For better and for worse, when Microsoft’s Xbox 360 launched in 2005 it changed video games forever. And now seems like a perfect time to take a look back at the best and worst parts of its run.

It was an obvious point delivered by the worst messenger in a way that didn’t even make sense. For starters, the Xbox 360 marketplace is shutting down for sales of new digital games but people ...

Maddy Myers has run Polygon’s games section since 2020 as deputy editor. She has worked in games journalism since 2007, at Kotaku, The Mary Sue, and the Boston Phoenix. The main reason I ...