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What makes a Game of the Year?
GOTY Watch 2024
By Oli Welsh
Deadpool & Wolverine bids farewell to the experimental superhero movie era
A good game like Concord just isn’t good enough anymore
Astro Bot is the best argument for the PS5’s DualSense controller
Polygon’s 2024 fall preview
By Michael McWhertor
As other pubs make short-sighted, unforced errors, Free League keeps crushing itAs other pubs make short-sighted, unforced errors, Free League keeps crushing it
Evil was always more than the sum of its parts
TV
By Steven Nguyen Scaife
How Slow Horses built the perfect asshole
Polygon’s 2024 fall preview
By Zosha Millman
Star Wars Outlaws might fulfill the promise of multiple Star Wars failuresStar Wars Outlaws might fulfill the promise of multiple Star Wars failures
Why did the ending of The Umbrella Academy suck so much?
Marvel’s Old Wolverine fixation fixed the Hugh Jackman casting complaint
Almost 20 years in, World of Warcraft is the freshest it’s been in years — and it’s thanks to WoW Classic
The Witcher 4: Everything we know about CD Projekt Red’s new Witcher sagaThe Witcher 4: Everything we know about CD Projekt Red’s new Witcher saga
Final Fantasy characters keep on bursting into song — and it works
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is full of references to other Zelda games
Batman: Caped Crusader can’t escape the shadow of nostalgia — or The Animated Series
The GOTY frontrunners have seldom been less clear — but is it a 2024 problem?The GOTY frontrunners have seldom been less clear — but is it a 2024 problem?
Deadpool & Wolverine is a Toy Story movie
Marvel
By Samantha Nelson
House of the Dragon episode 6 builds on Game of Thrones in the best way
Inside Out 2 vs. Big Mouth: Who wore anxiety better?
New Switch accessory might confirm some leaked details about Switch 2New Switch accessory might confirm some leaked details about Switch 2
Was BioShock Infinite good?
Spicy Takes Week
By Cameron Kunzelman
Did Ti West cut an entire gay subplot from Maxxxine?
Maxxxine isn’t just paying homage to exploitation thrillers… it is one
Death on The Boys finally sinks inDeath on The Boys finally sinks in
House of the Dragon’s twins perfect ‘Which one do I shoot?!’House of the Dragon’s twins perfect ‘Which one do I shoot?!’
No one should be as good as Antony Starr is at being Homelander
It looks like Zelda games have changed foreverIt looks like Zelda games have changed forever
Echoes of Wisdom’s swordless Zelda is not about what’s canon — it’s about good gameplay
2024 has already had more video game industry layoffs than all of 2023 — and it’s only June
The number of games announced for 2025 is already overwhelmingThe number of games announced for 2025 is already overwhelming
1000xResist isn’t just mind-bending sci-fi — it’s also an allegory for diaspora
Microsoft clearly still cares about Game Pass. Exclusives? Not so much
12 awesome new games to play right now
Summer Game Fest 2024
By Chris Plante
9 games that need to be at Summer Game Fest or it’s so over
Summer Game Fest 2024
By Michael McWhertor
This is the most important showcase in Xbox’s history
Summer Game Fest 2024
By Oli Welsh
Console-exclusive AAA games are dead (or dying)
Why Lucasfilm decided the High Republic is the future of Star Wars
Furiosa and Mad Max’s parallel backstories make Fury Road even better
How Animal Well and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes fostered puzzle-solving communities
Indie Game: The Movie is only 12 years old, but it feels like a relic

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