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Only a week ago, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa assured investors that the gaming giant had no immediate intentions to inflate the $449.99 price tag of the upcoming Switch 2. However, the tide has turned quickly. New reports suggest that Nintendo is no longer questioning if a price hike is necessary, but rather when it should...
The feline legion has successfully stormed Mount Olympus. Mewgenics, the tactical cat-breeding combat odyssey from creators Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel, has officially ascended to become the most-played roguelike in Steam’s history, snatching the crown from the previous record-holder, Hades 2. The title reached a staggering peak of 115,428 concurrent players on Sunday, February 15....
Image: Sony/Everett Collection Following a nearly decade-long sabbatical from the director’s chair, Gore Verbinski—the filmmaker behind A Cure for Wellness and the Pirates of the Caribbean series—has returned with Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. This off-kilter science fiction odyssey approaches its dystopian premise with a cynical, slapstick wit that mirrors the sharpest themes of...
Palworld Patch Notes: Version v0.7.2 The latest update for Palworld, version v0.7.2, is now live! This patch introduces new equipment tiers, enhances tools for the modding community, and resolves several gameplay glitches. Balance Adjustments Melee Weapon Rarity: Players can now discover and utilize varying rarity levels for close-quarters weaponry, including Swords, Katanas, Beam Swords, and...
Photo: Steffan Hill/HBO “In the Name of the Mother,” the fifth chapter of the Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, centers on a singular, grueling confrontation. After intervening to protect a commoner from the sadistic Prince Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett), the series lead, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), is forced...
As we cross the mid-point of February 2026, one might have expected Build A Rocket Boy (BARB) and their contentious title, MindsEye, to have faded from the headlines. However, the architects behind what many critics labeled the previous year’s most disappointing release are ensuring the studio remains at the center of public discourse. Severing Ties...
Image: Disney/Everett Collection Article Navigation Setting Sail on the Hispaniola Friends in Felt: Gonzo, Rizzo, and Clueless Legendary Co-Stars: Saunders, Connolly, and Curry Thirty years ago, with a crew of rowdy rats below deck and a fearless frog at the helm, the Hispaniola set a course for cinematic history. Released on February 16, 1996, Muppet...
Image: Paramount Pictures/Everett Collection Peter Weir’s 1998 cinematic masterpiece, The Truman Show, was recently inducted into the National Film Registry—a fitting tribute to a work of science fiction that transcended satire to become eerily prescient. Rather than merely poking fun at the media landscape of the late nineties, the film offered an unnervingly accurate blueprint...
Random Select is an ongoing Polygon series spotlighting hidden gems in the gaming landscape. Each week, our staff selects a title at random, diving in blindly to see what sticks. The only rule? They must spend at least one hour exploring the game and provide a candid post-mortem. This installment features Look Mum No Computer,...
Image: 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection David Cronenberg’s 1986 masterpiece, The Fly—a reimagining of the 1958 cult classic and George Langelaan’s short story—is a visceral 96-minute descent into scientific hubris and biological nightmare. It follows an eccentric inventor whose breakthrough in teleportation leads to a catastrophic genetic splicing with a common housefly, triggering a slow, agonizing...
