12 Replay Ideas That Make Zelda: TOTK Feel Like a Brand-New Game

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom pretty much always merits a replay. Or two. Or fifteen. There’s always another sky island you’ve skipped, or a cave you haven’t fully explored. But searching for Princess Zelda and saving the kingdom of Hyrule in the exact same way does stop being enough of a hook for you to hit ‘new game’ …eventually.

Disney Is Bringing Percy Jackson to a Streaming Competitor Ahead of Season 3 Premiere

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Published Oct 2, 2026, 1:24 PM EDT

Willa Rowe is a contributing writer at Polygon, covering games and entertainment. She is a New York-based journalist and critic whose work has been featured in Kotaku, Digital Trends, the A.V. Club, GamesRadar+, and more. She also co-hosts the Girl Mode podcast.

Next Halo Game May Be a Master Chief Origin Story, New Report Claims

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Published Oct 2, 2026, 12:02 PM EDT

Elijah is a freelance news writer at Polygon. He was an associate editor at The A.V. Club and Paste, and has been featured in outlets like Game Informer, Fanbyte, Unwinnable, and more. He loves media in all forms, from fighting games and horror flicks to slow cinema and visual novels. He's from the Greater Boston area.

If game developers steal one thing from No Law, I hope it's the open-world game's ridiculously detailed and realistic corner shops

Five finger discount

After seeing open-world imm-sim No Law last month, I'm sure the developers would hope I was gripped by memories of missions you can approach stealthily or in all-out action, the sci-fi combat where you wield slow-time grenades and cyberpunk implants, or even the powerful kick you can use to boot open locked doors. But, no, what I keep thinking about is the corner shop where protagonist Grey Harker, an ex-soldier on a murderous rampage to take down Port Desire's four corrupt mayors, stopped to pick up some batteries.

You can now buy more than 44,000 games for $5 or less on Steam

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time.

You know the drill. Deep discounts up the wazoo, stickers to earn, and new stuff in the Points Shop, all of it adding up to Valve-powered seasonal trauma inflicted on your personal finances.

Grand Theft Auto 5 is a game about shapeshifting now. I don't make the rules

Los Santos Customs

I'm modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I've done to Rockstar's baby, or check out what I got up to earlier.

Sound the 'This week's free Epic Games Store game is worth logging in for' alarm

What's going on?

• System Shock 2 is an excellent videogame and all-timer immersive sim.
• Nightdive's 2025 remaster is exquisite.
• It's free on the Epic Games Store until October 8.
• You will have to remember your password and dig out a 2FA code probably. Sorry.

Is this really worth logging in for? Do you know how long it takes to log in to a thing?

I'm afraid it very much is worth logging in for, reader I just made up. Nightdive's System Shock 2 remaster is an absolute delight, and the fact it's being given away for free barely a year after release feels like a crime. Fortunately, it's a crime you and I stand to benefit from. That's the good kind of crime.

Blizzard Cracks Down on Gold Selling in World of Warcraft Forever — and Streamers Are in the Firing Line

UPDATE: Blizzard Community Manager Kaivax has posted on the WoW forums reiterating the policy against real money trading. Blizzard will also be implementing a warning that'll pop up in your trade window that'll warn you about accepting large amounts of gold from people you don't know. The post makes it clear that "our stance on RMT in World of Warcraft is crystal clear: any account belonging to any player that is found to have participated in generating, selling, buying, or receiving illicit gold is subject to the gold being removed, account suspensions, or permanent account closures." Original story continues below.

Google Japan's conveyor belt keyboard is a sad reminder of the sense of humour the whole company used to have long, long ago

Is this a piss take? Okay, this is definitely a piss take. Google Japan has posted a YouTube video showcasing the new Gboard Conveyor Belt Version. What we are talking about here, people, is "a keyboard whose keys are delivered straight to your finger tips." Literally.

007 First Light Officially Reveals Everything Coming to Free DLC Expansion

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Published Oct 1, 2026, 10:08 AM EDT

Elijah is a freelance news writer at Polygon. He was an associate editor at The A.V. Club and Paste, and has been featured in outlets like Game Informer, Fanbyte, Unwinnable, and more. He loves media in all forms, from fighting games and horror flicks to slow cinema and visual novels. He's from the Greater Boston area.