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There’s Oscar bait, but where’s the GOTY bait?

There’s Oscar bait, but where’s the GOTY bait?

This year’s Venice Film Festival kicks off on Aug. 27, firing the starting gun for the film world’s marathon run to the Oscars. A couple of days...

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Oli Welsh

20 years later, rewatching Doctor Who with my American friend reminded me why I love it

I was eight years old when Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper first appeared on my TV screen as The Doctor and Rose Tyler in 2005’s Doctor Who...

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Aimee Hart

Let's push the 'roguelike' definition as far as we can

Let's push the 'roguelike' definition as far as we can

This article is part of Run, Die, Repeat, Polygon's week-long series exploring roguelikes. The definition of "roguelike" is one of those topics of...

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Aimee Hart

Is Avengers: Doomsday already doomed?

Is Avengers: Doomsday already doomed?

The lead-up to any major new Marvel movie is a veritable minefield of unfounded rumors, wild speculation, and Tom Holland casually spoiling secrets...

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Jake Kleinman

Don't play Sword of the Sea without playing ABZÛ, too

Don't play Sword of the Sea without playing ABZÛ, too

Sword of the Sea — the latest offering from Journey artistic director Matt Nava's studio, Giant Squid — is out now on console and PC. It has...

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Claire Lewis

The best roguelikes always play fair

The best roguelikes always play fair

This article is part of Run, Die, Repeat, Polygon's week-long series exploring roguelikes. Random chance is key to the success of any roguelike,...

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Jazz Stewart

Final Fantasy XIV's roguelite mode keeps solo players coming back

Final Fantasy XIV's roguelite mode keeps solo players coming back

This article is part of Run, Die, Repeat, Polygon's week-long series exploring roguelikes. I can't help but feel surprised that Final Fantasy XIV...

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Paulo Kawanishi

Happy two-year anniversary to Immortals of Aveum, 2023's most underrated game

Happy two-year anniversary to Immortals of Aveum, 2023's most underrated game

Two years ago today, one of the best games of 2023 launched. No, it's not the one you're probably thinking of. Not that one either. It's Immortals...

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Austin Manchester

I love Final Fantasy and Magic: The Gathering, but not necessarily together

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Paulo Kawanishi

Hollow Knight Silksong's bosses look weird, and I'm so here for it

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Josh Broadwell

This 40-second Battlefield 6 video perfectly captures why fans are so upset

This 40-second Battlefield 6 video perfectly captures why fans are so upset

Since the start of the open beta, Battlefield 6 fans have insisted that something about the core design of the game seemed amiss. Where older games...

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Patricia Hernandez