Polygonflipped into What to PlayNowThe best games like the Sims to play right nowPolygon - Petrana RadulovicThere’s still not a game out there quite like the Sims. For over 20 years, the life simulation franchise has dominated its genre. Some similar games have been in development for years (and some like Paradox’s Life By You didn’t make it), but the Sims remains the biggest life simulation series out …
Polygonflipped into Gaming3 hours agoIsles of Sea and Sky taught me it’s okay to move onPolygon - Grayson MorleySometimes, turning a linear game into an open world just makes sense. Whether it’s Elden Ring or Breath of the Wild, plenty of franchises have found that their core gameplay loops map well to an open world iteration. With Elden Ring, you can disperse the intense FromSoft difficulty across a map that …
Polygonflipped into Marvel13 hours agoMarvel finally shows the Thunderbolts*, the MCU’s Suicide Squad, in action at SDCCPolygon - Tasha RobinsonWhen Marvel Studios first announced Thunderbolts* at 2022’s San Diego Comic-Con as part of its ambitious lineup for Phase 5 and 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, the movie didn’t yet have that odd asterisk in the title. It didn’t come with many details, either, apart from a July 26, 2024 …
Polygonflipped into Marvel13 hours agoEverything announced at Marvel’s SDCC 2024 panelPolygon - Austen GoslinThe Marvel Cinematic Universe is under more pressure than ever before to get it right. After years of uncontested box office dominance and broad critical approval, the tides have started to turn against the once-unassailable theatrical juggernaut, with a big drop in box-office performance, a …
Polygonflipped into News14 hours agoAvengers 5 now called Doomsday, will introduce Doctor Doom to the MCU, Marvel announced at SDCCPolygon - Matt PatchesTwo years after announcing Avengers 5 aka The Kang Dynasty at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige took the Hall H stage at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 to announce a different take on the project. It’s now called Avengers: Doomsday. The reveal ends months of speculation that …
Polygonflipped into MarvelJul 12Giancarlo Esposito will play Sidewinder in Captain America: Brave New WorldPolygon - Susana PoloGiancarlo Esposito showing up in a movie may not be good news for the main characters, but it’s great for audiences. The actor has earned a name for portraying implacably charismatic villains, and the first trailer for Captain America: Brave New World raised the question: Which villain is he playing …