Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This week, we're tackling news straight out of Gamescom, AI use in video games, female character design and more. Can our team predict what's coming?

Point It Out! is Polygon's new weekly gaming news show, hosted by Simone de Rochefort and Matt Patches. Get ready for news, goofs, gags... and some other stuff.

00:00 Serious Gaming News, With Plenty of Goofs
04:11 Who are we, why should you care and more importantly, what are we playing?
12:24 Is Gamescom Replacing Summer Game Fest?
13:11 Gamescom Predictions: Witcher 3 DLC & More
16:05 Why Polygon Wants More Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
16:49 Gamescom Reactions: What Actually Happened?
18:21 Why Every Game Is Becoming Elden Ring
26:38 Why Gamers Are So Suspicious of AI
30:08 Simone wants you to shut up about female character design
33:37 The Witcher 3 Returns — Did Gamescom Deliver?
36:16 Who Won the Gamescom Predictions?

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