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The monsters that made me: Growing up disabled, all of my heroes were villains

By Matt Lee

Square Enix is going ‘aggressively’ multiplatform after string of PS5 exclusives

By Oli Welsh

Super Mario 64 fans finally open the game’s ‘unopenable’ door, 28 years later

By Michael McWhertor

What to Watch

The best movies of 2024 so far

By Tasha Robinson, Pete Volk, and 1 more

Mercedes Varnado picks which Sailor Scout would make the best professional wrestler

By Toussaint Egan

Reviews

Homeworld 3 is for spaceship strategy sickos

By Cameron Kunzelman

Netflix’s Bridgerton season 3A, X-Men ’97’s finale, and more new TV this week

By Zosha Millman

Movies

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ posters and trailers all contain a huge spoiler

By Tasha Robinson

Latest Stories

You are cordially invited to ruin our esports career

By Patrick Gill May 13

Mark Hamill’s back as the Joker in MultiVersus

By Michael McWhertor May 13

If the MCU hinges on Fantastic Four, good news: the casting is great

By Matt Patches May 10

The best cozy games to play right now

By Cass Marshall, Nicole Carpenter, and 2 more May 12

16 Updates

The best indie games of 2024 so far

By Polygon Staff May 8

Evil Does Not Exist offers no answers for its terrifying questions

By Joshua Rivera May 11

The best thrillers to watch on Netflix this May

By Toussaint Egan, Pete Volk, and 1 more May 11

Abigail, The Book of Clarence on Netflix, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and every new movie to watch at home this weekend

By Toussaint Egan and Pete Volk May 10

GameStop will buy graded Pokémon cards soon, says staff

By Charlie Hall May 10

Bungie’s classic Marathon games are coming to Steam for free

By Michael McWhertor May 10

Warner Bros. reverses course, won’t delist Adult Swim indie games, devs say

By Michael McWhertor May 10

Here’s one yellow-box game delay statement that everyone seems to like

By Oli Welsh May 10

Time Patrol Bon is a sci-fi anime odyssey about the value of human life

By Toussaint Egan May 10

Spring 2024 entertainment preview

The biggest movies...

By Pete Volk, Tasha Robinson, and 3 more March 25

Spring 2024 entertainment preview

...and the biggest shows of spring 2024

By Pete Volk, Zosha Millman, and 2 more March 25

I Saw the TV Glow uses a key cameo as a ‘corrective’ for Buffy the Vampire Slayer

By Tasha Robinson May 10

The next season of Critical Role’s The Legend of Vox Machina drops this fall

By Charlie Hall May 10

Spring 2024 entertainment preview

A guide to finally getting into Brandon Sanderson books

By Samantha Nelson March 28

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Doctor Who’s new season breaks one big tradition

By Joshua Rivera May 10

Karyn Kusama’s Dracula movie got staked for not being a ‘straightforward monster movie’

By Petrana Radulovic May 10

Megan Thee Stallion’s new video is a lavish love letter to One Piece, Scott Pilgrim, and Mortal Kombat

By Michael McWhertor May 10

Red, White, and Royal Blue sequel in the works at Prime Video

By Petrana Radulovic May 10

Movies

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ VFX lead explains its ethical use of machine learning

How Wētā FX’s digital tools made the film possible, without replacing workers or stealing other people’s art

By Austen Goslin May 10

Illumineer’s Quest: Deep Trouble revealed — Disney Lorcana’s co-op and single-player modes are here

By Charlie Hall May 10

TikTok is a great way to experience the Fallout games now

By Ana Diaz May 9

Critical Role launches its own subscription service, Beacon

By Michael McWhertor May 9

ColourPop’s new Pokémon collection will make you wanna catch ‘em all

By Petrana Radulovic May 9

The tricks D&D designers used in Vecna: Eve of Ruin to keep 20th-level characters from breaking the game

By Charlie Hall May 9

Peter Jackson’s ‘Hunt for Gollum’ movie is likely a hidden Aragorn epic

By Susana Polo May 9

These stunning illustrated Lord of the Rings books are more than 50% off

By Sadie Gennis May 9

Surprise! Batman: Caped Crusader is alive and well and premieres this summer

By Joshua Rivera May 9