Polygon: All Posts by Chris Plantehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2024-03-27T11:30:00-04:00/authors/chris-plante/rss2024-03-27T11:30:00-04:002024-03-27T11:30:00-04:00We’re giving away 150 tickets to Polygon’s screening of the year’s weirdest comedy
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<img alt="A woodsman is surrounded by dozens of beavers in Hundreds of Beavers" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_s1V-gIwQ-4gV0YA1KxFdP5OT8k=/0x0:1320x743/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73236346/HOB_0.0.jpg" />
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<p>You can win a free ticket to see the new cult comedy at The Frida in Santa Ana on April 7</p>
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/24111442/hundreds-of-beavers-polygon-screening-fridaChris Plante2024-03-27T10:30:00-04:002024-03-27T10:30:00-04:00And the award for Best Dragon’s Dogma 2 Pawn goes to...
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<img alt="The pawn Fang waits behind a mage in Dragon’s Dogma 2." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/oxBh_lEBNqmkCMRFh81T5bdfmYc=/0x0:3840x2160/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73236181/20240320191132_1.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Behind every great person is a greater pawn. | Image: Capcom via Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>A pawn helped me close the map and appreciate the magic of Vermund</p>
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/gaming/24111976/dragons-dogma-2-best-pawn-fangChris Plante2024-03-26T11:30:00-04:002024-03-26T11:30:00-04:00Will we soon see Epic Games Store and others on Xbox consoles?
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<figcaption>An Xbox Series X accompanied by the logos for Epic Games Store and Itch.io | Graphic: Chris Plante/Polygon | Source images: Microsoft, Epic Games, Itch.io</figcaption>
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<p>To grow the console market, Xbox will need to be more like PC</p>
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/24108670/xbox-epic-games-store-phil-spencer-interviewChris Plante2024-03-26T08:00:00-04:002024-03-26T08:00:00-04:00Phil Spencer on what the hell is happening in the games industry
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<figcaption>Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>And why exclusives have become a risky business</p>
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/24108700/phil-spencer-interview-2024-xbox-exclusives-layoffsChris Plante2024-03-25T09:00:00-04:002024-03-25T09:00:00-04:00A handheld Xbox? Microsoft’s gaming chief can’t stop thinking about it
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<img alt="A Steam Deck with a giant Xbox logo on the screen. But what would an official Xbox handheld look like?" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_IxrhyUJESlyBQtOs0RY2U32VBM=/0x156:3000x1844/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73230979/xbox_handheld.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Graphic: Chris Plante/Polygon | Source images: Valve Corporation, Microsoft</figcaption>
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<p>A handheld Xbox could be hardware, an app, or both</p>
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/24108660/xbox-handheld-console-phil-spencer-interviewChris Plante2024-03-19T09:13:41-04:002024-03-19T09:13:41-04:00The best video games of 2024 so far
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<img alt="A screenshot of Balatro, depicting a top-down view of cards on a table, with a series of special Joker cards splayed out at the top of the screen, some face cards in the center, and the player’s hand at the bottom" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/094Ouu5Ida0C2oYFc2ueRaXP2u8=/0x0:1280x720/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73164940/20240222165617_1.8.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: LocalThunk/Playstack via Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>The best of the best, on every major platform</p>
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/what-to-play/24078256/best-video-games-2024Chris PlantePete VolkPolygon Staff2024-03-04T16:15:00-05:002024-03-04T16:15:00-05:00Poll: Would you drink Dune’s ritual sandworm piss?
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<img alt="A bottle of the Water of Life — the blue liquid — in Dune: Part 2." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/YZOSJSQ6OSdncAnn_lIw3NkyZ0M=/0x3:1711x965/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73182191/dune_juice.0.jpg" />
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<p>Dune 2 left us with a question: What would you risk (or consume) to get trippy future-vision?</p>
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/entertainment/24090340/dune-part-two-water-of-life-blue-liquid-sandworm-drinkChris Plante2024-03-04T11:00:00-05:002024-03-04T11:00:00-05:00The best games within video games
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<img alt="Cloud plays Queen’s Blood against a floaty dude in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ip1nTx8MJQjYPZVCxCNnQfArO-Q=/0x0:3840x2160/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73181161/queens_blood_opponent.0.jpeg" />
<figcaption>Image: Square Enix via Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>Who needs to save the world when you can play cards?</p>
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/gaming/24086531/best-minigames-video-games-listChris PlanteAna DiazPete VolkPolygon Staff2024-03-04T10:32:25-05:002024-03-04T10:32:25-05:00The Dune soundtrack requires enough vinyl records to choke a sandworm
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<figcaption>Illustration: James Bareham/Polygon | Source images: Warner Bros. Pictures</figcaption>
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<p>Let Hans Zimmer cook</p>
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/deals/24090118/dune-soundtrack-vinyl-records-part-1-2Chris Plante2024-02-29T15:00:00-05:002024-02-29T15:00:00-05:00The best PC gaming monitor of 2024 is here (sorry to your wallet)
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<img alt="An image provided by Dell showing the Alienware AW3225QF gaming monitor from a front diagonal view, as well as a rear view. The screen is displaying the Alienware logo, which consists of an alien with eyes illuminated white. The rear of the monitor is mostly white, but has a couple of elements that glow in a color of the user’s choosing." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/guVA9UjkwKEBGlQQ-BN59dbQ7q8=/0x161:3000x1849/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73174005/aw3225qf_front_back.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Compared to the garish design of some other gaming monitors, Alienware’s QD-OLED is relatively subdued. | Image: Dell</figcaption>
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<p>The Alienware AW3225QF is a great but pricey pick if you want OLED without the decision paralysis</p>
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