Month: October 2024

A report recently claimed that Sony might be moving Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse to 2027, but the series’ composer has set the record straight.Pardoning the pun there in that first line, yesterday industry insider Jeff Sneider shared in his (paywalled) column The Insneider that the third and final entry in the Spider-Verse trilogy, Beyond the Spider-Verse, which currently doesn’t have a release date is now being slated for 2027, and that most of the film has been scrapped for creative reasons. Beyond the Spider-Verse was originally slated for release on March 29, 2024, though was delayed in part due to the writer’s strike last year, but also because it sounded like it wouldn’t be ready production-wise anyway. A 2027 release would obviously be a three year long delay, and would mean …

Diablo 4 has brought in a lot of money. This isn’t in itself surprising, of course, the game made $666 million in sales at its launch last year, setting a new record for Blizzard. But. has that momentum continued over 15 months later?According to someone who’s in a position to know, the answer is a resounding yes!To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings As spotted by Games Pressure, senior product manager Harrison Froeschke revealed on their (since deleted) LinkedIn profile that Diablo 4 has made over $1 billion in revenue since its release. The figure covers all the money generated by the game, be they sales, battle pass purchases, microtransactions and so on.On microtransactions specifically, however, that haul amounted to more than $150 million. T…

Battlefield fans have officially entered one of the early stages of anticipation of the next title: hope. After the disappointing launch of the often criticised Battlefield 2042, DICE is going back to basics with the next Battlefield.The series’ new boss, Vince Zampella, confirmed as much in a recent IGN interview, which has injected a healthy dose of hopium into the veins of many of us. The good news doesn’t stop there, however, as new leaks have revealed even more to get excited about.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings According to a new report from Insider Gaming, the next game – which reportedly doesn’t actually have a full name internally – is aiming to have 45 weapons at launch, and around ten multiplayer maps. That weapon count may…

Inside Out spin-off Dream Productions finally has a release date, but it’s also booted Pixar’s first original TV series to next year.Disney has had a very good year, and it’s mostly thanks to just how well Inside Out 2 has done. The film has grossed $1.687 billion at the box office, making it the highest grossing animated film of all time (the previous spot was also held by Disney with the 2019 Lion King remake, now bumped down to second place). Now, Disney has confirmed that the upcoming spin-off of the popular Pixar films Dream Productions will be releasing on Disney Plus this coming December 11, just in time for Christmas. It’s clear that Disney wants to ride that Inside Out 2 hype train, as the sequel is now available to watch on Disney Plus too, and Dream Productions was originally me…

Nosferatu received its first full trailer yesterday, and it looks like it might find some success in making vampires a bit scary again.Back in June, the first teaser trailer for The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers’ latest horror flick dropped, bringing back the classic movie monster Nosferatu. The trailer didn’t show us all that much, but it was an exciting look at what was to come, and now, Focus Features has released a full trailer for the film giving a much clearer look at what we can expect from the new take on an old vampire. Vampires have long had a bit of a romantic streak to them, especially since Twilight took a hold of everyone, but obviously they’re also supposed to be quite scary. NOSFERATU – Official Trailer [HD] – Only In Theaters December 25 Watch on YouTubeEggers’ take lo…

The Five Nights at Freddy’s movie sequel will apparently be “much bigger” and “scarier” which sounds like a recipe for your kid having nightmares again.Unless you are under the age of 13, I wouldn’t necessarily call the first Five Nights at Freddy’s movie particularly scary, but I will admit that there are a couple of scenes that would be a bit overwhelming for the younger viewer. However, in a recent interview with Esquire, the film’s lead actor Josh Hutcherson shared that the sequel is “much bigger; the stakes are higher.” He goes on a bit more to explain, “There’s more animatronics being brought in, different animatronics being brought in, and the world just opens up in a big way.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings “We’re finding the ba…

In case you were living underneath a rock with the insulindian phasmid, a whole bunch of new projects and studios that involve developers who worked on Disco Elysium and look like they could well appeal to people who liked Disco Elysium were announced last week. While they all look interesting, the last one that of these things that popped up like an outbusts from Harry Du Bois’ psyche might be the most looks like it might be the most Disco of them all – even coming with its own manifesto.Coming after the announcements from new indie studios Longdue and Dark Math Games, both of which feature some ex-DE devs working on things that look like they could fit the bill of being spiritual successors of sorts to Harry and Kim’s adventure, there’s another one. It’s called Summer Eternal.To see this…

VariousThere are so many ways to be a Dungeons & Dragons fan these days. The tabletop RPG mainstay has been synonymous with pen-and-paper adventuring for 50 years now, and 2024 marks a major reworking of its core rulebooks to make the game more approachable. Anyone who’s played even just a couple of sessions knows how easy it can be to covet a friend’s set of custom dice, appreciate the care a Dungeon Master has taken in setting the right ambience for a crafted campaign, or even obsess over their choice of pen and notebook — after all, it’s what you’ll be spending a large chunk of time staring into as you ponder your character’s next heroic action.But what’s amazing is that you can be a huge D&D fan without ever touching a character sheet. D&D and the Forgotten R…

Traveller’s TalesAlice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.Regardless of how you feel about the current season of Rings of Power, if you’re looking for another way to satiate your Tolkien love you’ll definitely want to check out the current catalog of free games available to Amazon Prime members. Earlier this month, both Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY Edition, and Lego The Lord of the Rings were made available to Amazon Prime members for free through Sept. 30. However, you can now also pick up Lego The Hobbit for free through Oct. 23. Just head to the corresponding Prime Gaming page and you’ll be presented with a code that you can redeem on GOG.com fo…

Nintendo of AmericaCameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023.One of the best unofficial October Prime Day deals has come early at Woot, where you can get a new Nintendo Switch OLED with either white or neon blue/red Joy-Con for $299.99 ($50 off). It’s not typical for this console to receive any kind of discount, so we’re usually skeptical that there’s something amiss when one pops up, like an iffy warranty, or that it isn’t the U.S. version, which includes a different power adapter. However, there are no strings attached; you’re just getting a great deal.Nintendo Switch OLED$300$35014% off$300Nintendo’s hybrid console still has plenty of staying power, especially with this year�…