Gears of War’s creator is considering returning to game development, but whatever he makes won’t be PvP like his last efforts: “Good luck to anyone in that space.”

Eight years after leaving the games industry, Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski is considering a full-time return to game development. Bleszinski left the games industry in 2018 after the closure of his studio Boss Key Productions, caused by the commercial failure of its two games—the multiplayer arena shooter LawBreakers, and the ’80s themed Battle…

The Odyssey is great, but Christopher Nolan is the best IP in movies

Patch Notes is a weekly newsletter bringing you the best of Polygon, sent on Fridays and published on the site on Sundays. You can subscribe here. You can set your watch by Christopher Nolan. Every three years, in the summer, he delivers a new movie. He’s kept this metronomic pace up since 2014’s Interstellar, a…

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Developer Ubisoft Barcelona Goes On Strike To Protest Layoffs

Update, 7/15/26: Following the publication of the original story yesterday, a Ubisoft Barcelona employee set to be affected by proposed layoffs there reached out to Game Informer to provide additional details surrounding the strike, the studio’s work on Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, and more. They say that there were about 90 people at the…

Valve Says RAM Prices Are ‘Lagging’ And Will Only Get ‘Worse’

If you were hoping that the AI-pocalypse-fueled RAM shortage might show any signs of slowing down soon, then I have some horrible news for you. Valve’s Steam Machine engineers have recently claimed that the shortages are “getting worse” and that currently retail stock supplies are “lagging” by about “three to six months.” If you think…

Minecraft and Hytale’s devs agreed their games needed to feel “more different.” Now it’s finally happening.

Hytale just gave us a comprehensive look at its future, and one thing is clear: we’re not in Minecraft territory anymore. The game Hypixel Studios is making bears its roots in Mojang’s sandbox game – the team itself originally came about through the Minecraft modding scene, after all. Comparisons will never truly go away, but…

Round Up: The Previews Are In For Lies Of P On Switch 2

Ahead of the release of Lies of P: Complete Edition on the Switch 2 eShop next month, multiple previews have now gone live. According to the details so far, there’ll be a day one patch at launch to address some performance issues. The previews have also highlighted some issues with the quality mode. Fortunately, it’s…

FX’s Live-Action Far Cry Anthology Series Casts Steve Buscemi

FX’s upcoming live-action Far Cry anthology series has cast Steve Buscemi. The actor joins an evolving cast that so far includes It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator Rob Mac (who also serves as co-showrunner) and Lizzy Caplan.  Buscemi’s extensive credits range from roles in classic films such as Reservoir Dogs, Fargo, and The Big Lebowski…

Stardew Valley comes to Magic: The Gathering and fans aren’t taking some of the new artwork well

The limited releases of cards for Magic: The Gathering that are mostly reskins of existing cards with new art are called Secret Lair drops. They’re infamous for selling out fast and being hard to get hold of at normal prices, and they’re also infamous for having unusual themes. There’s been a Monty Python one, a…

Civvie Says Shooter Revival Made Possible By Staff Xbox Laid Off

Civvie 11, the YouTuber at the center of the boomer shooter revival, is not chuffed about the management over at Xbox. In recent weeks, the company mapped out plans to lay off more than 3,000 staff. While they’ve been careful to avoid outright shuttering any of the studios purchased in the last decade, Microsoft has…

I didn’t expect Stranger Than Heaven to have such deep, satisfying combat

Tom is an expert in all things Fortnite or the latest RPG release, but is probably spending too much time on the latest EA FC game. Published: July 18, 2026 My hands-on demo of Stranger Than Heaven was a strange one. Instead of a vertical slice of the game, which showed off the story, setting,…