As part of Microsoft’s Anime Month promotions, the entire first season of Dragon Ball Z is currently available on the Microsoft store for free in English. Dragon Ball Z ran for 291 episodes and premiered in 1986 in Japan. Other Anime Month promotions (which run through July 30) include discounts on games like the Ōkami HD remaster and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 up to 75 percent. Given that Dragon Ball Z Season 1 is the third anime to be offered free on the Microsoft Store this month (after the firs

Disaster Report forced players to practice the same sort of cautious behavior as any other survival game. Disaster Report’s looming, impossible threat had nothing to do with throngs of zombies. Disaster Report came from Japan, a nation wracked by earthquakes. Disaster Report admittedly didn’t pull off its grand ambitions without a hitch. “I originally made [Disaster Report] for entertainment purposes,” he says.

Last Saturday, Epic hosted the first week of a planned eight-week tournament called the Summer Skirmish. But, there are a few other improvements that can help Epic turn around its first official Fortnite tournament. In a game with nearly 100 streamers, Epic should be doing everything it can to show them off. At its best, watching 100 of the greatest Fortnite players in the world face off should be an electrifying event. If the company takes the right lessons from week one, fixes the lag and focu

The Dark Knight changed Hollywood in myriad ways when it hit theaters a decade ago, and Warner Bros. Pictures is highlighting one of those elements with an upcoming re-release of the seminal superhero film in IMAX theaters. Warner announced Wednesday — 10 years to the day that The Dark Knight debuted — that it will bring the movie back for a one-week engagement starting Aug. 24 at four IMAX theaters across North America. IMAX with Laser did not exist when The Dark Knight premiered in 2008; the t

From our colleagues The Verge:Simon Stålenhag’s artwork is well-known for its blending of 1980s suburbia with the fantastic. If you loved Stranger Things, and wanted to play your own version, Stålenhag’s artwork feels like it’s drawing on many of the same influences and desire for nostalgia. Amazon has contracted for an eight-episode drama, to be co-produced by Fox 21 TV Studios and Amazon Studios. The Swedish flavor will be guaranteed with the help of a Swedish production and management company

Batman isn’t the star of The Dark Knight. The real star of The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan’s cinematic superhero landmark, is the concept of ethical behavior — and the performance stinks. In an earlier Dark Knight scene, he scans people’s audio communications for news about the Joker’s whereabouts — so listening to everyone in Gotham is okay, but the sonar thing is a dealbreaker? Which brings us to the ostensible ethical heart of The Dark Knight: the climactic Sophie’s Choice sequence. You do

Most guides on Octopath Traveler are there to help you get set up quickly in this gorgeous RPG (like our beginner’s guide and our guide to picking your character). But none of these guides tell you how to choose a character that isn’t an insufferable cad. Here’s the rundown of characters from least to most annoying. Therion takes it a step too far. 5” by Lou Bega with all of the names replaced with the Octopath Travelers.

Moreover, developers at Xaviant will rededicate themselves to the game’s predecessor, The Culling, whose development ended just two months after its full release last October. According to SteamCharts, its peak concurrent player base hit 249 shortly after launch — two days before Fortnite Battle Royale season five launched. “I think that that’s an area that we owe you an apology,” Van Veld said. “Because when we thought back to day one of The Culling and how we handled that launch, we realized t

Concrete Genie seems like one of those unassuming games that don’t command a lot of attention, what with its boy hero and lack of combat. Armed only with a paintbrush, Concrete Genie a calming, creative adventure — a nonviolent, beautiful game that we could always use more of. Sony first announced developer Pixelopus’ Concrete Genie during the annual Paris Games Week in fall 2017, when it struck us as a pure-hearted fantasy among much harsher projects. Concrete Genie stars a silent boy named Ash

“Spooky Specters at Shadow Manor” is the sixth level of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker’s second episode. Super Gem 1From the start of the level, follow the wall on your right until you come to a doorway. Super Gem 2From Super Gem 1, walk about halfway back to the ladder. Just keep walking forward to grab Super Gem 3, then turn around to catch both Boos with your headlamp. Power StarFrom Super Gem 3, start back toward the Spinwheel.

Nazi zombie movies apparently never go out of style. Overlord is a new Nazi zombie film from producer J.J. Abrams and studio Bad Robot. Rumors hinted at Overlord being the newest entry in Abrams’ Cloverfield franchise, but the producer was adamant that’s not the case. “It’s not a Cloverfield movie,” Abrams said earlier this year, according to Entertainment Weekly. Overlord takes its cues from earlier World War II zombie movies; everything seems normal until the walking dead throw a wrench into e

It’s pretty much impossible to discuss The Dark Knight without discussing the Joker. If The Dark Knight is a movie about rot — institutional, societal, internal — then the Joker is its manifestation, with roots that stretch deep enough to erode screenplay conventions. In no scene is this represented more clearly than the one between the Joker and Harvey Dent at the hospital. It’s worth understanding what it is The Dark Knight doesn’t do. In that way, he again nods toward his function in the scri

“The battle for Gotham’s soul.”That’s how The Dark Knight’s Joker, dangling over the city, finally in Batman’s clutches, describes the havoc he’s wreaked. Instead, the boat sequence steers the nihilistic story of The Dark Knight toward a somewhat happy ending. Bruce, for instance, uses intrusive tech to track the Joker, a “for the greater good” act that, though effective, questions his ethos as a makeshift protector. Though Bruce never lost hope that people would ultimately do the right thing, t

On the occasion of The Dark Knight’s 10th anniversary, Polygon is spending the week investigating the comic-book blockbuster’s legacy . Bruce believes he’s chosen Rachel, but ends up saving Harvey. Making the impossible choice — in this case, letting people die for the greater good — is what the Caped Crusader is all about. The notion of the impossible goal that Bruce grapples with is absolutely part of Batman’s inherent appeal. In the Harvey/Rachel plot in The Dark Knight, there are two reasons

Editor’s note: Carta Monir is an exceptional talent, and it’s an honor to continue to host some of her comics on Polygon. I came to Monir’s work through “Lara Croft Was My Family.” Available on Zeal, the comic gracefully explores loss, control and the unexpected objects that bond us. Last year, we published Monir’s “Stealth Mechanic,” which analyzes trans identity through the perpetually disguised protagonist of Hitman. Today, we have the privilege of presenting her latest comic, “Cave Dreams.”

The Dark Knight played with a kind of soulful grim majesty onscreen, all of it amplified by the tragic loss of Ledger offscreen. they weren’t quite ready to embrace The Dark Knight as “Best Picture” material the way they would a biopic or a war drama. The Dark Knight was nominated for an historic eight Academy Awards, and yet was conspicuously absent from Best Picture and Best Director races. Since The Dark Knight debacle the Oscars have continued to make adjustments to the voting process for Be

Organizers of Super Smash Bros. tournaments have created a working panel to create a more welcoming, less hostile environment. The idea was posted on Smashboards, a central locus for Smash Bros. community discussions that boasts more than 250,000 members. Interest in the brawling game has been heightened by the impending release of Super Smash Bros. Most Super Smash Bros. tournaments are organized by members of the community with limited budgets. He told Polygon he plans to continue playing Supe

Today, Microsoft outlined its plans for next month’s Gamescom, the annual gaming expo held in Cologne, Germany, teasing that it will bring “all-new Xbox hardware and accessories” to the show. It seems unlikely that by “all-new Xbox hardware,” Microsoft is referring to the next-generation consoles the company teased at E3 2018. Instead, we expect either some special edition or variation on the existing Xbox One S and Xbox One X, or news about the next version of Microsoft’s Xbox Elite controller.

Antonio Brown, the three-time All-Pro wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, will star on the cover of Madden NFL 19 when the 26th edition of the franchise launches Aug. 10. Brown is the second Steeler to grace the cover of Madden NFL since the franchise began its tradition of cover stars 19 years ago. Brown was earlier revealed to be a 99-rated player in the upcoming Madden NFL 19, perhaps telegraphing him as the cover star. “I am beyond honored to be on the cover of both Madden games,” Bro

The Fallout board game from Fantasy Flight Games was a huge success, so much so that the developer and publisher is making a lavish new expansion. However, its choice of a name for that expansion has left one dedicated team of PC game modders scrambling. The modders in question have been working for more than five years to create Fallout: New California, a prequel to 2010’s Fallout: New Vegas. The tabletop Fallout: New California includes new modular game board tiles, new miniatures and a fat st