5 Most Shocking Anime Deaths Of The 21st Century
Polygon.comby Debopriyaa Dutta6 Sept 2026
The most devastating anime deaths don’t just remove a beloved character from the story. They rupture the world built around them.
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top 36%3 Games Where Your Choices Truly Matter
Polygon.comby Josh Broadwell6 Sept 2026
The way Rebel Wolves promoted The Blood of Dawnwalker and its myriad choices got me thinking: What does it really mean for your choices to matter in a video game?
GTA Cheat Codes Taught a Generation How Much Fun It Is to Break a Video Game
Polygon.comby Giovanni Colantonio6 Sept 2026
I have a confession to make: I have never played a Grand Theft Auto game without cheating my way through it.
8 Years Later, the Most-Near-Perfect Mystery Thriller of the Century is Officially Free on Streaming
Polygon.comby Debopriyaa Dutta6 Sept 2026
Everybody loves a twisty paranoid thriller. The ‘70s embraced gritty conspiracy stories like Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Soylent Green (1973), while contemporary movies like Watcher (2022)...
Netflix's Near-Perfect 9-Part Gothic Thriller Is So Good You'll Finish in One Weekend
Polygon.comby Maria Loreto6 Sept 2026
Gothic stories have a long shelf life. First published hundreds of years ago and tackling numerous topics, the earliest gothic books and novellas are often packed with ambiance: old and creaky...
30 Years Later, The X-Files' Most Terrifying Episode Is Still a Top 5 All-Time Sci-Fi Achievement
Polygon.comby Brian VanHooker6 Sept 2026
Over 11 seasons, the way The X-Files managed to stay fresh was by telling a wide variety of television stories.
Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave Owes Everything to an Overlooked 3DS Masterpiece
Polygon.comby Lillian Ali6 Sept 2026
Fire Emblem loves looking back. Fire Emblem Awakening, the Nintendo 3DS title that rescued the franchise from permanent retirement, is packed with references to the series’ history: one character...
17 Years Ago, Quentin Tarantino's Wildly Audacious WWII Action Classic Broke the Genre's Biggest Rule
Polygon.comby Corey Plante6 Sept 2026
World War II epics tend to emphasize the overwhelming scale of the conflict. Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy, tanks rumble across Europe, and in some cases, soldiers are just trying to...
The Blood of Dawnwalker Fixes the Worst Thing About Open-World Games
Polygon.comby Giovanni Colantonio5 Sept 2026
Many people I know have played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild; shockingly few have actually finished it.
'The Mandalorian and Grogu' Has a Secret Jon Favreau Movie Easter Egg
Polygon.comby Sam Nelson5 Sept 2026
The 2019 premiere of The Mandalorian on Disney Plus kicked off a new era for Star Wars. Fans were smitten by Baby Yoda, later officially named Grogu, and the tender relationship between the...
Civilization 7 Officially Gets a Major Sci-Fi Update for 2027
Polygon.comby Tomas Franzese5 Sept 2026
Firaxis Games and 2K announced the first expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization 7 during a PAX West panel.
5 Huge Reveals To Expect From Nintendo’s Zelda Anniversary Direct
Polygon.comby Giovanni Colantonio5 Sept 2026
This year marks the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, and it’s finally time to get the party started. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, Nintendo will host The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct.
Guy Ritchie's Netflix Action-thriller is So Good It's Already Been Renewed for Season 3
Polygon.comby Sam Nelson5 Sept 2026
Season 2 of Guy Ritchie’s stylish crime drama The Gentlemen was released on Netflix on Sept. 3. It’s easy to binge the eight episodes, which are packed with chase scenes, bloody shootouts, gorgeous...
7 R-Rated Action Movies That Are 10/10, No Notes
Polygon.comby Debopriyaa Dutta5 Sept 2026
There’s more to an R-rated action flick than intense violence or brutal fight choreography. Although most R-rated genre films indulge in graphic violence, this rating primarily accommodates a...
The 8 Biggest Manhunter Theories in 'Lanterns'
Polygon.comby Ryan Epps5 Sept 2026
HBO’s Lanterns has proven to be one of the best new additions to James Gunn’s DC Universe. The series brings together Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and drops them into...
Double Fine reveals its first post-Xbox game as Tim Schafer declares no one will shut the studio down but him
Polygon.comby Tomas Franzese5 Sept 2026
Double Fine, which regained independence from Xbox Game Studios in July, has unveiled its first post-Xbox game: Thank You Bus Driver.
'We Are Sorry,' Gamescom Apologizes for Lackluster Response to Indie Booth Thefts
Polygon.comby Ashely Claudino5 Sept 2026
Gamescom pledges to improve event security measures Gamescom's first response to overnight thefts at numerous indie booths was nothing short of disappointing.
2026 Has Been the Best Year for City-Builders in Decades
Polygon.comby Josh Broadwell5 Sept 2026
I picked the best possible year to get deep into city builders, at least in terms of being spoiled for high-quality choices. Having the time to play them all? Yeah, that's another matter entirely.
Exodus Won't Let You Bang the Octopus
Polygon.comby Ari Notis5 Sept 2026
Like any narrative RPG worth its salt, Exodus will let you start romantic relationships with your party members.
7 Games To Play While You Wait For Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
Polygon.comby Lillian Ali5 Sept 2026
We're just about two weeks out from the release of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the highly anticipated next entry in the Fire Emblem series, which officially launches for the Nintendo Switch 2 on...