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Polygon Editor Explains Why Bosses Healing Between Phases Is the Worst Design Choice

A grievance against the wretched second phase of the boss fight, wherein the foe heals and the victor's triumph is stolen.

By mitch·5 min readOctober 6, 2026

PC Gamer puts motion blur against chromatic aberration in a final showdown. Vote now to ban one of gaming's worst graphical effects.

By mitch·4 min readOctober 5, 2026

RuneScape's Reignited promises a fresh start, but veteran players fear it splits the community. Falador rioters protest the change.

By mitch·5 min readOctober 4, 2026

Polygon's 2026 GOTY race narrows to nine 8/10 games in the '85 Club,' with two open spots up for grabs.

By mitch·4 min readOctober 4, 2026

A strange and wonderful look at the games people are actually playing this week, from a sprawling city to a simple card game.

By mitch·5 min readOctober 3, 2026

Valve's Deadlock City Never Sleeps patch notes revive the old glory of bespoke, story-rich update pages.

By mitch·5 min readOctober 2, 2026

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Xbox is not for sale, pushing back on rumors of a Microsoft console division sale.

By mitch·4 min readOctober 1, 2026

Xbox's October delivers five games, including Gears of War: E-Day and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. A busy month for the console.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 30, 2026

A hue so dread, gamers cry foul at purple games deemed too woke for their taste, a tale of DEI Purple.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 30, 2026

SteelSeries unveils Sensei Pro and Rival Pro gaming mice with hot-swap batteries for 'infinite' power during matches.

By mitch·5 min readSeptember 30, 2026

A lonely gamer drawn into a school club of beautiful girls, romance, and gaming rivalry, told with warmth and wit.

By mitch·6 min readSeptember 28, 2026

A modder's trick lets PS5 games run upon the Xbox; a strange union of rivals, wrought through emulation.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 28, 2026