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As Digital Trends' Senior Gaming Editor, Giovanni Colantonio oversees all things video games at Digital Trends. As a veteran of the industry who first began writing about games professionally as a teenager, Giovanni brings a wealth of knowledge and historical context to Digital Trends' gaming coverage. He brings that expertise to everything he writes, from interview features to reviews. His specialty is criticism and he's committed to raising the bar for video game reviews. Just read his ambiti…

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Grieving in Elden Ring: my quest for closure in The Lands Between | Digital Trends

Grieving in Elden Ring: my quest for closure in The Lands Between | Digital Trends

"Gotta say Elden Ring becomes so much less fun at the end." On May 24, 2022, my friend Andrew Thomas pinged m…

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UFO 50 review: the 8-bit era returns in this fantastic retro collection

UFO 50 review: the 8-bit era returns in this fantastic retro collection

UFO 50 is an unfathomably ambitious ode to the 8-bit era featuring 50 original retro games that are bursting …

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How Mario made history on this lost 1983 Donkey Kong vinyl | Digital Trends

How Mario made history on this lost 1983 Donkey Kong vinyl | Digital Trends

Before Mario even had his own game, four moonlighting musicians gave him a voice on an offbeat album from Nin…

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The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered turns the original game into a cruel punch line

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered turns the original game into a cruel punch line

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is a mistitled, ill-timed double-dip that fails to comprehend its own messag…

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Is Resident Evil 4's Leon S. Kennedy Italian? An investigation | Digital Trends

Is Resident Evil 4's Leon S. Kennedy Italian? An investigation | Digital Trends

Whenever a new Resident Evil game comes out - remake or otherwise - I always like to go down a lore rabbit ho…

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The 2D Metroid saga is an all-time great work of science-fiction | Digital Trends

The 2D Metroid saga is an all-time great work of science-fiction | Digital Trends

Taking the core five games as a whole, the 2D Metroid saga tells the intricate story of a bounty hunter with …

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Steam Next Fest’s weirdest free demo is a Lovecraftian horror game about penguins

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By Giovanni Colantonio Verified
| Polygon Verified
Steam Next Fest is here, bringing more free game demos than one person could possibly play in a single week. If you only have time to play one demo before the event ends on June 22, make sure you set 30 minutes aside for Penguin Colony. While that title might imply something cute and lighthearted, that’s certainly not the case. Penguin Colony is the latest game from Origame Digital, the creators of 2020’s excellent Umurangi Generation.
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5 things The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake shouldn’t change at all

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By Giovanni Colantonio Verified
| Polygon Verified
Considering that the first trailer for Nintendo’s upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake showed next to nothing, it makes sense that fans have a lot to talk about. There’s a Hyrule Field’s worth of open space to debate what the remake should change as it reimagines one of the greatest — if not the greatest — video games of all time. Poke around the internet, and you’ll find plenty of fans wishing for an open-world pivot and dungeon redesigns.
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We’re never getting Titanfall 3 but the next best thing is here — and free for a week

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By Giovanni Colantonio Verified
| Polygon Verified
Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Dive in→ Just one year after the disastrous launch of Splitgate 2, 1047 Games is tossing a Hail Mary with Empulse. The multiplayer shooter, which currently has a free Steam Next Fest demo, looks to recapture the magic of the original Splitgate but in a Titanfall-inspired movement shooter.
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