Published Nov 7, 2026, 7:00 PM EST

Ford James is a UK-based freelance games writer at Polygon. He also has bylines at industry-leading outlets including GamesRadar, Eurogamer, PC Gamer, and more. He mostly writes about FPS games such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Arc Raiders, but is also partial to a decent RPG, roguelike, or sports game. He's a huge Pokémon fan, thinks The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the best game of all time, and has a degree in Games Journalism & Public Relations.

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Every now and then, a game with little to no fanfare pre-launch gets blessed by the algorithm and surges in popularity. Probably Stolen is the latest recipient of this; after being released on Oct. 28, it's continued to climb in popularity, peaking at 174,382 concurrent players on Nov.…