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Microsoft has added a number of new games to Xbox Game Pass today as part of a major shakeup that has seen the Ultimate tier increase in price. As IGN has reported, Microsoft has hiked the price of ...

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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Let’s be honest. In this economy, many gamers have to make tough choices about which big games ...

We play a lot of games here at Polygon, and we’ve got a range of genre experts here as well, all of whom have convened to tell you about the very best games that have come out so far this year. To ...

Business tycoon Mark Cuban has shared an old video of Donald Trump offering an incorrect answer to 17 times six, criticizing the Republican presidential nominee for having "stuck with his wrong answer ...

The gaming world may be heading to the digital space, but GameStop refuses to leave the classics behind. The video game retail company is turning some of its stores into "GameStop Retro" locations, ...

The FIFA series has a long history. The FIFA games are by far the best soccer video games ever made, creating a legacy that has spanned generations. With the first game releasing in 1993 and seemingly ...