Previews
The latest in Previews
![Nintendo’s new Mario Party makes a great first impression](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Switch_SMPJ_PaulineTrailer-BroozerBash.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
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Previews
By Charlie Hall
![Hands-on: Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is a delightful combination of new and old](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Switch_LoZEoW_MediaPreviews_BRoll_24_SCRN.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![Hands-on: Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is a delightful combination of new and old](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Switch_LoZEoW_MediaPreviews_BRoll_24_SCRN.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
The Legend of Zelda
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Polygon’s 2024 fall preview
![Marvel Rivals has won the popular vote, but can it stick the landing?](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/11.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
Gamescom 2024: All our coverage
By Jordan Oloman
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Polygon’s 2024 fall preview
By Susana Polo
![Shadow the Hedgehog’s dad wants the ultimate life-form to be evil again](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Gamescom-Demo-8.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.866666666667%2C0%2C56.266666666667%2C100&w=2400)
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Gamescom 2024: All our coverage
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Polygon’s 2024 fall preview
By Michael McWhertor
![Comprehensive controller support turns Path of Exile 2 into a twin-stick titan](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Warrior_Cinematic4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
Gamescom 2024: All our coverage
By Jordan Oloman
![Avowed feels like a fun fantasy spinoff for fans of The Outer Worlds](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Avowed-screen.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
Gamescom 2024: All our coverage
By Jordan Oloman
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![Polygon’s 2024 fall preview](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/polygon-mosaic-4.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Polygon’s 2024 fall preview](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/polygon-mosaic-4.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
![The most anticipated movies of fall 2024](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/polygon-mosaic-1-1.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The most anticipated movies of fall 2024](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/polygon-mosaic-1-1.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Polygon’s 2024 fall preview
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![Civilization 7 is making bold changes to a familiar formula](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Sid-Meier_s-Civilization-VII-Roman-City.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8%2C0%2C84.4%2C100&w=2400)
Gamescom 2024: All our coverage
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Gamescom 2024: All our coverage
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Gamescom 2024: All our coverage
![Dying Light: The Beast is more of the same, but with superpowers](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1x1-Dying-Light-The-Beast_Key-Visual_2160x2160.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.314814814815%2C0%2C65.37037037037%2C100&w=2400)
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Gamescom 2024: All our coverage
![World of Warcraft’s cosmic war comes home in the Worldsoul Saga](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/WoW_The_War_Within_Threads_of_Destiny_Wallpaper_Xal_015_1920x1080.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![World of Warcraft’s cosmic war comes home in the Worldsoul Saga](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/WoW_The_War_Within_Threads_of_Destiny_Wallpaper_Xal_015_1920x1080.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
![Terminator Zero’s showrunner knows that Terminator is bigger than the Connors](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Terminator_Zero_n_S1_E4_00_11_02_06_ce17e7.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![All-New Venom kicks off a high-stakes Marvel mystery later this year](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/ALLNEWVENOM001cov-2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=10.761589403974%2C0%2C78.476821192053%2C100&w=2400)
Polygon’s 2024 fall preview
By Matt Patches
![Indiana Jones and the Great Circle might have what a great Indy game needs](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Demons-Tomb.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
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Gamescom 2024: All our coverage
![This Dead by Daylight spinoff fits the successful Supermassive formula](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25569658/ss_cb6ee5150434ed7bbf3398c60ba28a1fd0ac6ed1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
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TV
By Michael McWhertor
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Board Games
By Charlie Hall
![We preview the Starfinder 2e playtest, which fully separates the science fantasy game from the OGL](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25545968/PZO22000_SC_Starfinder_Playtest_cover_cropped.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.866666666667%2C0%2C56.266666666667%2C100&w=2400)
Gen Con
By Samantha Nelson
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![Undaunted 2200: Callisto, a bold change for the acclaimed board game series](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25545498/07.Undaunted_2200_Callisto_Lifesyle_Components_cropped.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.866666666667%2C0%2C56.266666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The first adventure for The Stormlight RPG fixes a plot hole in Sanderson’s series](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25542978/Stormlight_Handbook_art_by_Ekaterina_Burmak.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=26.614583333333%2C0%2C65.416666666667%2C100&w=2400)
Gen Con
By Samantha Nelson
![World of Warcraft: The War Within is about more than just the Alliance, Blizzard says](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25532768/WoW_The_War_Within_Concept_Arathor_Postcard.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=22.308265078183%2C0%2C55.383469843634%2C100&w=2400)
Previews
By Ryan Gilliam
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![Rogue Trader’s post-launch patches paved the way for Void Shadows](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25523918/ss_cf7ce48da4ceb5008ee2fc3045325fb5c4306fdb.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
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![Magic: The Gathering’s Bloomburrow set doesn’t have any people in it](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25514320/449466_Mabel_Heir_to_Cragflame_DavidPetersen_cropped.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.866666666667%2C0%2C56.266666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![D&D’s Quests from the Infinite Staircase will be backward-compatible, here’s how](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25510848/Lizard_Riders_Zezhou_Chen_cropped.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
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Dungeons & Dragons
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Tabletop Games
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![With the 2024 Core Rulebooks, Dungeons & Dragons is finally trying to get out of its own way](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25495369/Sketletons_Andrey_Kuzinskiy.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.65%2C0%2C64.7%2C100&w=2400)
Dungeons & Dragons
By Joshua Rivera
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![The first hour of Dragon Age: The Veilguard looks more fun than that trailer](https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25485953/Dragon_Age_The_Veilguard_Screenshot_04_RookWarrior_3840x2160_v4.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
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Summer Game Fest 2024
By Austen Goslin
Most Popular
- Star Wars Outlaws hits the walls of open-world games
- Prime members can get a pair of excellent Lord of the Rings games for free right now
- PlayStation 5 Pro revealed, out Nov. 7 for $699
- Deadpool & Wolverine bids farewell to the experimental superhero movie era
- Poor Lydia Deetz gets the rawest deal in Beetlejuice 2