There's been a lot of talk about how much the cost of games could increase in 2026. It's already been confirmed that some AAA games, like The Outer Worlds 2, will be priced at $80 when they come out.

Video games are, by their nature, simulations. However, when those simulations are themselves set within a simulation, things get wild very quickly.

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Hideo Kojima and the team at Kojima Productions have done it again. Death Stranding 2 is a sight to behold, and it's one of the best-looking games on the PS5. It's got a bonkers story, as you'd ...

From ‘Death Stranding 2’ to ‘Mario Kart World,’ 2025 has been a legendary year for gaming — even though 'Grand Theft Auto VI' isn't here yet.

If there’s a narrative winding through our list of the 10 best games of 2025 so far, it’s one of behemoths being outdone by far fleeter, and younger, creatures moving underfoot. Big-budget ...

The Polygon staff plays a lot of video games, and everything in this list comes personally recommended by at least one of us. We determined what should be on our list of the best Switch 2 games by ...