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There was a time when cinema was saturated with a specific flavor of crime caper. Following the explosive success of Pulp Fiction in 1994, a wave of imitators flooded the market, giving character actors the chance to revel in sharp dialogue, erratic behavior, and pop-culture-obsessed monologues while spiraling into criminal mischief. This trend became as...

Widely regarded as a pinnacle of role-playing game design, The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind is often viewed as untouchable. However, some fans have found a way to enhance its legendary status by bridging the gap between Vvardenfell and another titan of the early 2000s: Square Enix’s seminal MMO, Final Fantasy 11. As recently highlighted by...

Beyoncé Celebrates the Fourth of July with Surprise Drop: “Morning Dew (Donk)” Beyoncé lights up the stage at the 2006 BET Awards. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Beyoncé has ignited the holiday weekend with an unexpected musical gift. This Saturday, July 4, the 44-year-old icon surprised fans by dropping her latest single, “Morning Dew (Donk),” marking...

Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks sharing the stage during the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. The legendary Stevie Nicks lent her ethereal magic to the highly anticipated wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. During the couple’s spectacular ceremony at Madison Square Garden this past Friday, July 3, the Fleetwood Mac icon took to the stage...

Nintendo is officially acknowledging that the rampant scalping of the Pokémon Trading Card Game has become a significant liability. In recent years, the secondary market has exploded, with collectors facing exorbitant price hikes. Even major retail outlets like GameStop have been caught inflating the costs of highly coveted TCG inventory. The issue has reached a...

Pokémon Go is pulling out all the stops for its 10th Anniversary celebration, inviting trainers to enjoy a nostalgia-filled event from July 4 through July 6. This festive period is packed with costumed fan-favorites, boosted shiny encounter rates, and generous bonuses designed to help you level up your collection. The headline attraction is the debut...

Image: indie.io Danny McBride, widely celebrated for his writing and acting in projects like The Righteous Gemstones, has stepped into the director’s chair for Paramount’s latest attempt to revitalize the long-dormant G.I. Joe film franchise. During a recent sit-down on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, McBride opened up about his vision for the property. A...

Image: WIT Studio I can pinpoint the exact moment Attack on Titan lost its grip on me. It wasn’t the divisive conclusion to Eren Yeager’s arc, nor was it the much-discussed basement reveal. It was the sequence where Rod Reiss frantically lapped up spinal fluid from a jagged, frozen floor, only to mutate into a...

America is currently ringing in its 250th anniversary of independence, and you have likely noticed the wave of red, white, and blue sweeping through everything from local store shelves to limited-edition branding. It is a monumental milestone, and it feels as though the patriotic spirit is at an all-time high. For gamers, this milestone serves...

Switchboard is Polygon’s weekly deep dive into the Nintendo ecosystem, arriving in your inbox every Thursday and hitting the site every Saturday. You can sign up here. Last week, I examined Nintendo’s shift toward a more agile pricing model for its first-party titles, including the previously unheard-of practice of offering $10 discounts on digital storefronts....

Photo: Michele K. Short/HBO Prime Video’s 2015 adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle posited a grim reality: an America subjugated by the Axis powers following a nuclear assault on Washington. While that series explored its high-stakes premise through four seasons of sprawling drama, HBO’s alternative history of the World War...

A prevalent sentiment surrounding 2023’s Game of the Year, Baldur’s Gate 3, is that its narrative depth and character development are its crowning achievements. While this isn’t a universal consensus among the fanbase, I find myself squarely in the minority: I genuinely appreciate the mechanical depth of BG3, yet I find the actual storytelling and...

Dolly Parton at the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Dolly Parton has a uniquely playful request for newlyweds Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce following their incredibly generous contribution to her literacy program. In anticipation of their wedding, the power couple donated a remarkable $2 million to Parton’s Imagination Library. The country...