Opinion

What makes a game cinematic? The answer is changing

By Chris Plante June 3

Crush of the week: Haikyu!!’s coach Ukai

By Petrana Radulovic June 3

George Miller’s smartest move in Furiosa is totally dissing Immortan Joe

By Susana Polo June 2

Who is Furiosa’s equivalent of the Doof Warrior?

By Tasha Robinson and Polygon Staff June 2

Halt and Catch Fire understood video games better than any other show

By Devan Suber June 1

Ethan Hawke’s Wildcat rescued Flannery O’Connor’s brilliantly bleak work for me

By Petrana Radulovic May 31

This new wave of life sims should take inspiration from Minecraft and Fortnite

By Nicole Carpenter May 29

George Miller did 5 things to make Furiosa an essential prequel instead of a cash grab

By Rosie Knight May 28

Mobile games should stop reminding me how annoying my phone is

By Zoë Hannah May 26

Never mind Kojima’s Mad Max game — I want George Miller’s Metal Gear

By Oli Welsh May 24

Schedule a Gamer Night — it’s life-changing

By Maddy Myers May 24

Francesca actually got the most romantic plotline in Bridgerton

By Petrana Radulovic May 24

Bridgerton’s love triangle teed up the wrong romance

By Petrana Radulovic May 23

IF isn’t a cute fantasy for kids, it’s a poisonous fantasy for adults

By Barry Levitt May 22

Cool Sword Day 2024

A meteorite sword is inherently cool, and Terry Pratchett knew it

By Susana Polo May 21

Cool Sword Day 2024

Why I still hold onto my Phantom Blade in World of Warcraft

By Oli Welsh May 21

Cool Sword Day 2024

On Cool Sword Day, celebrate the only thing cooler than dual-wielding swords…

By Pete Volk May 21

Why is it Summer Game Fest and not Summer Games Fest (plural)?

By Maddy Myers May 20

Video game movies keep relying on the wrong kind of violence

By Ashley Bardhan May 20

Adult friendships can be tough. Babes gets it.

By Petrana Radulovic May 18

If the MCU hinges on Fantastic Four, good news: the casting is great

By Matt Patches May 10

I’m dying to play D&D’s biggest idiot, but my parties keep putting me in charge

By Susana Polo May 6

Please ignore Ryan Gosling’s terrible advice about phone use in theaters

By James Grebey May 4

Manor Lords reminds me of Dwarf Fortress, in the best way

By Jeffrey Parkin May 3

Star Wars has abandoned the prequel trilogy’s greatest gift: sick flips

By Susana Polo May 1

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy has the strongest moral arc in superhero movies

By Daniel Dockery April 30

Yaoi would save a repressed Edwardian schoolboy — just ask Dead Boy Detectives

By Petrana Radulovic April 30

Why is it so difficult to play Fallout games on PC right now?

By Carli Velocci April 28

Anyone but You’s real draw is the supporting cast

By Petrana Radulovic April 23

Young Sheldon keeps showing up on social media because it’s actually good

By Cass Marshall April 23

Jesse Plemons’ Civil War character says the quiet part out loud

By Oli Welsh April 20

Discord wants to void your right to sue them in court — but you can opt out of the practice

By Simone de Rochefort April 20