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The X-Men are returning to the big screen on Dec. 18 as part of Avengers: Doomsday, with Cyclops (James Marsden), Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), and Magneto (Ian McKellen) joining all the biggest stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the fight against Doctor Doom. But you don’t need to wait six more months to see those characters using their mutant powers to fight an apocalyptic threat, because a new X-Men adventure is kicking off in just three weeks. X-Men ‘97 launched on Disney Plus in 2024 as a continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series, complete with the same obscenely…

The original Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time occupies a similar space in my heart as The Black Cauldron, The Last Unicorn, The Neverending Story, The Dark Crystal, and all of the other fantastical experiences of the ’80s and ’90s in that, while fundamental to creating who I am today, they were also extremely dark. Though Majora’s Mask is (understandably) referred to as the darkest Legend of Zelda game, it’s crucial to remember that Ocarina of Time had its fair share of creepy content, too. Part of this is due to the game’s themes and subtle focus on mortality, but…

Virtual reality promises to bring the gaming experience to life, though no one expects this much collateral damage. According to firefighters in Frankfort, Maine, a Meta Quest 3 battery is suspected of starting a small fire in a residential home. While there were thankfully no direct injuries, surreal footage from the home shows the danger some unattended batteries can unleash. Local news reports that on June 11th, a Frankfort resident left an external battery charging on their nightstand. While outside, the resident heard a sudden noise from inside their home. In a set of videos provided to the local fire…

James Gunn’s Superman rebooted the DC Universe by skipping the well-known origin story of the Last Son of Krypton and picking up after he had already established himself as the Earth’s most powerful superhero. But while Gunn doesn’t show the destruction of Kal-El’s home planet, or how his escape rocket was found by kindly Kansas farmers, he did dramatically change one part of Superman’s backstory by making his parents a lot less benevolent. In a holographic recording revealed by Lex Luthor, Superman’s father Jor-El encourages his son to start a harem and take over the Earth. Clark Kent grew up…

Earlier this month, GameStop disclosed that it achieved the highest profit in the company’s history during the first quarter of its latest fiscal year. Now, GameStop appears to be taking further steps to cut costs by reportedly making significant changes to its Pro Membership rewards program. According to Kotaku, new GameStop Pro members will no longer be able to earn Pro Points starting on July 15. Current Pro members are only getting a temporary reprieve until August 15. On that date, members will stop accruing Pro Points. Prior to these changes, GameStop Pro members could earn roughly 2% of their…

There’s an activist investor takeover bid going on right now at Kadokawa, parent company of Elden Ring and Dark Souls maker FromSoftware, and FromSoftware specifically is playing a big role in the investors’ pitch: they’re sick of giving sacks of money to Bandai Namco, and want to see FromSoftware publish its own games. This comes from a presentation given by Oasis Management, an activist investor that has recently begun a bid to oust Kadokawa CEO Takeshi Natsuno on the basis that he has allegedly mismanaged the company. Oasis offers a number of reasons it believes this to be true, but…

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Dive in→ The spirit of E3 lives on in Summer Game Fest. This year’s video game showcase packed plenty of heavy-hitters, like Resident Evil Veronica and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. As part of the festivities, Polygon went hands-on with several of the games that appeared in this weekend’s string of showcases. The demos gave us a much deeper look into some of 2026’s most anticipated titles, and even some slated for 2027. Here were some of our favorite games…

Horror is one of my all-time favorite game genres, largely because it’s so flexible. The genre naturally lends itself well to both single-player and multiplayer experiences, and over the years, co-op horror has really earned a special place in my heart. But one well-loved title has never really managed to grow on me, largely due to all of its characters looking like they were born in the uncanny valley: Until Dawn. Casting a recognizable actor in a game is always going to be a controversial choice, but it’s one I can usually look past in a game I’m otherwise enjoying–Detriot:…

Buckle up, everyone, and don’t hit any bananas. We’re less than two weeks out from Deltarune Chapter 5, and it looks like the game’s ominous, multi-year ARG has once again opened and closed faster than any of us could blink, leaving exactly 1,229 people able to solve it and the rest of us left alone in the dark. The groundwork for Deltarune‘s ARG was initially laid way back in 2022, but it didn’t really kick off until last year. The actual, in-depth explanations for what’s going on are pretty convoluted and require some spoiler-heavy knowledge of happenings not just in…

It’s been 12 years since the release of 22 Jump Street, the sequel to Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s R-rated action-comedy reimagining of the late-’80s TV drama 21 Jump Street. But Lord and Miller, alongside stars Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and Ice Cube, appear to be ready to finally make good on 22 Jump Street’s hilarious post-credits sequence. According to Variety, 24 Jump Street is now in the works, with Rodney Rothman (co-writer and co-director of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) set to direct the film. Rothman wrote the third film’s script with Hill and Meghan Malloy. Lord and Miller, who…