Spider-Man Remains Marvel’s #1 Superhero in Real-life Fight Against Racists
Polygon.comby Elijah Gonzalez·25 Aug 2026
In an act of vigilante justice, a Spider-Man cosplayer went viral over the weekend for throwing hands with a group of white supremacists in Minneapolis.
It's the End of an Era for This Star Wars Character
Polygon.comby Aimee Hart·25 Aug 2026
The beauty of Star Wars Unlimited is that, as long as you have the know-how, every Star Wars card has a place at the table.
27 Years Ago, The Last True Star Wars Masterpiece Arrived a Month After Phantom Menace
Polygon.comby Brian VanHooker·25 Aug 2026
Ever since Return of the Jedi, everything related to Star Wars has been “pretty good” at best. The prequel trilogy seemed aimed at a younger demographic than the original trilogy, and Disney’s...
Ridley Scott's Canceled 2-Part Sci-Fi Streaming Series Is "Westworld Meets Blade Runner"
Polygon.comby Ryan Epps·25 Aug 2026
Ridley Scott has spent nearly five decades returning to the same basic question: What does it mean to be human when the world around us stops making sense?
Tim Burton's Forgotten 10/10 Fantasy Masterpiece is Officially Free to Watch on Streaming
Polygon.comby Brian VanHooker·25 Aug 2026
In conversations about Tim Burton’s greatest movies, Beetlejuice always comes up towards the top. So do his Batman movies, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, and Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure.
41 Years, the Most Inventive Sci-Fi Thriller of the '80s Is Officially Free to Watch on Streaming
Polygon.comby Maria Loreto·25 Aug 2026
Zombies are some of the most difficult creatures to innovate. Over nearly a century of cinematic history, these monsters have typically been frightening but simple; they eat brains and they...
The Mandalorian and Grogu is finally coming home after a bad box office run
Polygon.comby Michael McWhertor·25 Aug 2026
Star Wars returned to movie theaters in May after a six-year drought with Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, a big-screen continuation of the beloved three-season Disney Plus series.
'Roblox' Game With Grim Black Mirror Vibes Mysteriously Pulled After Hitting #1
Polygon.comby Patricia Hernandez·24 Aug 2026
Steal a Brainrot is so 2025. These days, the most popular game on Roblox is Steal an Egg — but the pet simulator is getting attention for all the wrong reasons.
Tom Hardy’s $478M Sci-Fi Action Movie Officially Surges to #2 on Netflix
Polygon.comby Willa Rowe·24 Aug 2026
Over the years, Tom Hardy has proven to be one of the most versatile actors around. He's starred in Oscar-winning dramas like Alejandro Iñárritu's The Revenant and led blockbuster smash hits like...
Ambitious $140M Sci-Fi Thriller Guilty Pleasure Is Officially Streaming Free on YouTube
Polygon.comby Adam Barnhardt·24 Aug 2026
Ang Lee's filmography reads like a filmmaker who has set out to do a project in every genre known to man.
10 Perfectly Written High Fantasy Books for Fans of Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones
Polygon.comby Sam Nelson·24 Aug 2026
J.R.R. Tolkien effectively established the genre of high fantasy when he came up with the world of Middle-earth and populated it with fantastical creatures facing an apocalyptic threat in The Lord...
38 Years Later, The Best 'Calvin and Hobbes' Mom Quote Is Still Unmatched in Comic Strip History
Polygon.comby Brian VanHooker·24 Aug 2026
Calvin’s mom doesn't get enough credit. Within Bill Watterson’s classic comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin’s mom, who is a homemaker, is Calvin’s number one nurturer and the person preparing...
Magic Is Officially Reprinting a Treasured Card with the Perfect '80s Throwback
Polygon.comby Corey Plante·24 Aug 2026
Some of the most popular staples in Magic: The Gathering’s Commander game format can get quite expensive. Take Rhystic Study, for instance, a blue common released as part of 2000’s Prophecy set.
Forget GTA 6, Everyone is Obsessed with the 'Find a Needle in a Haystack' Game
Polygon.comby Rebecca Corgan·24 Aug 2026
“Finding a needle in a haystack" is one of those sayings you use without ever picturing the literal haystack.
This Pokémon-inspired RPG is Free to Keep Forever on Steam Right Now
Polygon.comby Sam Hill·24 Aug 2026
Creature-collecting RPGs have been a fixture of gaming for decades, with Pokémon and Digimon among the genre’s best-known names.
'GTA 6' Leak Reveals New Feature Rockstar Was Probably Saving For Netflix
Polygon.comby Patricia Hernandez·24 Aug 2026
The world of Grand Theft Auto 6 is a living, breathing ecosystem, and we may have just gotten a better sense of how that universe ticks in the latest batch of leaks.
D&D Revives an Absurdly Powerful Gary Gygax Artifact After 26 Years
Polygon.comby Corey Plante·24 Aug 2026
In the Dungeons & Dragons world of Greyhawk, Queen Ehlissa’s Marvelous Nightingale is a mechanical songbird capable of controlling minds, compelling creatures to tell the truth, and wreaking fiery...
Nintendo Fan Loses Nearly Complete NES Collection in Heartbreaking Theft
Polygon.comby Sam Hill·24 Aug 2026
Physical video game collections can feel increasingly like relics. Sony recently announced plans to stop producing physical PlayStation discs beginning in 2028, raising concerns about game...
Steam’s Trippiest Game in Years Deserves a Second Shot Before GTA 6 Buries Everything
Polygon.comby Rebecca Corgan·24 Aug 2026
Somewhere in the afterlife, there’s a card catalog full of sentient books. Each one’s been made from a person’s very best moment. Your job’s sorting through them.
Ichigo's New Form Has Bleach Anime Fans Asking Some Big Questions
Polygon.comby Ryan Epps·24 Aug 2026
Bleach has never made Ichigo Kurosaki's powers particularly easy to explain, which is part of what makes him such an interesting shonen protagonist.
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