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I just found out my favorite Grand Theft Auto 5 role-play character is a serial killer

By Nicole Carpenter

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Ad Astra is a rapturous journey to the edge of space

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Watch Marvel Studio’s lengthy tribute to the Infinity Saga

By Susana Polo

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Spending $60 on a video game doesn’t make sense anymore

By Patricia Hernandez

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If you play Untitled Goose Game, do it with friends

By Chris Plante

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Nintendo Switch Lite review: a small console, a big change

By Ben Kuchera

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The sheer brutality of Fire Emblem’s time skip

By Patricia Hernandez

Comics

Understanding the miracle of Krakoa in House of X #5

By Robert Secundus and Chris Eddleman

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If you play Untitled Goose Game, do it with friends

By Chris Plante

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Nintendo Switch Lite review: a small console, a big change

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Sekiro’s blood spray draws from the messy history of Japanese cinema

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Destiny 2 Xur location and items, Sept. 20-23

By Ryan Gilliam September 20

Magic: The Gathering Arena contest will award every Standard-legal Magic card

By Charlie Hall September 20

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In Promare, Studio Trigger’s first feature anime, style is everything

By Max Genecov September 20

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Using a Switch Lite as your second Switch? It’s harder than you think

By Chelsea Stark September 19

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GLOW renewed for a fourth and final season on Netflix

By Petrana Radulovic September 20

4 comments / new

It’s a shame we won’t get Link in Overwatch

By Michael McWhertor September 20

11 comments / new

Ling #1 gives a Chinese-American heroine greater depth and power

By Petrana Radulovic September 20

14 Apple Arcade games to play on launch day

By Russ Frushtick September 19

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The Last of Us Part 2 will resurface on Sony’s next State of Play show

By Samit Sarkar September 20

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Party outta hell when Afterparty launches in October

By Nicole Carpenter September 20

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Remnant: From the Ashes adds a new dungeon and belly flops

By Austen Goslin September 20

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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice screenshot

Sekiro’s blood spray draws from the messy history of Japanese cinema

By Simone de Rochefort September 20

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Nearly 30 years ago, Mortal Kombat’s blood forever changed the video game industry

A new book looks at the challenges involved in making home console ports of arcade games

By David L. Craddock September 13

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Minecraft has a built-in character creator now

By Julia Lee September 19

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Civilization 6’s battle royale mode is a (nuclear) blast

By Colin Campbell September 19

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Borderlands 3 update slashes Mayhem Mode loot drops

By Austen Goslin September 19

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The best comics of 2019 (so far)

By Susana Polo September 14

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French court rules that Steam’s ban on reselling used games is contrary to European law

By Colin Campbell September 19

85 comments / new

Apex Legends season 3 brings a new character named Crypto and the new Charge Rifle

By Austen Goslin September 19

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Your guide to the movies, TV, and comics coming this fall

Everything you’ll be watching, reading, and streaming

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The Office reboot is a ‘hope and goal’ for NBC’s streaming service

By Petrana Radulovic September 19

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Rockstar fixes launcher bug that made Grand Theft Auto 5 always-online

By Owen S. Good September 19

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Six Batman games are free at the Epic Games Store

By Emily Heller September 19

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The best games of 2019 (so far)

By Polygon Staff August 20

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When you can play Apple Arcade on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV

By Michael McWhertor September 19

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Overland’s apocalypse could be a little more welcoming

By Russ Frushtick September 19

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Polygon’s 2019 back to school gift guide

By Emily Heller August 12

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Twitter discovered Nightwing’s butt this week, and it was glorious

By Susana Polo September 19

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What goes right and wrong when games like Diablo 3 take a decade to make

We look at what happens when games linger in development for more than 10 years

By Steven T. Wright August 14

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NBCUniversal to shut down its game publishing business

By Charlie Hall September 19

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The best PC games

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