For AAA gaming, the top of 2026 sure looks a lot like the top of 2025. Xbox is rebooting Fable. Bungie is rebooting Marathon.

Game release dates are always in flux, though, so Polygon’s guide to the new video games coming out in 2026 will be regularly ...

If you’re looking forward to the big stuff, like Resident Evil Requiem or Nioh 3, you’re going to have to wait a few months.

Japan’s leading indie-game festival returns to Kyoto for 2026, and two days of the three-day event will be open to the public ...

Nostalgia is big business in video games — pretty much every publisher out there is consistently rereleasing more polished ...

Every year, the video game industry gets a little harder to predict. With mass layoffs that upend studios and leave major ...

Our approach in 2026 remains what it’s always been: curiosity first, context always. We want to understand not just what’s ...

So with that said, here are some of the games Polygon's writers and editors played the most this year. — Julia Lee ...

2025 was a fantastic year for gaming, from horror juggernauts like Silent Hill f to beloved indie titles like Hades 2 and ...

Four decades of ninja representation made 2025 a year of shuriken and shadows ...

Environments are a huge part of what gives a game a distinct personality. Some games create cozy, comforting worlds for ...

A look back at the history of darts video games, and an investigation into why we still haven't had a truly great one.