Ari Notis-Deputy Editor

Ari Notis

Contributor Since September, 2022
Qualifications 12 years of editorial experience across a wide range of roles and sectors
Expertise
Immortals of Aveum, Forspoken, Exodus
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About Ari Notis

Ari Notis is deputy editor of games at Polygon, where he oversees the gaming segment. Previously, he was Polygon’s guides editor. Prior to joining Polygon, he was a reporter at Kotaku, the popular gaming site, and a senior editor at the lifestyle publication Best Life. He also served in various editorial capacities at various Hearst publications, including Esquire, Veranda, and Metropolitan Home. Ari is one of the people who still play Halo Infinite on a weekly basis. There are dozens of them!

What's a recent obsession?

Red Rising

What's your origin story?

Well, it doesn't involve a radioactive spider...

What did you play or watch that changed your life?

Hades

Melinoe wields the sister blades in key art for Hades 2 and all weapons
Reviews

Hades 2 overcomplicates a perfect formula

By  POLY Staff
A Slay the Spire comic by PixelPenguin shows a whale and a rainbow with a blue background
Feature

He drew a Slay the Spire comic every day until the sequel came out. Now what?

By  POLY Staff
Jun Aslan walks toward a Celestial structure in Exodus
Previews

Exodus is for the true sci-fi sickos

By  POLY Staff

Latest

forza-horizon-6-press-image-1.jpg
5 most anticipated new Xbox games to play in May
What to Play

Well, Forza and four others

Quantum Break protagonist
Sorry Control, Quantum Break is secretly Remedy’s best game
Opinion

Remedy's unsung time travel game was too innovative for its own good

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A futuristic soldier contemplates Game Pass while standing on a space station in Call of Duty Infinite Warfare
Please just put the entire Call of Duty series on Game Pass
Opinion

I'm not buying Infinite Warfare just for Infinite Warfare to be 'free' the next week

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Diana stares at a globe in Pragmata.
Pragmata's big launch is giving me hope for single-player games
Analysis

Capcom's quest for world domination continues

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An illustration of Zagreus from Hades with Demeter in the background
The best line in Hades never gets old – here’s how Supergiant nailed it
Interview

Supergiant creative director Greg Kasavin gets in the weeds about writing for Zagreus

100 Best Video Game Quotes of All Time - Garrus from Mass Effect
What's the best video game quote ever? Now you tell us

We had our turn — now it's yours

47
Blackbeard and Edward Kenway talk in key art for Assassin's Creed Black Flag
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag almost had an entirely different version of Blackbeard’s dying words
Interview

Writer Darby McDevitt tells Polygon how Blackbeard's most iconic quote changed mid-shoot

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A Trickster attacks an enemy in Outriders with a time knife
Outriders was years ahead of its time
Opinion

Arc Raiders and Marathon owe a lot to Square Enix’s loot-shooter

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A pinkwater security specialist wears a spacesuit in The Expanse Osiris Reborn
The Expanse game is looking more like Mass Effect than ever
News

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is getting a closed beta ahead of its 2027 release

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Kliff performs a spell on a path in Crimson Desert on Windows PC but not PS5 or Xbox because those versions haven't been playable in time for the review embargo
We still don't know what Crimson Desert is like on PS5 and Xbox
Analysis

We were only offered access to the Windows PC version of the game

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Jun Aslan hides behind cover in Exodus gameplay
First legit Exodus gameplay is the Mass Effect we've been waiting a decade for
News

Space grappling hook!!!

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Artwork for Starfield Terran Armada
Bethesda just announced a bunch of Starfield news — here's everything we learned
News

A new platform, a new price, and more

Free Lanes Screenshot - New POI
Starfield’s 'biggest update' ever makes the game better in every single way
Previews

Free Lanes will be available on April 7, alongside PS5 version and new story expansion

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Terran Armada robots line up in Starfield
Starfield's next expansion is about killer robots invading the galaxy
News

Terran Armada will be available alongside the RPG's PS5 release

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Hugh and Diana stand in front of a robot in Times Square in Pragmata
Pragmata’s 6-year wait is starting to feel worth it
Previews

Two hours with Capcom's latest was one hell of a blast

12
An assassin stares grimly in Marathon
Forget extraction shooters, we just want a good FPS campaign
Opinion

Marathon is the latest game that requires mandatory sweating

46
The Pokemon Pokopia hero stands in a bedroom and thinks about the gaming costing $80 on Amazon
Amazon jacked up the price of Pokémon Pokopia to $80
News

The digital edition is still at the normal price, though

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Mega Garchomp Z over a purple background in Pokémon Legends ZA
It’s time to admit Mega Evolutions are Pokémon’s most annoying gimmick
Opinion

This feature can go back to 2013

10
A Slay the Spire 2 character holds two daggers
Slay the Spire 2 mogged the gaming industry in less than 24 hours
News

It crashed Steam and smashed a record

8
The Marathon PS5 controller against a tan background
At least we'll always have the Marathon PS5 controller
Impressions

As far as limited-edition DualSense controllers go, this one's pretty cool

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