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How content warnings became invaluable in modern games

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One of the great RPG battle systems returns in Octopath Traveler 2

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Pokémon

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 2 happening, with a new team on the case

By Matt Patches

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Apparently no one can get Stephen King’s Children of the Corn right

By Katie Rife

Culture

Disguised Toast is expanding beyond streaming, but it’s coming at a cost

By Ana Diaz

Star Trek

What Worf really meant to Star Trek legend Michael Dorn

By Dylan Roth

Tabletop Games

Here’s those Hieronymus Bosch tabletop miniatures you were looking for

By Charlie Hall

A notebook with blue ink drawings of puzzles and codes from the video game Fez, which includes tetrominos, directional arrows, and an alphabet translation.

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Latest Stories

The best Riker episodes of Star Trek, without question

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Meta’s Quest 2 is getting a $70 price cut — but it’s probably not the model you want

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Q&A

For Michael B. Jordan, Creed III’s anime influence goes way beyond the fights

Jordan goes deep with Polygon on how animation shaped his directorial debut

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The best anime of 2023 so far

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The Legend of Zelda timeline, explained

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Amazon has discounted several Mandalorian Funko Pops

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The last 20 minutes of Daisy Jones & The Six’s premiere are electric

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The 9 best 4K releases in March

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The best games for PlayStation VR 2

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Metroid Fusion will be the next GBA game on Switch Online

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How to beat Zhang Liang, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty’s infuriating jerk of a first boss

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The 29 best games on Game Pass

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Let’s dissect Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty’s baffling gear system

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Wait, the new Hellboy movie might actually be good

By Michael McWhertor March 2

A brief history of Mandalore, The Mandalorian’s most important planet

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Jack Black continues to be the best thing about The Super Mario Bros. Movie

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Capybaras are taking over TikTok and we’re better for it

By Ana Diaz March 2

Pathfinder’s Tian Xia setting is back with a horror-themed campaign

By Charlie Hall March 2

Overwatch 2 One-Punch Man collab continues with Kiriko as Terrible Tornado

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Resident Evil 4 remake makes Leon’s knife and attaché case a much bigger deal

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Explainer

The rise of the video game union

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Everything to know about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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League of Legends’ new short story is a sequel to the Ruined King RPG

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Grey’s Anatomy can and should get messier without Meredith

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The 16 best games in PlayStation Plus’ Game Catalog

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