Culture

Sofia Coppola’s daughter is accidentally incredible at TikTok

By Nicole Clark March 22

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Ubisoft is testing an AI tool that writes NPC dialogue

By Nicole Carpenter March 22

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Twitch streamer blows through Breath of the Wild with ocarina controller

By Owen S. Good March 22

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Can AI really make a video game?

By Nicole Carpenter March 22

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Culture

Pokimane is streaming less on Twitch, but I’m seeing more of her than ever

Polygon spoke to Pokimane about her move to TikTok

By Ana Diaz March 22

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Butters from South Park is getting the hero edit on TikTok

By Ana Diaz March 21

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David Lynch knew how to make moments go viral before ‘going viral’ was a thing

By Austen Goslin March 21

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How to unlock literally everything in WWE 2K23

By Owen S. Good March 20

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Twitch lays off hundreds amid Amazon cuts

By Nicole Carpenter March 20

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The Mass Effect modding scene did what BioWare couldn’t

‘If you love Mass Effect and there’s something you want to see in it, you can make it happen’

By Cian Maher March 18

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Maybe stop with the uncomfortable Pedro Pascal thirst edits

By Nicole Clark March 17

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Destiny fans mourn the loss of Lance Reddick

By Michael McWhertor March 17

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Ash’s Japanese voice actor nailed the Pokémon theme in a single take, somehow

By Ana Diaz March 17

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Resident Evil 4 intro’s Lego remake will make you shit bricks

By Joshua Rivera March 17

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Amazon’s Swarm is Chloe Bailey’s latest love story as horror

By Kyle Denis March 17

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Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus card sells for a record $540,000

By Oli Welsh March 17

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GPT-4 turns Pokémon Emerald into a text adventure

By Ana Diaz March 16

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Streamer who incited Twitch deepfake porn scandal returns

By Nicole Clark March 16

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Twitch’s CEO is stepping down to spend time with his IRL family

By Ana Diaz March 16

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Penn Badgley’s most important acting credit: a Pokémon TCG training video

By Ana Diaz March 16

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Meet the GTA Online role-players who built their own fighting circuit

By Cass Marshall March 16

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Of course The Sims 4’s baby update has a deeply cursed glitch

By Nicole Carpenter March 16

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AI can fix Game of Thrones’ ending, says OpenAI co-founder

By Nicole Carpenter March 15

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Elden Ring streamer vanquishes Malenia using only her voice

By Nicole Clark March 15

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s creepiest boss has returned to haunt me

By Mike Mahardy March 15

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Culture

How QTCinderella became the heart of the streaming community

‘I found what I care about; I love bringing people together’

By Ana Diaz March 14

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It’s too late to stop deepfake tech — so we all need to adapt

By Maddy Myers March 14

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TCGplayer joins the game studios changing the industry by unionizing

By Nicole Carpenter March 14

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This game fixes Myst by adding guns, demons, and a sick metal soundtrack

By Cass Marshall March 13

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Feature

Why video game protagonists have become so chatty

You’re not just imagining it

By Jordan Sutlive March 13

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Jimmy Kimmel hit every slap joke he could at the Oscars

By Zosha Millman March 12

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Master Chief is here to teach you how to file your taxes

By Nicole Clark March 7

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Culture

Sofia Coppola’s daughter is accidentally incredible at TikTok

Ubisoft is testing an AI tool that writes NPC dialogue

Twitch streamer blows through Breath of the Wild with ocarina controller

Can AI really make a video game?

Pokimane is streaming less on Twitch, but I’m seeing more of her than ever

Butters from South Park is getting the hero edit on TikTok

David Lynch knew how to make moments go viral before ‘going viral’ was a thing

How to unlock literally everything in WWE 2K23

Twitch lays off hundreds amid Amazon cuts

The Mass Effect modding scene did what BioWare couldn’t

Maybe stop with the uncomfortable Pedro Pascal thirst edits

Destiny fans mourn the loss of Lance Reddick

Ash’s Japanese voice actor nailed the Pokémon theme in a single take, somehow

Resident Evil 4 intro’s Lego remake will make you shit bricks

Amazon’s Swarm is Chloe Bailey’s latest love story as horror

Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus card sells for a record $540,000

GPT-4 turns Pokémon Emerald into a text adventure

Streamer who incited Twitch deepfake porn scandal returns

Twitch’s CEO is stepping down to spend time with his IRL family

Penn Badgley’s most important acting credit: a Pokémon TCG training video

Meet the GTA Online role-players who built their own fighting circuit

Of course The Sims 4’s baby update has a deeply cursed glitch

AI can fix Game of Thrones’ ending, says OpenAI co-founder

Elden Ring streamer vanquishes Malenia using only her voice

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s creepiest boss has returned to haunt me

How QTCinderella became the heart of the streaming community

It’s too late to stop deepfake tech — so we all need to adapt

TCGplayer joins the game studios changing the industry by unionizing

This game fixes Myst by adding guns, demons, and a sick metal soundtrack

Why video game protagonists have become so chatty

Jimmy Kimmel hit every slap joke he could at the Oscars

Master Chief is here to teach you how to file your taxes

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