Polygon: All Posts by Jenna Stoeberhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2022-07-06T14:45:00-04:00/authors/jenna-stoeber/rss2022-07-06T14:45:00-04:002022-07-06T14:45:00-04:00We get crafty in Clay-O-Rama, a messy, hands-on tabletop RPG
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<p>Put away the bug spray; it’s time for some indoor fun at Camp Overboard!</p>
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/23178451/overboard-clay-o-rama-dungeons-and-dragons-rpgJenna Stoeber2022-06-30T15:00:00-04:002022-06-30T15:00:00-04:00When emulators were legit
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<p>Steve Jobs went to bat for emulators at Macworld 1999</p>
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/23184989/emulators-roms-playstation-legal-illegal-legitJenna Stoeber2022-06-03T15:00:00-04:002022-06-03T15:00:00-04:00Cheating used to be fun
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<img alt="In a grungy ’90s-style font, the image reads: Can you still call it a game if you can NEVER LOSE? A brunette woman with a Photoshop-enlarged head stares at you in question." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/X6NbsQaT1azLlp2GlkKsGZHe1OE=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70941061/BigHeadNeverLose_NOFRAME.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Graphic: Simone de Rochefort/Polygon | Source images: GameShark</figcaption>
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<p>Now it’s all business</p>
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/videos/23153403/cheating-games-codes-secretsJenna Stoeber2022-04-14T15:01:00-04:002022-04-14T15:01:00-04:00Elden Ring wants you to stop hitting yourself
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<p>Elden Ring is a comedic masterpiece</p>
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/videos/23020767/elden-ring-humor-video-absurdJenna Stoeber2022-03-10T15:01:00-05:002022-03-10T15:01:00-05:00The weirdest video game reference in The Matrix Resurrections
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<p>Run, don’t walk, to watch this video</p>
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/videos/22970843/matrix-resurrections-walking-cycle-video-gamesJenna Stoeber2022-01-28T17:34:49-05:002022-01-28T17:34:49-05:00Time loops are a weird genre for an anxious time
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<figcaption>Graphic: Simone de Rochefort/Polygon | Source images: Golden Glitch</figcaption>
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<p>...<strong>loops are a weird genre for an anxious time loops are a weird genre for an anxious time loops are a weird genre for an anxious time</strong></p>
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/videos/22907078/time-loops-12-minutes-deathloop-elsinoreJenna Stoeber2021-11-26T15:05:00-05:002021-11-26T15:05:00-05:00How to make Metroid Dread soup
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<p>You need more than EMMIs and Samus’ brooding silence to complete this recipe.</p>
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/videos/22789608/metroid-dread-scary-horror-fusion-soupJenna Stoeber2021-11-17T13:33:42-05:002021-11-17T13:33:42-05:00A spoiler-free review of Inscryption
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<img alt="A wooden table with a scale and table bell to the left and a bottle, some pliers, and a candelabra to the right. A 3 by 4 grid for cards is marked on the table. At the top the image reads “Perhaps you can understand bones.”" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/aRiSalAwdHqY53KgmLwnRHyxUXA=/2x0:1901x1068/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70155801/Screenshot_2021_10_24_12.42.21.0.png" />
<figcaption>If you don’t understand bones yet, you will soon enough. | Image: Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital via Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>This spooky roguelike deck-building game deserves a fresh play</p>
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/reviews/22787516/inscryption-review-no-spoilers-pc-horror-card-gamesJenna Stoeber2021-10-21T15:02:00-04:002021-10-21T15:02:00-04:00Polybius, gaming’s oldest urban legend, is mostly Atari’s fault
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<p>Was Atari cursed? No, just sketchy.</p>
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/videos/2021/10/21/22736379/polybius-urban-legend-atariJenna Stoeber2021-10-08T10:30:00-04:002021-10-08T10:30:00-04:00The wrong person won Squid Game
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<p>Netflix’s hit series undercuts the radical potential of the battle royale genre — which makes it more horrifying</p>
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/22714821/squid-game-winner-gi-hun-sae-byeokJenna Stoeber