Gaming News from Polygon

If you’re passionate about gaming then you’ve probably heard about the American website Polygon; well, there’s also a big chance that you’re already an avid reader. The articles are focused not only the games themselves, but also on the people behind them – a quality which helps the website distinguish itself from its competitors. But Polygon also publishes articles on entertainment and pop culture topics. If you like to always keep an eye on their news and reviews, then you might also be interested in this application called Gaming News from Polygon.

Though unofficial, the program uses the Polygon’s RSS Feed to bring you the latest articles in a simplified interface. The titles (along with their featured images and first few sentences) are displayed in a more symmetrical manner than they appear on the website; also the site’s unmistakable pink color scheme is represented only in the app’s toolbar.

You can easily switch between grid and list view, depending on your preferences. You can also choose to view only trending news, or those from the website’s different categories. These include gaming specific categories, like Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, PC, but also Fornite and Pokemon, and entertainment related categories such as movies, TV, comics, books, YouTube and Twitch. There are also categories for reviews, features, guides, podcasts and shopping.

Well, I don’t know, maybe you don’t like web browsers, but you really need to read Polygon. It is possible, isn’t it? One cool feature that Gaming News from Polygon has is the live tile which allows you to see the latest titles directly in your Windows start menu.

A news reading app isn’t necessarily a useless thing, because it allows you stay away from the web browser, and thus save some processing power and avoid the distractions of social media. But I don’t think that many will want to abandon Polygon’s awesome-looking design for this application.