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Backlog Week — How to play more tabletop RPGs Jul 30, 2018

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In honor of Polygon's Backlog Week, we're tackling the topic of tabletop role-playing games. How do you find a group of people to play Dungeons and Dragons with? What are some good options to introduce role-playing to your friends and family? And how do you keep everyone comfortable at the table? To answer those questions, we invited the team from the One Shot Network onto the show to talk about their strategies. Our guests include James D'Amato, Meghan Dornbrock, DC and Daniel Kwan. One Shot Network One Shot on Twitch Mutants in the Night Star Crossed Dread Recommended episodes for One Shot Shows: Star Crossed, Dogs in the Vineyard, Honey Heist, Campaign: Episode 1, Back Story: Daniel Kwan, Modifier: Pasion De Las Pasiones w/ Brandon Leon-Gambetta

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The unlikely resurrection of No Man's Sky Jul 26, 2018

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In this week's episode of Quality Control, Charlie and Dave are both on hand with Russ Frushtick to talk about Next, the massive new update for No Man's Sky. Our No Man's Sky thoughts from way back in 2014 Recent opinion from Ben Kuchera Tara Long, with 250+ plus in-game hours, gives her take A terrifying first encounter with new aliens

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A much better Pokémon Go Fest Jul 18, 2018

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In this week’s episode of Quality Control, Charlie Hall and Allegra Frank talk about Pokémon Go Fest 2018, which ran without a hitch, unlike last year.

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The can't-miss Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Jul 11, 2018

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In this week’s episode, Dave Tach and Michael McWhertor talk about Mike's Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker review. Press play to learn more about the game’s history and what you get with the new versions on Switch and Nintendo 3DS (spoiler: not a whole lot, but some of it seems cool). Stick around to find out just what it is about this little game that keeps Mike coming back.

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The genius of Red Faction: Guerrilla Jul 04, 2018

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In this week’s episode of Quality Control, Dave Tach and Russ Frushtick talk about Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered (which is the remastered version of Red Faction: Guerrilla). Red Faction: Guerrilla is basically the definition of a cult classic — a game that didn’t quite break into the mainstream but gained a devoted following, including from Dave and Russ. Press play below to learn more about what makes this game so special, despite its drab (but justified!) appearance.

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Westworld Season 2 Jun 27, 2018

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In this week’s episode of Quality Control, Dave Tach and Russ Frushtick talk about Westworld Season 2. In this spoiler-filled episode, you’ll find out why Dave’s mad at Dolores, why Russ didn’t quite connect with the first season (but Dave super did), and why Westworld reminds us of Lost (which is a good thing) and the Matrix trilogy (which is a less good thing).

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The best of E3 2018 Jun 20, 2018

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In this week’s episode of Quality Control, Charlie Hall, Dave Tach, Chris Plante and Allegra Frank look back at some of the best and most interesting games of E3 2018. We discuss Cyberpunk 2077, Rage 2, The Last of Us Part 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice — plus a bit about what it’s like to be in the presence of Hideo Kojima. For more on the biggest video game show of the year, check out all of Polygon’s E3 2018 coverage — including the 15 most promising games from E3 2018. You can also read about the games we discuss in the following articles. Cyberpunk 2077Three things Cyberpunk 2077 gets right about the original tabletop RPGCyberpunk 2077 will include full nudity for a very important reasonCyberpunk 2077 dev would appreciate if you’d stop asking about The Witcher’s Ciri, pleaseRage 2Rage 2 feels like a mixtape of Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein and Elder ScrollsWhen I asked about Rage 2’s worst character, I got an unexpected responseThe Last of Us Part 2The Last of Us Part 2’s beauty is in the little detailsThe Last of Us Part 2’s creators said Ellie is the only playable characterThe question looming behind The Last of Us Part 2’s gruesome, provocative E3 trailerSuper Smash Bros. UltimateRidley is in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and I’m freaking out38 things you should know about Super Smash Bros. UltimateSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate: 5 big changes that will dramatically alter the gameMetroid’s Ridley will be playable in Super Smash Bros. UltimateSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate will support GameCube controllers, amiiboSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate brings back every Smash fighter everSekiro: Shadows Die TwiceSekiro: Shadows Die Twice is definitely not a Dark Souls gameWhy FromSoftware showed up at E3 2018 with two surprises (and no Dark Souls or Bloodborne)21st Century Fox's James Murdoch on Recode Media with Peter KafkaApple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastPocket CastsStitcher

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E3 2018 preview, featuring Chris Plante and Jason Schreier Jun 06, 2018

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In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon writer talks to a critic about a new game, movie or piece of gear. In this week’s special episode, Charlie Hall invites Polygon’s executive editor Chris Plante and Kotaku’s news editor Jason Schreier to preview this year’s E3, which kicks off next week in Los Angeles.

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How Fortnite became the world's biggest game May 30, 2018

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Fortnite has been in development since at least 2011 and when it came to market as an early access title it wasn't very good. Come marvel with us at Epic Games' epic turn around with Fortnite: Battle Royale. Vox's new Netflix show, Explained, digs into the most fascinating and misunderstood topics of the day, from cryptocurrency to the racial wealth gap. Watch on Netflix now! https://www.netflix.com/explained

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Solo: A Star Wars Story May 28, 2018

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We put the band back together to discuss Solo: A Star Wars Story. Vox's new Netflix show, Explained, digs into the most fascinating and misunderstood topics of the day, from cryptocurrency to the racial wealth gap. Watch on Netflix now! https://www.netflix.com/explained

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