Owen S. Good-Former Editor, Games

Owen S. Good

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About Owen S. Good

Owen Good is a longtime veteran of video games writing, well known for his coverage of sports and motorsports video games. He joined Polygon in 2014; before that, he was the weekend editor and sports columnist for Kotaku going back to 2008. Owen is a 1995 graduate of North Carolina State University and a 2000 graduate of The Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University. A second-generation newspaperman, his career before covering video games included daily newspaper stints in North Carolina; in upstate New York; in Washington, D.C., with the Associated Press; and in Denver at the Rocky Mountain News.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth spans 2 discs on PS5 because, well, that’s Final Fantasy

It doesn’t necessarily mean a ridiculous installation size, but we’ll see

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Baby Steps’ main character, Nate, learns how to take his first steps.
Want a ludicrous challenge? Try taking Baby Steps on PC and PS5 next year

Literal walking simulator comes from QWOP and Ape Out creators

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Gameplay scene from Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. The hero Sargon is swinging toward a rope as an archer on a platform fires an arrow at him.
Prince of Persia returns with a new side-scrolling game

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown launches in January 2024

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A Michigan football player applies a crunching hit to his Ohio State rival in EA Sports’ NCAA Football 14.
College football players urged to boycott EA’s next game

They’ll make $500 each, and won’t get royalties

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, wearing a blue home uniform with #17, drops back to pass as snow falls around him
The Buffalo Bills hit Madden 24’s cover for the first time

Quarterback Josh Allen takes this year’s honor

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San Francisco’s Fred Warner executes a scoop tackle, a type of play emphasized in Madden NFL 24’s gameplay improvements.
Madden 24 scraps dud modes for a return to Superstar and Rushing Attack

Face of the Franchise is done, and so is The Yard

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A necromancer stands on top of a boulder and directs an army of the dead in Diablo 4.
Activision touts Diablo 4’s fast-selling launch — but what does that mean?

The devil is in the details... of course

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Inside The Microsoft Corp. Campus As Company Builds A Quantum Computer
Xbox hit with $20M fine over child privacy violations

Microsoft admits to a ‘glitch’ but agrees it ‘can and should do more’

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Superman in My Adventures With Superman, crouching and ready to face an unknown threat
My Adventures With Superman looks like the best summer of your life
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College-age Lois, Jimmy, and Kal-El complete the scene

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Screen from Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission, the player has drawn a large-caliber revolver and is blasting away at enemies downrange
Arcade masterpiece Operation Wolf comes back, as only it could, in 2023

Rail shooting’s granddaddy is reborn for PlayStation and PC

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Close-up of a driver cockpit, overhead, in F1 23, showing the driver’s helmet and the protective halo around the cockpit.
F1 23’s Braking Point sequel gets top billing, but F1 World could steal the show

A new mode with progression and car development could be even bigger than what fans have seen so far

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A faceless armored angel with glowing, tendril-like wings blinds a group of demons below it in artwork from Diablo 4
All the big new games coming out in June

It is a surprisingly packed month, with three epics and several sports delights

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Marines move up a stairwell, backlight by a second-floor window. Light streams through the dust in the air.
Controversial Six Days in Fallujah gets surprise early access launch

Procedurally generated tactical shooter hits Steam on June 22

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PlayStation Plus’ new logo (2022)
PlayStation Plus June 2023 free games: Jurassic World and NBA 2K

Plus Trek to Yomi, a samurai action-adventure

The hero Ratchet from Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, as presented in the PC port of the game
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is the latest PlayStation exclusive coming to PC

Insomniac Games’ tentpole franchise hits Steam in July

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Lilith from Diablo 4 in the game’s live-action commercial directed by Chloé Zhao
Diablo 4’s free KFC cosmetics aren’t too bad; here’s how to get them

You have to order online, though; in-store purchases don’t count

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Concept art of survivors on a balcony in multiplayer The Last of Us game, Factions
The Last of Us multiplayer isn’t coming any time soon

Still in development, technically not delayed, but...

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A fleet of ships outside a megalith. A bright sun flares in the background.
Homeworld 3 delayed again, now launching in 2024

Gearbox and Blackbird move release date to February to ‘refine and polish’ the RTS

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The protagonist of Phantom Blade Zero confronts a large boss figure in the distance
Phantom Blade Zero was the surprise mystery hit of Sony’s PlayStation Showcase

There’s not a lot out there, but what fans can find speaks to a really big console exclusive

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Basim, hero of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, seen from above over his back shoulder, about to leap on an assassination target
Assassin’s Creed Mirage coming this October, here’s the first gameplay

Launch date reveal comes in a gameplay-heavy trailer

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