But what remains so beautifully appealing about Rocket League is that even entry-level fumbling is a blast. And then there’s Dropshot, the one Rocket League mode that is a completely original creation devoid of traditional sports influence. That particular problem was eventually resolved, but the perception of connectivity woes continues to haunt Rocket League after three full years. Even so, despite community grumbles and nitpicks, Rocket League continues to grow at a rapid pace. For so many of

On the occasion of The Dark Knight ’s 10th anniversary, Polygon is spending the week investigating the comic-book blockbuster’s legacy . The Dark Knight features the least-disguised superhero metropolis since, well, Metropolis in Richard Donner’s 1978 Superman, which let Superman fly through a city filled with recognizable New York landmarks. The addition is made possible via computer effects and, like most of Batman Begins’ embellishments, it’s gone by the time of The Dark Knight. As such, it c

On paper, The Dark Knight wasn’t a hit. With a reported price tag of nearly $180 million, The Dark Knightwas a risk — the last thing any Hollywood executive is looking for. Even with the aura around the villainous performance, it’s hard to argue that a singular element made The Dark Knight resonate with such a large audience — it was the rare blockbuster puzzle where every piece seemed to click. On the occasion of The Dark Knight’s 10th anniversary, Polygon is dedicating a week to investigating

A series starring the character is officially in development, Variety reports, and if it’s picked up, will debut in 2019. Though a “Bat-Woman” character was present as early as 1956, the current iteration of Batwoman — Kate Kane — was introduced in DC’s 52 series. Williams III and unlike the Silver Age Batwoman, who was romantically linked with Batman, the modern Kate Kane is a lesbian. The Batwoman series will be produced and written by Caroline Dries, who has previously worked with the CW on T

Take a screenwriting course in the United Kingdom and you’ll come across a term known as “Tom Hanks Intelligent”. As the name suggests, Tom Hanks has played a lot of characters who are THI: think Captain Miller, Jim Lovell and Scott Turner. THI is a great concept that’s largely denied us from seeing “The World’s Greatest Detective” version of Batman in live-action films. It’s a sensible bit of detective work, as Batman hasn’t quite understood the unique nature of his foe. We may never truly get

Today’s Fortnite content update brings a new submachine gun to Battle Royale, while the drum gun, now called the typewriter assault rift, is coming to the game’s Save the World mode. “Make enemies think twice before they push you,” the Fortnite team wrote in the official notes. The tactical SMG has been put in the vault, and we thank it for its service. This move was likely meant as a balancing act, as the tactical SMG was a beast at close range and had a 35-round capacity. The only other change

Weapon balance is changing completelyJust like in the PC version of the update, console update 17 is bringing with it significantly weaker assault rifles and significantly stronger sub-machine guns. There’s a new gun and a new carThe PUBG Xbox Team is also adding a brand new DMR to the game in the form of the new self-loading rifle. First of all, the PUBG Xbox Team is adding in all the grips that have made their way to PC, like the light grip, the thumb grip and the half grip. From more meaningf

Pokémon Go Fest 2018 wasn’t without its own faults, but it was a heck of a lot more fun than any of us survivors from last year expected. Pokémon Go Fest 2018 cohered around three major research challenges, the quests that Niantic introduced earlier this year into the game that further incentivize daily play. It was tough but not impossible, and it was probably the most I’ve walked while playing Pokémon Go since it started. It’s hard to compare the focus of Go Fest 2018 to Go Fest 2017’s, consid

A free update for Middle-earth: Shadow of War removes controversial real-money microtransactions from that game. Today’s update, which was announced in April, also adds a significant number of additional improvements to gameplay. Shadow of War’s real-money marketplace allowed players to purchase high-level Orc followers via War Chests. In our review, Polygon criticized the feature as an unwelcome distraction from Shadow of War’s end-game content. The title was one of many swept up in a wave of c

A new trailer for No Man’s Sky Next shows off those new features and more, including a massive boost to the game’s visual presentation. Compared to the No Man’s Sky’s debut trailer — today’s Next trailer is a nearly shot-by-shot recreation our first look at the game from 2013 — the game’s worlds and space settings look far more rich and detailed. New Planetary rings and improved space visuals make space more beautiful than ever. No Man’s Sky Next will be released for PlayStation 4, Windows PC an

On paper, The Dark Knight wasn’t a hit. With a reported price tag of nearly $180 million, The Dark Knight was a risk — the last thing any Hollywood executive is looking for. Even with the aura around the villainous performance, it’s hard to argue that a singular element made The Dark Knight resonate with such a large audience — it was the rare blockbuster puzzle where every piece seemed to click. A decade later, we’re still quoting Ledger’s Joker. Read on for our full coverage of The Dark Knight

Christopher Nolan’s Bruce Wayne wanted to inspire the people of Gotham — but he couldn’t do it himself. “As a man, I’m flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed,” he says in Batman Begins. The Dark Knight offered physicality in excess. Plus, while Batman Begins was all him, in The Dark Knight, Nolan and his sound engineers altered his voice in post-production. Indeed, despite the militaristic bells and whistles that defined Batman’s suit in The Dark Knight, the suit in Batman Begins

In 2008, Scott Snyder saw The Dark Knight like every other Batman fan on the planet. Here, as told to Polygon’s Susana Polo, Scott Snyder reflects on the Joker, Batman, and what makes the rivalry of these nearly 80-year-old folk characters tick. And with the way things were, it seemed scary to bring another kid into the world. Batman wins.” Or the whole joke about “I’m Batman.” That whole kind of celebratory, humorous, ridiculous comedic proclamation. That’s why I’m like, yeah, “I’m Batman.” Be

For Prime Day. Amazon Canada members will also receive a free copy of Rare Replay, a collection of Rare games compiled for the developer’s 30th anniversary. We’ve waded through Amazon’s Prime Day pool of gaming deals so you don’t have to and compiled the best Xbox finds below. We’ll be updating this post throughout the 36-hour Prime Day window as more deals drop or sell out. Check out the rest of our Amazon Prime Day coverage.

Last season on Brand Slam, we used WWE 2K18’s horrifically granular character creator to simulate battles between the world’s most influential fast food brands. Now, having definitively crowned the world’s greatest fast food chain, the Brand Slam team turns its attention to another world in need of a great culling: the world of TV sitcoms. Join hosts Patrick Gill and Brian David Gilbert as they refill the Brand Slam roster with iconic TV pairings. New episodes of Brand Slam will arrive every Mon

is at its strongest while working this balance, depicting real bodily functions and then riffing hilariously off of them. After watching the initial promotional video for Cells at Work!, I was immediately reminded of a similar (but not as immediately endearing) animated work: the 2001 live-action animated film and series Osmosis Jones. While Osmosis Jones goes for grit and high-stakes action, Cells at Work! Furthermore, it succeeds at utilizing humor and drama inherent in the premise itself with

Epic Games hosted its first real official Fortnite tournament this past weekend, and it didn’t go exactly as planned. Here’s what Epic needs to learnEpic’s official Fortnite tournament failed to capitalize on the qualities that make Fortnite Fridays such an intriguing, good time: a WWE-approach to competition and an aggressive, eye-catching play style. It’s exactly what I want from a Fortnite tournament. Keem’s tournaments have quickly become the must-watch tournament for Fortnite fiends in rece

My favorite moment from The Dark Knight… doesn’t appear in the movie. The scene wasn’t directed by Christopher Nolan, but a classic spoof video created by Raul Lezcano, who goes by Monkey and Apple on YouTube. Lezcano’s video introduces an element to The Dark Knight that doesn’t seem to be missing until you watch the sketch: comedy. From there it was just mostly improvising.”The interrogation scene spoof is a reminder of just how ridiculous The Dark Knight gets while sustaining a tone of utmos

If he planted even one context clue within the actual confines of the movie, the audience would spend most of their time looking for more. “So it felt really fun to us to not have any clues for the bulk of the movie,” he says. “Every morning for breakfast she had a Quantum Krispies,” Reed says through a scoff. “We did an extraordinary amount of work talking about the Quantum Realm and about the ecosystem and how much we were going to show what we were going to tease about her. But yeah if we’re

Sorting through Amazon Prime Day deals is a daunting task — thousands of products are discounted today. We’re doing the work for you by compiling all the best PS4 deals in once place. While the gaming deals on Amazon Prime day are kind of lackluster this year, the majority of deals on games this Prime Day are on PS4 games, which is good news to the Sony fans out there. The best PS4 deals from Amazon Prime Day 2018 are listed below. Check out the rest of our Amazon Prime Day coverage.