Vignette vs chromatic aberration – which is worse?

Which graphical effect will be crowned the worst in games? We’ve tallied up around 4,000 votes from the first round, and we’ve landed on the four heading into the semis: Vignette Chromatic aberration Motion blur Film grain From these four, only two can head into the final. Even as I write this, I have a…

Minecraft Dungeons II Review: Built Better Than Before

Minecraft Dungeons II truly sang when I reached its endgame and settled on a character build I loved. I wielded an Emerald Hammer that electrocuted nearby enemies and a crossbow that pierced through them. I upgraded and enchanted all my armor pieces so they either healed me or made potions even more effective. I felt…

TOEM 2: The Kotaku Review

In TOEM 2, a little detail I like is that if you’re walking on a stone pathway in the farm town of Cropton, or cronching through autumn leaves on the ground in Deltburg, your little guy will hold out his arms like an airplane and do a nice little skip. Tap tap tap on the…

Minecraft Dungeons 2 review – block-blasting bliss

Ken coolly serves the hottest news stories and has played, we think, every game ever made. Published: September 28, 2026 Our Verdict Minecraft Dungeons 2 doesn’t revolutionize the loot-chasing genre, but it didn’t need to. It’s a robust and welcoming short-form ARPG that enhances what was great about the first game across almost every aspect….

Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary Happy Meal Toy Will Unleash Scalper Hell

Published Sep 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT Ashely currently works as a news writer for Polygon. After getting her Translation degree, she was hired as a guide and news writer for GameRant and TheGamer. She enjoyed working as an author for these sites for six years, and in 2026, she started at Polygon, where she is…

UK Charts: Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Drops To Number 8 As FC 27 Tops The Podium

Image: Nintendo The latest UK charts data is in, and with the release of EA Sports FC 27 on 25th September, it’s no surprise to find the football sim makes its debut at number one. PS5 has comfortably outpaced the other consoles in terms of sales, with Switch and Switch 2 making up 8% and…

King Of Dragon Pass Creator Is Sending Your Ocean’s 11 To Hell

My first campaign in Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists, the new game from King of Dragon Pass creator David Dunham, went surprisingly smoothly. The queen of the Eternal City hired me to recover two princes, slain by their uncle, from the nether realm. Despite being challenged by mercenaries, giant spiders and a poetry battle, my…

Diablo 5’s Caravan transforms how you explore the ARPG’s most dangerous world yet

Diablo 5 is years away, but it made one heck of a debut at BlizzCon 2026. While the game is still in its early stages, it has entered full production and the team at Blizzard are confident enough to commit to a Spring 2029 release window. I got to participate in a group Q&A with…

Industry insiders and Tokyo gossip suggest Kojima is getting less money from Xbox than original PlayStation budget for Physint

The facts: Hideo Kojima’s return to stealth-action, Physint, is no longer a PlayStation joint, and Microsoft picked up the ball. It still has big Hollywood talent, with Bill Skarsgård in the lead role. That’s literally it. What people are saying: Alright, so what does that mean? Both Corden and Schreier’s sources suggest Kojima Productions is…

Major League Baseball Is Headed For A Lockout: What Happens To The Video Games?

Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) ends on December 1, 2026. A new agreement has to be reached prior to the start of the 2027 season the following spring, and as it stands, there are some very big sticking points in negotiations, particularly around the topic of…