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Enter Polygon’s Point It Out Giveaway!

  • Polygon and Secretlab are giving away gaming chairs over three weeks.
  • Prize marks launch of new YouTube show, Point It Out.
  • This week's chair: Secretlab TITAN Evo Stealth Edition; US/Canada only.

Polygon is running a giveaway tied to the launch of its new weekly YouTube news show, Point It Out, hosted by Editor-in-Chief Matt Patches and Supervising Video Producer Simone de Rochefort. In partnership with furniture brand Secretlab, Polygon is offering three gaming chairs to three winners over three…

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Preview: Silver Palace Is a Gorgeous Gothic PS5 RPG, But So Far I’ve Played It Before

  • Silver Palace is a gothic-fantasy free-to-play RPG announced for PS5.
  • Previewer found visuals striking but combat familiar, gacha-genre gameplay.
  • Teased Resident Evil-style multiplayer mode remains largely unexplained.

Push Square's editor has previewed Silver Palace, an upcoming free-to-play gacha RPG set in a Victorian-inspired gothic fantasy world, following a hands-on demo at Gamescom and its announcement for PS5 during Sony's Opening Night Live. While praising its striking Reverse 1999-esque art direction and atmospheric open world, the…

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How to unlock and use the Homeland system in Aniimo

  • Complete “The Wondrous RV” to unlock Homeland.
  • Build facilities and assign suitable Aniimo.
  • Job level and element affect production efficiency.

Aniimo’s Homeland system becomes available after completing the early-game quest “The Wondrous RV”. Players meet Fannie, obtain the RV, register it at the park board and use the portal inside to enter their Homeland, where they can produce resources and improve their progress. After completing the tutorial, players…

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Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil balances horror and comedy equally

  • Cregger’s Resident Evil combines scares and comedy effectively.
  • An ordinary courier faces mutated creatures with scarce resources.
  • The film honours the games while working as a standalone story.

Zach Cregger’s new Resident Evil film returns to the games’ survival-horror foundations while balancing frightening set-pieces with deliberately awkward comedy. It centres on Bryan, an inexperienced medical courier drawn into danger on a winter journey towards Raccoon City, and suggests that video-game adaptations can respect their source material…

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Walmart discounts physical Metroid Ravenous preorders ahead of January launch

  • Walmart cuts $10 off Metroid Ravenous physical preorder, now $59.88
  • Game is Metroid's first 2D entry since 2021's Metroid Dread
  • Releases 28th January 2027; discount duration unclear

Walmart is offering a discount on physical preorders of Metroid Ravenous, the upcoming side-scrolling instalment in Nintendo's long-running franchise for the Switch 2. It marks the series' return to its classic 2D format for the first time since 2021's Metroid Dread, making the preorder saving a modest but…

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Small but mighty! Remembering the GameCube, Nintendo’s purple bundle of joy

  • Nintendo GameCube turns 25 years old this week.
  • Once dismissed as a flop, now fondly remembered by fans.
  • Its "less power, more fun" philosophy shaped Nintendo's later consoles.

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Nintendo GameCube, and the Guardian writer reflects on the console as their first-ever games purchase, tracing how it went from being seen as an underwhelming flop compared with the Xbox and PlayStation 2 to being fondly remembered today as a…

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Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave brings open-world design to tactical gameplay

  • Open-world Fire Emblem merges Nintendo's design philosophy with tactical gameplay successfully
  • Players merge character stats across multiple routes for strategic customisation
  • Praised as Switch 2's best game with flexible progression system

Nintendo has applied its successful open-world design philosophy to Fire Emblem with Fortune's Weave on Switch 2. The game significantly departs from traditional Fire Emblem structure by allowing players to experience multiple storylines and hero paths within a single playthrough, making it the reviewer's favourite Switch 2 title…

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Sony launches new PlayStation Pulse headsets with planar magnetic drivers

  • Sony unveils Pulse and Pulse Edge headsets with planar magnetic drivers
  • Both support PlayStation Link and Bluetooth, plus AI noise-cancelling mics
  • Pulse Edge adds ANC, detachable mic; pricing and release date unconfirmed

Sony has unveiled two new wireless headsets for PlayStation, the Pulse and the pricier Pulse Edge, both built with planar magnetic drivers – technology the company acquired through its purchase of premium audio brand Audeze. This follows the 2024 launch of the Pulse Elite, Sony's first headset to…

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How The Oregon Trail became a generational icon

  • The Verge's Version History podcast returns for a fifth season
  • Season opener examines The Oregon Trail's history and legacy
  • Upcoming episodes cover TI-84 calculators, Chromebooks and more classroom tech

The Verge's podcast Version History has kicked off its fifth season with an episode exploring the history and cultural impact of The Oregon Trail, the educational video game that shaped childhoods for generations of American students. Host David Pierce is joined by gaming journalist Chris Grant and Philip…

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Eyeing a curved monitor? Here are the pros and cons to consider

  • Curved monitors excel at immersive gaming and wide-aspect-ratio titles.
  • Ultrawide curved screens can rival dual-monitor productivity setups.
  • Downsides include higher cost, more desk space, and poor shared viewing.

Curved monitors have evolved from novelty to mainstream, with even 52-inch 6K ultrawide models now on the market, but they remain a better fit for some uses than others. Their biggest strength is gaming, offering immersive fields of view and support for wide aspect ratios such as 21:9…

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