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Reviews

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth swamps its exhilarating tribute in open-world bloat

By Todd Harper

Tabletop Games

Dune: Fall of the Imperium dares you to defy Muad’dib

By Sean Mekinda

We finally know Project L’s full name, and it’s 2XKO

By Cass Marshall

The live-action Sokka sexism issue is actually worse than you fear

By Zosha Millman

Pacific Drive beginner’s tips and tricks before starting

By Jeffrey Parkin

Tabletop Games

A new Tomb Raider RPG is in development, and fans can test it soon

By Charlie Hall

Mortal Kombat 1’s Peacemaker perfectly captures John Cena’s gleefully stupid hero

By Michael McWhertor

Not sure what movie to watch this weekend? Leave a comment and we’ll tell you

By Pete Volk

Latest Stories

14-karat Lego piece sells for more than $18,000 at Goodwill auction — again

By Nicole Carpenter February 21

Dune 2 is every bit as great as the first movie promised it would be

By Austen Goslin February 21

Even Lego Fortnite loves a fishing minigame

By Nicole Carpenter February 21

Konami’s re-releasing one of the rarest Game Boy Advance games

By Michael McWhertor February 21

Brandon Sanderson will bring his next project to Kickstarter competitor Backerkit

By Charlie Hall February 21

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree: Everything we know about the DLC

By Michael McWhertor February 21

Movies

Jim Henson’s kids explain why Dark Crystal and Labyrinth would never get made today

And how The Jim Henson Company is still doing puppets in a CG-standard world

By Susana Polo February 21

Netflix’s live-action Avatar isn’t the only Last Airbender project that’s on the way

By Austen Goslin February 21

Lady Gaga is finally coming to Fortnite

By Michael McWhertor February 21

Who had better Avatar villains: The Last Airbender or Legend of Korra?

By Zosha Millman, Petrana Radulovic, and 1 more February 21

Every Mario game available on Nintendo Switch, ranked

By Oli Welsh, Ana Diaz, and 3 more February 21

Feature

Anime is huge — and we finally have numbers to prove it

Polygon surveyed more than 4,000 people to demystify anime’s reach within the world of pop culture.

By Polygon Staff January 22

Breaking down and obsessing over Shadow of the Erdtree’s new characters

By Ana Diaz February 21

The Borderlands movie looks surprisingly good and a lot like Borderlands

By Austen Goslin February 21

All the biggest announcements from Nintendo’s February 2024 Partner Direct

By Carli Velocci February 21

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree impressive Collector’s Edition up for pre-order

By Nicole Carpenter February 21

The 50 most anticipated new games of 2024

By Ashley Bardhan January 1

The Wii’s extremely chill scuba-diving series is, unexpectedly, back

By Oli Welsh February 21

The 25 best games on Game Pass

By Oli Welsh, Ryan Gilliam, and 3 more January 4

Polygon’s Best of the Year 2023

The best video game books of 2023

By Chris Plante November 19, 2023

The Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree trailer is here — and a release date too

By Michael McWhertor February 21

Mother 3 is coming to Switch, but not for you

By Michael McWhertor February 21

Watermelon puzzler Suika Game gets multiplayer mode, available now

By Nicole Carpenter February 21

Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves among first Xbox exclusives to hit other consoles

By Nicole Carpenter February 21

Fallout’s Scrappy Survivors deck takes Magic’s Commander format to new heights

By Stan Golovchuk February 21

Helldivers 2 will soon kick AFK squatters

By Nicole Carpenter February 21

Final Fantasy 14 guides, tips, tricks, and walkthroughs

14 things to know before starting FFXIV

By Julia Lee February 21

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