Culture Shock
This week on Polygon, we’re looking at how cultural differences affect media in a special issue called Culture Shock. From...
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How a super robot anime became a revolutionary icon for Filipinos
Growing up in the mid-2000s, I woke up every morning to watch Detective Conan on our CRT TV as I...
No one quite knew how to localize Drew Carey in The Sims
In 2000, shortly after the launch of The Sims, publisher Electronic Arts and developer Maxis discovered that the game was...
This 55-inch LG OLED TV is just $798 again at Walmart
Finding a good 55-inch OLED TV for under $800 is very rare, but an amazing deal we spotted at Walmart...
When is Hatsune Miku coming to Fortnite?
Hatsune Miku will finally be making an appearance in Fortnite. The turquoise twintailed singer is coming to the world of...
It’s time for independent tabletop role-playing games to get loud
Card art from The Deck of Many Things, which was pulled from distribution in 2023 before being remanufactured and delayed...
Dynasty Warriors: Origins turns in a bold new direction
There was a particular moment just a few hours into my Dynasty Warriors: Origins playthrough when I felt that I...
Can’t wait for Severance season 2? Watch Ben Stiller’s first mystery-box thriller, now on Netflix
Later this January, one of the most intriguing science fiction shows of the 21st century will finally return. Nearly three...
Doctor Doom is the hardest character to play in the MCU, says Marvel’s own Doom Guy
Fantastic Four writer (and Squirrel Girl writer, and Dinosaur Comics writer) Ryan North knows why Doctor Doom is the Cadillac...
Den of Thieves 2 director is planning Den of Thieves 3 — and movies about pirates, Vikings, and ISIS
Creating a brand-new franchise in a world of IP adaptations is hard work. Just ask Christian Gudegast, writer-director of the...
How did these hit games find their first 1,000 players?
Push to Talk is a weekly newsletter about the business of making and marketing video games, written by games industry...
Can Marvel Rivals learn from Overwatch’s mistakes?
Marvel Rivals has been enjoying a successful launch, and fan morale remains high as we head into season one. I’ll...
Don’t think of Better Man as a music biopic — it’s a must-see fantasy spectacle
For American audiences, at least, the movie musical Better Man is a fairly hard sell. It’s an odd-sounding project — a...
The Apothecary Diaries is back, and now’s the perfect time to catch up
The Apothecary Diaries wasn’t just my favorite anime of 2024, but my favorite show altogether. Based on the light novel...
The best Steam Deck accessories
The Steam Deck is a portable gaming powerhouse. After its 2022 launch, it didn’t take long for the Steam Deck...
It took ‘months’ to convince Donnie Yen to direct and star in The Prosecutor
A new Donnie Yen movie is always a must-see event for action fans. After wowing audiences in 2023 with his...
The Retroid Pocket 5 is the handheld I’ve been waiting for
How does anyone choose which handheld to buy when better, cheaper hardware appears nearly every week? The answer (at long...
Chaotic co-op platformer Pico Park 2 shows the Switch is still getting great new games
Given the excitement around the rumored Nintendo Switch 2, it’s easy to miss new games released to current Nintendo Switch...
The best thrillers to watch on Netflix this January
The new year has begun, and that means it’s time for a fresh batch of Netflix thrillers to fill your...
Flow, Netflix’s Ad Vitam, Look Into My Eyes, and every movie new to streaming this week
Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and...
These solo tabletop RPGs will break your heart and put it back together
For at least the last decade, video games have been offering profound emotional single-player experiences, yet the recent surge of...
Love and Deepspace introduces a new innovation in video games: a period tracker
Love and Deepspace, the mega-popular mobile game from the studios behind Infinity Nikki, will be getting a head-turning feature in...
Marvel Rivals mod support is dead
Fun’s over: The latest update to Marvel Rivals has killed support for PC mods that change the looks of its...
All Team-Up abilities in Marvel Rivals and how to do them
Team-Up abilities are thematically appropriate moves in Marvel Rivals, allowing two or more heroes from the Marvel Universe to pair...
Civilization 7 system requirements for Windows PC, Steam Deck, Mac, and Linux
System requirements for Civilization 7 have been announced ahead of its release by developer Firaxis Games, which also confirmed that...
The best characters in Marvel Rivals
There are 35 different characters in Marvel Rivals, but not every hero (or villain) is equal. In the competitive shooter’s...
The best way to make Skyrim more realistic? Rats
Since the release of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim in 2011, the game has inspired one of the largest and...
What is the Marvel Rivals roadmap?
The roadmap for Marvel Rivals details what to expect next from the ongoing competitive romp through Marvel’s multiverse. Season 1...
All Marvel Rivals maps and modes in season 1
Marvel Rivals is a competitive game set in the multiverse, so it’s fitting that you play on a number of...
All forecast tower locations in Fortnite
Forecast towers allow you to see the upcoming Storm Circle before it spawns in Fortnite. Learning the location of the...
Marvel Rivals is already breaking the idea of playing support with the Invisible Woman
The true test for how far a hero shooter is willing to go with its roster is how it handles...
This Gotham City RPG offers something for every type of Batman fan
Holy crowdfunding campaign, Batman! Two years after raising nearly $1.5 million for the Batman: Gotham City Chronicles role-playing game, the...
Is the Marvel Rivals season 1 battle pass worth it?
The Marvel Rivals season 1 battle pass, formally referred to as the Darkhold in-game, offers 10 new skins and a...
All Marvel Rivals season 1 battle pass skins and rewards
There are 10 skins in the Marvel Rivals season 1 battle pass, most of which fit into a spooky vampire...
Fight Nazis at Stalingrad in this upcoming Axis & Allies release
At the 2025 Action Briefing event, Renegade Games announced updated titles to historical tabletop game line Axis & Allies. The...
Genki says it’s never seen the Switch 2, mock-ups were based on other leaks
Genki, a peripheral manufacturer that previously boasted about having access to Nintendo’s upcoming Switch successor, is now walking back the...
The best order to watch all the Star Wars movies and shows
The Skywalker saga is complete, the Clone Wars animated series has come to an end (sort of), and one of...
Five pages from Marvel’s new Star Wars series shows Jedi badassery at its height
With Star Wars: Jedi Knights, Marvel Comics’ latest series set in that galaxy far, far away, writer Marc Guggenheim (Legends...
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a GOTY front-runner at the DICE Awards
If you want proof that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would have been a serious Game of the Year...
Pokémon Go ‘Fashion Week’ 2025 event guide
Pokémon Go’s yearly “Fashion Week” event for 2025 has started, running Jan. 10-19, and bringing back a bunch of costumed...
The dizzying thriller Fall does for heights what The Descent did for depths
Some movie and TV stories, described to someone who hasn’t seen them, invariably sound cooler than they are. (Just try...
How to trigger Recursive Destruction in Marvel Rivals
Recursive Destruction allows you to restore terrain and objects to their original form in Marvel Rivals. Recursive Destruction is a...
Final Fantasy 14 housing demolition delayed on NA servers due to Los Angeles wildfires
As multiple wildfires rage around the Los Angeles area, the Final Fantasy 14 team has decided to delay the game’s...
Creature Commandos is the better version of The Suicide Squad
With its season 1 finale, Creature Commandos has secured its spot for the strangest first installment of an interconnected cinematic...
The US government wants to start protecting you from Robux scams
POLAND – 2023/11/09: In this photo illustration a Roblox logo is displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages on...
Here are the best microSD cards for Steam Deck
Following the debut of the Steam Deck OLED in late 2023, the $399 Steam Deck now comes with 256 GB...
The best PS5 accessories
The PS5 is home to gaming experiences you can’t find on any other console. While popular PS5 titles such as...
All the new video games launching in 2025
After a brutal year for the video game industry, 2025 is looking brighter and much busier — if only because Rockstar...
Anker’s clever new USB-C charger is $10 off
CES 2025 saw the unveiling of some exciting gaming gear, like the new Lenovo Legion Go S, the Nvidia RTX...
Marvel Rivals Midnight Features event missions and rewards so far
The Midnight Features event arrives in Marvel Rivals with the launch of Season 1. The Midnight Features event consists of...
Den of Thieves 2 director on making action movie history with an electric-car chase
In 2018, the heist thriller Den of Thieves shot into the all-time-great January movies canon, quickly garnering a passionate fan...
