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With early copies of the game now circulating, we are excited to share the first 13 minutes of 007 First Light. This footage captures the opening mission exactly as you will experience it on launch day. ⚠️ Spoiler Alert If you prefer to preserve the element of surprise for your own playthrough, we recommend skipping...

Polygon 2026 Summer Preview Your essential guide to the next three months in gaming, cinema, television, and beyond. Explore the issue→ Serious Sam: Shatterverse marks a radical departure from its predecessors, leaving longtime fans grappling with the series’ bold new direction. Developed by Behaviour Interactive—the team behind Dead by Daylight—rather than series creators Croteam, this...

A common grievance among those who recall cinema before the rise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that contemporary films often lack visual luster. Without singling out any particular studio, the trend is undeniable: modern blockbusters frequently suffer from a desaturated, muddy aesthetic. One need only compare the latest Spider-Man: Brand New trailer to its...

Selena Gomez attending the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, January 2026. Selena Gomez is clearly embracing her time in London, where she is currently stationed for the filming of the highly anticipated sixth season of Only Murders in the Building. The 33-year-old multifaceted star took to Instagram on Sunday (May 24) to offer...

Polygon 2026 Summer Preview Your essential guide to the next three months in gaming, cinema, television, and beyond. Dive into the issue→ My tenure as the Nameless Hero in the Gothic 1 Remake has been an unmitigated disaster. Within the first hour, I was mugged, pummeled repeatedly, and swiftly dispatched by pint-sized prehistoric predators. Six...

Polygon 2026 Summer Preview Your essential guide to the next three months of gaming, cinematic releases, television, and beyond. Explore the issue→ In the world of gaming, players generally fall into two camps: the meticulous architects and the pure agents of chaos. The former might dedicate entire afternoons to obsessively refining a character’s aesthetic in...

We are thrilled to announce that we are teaming up with Western Star Trucks once again! From June 5th to 8th, 2026, we’ll be heading to Bend, Oregon, for the highly anticipated Star Nation Experience 2026. This all-expenses-paid adventure will feature two lucky members of the American Truck Simulator community, who have been selected to...

Ever since the introduction of the Mission Creator in GTA Online, the ingenuity—and occasional eccentricity—of the player base has been nothing short of remarkable. From time to time, fans translate increasingly provocative concepts into gameplay, incidents that have not only triggered developer bans but have even prompted formal responses from the studio’s leadership. This week,...

Image: Science Saru Escaping the sweltering summer heat often calls for the perfect indoor retreat: a steady stream of compelling anime. Whether you’re looking to lose yourself in the high-octane intensity of Jujutsu Kaisen or the flamboyant, eccentric charm of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, the season is ripe for discovery. While the spring slate impressed with...

Warhorse Studios, the creative force behind the acclaimed Kingdom Come franchise, has provided clarity regarding their recent announcement of a “new Kingdom Come adventure.” Fans can look forward to another immersive open-world RPG, currently slated for release within the Embracer Group’s upcoming fiscal year. Confusion initially rippled through the community following a May 21 reveal,...

The highly anticipated launch of 007 First Light is finally upon us, signaling the end of a 14-year hiatus for James Bond in the gaming world. While we saw the mobile-only 007 Cypher in the interim, it has been over a decade since 007 Legends brought the legendary MI6 operative to home consoles. With IO...

Image: Disney/Lucasfilm The domestic box office results for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu are officially in, and for the franchise’s first theatrical return since 2019, the numbers are undeniably tepid. According to data from Variety, the film brought in $82 million over its initial three-day run. When accounting for the full Memorial Day holiday,...

Image: Lucasfilm/Disney Tony Gilroy’s Andor serves as a masterclass in prestige television, proving that Disney’s massive $645 million investment yielded one of the most visually sophisticated entries in the entire Star Wars canon. The series offers a gritty, ground-level perspective on Cassian Andor’s evolution into the hardened revolutionary we meet in Rogue One. With Phillip...

Image: David Production/Netflix Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a masterclass in narrative eccentricity, constantly pushing the boundaries of the action-adventure genre. Its seventh chapter, Steel Ball Run, introduces a bold new continuity that reinvents franchise staples like Stands and Hamon. Set against the backdrop of an industrializing 1890s America, the story follows a high-stakes,...

Patch Notes is a weekly newsletter curated by Polygon, delivered to your inbox every Friday and featured on our site each Sunday. You can subscribe here. Earlier this week, Take-Two Interactive performed the standard corporate ritual of an investor earnings call. However, given that the publisher oversees Rockstar Games—the studio behind the highly anticipated Grand...