitation is the root of terror for most survival horror games. But it’s the main thing that separates, for example, zombie survival horror games from zombie shooter games. If you gave Joel enough ammo to mow down waves of zombies in The Last of Us, would it still be a survival horror game? This also means, to a certain extent, that the skill and knowledge of the player is a factor in how long a survival horro

The in-flight controls with a mouse and keyboard are among the worst I’ve encountered, and coupled with very aggressive enemy AI, that presents some serious problems. When No Man’s Sky first came out in 2016, fans immediately noticed that there was something screwy with the flight model. The most offensive aspect to many was that the game simply didn’t allow you to fly close to the ground. And now No Man’s Sky even lets you fly underground, deep within the tunnels and caverns below a planet’s su

Teen Titans GO! to the Movies finds the Titans pining for their own movie vehicle — a concept that’s already very meta, given that this is a movie about the Teen Titans). This kind of theme lends itself well to both the lighter Teen Titans GO! The fact that a kids’ TV show can even be made about them is impressive, and Teen Titans GO! There are a number of charming musical sequences in Teen Titans GO!

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon writer talks to a critic about a new game, movie or piece of gear. In this week’s special episode, Charlie Hall and Dave Tach are on hand with Russ Frushtick to talk about Next, the latest update for No Man’s Sky. We dial the clock back all the way to 2014, when we sat by while Sean Murray tried to explain what on Earth he was trying to create with No Man’s Sky. Then we engage the hyperdrive and talk about all the things that are new in the latest ma

Discord’s somewhat recent policy regarding not safe for work (NSFW) content, which often includes pornographic images or cartoons, has some gaming communities concerned about future sudden changes. Recent controversy sprung up after one popular, partnered Discord server dedicated to Final Fantasy XIV was issued a warning for an NSFW channel and lost its partner status as a result. “Why is there no policy to work with server owners — especially partners who want to make sure we’re not breaking Di

The first wave of downloadable content for Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom will launch on Aug. 9, Bandai Namco announced. It won’t be exclusive just to owners of the season pass, however — the initial DLC, the Adventure Pack, will be given away to all Ni No Kuni 2 players. Bandai Namco also announced the contents of the game’s season pass, which is rolling out later this year and through the beginning of 2019. The second piece of exclusive content is expected in early 2019, and will expand upon t

Nintendo Switch is lucky to get at least a few new, interesting games each week, and this week illustrates that those games also run the real gamut of genres. While an obvious callout goes to Go Vacation, the closest thing Switch has to a Wii Sports collection, there’s also some super family-inappropriate games out alongside it. Go Vacation was a minor hit when it launched on the Wii way back in 2011. And now for something completely different: Remember that game Pure / Electric Love that made i

The team at Hello Games has done the impossible, effectively raising No Man’s Sky from the dead. Warning: What follows contains spoilers for No Man’s Sky Next. The experience of Xalavier Nelson Jr., a narrative designer and columnist at PC Gamer, was anything but low-key. That’s literally what No Man’s Sky categorized it as. pic.twitter.com/GpvhSunFpQ — Xalavier Nelson Jr. (@WritNelson) July 25, 2018No Man’s Sky Next is a free update, available for PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One, that ad

August is a good month to be an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, as Microsoft announced a strong game lineup for Xbox Games With Gold next month, lead by Forza Horizon 2 and For Honor on Xbox One. Xbox One owners will be able to download Forza Horizon 2 — the standard, 10th Anniversary Edition of the driving game — from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31 as part of their Xbox Live Gold membership. On Xbox 360, owners of that console will get access to Electronic Arts’ sci-fi horror adventure Dead Space 3 (available Au

A first look at the gameplay (and user interface) of FIFA 19 has slipped out, in advance of Gamescom 2018 where more is expected to be seen of EA Sports’ soccer franchise. The 10-minute video surfaced yesterday on the FIFA subreddit; it shows a Manchester United vs. Manchester City match with UEFA Europa League presentation. They’re still the regular announcing duo but for the UEFA matches, FIFA 19 brings in Derek Rae and Lee Dixon, to give that presentation a little more distinction. At any rat

Some No Man’s Sky players are having issues with their saved games after the latest update, but it looks like the problem has already been fixed. “A whole bunch of people, including myself, have run into a bug in Next that prevents you from loading an existing save file. Instead of putting you back into the game at the point you saved, the game simply restarts you on a new planet with the ‘Initializing’ white screen,” a player wrote on Reddit. “Fixed an issue where players who saved after partia

Bungie released a new trailer for Destiny 2: Forsaken today, featuring some of the weapons and armor that players can earn in the new expansion. The trailer details seven new weapons and three pieces of exotic armor, one per class. The Trinity Ghoul exotic bow is next, and is another weapon we’ve seen quite a bit of, one where precision kills cause your next arrow to arc electricity between enemies. While we’ve seen the silhouette before, this is the first time the perk has been revealed. The Ti

Polygon’s Tara Long put more than 250 hours into No Man’s Sky before the Next update launched this Tuesday. Here, she breaks down what it is in the new game that really caught her attention. The new guide feature, for example, catalogs all of the items you can acquire in No Man’s Sky and is a huge assist for a game with such a big crafting component. No Man’s Sky Next is a free update and the game is available on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and, now, Xbox One. We think the game has turned a corner