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Every Nintendo game from the Switch 2's first year, ranked

Every Nintendo game from the Switch 2's first year, ranked

The Nintendo Switch 2 is already one year old, and what a maiden voyage it has been. Over the past 12 months, Nintendo has gone all in on supporting...

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Giovanni Colantonio

Mid-NBA Finals, Spurs star Victor Wembanyama exposed as the worst kind of Star Wars fan

Mid-NBA Finals, Spurs star Victor Wembanyama exposed as the worst kind of Star Wars fan

Regardless of who wins the NBA Finals, it's been a very good year for Victor Wembanyama — and I say this as a lifelong New Yorker who grew up...

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Jake Kleinman

Prime Video scraps Stargate reboot for a good reason fans will still hate

Prime Video scraps Stargate reboot for a good reason fans will still hate

When Martin Gero announced in November that he would be serving as showrunner for a new Stargate series for Prime Video, he made it clear that he...

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Sam nelson

Subnautica 2's latest update continues a worrying trend

Subnautica 2's latest update continues a worrying trend

Unknown Worlds pushed the latest Subnautica 2 hotfix, and aside from the usual bug squashing, this one's all about making aggressive fish less...

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Josh Broadwell

Forza Horizon 6 players are using the Estate creation tool in the dumbest possible way

Forza Horizon 6 players are using the Estate creation tool in the dumbest possible way

One of the major additions in Forza Horizon 6 is the Estate: a house with a huge empty lot attached to it where you can use the game's new...

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Oli Welsh

The Mandalorian and Grogu isn’t about the fate of the galaxy, and that’s a good thing

The Mandalorian and Grogu isn’t about the fate of the galaxy, and that’s a good thing

The weekend box office numbers are in for The Mandalorian and Grogu, and while the movie brought in about $100 million, it still represents the...

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Brian vanhooker

Reigniting the console wars isn't going to save Xbox

Reigniting the console wars isn't going to save Xbox

Newly appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma recently suggested that Xbox would likely remove competitors' logos from future showcases. It's the...

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Tomas franzese

We need Rey to return to Star Wars now more than ever

We need Rey to return to Star Wars now more than ever

The Star Wars sequel trilogy probably didn't pan out as Lucasfilm intended. While The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker...

31.05.2026 4

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Aimee Hart

The studio behind The Witcher 3 is in a totally different world now

The studio behind The Witcher 3 is in a totally different world now

The Witcher 3 came out in 2015, and though the RPG remains a beloved classic, a lot has changed in those 11 years. CD Projekt Red, the Polish studio...

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Patricia Hernandez

We need Witcher video games directly based on the books

We need Witcher video games directly based on the books

After months of speculation, CD Projekt Red announced more The Witcher 3 DLC on Wednesday. Unfortunately for those wanting more monster hunting on the...

31.05.2026 3

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Austin Manchester

007 First Light twists an iconic Daniel Craig scene into my ultimate gaming power fantasy

007 First Light twists an iconic Daniel Craig scene into my ultimate gaming power fantasy

A few years ago, I had to learn how to tie a bow tie for the first time. It took me — and this is not an exaggeration — two full weeks of...

30.05.2026 3

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Ari Notis

The latest Critical Role episode makes me crave a city campaign

The latest Critical Role episode makes me crave a city campaign

Critical Role started Campaign 4 shortly after the harrowing death of Thjazi Fang, a rebellious hero whose actions touched the lives of 13 different...

29.05.2026 2

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Aimee Hart

007 First Light somehow made the tutorial fun as the main game

007 First Light somehow made the tutorial fun as the main game

Opening moments of games can often feel long and slow, and may even be boring as the game must teach you how to play it first thing. They’re a...

29.05.2026 4

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Austin Manchester

Lego Batman borrows from Insomniac's Spider-Man games for the best open-world Gotham yet

Lego Batman borrows from Insomniac's Spider-Man games for the best open-world Gotham yet

Even before it came out, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight sparked a lot of chatter about how it emulates the feel of Rocksteady’s Batman:...

29.05.2026 2

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Austin Manchester

Star Wars sacrificed its women by bringing The Mandalorian to the big screen

Star Wars sacrificed its women by bringing The Mandalorian to the big screen

Six years after Disney took a chance on scaling Star Wars down into a TV series, the adventures of Din Djarin and his ward Grogu have finally made...

28.05.2026 4

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Aimee Hart

The Mandalorian and Grogu is at its best when everyone shuts up

The Mandalorian and Grogu is at its best when everyone shuts up

Every Star Wars movie is defined by a single sequence. Whether it’s the Death Star battle at the end of A New Hope or Obi-Wan and Anakin’s...

27.05.2026 5

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Tomas franzese

What's happening with Destiny 3?

What's happening with Destiny 3?

Destiny 2, a once-shining example of the modern live-service game, gets its final update on June 9. So, if Bungie is ending active development on its...

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Patricia Hernandez

The Odyssey will be the biggest movie of the year regardless of box office

The Odyssey will be the biggest movie of the year regardless of box office

A while ago, I made a foolhardy bet with a friend: I bet that Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey would make more money than Avengers: Doomsday at...

26.05.2026 7

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Oli Welsh

Let’s give it up for the Mario universe’s most underrated weirdo

Let’s give it up for the Mario universe’s most underrated weirdo

If you were to conduct a survey that asks players to pick the best enemies from the extended Mario universe, I reckon you wouldn’t find many...

26.05.2026 6

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Giovanni Colantonio

It’s time to appreciate The Boys for what it really is: a fantastic comic book

It’s time to appreciate The Boys for what it really is: a fantastic comic book

When Amazon's adaptation of The Boys was announced, I was thrilled. Garth Ennis is my favorite comics writer, and The Boys occupies a stable spot...

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Francesco Cacciatore

Critical Role is back to its chaotic fun roots, and I missed that a lot

Critical Role is back to its chaotic fun roots, and I missed that a lot

Critical Role Campaign 4’s West Marches-style approach split the 13-player cast into three tables. While that gave us three different parties and...

25.05.2026 7

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Aimee Hart

We need more swords that are also cranky old farts

Video games are full of ancient blades with fascinating stories behind them. Usually, we learn about their histories by unearthing a dusty tome or...

23.05.2026 7

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Jen Glennon

Why Samurai Jack’s sword felt so different from every other cartoon weapon

Long ago in a distant land, a Japanese emperor who was also a mighty warrior saw his land overtaken by a shapeshifting demon known as Aku. To defeat...

22.05.2026 6

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Brian vanhooker

The Master Sword isn’t even the coolest sword in The Legend of Zelda

Whenever I think about Link from the Legend of Zelda series, I instinctively picture him holding the Master Sword. I’m sure you do too. Link’s...

21.05.2026 7

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Giovanni Colantonio

The coolest sword Pokémon of all time

Cool Sword Day is here once again, a Polygon-born tradition where we celebrate all the coolest swords across video games, movies, TV shows — you...

21.05.2026 7

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Ford James

Only one other Star Wars character has a cooler lightsaber than Darth Maul

Ask a Star Wars fan their favorite weapon, and there’s a 98% chance they choose the lightsaber. Lightsabers — laser swords powered by a...

21.05.2026 7

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Aimee Hart

The Mandalorian theme is the greatest Star Wars music not by John Williams

"The Mandalorian" is a masterpiece. I'm not talking about The Mandalorian, the TV show (although it is pretty great, especially the...

21.05.2026 8

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Oli Welsh

The hyped upcoming open-world Lord of the Rings RPG might break a 10-year curse

When was the last time you played an excellent Lord of the Rings game? The landmark fantasy series is known for its epic scale, rich lore, cinematic...

21.05.2026 8

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Patricia Hernandez

I love that Cyclops is cool again

Although Cyclops is a complex and very interesting character in the comics, X-Men adaptations continually failed to make Scott Summers feel as cool as...

20.05.2026 7

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Tomas franzese

Woody Allen's time-travel movie nails one dark truth about the genre

Fifteen years ago, I graduated from college with a literature degree and absolutely no idea what to do with it. The world outside campus felt bleak...

20.05.2026 7

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Corey Plante

The 10 best Game Changer episodes

Season 8 of Dropout’s flagship show Game Changer premieres Monday May 18. Based on its first trailer, it certainly seems like the new episodes might...

19.05.2026 8

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Austin Manchester

The 10 most powerful common cards in Magic: The Gathering history

Arguably one of the best formats in Magic: The Gathering is Pauper, a play mode where decks can only use cards that were printed at common rarity. At...

18.05.2026 7

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Corey Plante

PlayStation adding player counts for PS5 games doesn't help anyone

PlayStation is taking cues from Steam and testing a new feature that will let players see player counts for PS5 games every week. As that statistic...

17.05.2026 10

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Tomas franzese

HBO's Westworld show is officially dead, right?

It’s official: Warner Bros. is rebooting Michael Crichton’s 1973 Westworld film. Aptly penning the script is David Koepp, who wrote 1993’s...

17.05.2026 8

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Ryan epps

I'm glad Subnautica 2 refuses to let you kill things

Subnautica 2 instantly made waves with its early access debut, and while most of its big features are welcome improvements over the first game,...

16.05.2026 8

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Josh Broadwell

Let Kylie Jenner enjoy Breath of the Wild, you jerks

Here's a fun challenge for you: explain the plot of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in a succinct and breezy manner that someone who...

16.05.2026 10

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Jen Glennon

The most difficult challenge in Mixtape is its hero's attitude

There’s a lot to like about Mixtape. Beethoven & Dinosaur’s narrative adventure is the definition of a crowd-pleaser thanks to its wealth of...

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Giovanni Colantonio

Star Wars fans keep getting one annoying thing wrong about Darth Vader's Jedi purge

The magic of Star Wars is that, no matter what topic you choose to discuss, someone is bound to have a strong opinion about it. This is especially...

14.05.2026 9

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Aimee Hart

The Punisher exposes a major flaw in Marvel's streaming strategy

Ahead of his big screen debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the Punisher has returned in a Marvel Special Presentation. More than anything Marvel...

13.05.2026 10

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Brian vanhooker

Brennan Lee Mulligan's handling of Campaign 4 shows how to be a great Dungeon Master

Critical Role Campaign 4 is vastly different from its previous three campaigns. The cast size has doubled, and its setting is the godless, war-torn...

13.05.2026 10

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Aimee Hart

Tomodachi Life's Korean food looks so good I actually have to and go eat some IRL

Within the first few days of my Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream playthrough, a shop on my island was stocked with buchimgae, a Korean savory pancake...

12.05.2026 10

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Julia Lee

Marisha Ray just made Critical Role history with Campaign 4

Critical Role has had many standout moments over the years — the reveal of the Sun Tree in Campaign 1, Jester’s spectacular use of a magical...

11.05.2026 20

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Aimee Hart

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...

09.05.2026 10

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Patricia Hernandez

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...

08.05.2026 10

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Austin Manchester

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...

07.05.2026 10

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Aimee Hart

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...

07.05.2026 10

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Ari Notis

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...

06.05.2026 10

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Ford James

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...

06.05.2026 10

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Brian vanhooker

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 10

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Brian vanhooker

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...

06.05.2026 10

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Brian vanhooker