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Kit Connor's Elden Ring casting makes perfect sense if you've seen his underrated war movie

Kit Connor's Elden Ring casting makes perfect sense if you've seen his underrated war movie

Elden Ring, the 2028 IMAX-sized movie version of Hidetaka Miyazaki's action RPG, may complete an unlikely trilogy for writer-director Alex...

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Matt Patches

Dragon Ball Super's spectacular new trailer still doesn't justify a remake of the Beerus arc

Dragon Ball Super's spectacular new trailer still doesn't justify a remake of the Beerus arc

The aptly titled "Super Gekitou" (super brawl) trailer for Toei Animation’s forthcoming Dragon Ball Super: Beerus anime series looks...

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Ryan epps

I miss the taste of E3 hype

I miss the taste of E3 hype

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Oli Welsh

Even with killer robots, Pragmata’s Times Square outshines the real thing

Even with killer robots, Pragmata’s Times Square outshines the real thing

Pragmata, Capcom’s new sci-fi third-person shooter, is set on the moon, but a decent chunk of the early game takes place in New York City’s Times...

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Austin Manchester

5 years later, Strixhaven has become one of D&D’s most interesting books

5 years later, Strixhaven has become one of D&D’s most interesting books

One of Strixhaven’s most famous students is Zimone Wola. The other is Everest Hootersby — a character I made up, who helped me tell a more...

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Corey Plante

The worst Indiana Jones game pulled the wool over my eyes 30 years ago

The worst Indiana Jones game pulled the wool over my eyes 30 years ago

If you spend any time online, you might've witnessed a bit of a kerfuffle over the Super Mario Galaxy Movie. One side said kids deserve only...

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Josh Broadwell

Even Microsoft doesn't know what it's going to do with Xbox Game Pass

Even Microsoft doesn't know what it's going to do with Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft increased the price of every Xbox Game Pass tier in October 2025 and claimed it did so because it was "delivering more value, more...

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Tomas franzese

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream captivates me in a way Animal Crossing: New Horizons does not

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream captivates me in a way Animal Crossing: New Horizons does not

We all remember spending multiple weeks caught in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons spell because there wasn't much else to do during the onset...

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Tomas franzese

Disney just picked a fight with IMAX over Avengers: Doomsday snub

Disney just picked a fight with IMAX over Avengers: Doomsday snub

With Avengers: Doomsday and Dune 3 vying for IMAX theaters during the same weekend, Disney lost out. Both films will premiere Dec. 18, 2026, but only...

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Sara century

20 years later, Doctor Who still can't let go of this Doctor/Companion pairing

20 years later, Doctor Who still can't let go of this Doctor/Companion pairing

Twenty years ago, David Tennant stepped into the TARDIS for his first full-length Doctor Who adventure, “The Christmas Invasion.” That episode did...

18.04.2026 2

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Aimee Hart

I saw the first 15 minutes of The Mandalorian and Grogu

I saw the first 15 minutes of The Mandalorian and Grogu

The Mandalorian and Grogu is facing a lot of pressure to refuel the sputtering franchise. Ever since the disastrous conclusion of the sequel trilogy...

17.04.2026 2

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Jake Kleinman

The Spaceballs sequel's new title proves we can't have nice things

The Spaceballs sequel's new title proves we can't have nice things

Yesterday at CinemaCon, 99-year-old comedy legend Mel Brooks revealed the title to the upcoming sequel to his 1978 sci-fi parody Spaceballs....

16.04.2026 1

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Brian vanhooker

Jason Statham's The Beekeeper 2 is destined to be(e) the best action thriller of 2027

Jason Statham's The Beekeeper 2 is destined to be(e) the best action thriller of 2027

We don't even have a trailer yet, and I'm already pumped for The Beekeeper 2. In 2024, The Beekeeper combined Jason Statham's unhinged...

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Jake Kleinman

10 years ago, Disney kicked off its worst, most transparently greedy modern trend

10 years ago, Disney kicked off its worst, most transparently greedy modern trend

On April 15, 2016, Disney released its first live-action remake. With a budget of $175 million, Disney recast all the classic roles, re-recorded all...

16.04.2026 2

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Brian vanhooker

Daredevil: Born Again season 2 is finally getting good

Daredevil: Born Again season 2 is finally getting good

Daredevil: Born Again season 2 started with a bang. In a thrilling opening scene, the Man Without Fear sneaks onto a cargo ship full of military-grade...

16.04.2026 1

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Brian vanhooker

Breaking Bad beat out Hulu to a better Malcolm in the Middle reunion more than 12 years ago

Breaking Bad beat out Hulu to a better Malcolm in the Middle reunion more than 12 years ago

Sure, a new four-episode Malcolm in the Middle revival hit Hulu this week and I guess it's cool that they got so much of the cast back together....

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Brian vanhooker

The anime studio behind one of 2026's best new shows is totally broke

The anime studio behind one of 2026's best new shows is totally broke

Despite the global success of anime, animation studios are at their breaking point. The most recent victim of the unending crunch is Studio Kai, which...

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Ryan epps

What's the best video game quote ever? Now you tell us

What's the best video game quote ever? Now you tell us

It is the nature of top-100 gaming lists: There are only so many entries you can include, and when you're dealing with something as big as, oh,...

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Ari Notis

Crimson Desert's patch offensive improves much, but it can’t fix the game’s real problem

Crimson Desert's patch offensive improves much, but it can’t fix the game’s real problem

It's been a month since Crimson Desert launched, and what an excruciating month it's been — for me, who has played this game for over a...

15.04.2026 1

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Marloes Valentina Stella

Can anyone really replace Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn?

Can anyone really replace Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn?

While the hunt for Gollum is just beginning, the hunt for everyone’s favorite Dúnedain Ranger has finally come to a close, leaving fans of the Lord...

15.04.2026 2

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Rachael-conrad

Avatar footage leak proves the movie should be released in theaters

Avatar footage leak proves the movie should be released in theaters

If you go outside on the weekends, you may have missed one of the biggest Hollywood leaks in recent memory. On Sunday, an anonymous X account uploaded...

15.04.2026 1

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Jake Kleinman

Critical Role Campaign 4 just dropped its best combat episode yet

Critical Role Campaign 4 just dropped its best combat episode yet

Despite being only 21 episodes in, Campaign 4 of Critical Role has provided fans with a number of amazing fights, from the gritty bar brawl against...

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Aimee Hart

Netflix's new Stranger Things replacement looks so much better than the real thing

Netflix's new Stranger Things replacement looks so much better than the real thing

Fresh off the success of Stranger Things, the Duffer Brothers are set to return as executive producers of a brand-new show: The Boroughs. The series...

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Aimee Hart

The 100 greatest video game quotes of all time

The 100 greatest video game quotes of all time

There's a power to video game quotes that can't be quantified. A combat bark can be immortalized as a meme. A monologue can land with the...

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Polygon Staff

I tested Magic: The Gathering in Tabletop Simulator — and you may want to stick with Arena

I tested Magic: The Gathering in Tabletop Simulator — and you may want to stick with Arena

Magic: The Gathering’s 2026 roadmap is proving divisive (to say the least), while the additions of Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, and Marvel Heroes are...

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Lloyd coombes

One month in, Slay the Spire 2's co-op is clearly its best new feature

One month in, Slay the Spire 2's co-op is clearly its best new feature

Mega Crit’s Slay the Spire is incredibly compelling, hooking players since 2019 with the tantalizing promise of unlocking new cards, relics, and...

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Samantha Nelson

Critical Role Campaign 4 makes me want to play Dwarf for the first time in D&D

Critical Role Campaign 4 makes me want to play Dwarf for the first time in D&D

The latest episode of Critical Role Campaign 4 pits the Schemers table against a host of violent enemies in the sewers of Dol-Makjar. However, while...

12.04.2026 3

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Aimee Hart

The return of Gundam has me yearning for an Armored Core anime

The return of Gundam has me yearning for an Armored Core anime

Yesterday, Bandai Namco unveiled the sparkly new trailer for its Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway sequel, The Sorcery of Nymph Circe. The short teaser...

12.04.2026 5

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Ryan epps

Pokémon Champions can't decide if it's for newcomers or veterans

Pokémon Champions can't decide if it's for newcomers or veterans

Pokémon Champions should have been an easy victory. Take the competitive battling of your average Pokémon RPG and section it off into its own game,...

10.04.2026 5

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Giovanni Colantonio

Unfortunately Tubi is my enemy now

Tubi, the ad-supported service where you can watch everything from masterpieces like Goodfellas to schlocky erotic spy movies such as Malibu Express...

10.04.2026 3

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Matt Patches

50 years later, All the President's Men has lost all meaning in the age of Trump

All the President’s Men is one of the best political thrillers ever made, but as the movie turns 50, it's become completely irrelevant. On...

10.04.2026 3

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Brian vanhooker

Steven Soderbergh thinks AI is the end-all for creating a 'dream space' — but he’s wrong

Ocean's 11 and Presence director Steven Soderbergh has once again weighed in on AI in filmmaking, this time adding fresh fuel to an already...

09.04.2026 3

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Ryan epps

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie needed more characters and fewer NPCs

For those who have been playing Nintendo games for decades, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a who’s who of cameos. Wart, Birdo, R.O.B., the literal...

09.04.2026 4

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Giovanni Colantonio

You can’t take the baby that is Daredevil without some of the bathwater that is Iron Fist

Last Friday, photos from the set of Daredevil: Born Again began to circulate featuring Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, and...

08.04.2026 3

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Brian vanhooker

Jack Black and Bennie Safdie weigh in on the Super Mario Galaxy Movie's suicide coaster

While some Nintendo fans have come away from The Super Mario Galaxy Movie dreaming of a future Star Fox spin-off or a third Super Mario animated movie...

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Michael Mcwhertor

Don't watch the new trailer for Andy Serkis' Animal Farm. Watch this old one instead.

If you weren't already aware that Andy Serkis, star of the Lord of the Rings and Planet of the Apes franchises, was making a new animated...

07.04.2026 3

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Tasha Robinson

Reminder: Most people in the Star Wars galaxy have no idea what a lightsaber looks like

From the very start, Star Wars has always been about Jedi and Sith, the Force and lightsabers, Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. So it’s easy to...

07.04.2026 3

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Jake Kleinman

Gale should be the villain of Scream 8

Seasons change, and another Scream movie has cycled through theaters. Scream 7 broke franchise records by clearing the $200 million mark at the box...

06.04.2026 5

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Sara century

Outriders was years ahead of its time

The biggest multiplayer shooters of the moment share a lot in common. In Arc Raiders and Marathon, you and up to two other players venture from a safe...

06.04.2026 5

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Ari Notis

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is secretly a Mass Effect game

It’s been nine years since Mass Effect fans got a new entry in the series with the divisive Mass Effect: Andromeda. 2021’s Mass Effect Legendary...

04.04.2026 5

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Austin Manchester

Mario Wonder's new DLC is hiding the cleverest ideas in a 2D Mario game

I wasn’t expecting much when I started playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s new Meetup in Bellabel Park DLC. Considering my pre-launch preview...

02.04.2026 10

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Giovanni Colantonio

If you're going to be a retro game, be a retro game

As a child of the 90s, it’s probably no surprise to hear that I have a fondness for a specific era of 2D platformers. Even today, I love opening up...

02.04.2026 10

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Giovanni Colantonio

Monstress could be Amazon’s best comic-to-TV adaptation. It’s definitely its biggest challenge yet.

Last week, Variety reported that Amazon MGM Studios is developing an animated show based on Monstress, the Eisner Award-winning Image Comics series...

02.04.2026 8

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Austin Manchester

Magic’s Secrets of Strixhaven skips Learn — my favorite mechanic

After weaving through the intricacies of Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited and enduring a month of pizza and nunchaku diet thanks to Teenage Mutant Ninja...

02.04.2026 8

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Francesco Cacciatore

2 seemingly innocent words in the official description for Ryan Coogler’s X-Files really have me worried

Ryan Coogler’s upcoming X-Files reboot has cast Himesh Patel as one of its leads, in addition to the previously announced Danielle Deadwyler. Both...

01.04.2026 10

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Brian vanhooker

Jack Black wants to be in a live-action Yakuza movie, and this diaper fetishist was made for him

Jack Black has made it clear he's got video-game aspirations far beyond Bowser. In the lead-up to the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,...

31.03.2026 7

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Jen Glennon

Dragon Age 2 never played it safe — and that's what made it great

There are many staples that make up a BioWare game. You have your legendary hero, one that you can shape to your liking with different background...

31.03.2026 10

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Aimee Hart

Jujutsu Kaisen has always been about fighting. The brilliant season 3 finale shows why.

Jujutsu Kaisen is a deceptively complex series. On the surface, it’s all about super-powered exorcists battling evil monsters and, more often, each...

30.03.2026 10

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Francesco-Cacciatore

Switch 2's rumored Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake will be a big challenge for Nintendo

Nintendo reportedly has a new remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time coming in 2026, a major release that will be closely timed to the...

28.03.2026 8

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Michael Mcwhertor

C'mon Atlus — Where the heck is Persona 6?

Ten years, one remake, multiple ports, a pseudo-sequel, and several spin-offs have happened since Persona 5 launched, so it feels reasonable to ask...

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Josh Broadwell