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Five Nights at Freddy’s spawned a fan game renaissance shaded by controversy

Creators open up about the Fazbear Fanverse Initiative

By Jay Castello March 27

4 comments / new

I’m running a GTA Online RP forgery scheme and I won’t stop

By Cass Marshall March 25

6 comments / new

The Cub is a post-apocalyptic platformer reminiscent of The Jungle Book

By Matt Leone March 24

1 comment / new

Elden Ring’s tastiest adversaries, and how we’d prepare them

By Nicole Clark and Polygon Staff March 23

9 comments / new

Artists have been inspired by Turning Red’s celebration of fan art and crushes

By Cass Marshall March 23

3 comments / new

Why you shouldn’t murder the Pope Turtle in Elden Ring

By Chris Plante March 22

30 comments / new

Elden Ring’s ‘super’ illusory wall may be the biggest troll of all

By Michael McWhertor March 18

12 comments / new

Elden Ring’s bomb-wielding birds are out of control

By Cass Marshall March 18

31 comments / new

All hail these 3D-printed Elden Ring Pot Boys

By Nicole Clark March 17

2 comments / new

Elden Ring PvP matches show off strong builds and inventive strategies

By Nicole Clark March 16

3 comments / new

Elden Ring has a pair of hidden underwear, but you need to cheat to get them

By Michael McWhertor March 15

Elden Ring players show that the game is just like anime

By Ana Diaz March 15

9 comments / new

Check out these beautiful handmade Super Mario 64 dioramas from a ’90s guidebook

By Petrana Radulovic March 15

7 comments / new

Elden Ring’s messages make the game feel like a conversation

By Cass Marshall March 15

35 comments / new

Look, just hug the Elden Ring lady

By Nicole Carpenter March 14

38 comments / new

Fix roads and untangle waterways in this chill, gorgeous puzzler

By Ana Diaz March 14

6 comments / new

Elden Ring speedrunner posts first sub-30-minute run

By Owen S. Good March 14

18 comments / new

It’s good and righteous when Pokémon kick my ass

By Lincoln Carpenter March 12

9 comments / new

Elden Ring’s big silly jellyfish summon is my friend

By Cass Marshall March 10

38 comments / new

Elden Ring speedrunner breaks the game to beat it in under an hour

By Austen Goslin March 9

21 comments / new

Modder brings Pokémon Scarlet and Violet starters to Animal Crossing

By Ana Diaz March 8

1 comment / new

I’ve been consumed by rat-centric ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ fan edits

By Nicole Clark March 8

12 comments / new

The 5 fastest Breath of the Wild speedruns

By Ana Diaz March 8

3 comments / new

You can finally play as murderous slime in this goop-filled game

By Ana Diaz March 8

4 comments / new

The metaverse, explained

By Oli Welsh March 6

31 comments / new

Twitch updates its community guidelines to ban ‘misinformation superspreaders’

By Joshua Rivera March 3

3 comments / new

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1999 song ‘Californication’ is a free video game, finally

By Ana Diaz March 2

7 comments / new

This fan demake shows what Elden Ring would have looked like in 1995

By Cass Marshall March 2

26 comments / new

Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter for 4 secret novels raises $15M in first day

By Nicole Clark March 2

37 comments / new

Critical Role’s seventh anniversary brings the show back to movie theatres

By Cass Marshall March 1

1 comment / new

Amid war in Ukraine, game developers raise money for aid and denounce Russia

By Nicole Carpenter March 1

5 comments / new

Live out your best horse girl dreams in The Ranch of Rivershine

By Ana Diaz February 28

4 comments / new

Culture

Five Nights at Freddy’s spawned a fan game renaissance shaded by controversy

I’m running a GTA Online RP forgery scheme and I won’t stop

The Cub is a post-apocalyptic platformer reminiscent of The Jungle Book

Elden Ring’s tastiest adversaries, and how we’d prepare them

Artists have been inspired by Turning Red’s celebration of fan art and crushes

Why you shouldn’t murder the Pope Turtle in Elden Ring

Elden Ring’s ‘super’ illusory wall may be the biggest troll of all

Elden Ring’s bomb-wielding birds are out of control

All hail these 3D-printed Elden Ring Pot Boys

Elden Ring PvP matches show off strong builds and inventive strategies

Elden Ring has a pair of hidden underwear, but you need to cheat to get them

Elden Ring players show that the game is just like anime

Check out these beautiful handmade Super Mario 64 dioramas from a ’90s guidebook

Elden Ring’s messages make the game feel like a conversation

Look, just hug the Elden Ring lady

Fix roads and untangle waterways in this chill, gorgeous puzzler

Elden Ring speedrunner posts first sub-30-minute run

It’s good and righteous when Pokémon kick my ass

Elden Ring’s big silly jellyfish summon is my friend

Elden Ring speedrunner breaks the game to beat it in under an hour

Modder brings Pokémon Scarlet and Violet starters to Animal Crossing

I’ve been consumed by rat-centric ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ fan edits

The 5 fastest Breath of the Wild speedruns

You can finally play as murderous slime in this goop-filled game

The metaverse, explained

Twitch updates its community guidelines to ban ‘misinformation superspreaders’

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1999 song ‘Californication’ is a free video game, finally

This fan demake shows what Elden Ring would have looked like in 1995

Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter for 4 secret novels raises $15M in first day

Critical Role’s seventh anniversary brings the show back to movie theatres

Amid war in Ukraine, game developers raise money for aid and denounce Russia

Live out your best horse girl dreams in The Ranch of Rivershine

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