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Switchboard is Polygon’s weekly deep dive into the Nintendo ecosystem, arriving in your inbox every Thursday and featured on the site each Saturday. You can sign up here. Currently, five of the nine mainline Mario Kart entries are playable on the Switch 2. The series’ foundational trilogy—Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, and Mario Kart:...

Image: Universal Pictures Christopher Nolan is well-known for cultivating a dedicated inner circle of collaborators. From Michael Caine’s eight-film streak to Cillian Murphy’s long-standing partnership culminating in the lead role for Oppenheimer, the director tends to build lasting professional bonds. Even Christian Bale, who solidified his status in The Prestige, became synonymous with Nolan’s vision...

Image: Universal With the Fast & Furious saga now spanning eleven films, keeping the timeline and individual entries straight can feel like an impossible task. I often find myself muddling the details—like which specific installment sent the crew into orbit, or exactly when we bid farewell to Gal Gadot during that high-stakes runway confrontation. Yet,...

Oro Interactive plans to bring several current and upcoming games to Gamescom 2026. The publisher’s lineup includes Casualties Unknown, Super Battle Golf, Machine Party and Roadside Research, with updates and early looks planned for the event. Casualties Unknown is a cave exploration simulator about descending for missing cargo while managing a simulated cardiovascular system and...

Après deux décennies à hanter l’imaginaire des cinéphiles tel un mirage, le projet mythique de Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, s’offre enfin une sortie dans les salles françaises. Longtemps réservée à quelques projections exclusives à Cannes ou au New Beverly Cinema, cette version intégrale permet enfin au public de découvrir l’œuvre telle...

PLAYISM will release No Case Should Remain Unsolved for PlayStation 5 on August 19, 2026. The mystery adventure from Korean indie developer Somi is already available on Steam and Nintendo Switch. The same day, PLAYISM plans to start sales of the first original merchandise based on the game. The publisher says the PS5 version will...

Image: Netflix Anime Expo remains the unrivaled epicenter of the global anime community, and the 2026 iteration was nothing short of monumental. Over four sold-out days in Los Angeles, the industry’s heavy hitters, visionary creators, and top-tier studios converged to unveil a massive wave of content—from high-stakes sequels to bold, original IPs that promise to...

A standout highlight of the Pokémon Go Global Go Fest 2026 is the complimentary “Genetic Mastery” Timed Research. Available exclusively on July 11 and 12, this questline rewards players with a free Mega Mewtwo of their choice. Be sure to prioritize these tasks before time runs out. Below, you will find the complete breakdown of...

As a highlight of the Pokémon GO Fest: Global 2026 celebration, trainers have the exclusive opportunity to unlock the Mythical Pokémon Zeraora through the “A Thunderous Discovery” Special Research questline. Please note that this quest is only available to claim during the GO Fest: Global 2026 event window. You must log in between July 11...

A new historical series titled “Golitsyn” has been officially announced. The project is a collaboration between streaming platforms Ivi and Wink, alongside the Russia television channel. The lead role of the legendary winemaker Lev Golitsyn will be portrayed by Danila Kozlovsky. The series chronicles the life of the aristocrat who revolutionized the Russian wine industry....

Academy Award-winning director Christopher Nolan remains optimistic about the future of cinema and the enduring relevance of the theatrical experience. According to the visionary filmmaker, the significant box-office success of horror titles such as Curry Barker’s Obsession and Kane Parsons’ The Backrooms serves as compelling evidence that the industry is far from stagnant. “We are...

The Okko streaming service has officially announced that production is underway for the second season of the mystery series “How to Tame a Fox.” Key cast members, including Kirill Käro, Taisiya Kalinina, Kseniya Kutepova, and Maxim Stoyanov, are set to reprise their roles. Premiering on Okko in the fall of 2025, the series introduced audiences...

Lionsgate is set to bring all five installments of The Hunger Games franchise back to the big screen across the United States, according to recent reports. The screenings, scheduled to run from September 3 through September 7, serve as a lead-up to the release of the upcoming prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping. The film will...

Two-time Academy Award winner Sir Anthony Hopkins is set to debut his first studio album this August. The record, titled Life Is A Dream✱Life is a dream, serves as a curated anthology of compositions Hopkins has crafted throughout his life. The actor discovered his passion for the piano at the age of four, and just...

Cast Your Vote: Which New Music Release Won the Week? YEONJUN — Courtesy of BIGHIT MUSIC From rock anthems and global pop hits to the latest in hip-hop and K-pop, the musical landscape was incredibly vibrant this week. Now that the dust has settled on these high-profile debuts, we want to hear from you: which...

Actor Morgan Spector, known for his role in The Gilded Age, is reportedly in negotiations with Netflix to headline the streaming service’s upcoming adaptation of Secret of Secrets, based on the novel by Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code). Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), who has been married to Spector since 2015, is currently the...