Polygon: All Posts by Yussef Colehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2023-11-07T09:00:00-05:00/authors/yussef-cole/rss2023-11-07T09:00:00-05:002023-11-07T09:00:00-05:00Modern Warfare 3’s campaign has finally unmoored Call of Duty
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<img alt="Captain Price crouches in tall grass in an open-world campaign mission in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-jyo5SSXIFTgyXMkYH5T0lYYeWc=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72838054/modern_warfare_3_captain_price_header_image.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Sledgehammer Games/Activision</figcaption>
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<p>Solo missions in open-ended arenas make for completely hollow shooting galleries</p>
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/reviews/23949450/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-campaign-reviewYussef Cole2023-04-17T11:00:00-04:002023-04-17T11:00:00-04:00How Cuba’s Street Network used spy tech to access pop culture
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<img alt="An illustration shows two Cuban kids adjusting wires outside their homes to create the SNET." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0qiI8MQaVbpf0S8lA5SpDDhQHHM=/0x0:3000x1688/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72180237/SNET.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Illustration: <a class="ql-link" href="https://www.kyleellingson.com" target="_blank">Kyle Ellingson</a> for Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>‘SNET’ tech opened the door for Game of Thrones and World of Warcraft </p>
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/23682653/cuba-snet-gaming-tv-internet-accessYussef ColeEmile Bokaer2023-03-03T14:15:00-05:002023-03-03T14:15:00-05:00Destiny 2: Lightfall offers a future with too much past
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<img alt="Three guardians stand among the neon of Neptune’s city Neomuna in Destiny 2: Lightfall" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/CjOVltkcC0LjaP_UPWh7CIO3EwY=/0x0:1214x683/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72034929/lightfall_hed.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Bungie</figcaption>
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<p>Is there space for players with no sense of Destiny’s history?</p>
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/reviews/23623907/destiny-2-lightfall-review-expansion-xbox-ps5-pc-raid-quicksilverYussef Cole2023-01-30T11:03:00-05:002023-01-30T11:03:00-05:00James Cameron and Hayao Miyazaki’s beautiful cursed dreams
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<img alt="Princess Mononoke riding a wolf on the left side with Jake Sully riding a water dragon from Avatar: The Way of Water on the right side" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/JN4BlLYDjAdg7XYCQP5MCJUNuII=/74x0:1178x621/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71921303/cameron_miyazaki.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Source Images: GKIDS, 20th Century Studios | Graphic: Matt Patches/Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>A paradoxical fixation on nature and war binds two living legends</p>
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/23574291/james-cameron-avatar-war-nature-hayao-miyazakiYussef ColeVivian Chan2021-12-28T13:00:00-05:002021-12-28T13:00:00-05:00Co-op game Haven understands life as a couple during Covid
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<img alt="Yu and Kay from Haven" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/mb-ZwU-v6YbMP3SDO3btAjTI-yA=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70323838/haven.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: The Game Bakers</figcaption>
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<p>Where fun is always experienced against a looming danger</p>
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/22857033/co-op-sci-fi-game-haven-covid-nintendo-switch-windows-pc-playstation-5-xbox-series-xYussef ColeVivian Chan2021-11-11T16:00:00-05:002021-11-11T16:00:00-05:00Call of Duty: Vanguard continues the trend of mythmaking and tokenization
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<img alt="Call of Duty: Vanguard’s eponymous spec-ops squad" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/iS_hz58OZlcBp9-_4yML3a8JK-w=/0x0:1200x675/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70129480/vanguard_cover.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Sledgehammer Games/Activision</figcaption>
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<p>And torpedoes its own potential </p>
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/reviews/22776800/call-of-duty-vanguard-review-single-player-ps5-xbox-series-x-pcYussef Cole2021-05-17T13:00:00-04:002021-05-17T13:00:00-04:00Mass Effect’s revival reminds us it’s time to abolish the space police
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<img alt="female Shepard fighting aliens with an Omni Blade in Mass Effect Legendary Edition" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/TlUQiXzFfeWp4fjPTNpFSsBHEp8=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69299670/mass_effect_legendary_edition_omni_blade_1920.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: BioWare/Electronic Arts</figcaption>
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<p>What would it mean to defund the Normandy?</p>
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/22436615/mass-effect-legendary-edition-police-ea-bioware-brooklyn-99Yussef Cole2020-11-17T12:00:34-05:002020-11-17T12:00:34-05:00In Black Ops Cold War, all the world’s your stage
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<img alt="Soldiers in Black Ops Cold War dive for cover" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/oe-cjQuRMo40wjkxhnqScwHtW0M=/0x3:2551x1438/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67805542/Screenshot_2020_11_15_15.25.56.0.png" />
<figcaption>Image: Treyarch, Raven Software / Activision via Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>The latest Call of Duty campaign plays games with history</p>
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