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GameStop CEO's plan to take over eBay continues to be a clown show

GameStop CEO's plan to take over eBay continues to be a clown show

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen could have laid low after his disastrous CNBC interview earlier this week, where he failed to convince anyone that he actually...

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Patricia Hernandez

Daredevil: Born Again's season finale was a weak imitation of the Netflix show

Daredevil: Born Again's season finale was a weak imitation of the Netflix show

Daredevil: Born Again season 2 ended on Tuesday with an explosive finale that put a cap on many of the show's major plotlines while also opening...

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Austin Manchester

Dave Filoni is wrong about Darth Vader in one concerning way

Dave Filoni is wrong about Darth Vader in one concerning way

With Kathleen Kennedy stepping down from her role as President of Lucasfilm after 13 years, George Lucas’s protege Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan...

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Aimee Hart

I can't believe we're still getting Halo Infinite updates in 2026

I can't believe we're still getting Halo Infinite updates in 2026

Halo Infinite is really living up to its name. Six months after developer Halo Studios announced the end of Infinite's major content updates, the...

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Ari Notis

Rahul Kohli is great in Saros, but his character is just the worst

Rahul Kohli is great in Saros, but his character is just the worst

Arjun Devraj, the protagonist in Housemarque's latest roguelike Saros (sort of), is a man on a mission. Early on, we learn he is searching for...

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Ford James

In its final moments of season 2, Daredevil: Born Again decides its pro-January 6th

In its final moments of season 2, Daredevil: Born Again decides its pro-January 6th

Throughout this season of Daredevil: Born Again, the political parallels seemed clear. Mayor Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio), as a temperamental New...

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Brian vanhooker

My favorite Star Wars parody is a short-lived 1980s 'funny animal comic'

My favorite Star Wars parody is a short-lived 1980s 'funny animal comic'

Don’t get me wrong, I love Spaceballs as much as the next guy, but my favorite Star Wars parody is a much deeper cut. Back in the 1980s, there was...

06.05.2026 1

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Brian vanhooker

If Charlie Cox wants to play Daredevil into his 60s, Marvel should let him

If Charlie Cox wants to play Daredevil into his 60s, Marvel should let him

Charlie Cox has been playing Daredevil for more than a decade now, and in a recent interview, he let it be known that he might be down for a couple...

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Brian vanhooker

Disney needs to reboot this forgotten, over-the-top Star Wars game series

Disney needs to reboot this forgotten, over-the-top Star Wars game series

Star Wars fans and gamers were treated to plenty of great Star Wars games in the 2000s. Battlefront and its sequel, the Knights of the Old Republic...

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Austin Manchester

Star Wars just redefined Darth Vader canon in one epic way

Star Wars just redefined Darth Vader canon in one epic way

[Ed. note: This article contains spoilers for Star Wars Maul - Shadow Lord episodes 9-10.] The final two episodes of Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord...

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Aimee Hart

GameStop buying eBay would be horrendous for Pokémon card collectors, retro game enthusiasts

GameStop buying eBay would be horrendous for Pokémon card collectors, retro game enthusiasts

Reports have emerged that GameStop is considering an acquisition of eBay. Fans of everything from the Pokémon Trading Card Game to retro gaming...

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Tomas franzese

Thor has an unforgettable Old Man Logan moment that Marvel should steal for the movies

Thor has an unforgettable Old Man Logan moment that Marvel should steal for the movies

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is almost 20 years old, and Thor has been around since nearly the beginning. Chris Hemsworth debuted as the God of...

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Austin Manchester

Pokémon TCG Pocket quietly just got 10,000 times better

Pokémon TCG Pocket quietly just got 10,000 times better

Earlier this week, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket got a new update, which added the Lucario-focused Pulsing Aura booster pack to the...

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Giovanni Colantonio

I accidentally made Saros too easy with a few simple tweaks

I accidentally made Saros too easy with a few simple tweaks

If you had a tough time with Returnal, you might be understandably worried about how you’ll fare with Saros. After all, Housemarque’s latest...

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Giovanni Colantonio

Even a one-time check for PlayStation DRM is concerning

Even a one-time check for PlayStation DRM is concerning

Sony has addressed concerns surrounding a DRM (digital rights management) scare that gained steam on social media over the weekend — for the moment...

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Tomas franzese

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

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

Remedy Entertainment has had one hell of a decade. 2019’s Control was popular enough to spawn an expanded universe. The 2023 action-horror game Alan...

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Ari Notis

Luke Skywalker not a top 10 Star Wars character 'according to fans'

Luke Skywalker not a top 10 Star Wars character 'according to fans'

George Lucas really nailed the casting of Luke Skywalker way back in 1976. In Mark Hamill, the filmmaker not only found the ideal young person to...

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Matt Patches

Logan Paul doesn’t understand manga

Logan Paul doesn’t understand manga

Logan Paul just doesn’t get it. The YouTuber-turned-crypto-bro has been flaunting graded manga on X (formerly Twitter), much to the chagrin of fans...

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Ryan epps

The man behind The Green Knight has delivered a ghost story like no other

“This is not a ghost story,” says on-screen text in the middle of the trailer for David Lowery’s strange new movie Mother Mary. It’s a catchy...

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Jesse Hassenger

Xbox’s new multiplayer game is a blast, no matter how many people play it

Double Fine Productions and Xbox Game Studios released Kiln on April 23, and the oddball multiplayer game is a riot. It's unlike any other...

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Tomas franzese

The violent truth about Mewgenics that no one is talking about

My cat, Koga, has a white slash across her right eye. I have no idea how she got the scar. What I do know is that, when we first met, she hopped into...

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Patricia Hernandez

Two years ago, the developer of Peak released an underrated Soulslike

Developer Aggro Crab is now best known for Peak, its wildly popular co-op game that took Steam by storm after it launched in June 2024. The studio had...

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Tomas franzese

Now's the time to bring back the $1 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate trial

Xbox Game Pass has gone through many phases since its launch in 2017. At first, it seemed like a harebrained scheme that would never work. In the...

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Jen Glennon

I have discovered the best game soundtrack of 2026 so far and it is Super Woden: Rally Edge

Video game soundtracks are pretty respectable these days. I just watched James Bond composer David Arnold take the stage at the BAFTA Games Awards and...

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Oli Welsh

I played this 24-year-old MMO every day for a month. Here's what it taught me about modern games

The first time I played Ragnarok Online was in 2005. A year earlier, a friend had flooded my mind with stories about a kind of PC game the two of us...

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Paulo Kawanishi

35 years ago, the Game Gear walked so the Steam Deck could run

Nobody before or since has made consoles like Sega did in the 1990s. The company was constantly trying new things, many of which involved attaching...

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Jen Glennon

The latest Star Wars comic really, really wants you to visit Galaxy's Edge

Have you ever been to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge? Well, Disney really wants you to go, and if you haven’t been convinced yet, Marvel released a...

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Aimee Hart

The long-lost 'Star Trek novel' that Octavia Butler disavowed is returning to print 40 years later

Groundbreaking, bestselling science fiction and fantasy author Octavia Butler died 20 years ago, but her work lives on — all except one novel, which...

25.04.2026 10

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Tasha Robinson

Will we get a new GTA Online with GTA 6? Here's what we know

With Grand Theft Auto 6 due to launch November 19, speculation is at a fever pitch about what the game will be like — and whether it’ll actually...

24.04.2026 10

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Jen Glennon

Star Wars’ pivot from the Skywalker Saga to genre stories is great for the franchise

One of the biggest criticisms that's followed Star Wars is that even though it’s set in such an expansive galaxy, all the recurring characters...

24.04.2026 10

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Aimee Hart

Please just put the entire Call of Duty series on Game Pass

You see the clips make the rounds on social media every few months: futuristic soldiers, space battles, grappling hooks. The game depicted isn't...

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Ari Notis

Did Netflix drop the ball with JoJo: Steel Ball Run?

On March 19, Netflix released the long-awaited two-part premiere of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run. This first double...

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Debopriyaa Dutta

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...

21.04.2026 10

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Matt Patches

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...

21.04.2026 6

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Ryan epps

I miss the taste of E3 hype

Patch Notes is a weekly newsletter bringing you the best of Polygon, sent on Fridays and published on the site on Sundays. You can subscribe here....

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Oli Welsh

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...

20.04.2026 10

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Austin Manchester

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...

19.04.2026 5

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Corey Plante

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

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

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...

19.04.2026 10

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Tomas franzese

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...

18.04.2026 8

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Sara century

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 10

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Aimee Hart

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 10

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Jake Kleinman

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 6

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Brian vanhooker

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

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 7

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Brian vanhooker

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 5

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Brian vanhooker

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

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...

16.04.2026 10

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Ryan epps

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