Sources: Polygon, Kotaku
The Korra series finale — as later seen in high-definition under normal connection speeds — is still one of my favorite endings (and favorite TV shows) of all time. But it’s hard to ignore the flaws; from a slashed budget that forced the animators to rely on still images for…
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Critics are uniformly praising the latest entry in the Avatar: The Last Airbender series, with the only point of disagreement being the quality of Avatar: Seven Havens' animation
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F-Zero GX's mythical Gold Parts can now be yours, provided you own four separate controllers and three friends to help you input the newly uncovered cheat codes
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Atlus’s Persona series of role-playing games incorporates a huge variety of mythological and folkloric creatures from around the world. Some are formidable warriors like Odin from Norse mythology or the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Others are cute and charming, like Alice from Alice…
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Bungie's bestselling military science fiction FPS, Halo, has spawned an impressive amount of content over the years since Halo: Combat Evolved was released for the Xbox in 2001. Debuting alongside Halo was the franchise's first tie-in novel, The Fall of the Reach, by Eric…
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Avatar: Seven Havensis a far more mystery-driven series than its predecessors, The Legend of Korraand Avatar: The Last Airbender.Avatar Korra supposedly caused a cataclysm that destroyed most of the world, but it’s unclear why she would do that and how the new Avatar might be…
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Subjective taste inevitably plays a role here. A contemplative series like Mushi-shi and a sprawling space opera like Legend of the Galactic Heroes offer radically different versions of great storytelling. For this list, we’re focusing on anime that combine distinctive animation…
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In some cases, a sci-fi movie adaptation can be spectacular, and still feel like a pale imitation of the source material. This has less to do with the quality of the adaptation itself, and more with the nuances that can only be conveyed through the literary medium. Sci-fi…
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Pokémon Go is having a Zorua Community Day event on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 2-5 p.m. in your local time. This Community Day only features the original Unovan Zorua, not the normal- and ghost-type Hisuian Zorua.
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The Exorcist: Martyrs was promising from the get-go, with horror master Mike Flanagan taking the helm as writer and director, accompanied by a star-studded cast. On Wednesday, we got a first look at Flanagan's The Exorcist: Martyrs with a short teaser. Now, the first full…
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Every starter in a new Pokémon generation erects an army of staunch defenders, but like it or not, some monsters are loved more than others. And for a couple of decades now, it seems like fire-type starters and grass-type starters keep taking turns stealing the spotlight. But…
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Magic’s first Universes Beyond set of 2027, Darkhold Destiny, looks to finally bridge that gap by uniting the best of both worlds in what feels like the most ambitious UB set yet. Polygon spoke to the Darkhold Destiny team ahead of the set's big reveal at New York Comic Con 2026…
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Magic: The Gatheringplayers have repeatedly complained that Universes Beyond sets feel too far removed from the game’s fantasy genre and original storytelling. Wizards of the Coast revealed a clever compromise at New York Comic Con: a set based on an original story in the Marvel…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops, Halo: CE, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Skate 3 and many more titles have been decompiled and ported to web browsers overnight
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Who's excited for Shrek 5?
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Never say never, I guess?
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Did you know that Gears of War isn’t set on Earth? That’s news to some players, who are starting to discover various eccentricities about the series as they dive into Gears of War: E-Day, the latest entry. The unique Gears setting in particular is the basis of a crockpot fan…
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Gears of War: E-Day is off to a strong critical start, but early sales estimates suggest Microsoft's latest Xbox blockbuster may be struggling to turn that acclaim into actual sales.
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