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Where to find all the Spotify Wrapped-style breakdowns of your 2023 gaming habits

By Ian Walker December 19

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How The Day Before went from Steam darling to disaster

The zombie survival game is one of gaming’s biggest flameouts ever

By Michael McWhertor December 13

Fans were as influential in 2023 as the things they loved

By Allegra Rosenberg December 9

All the Warhammer 40K lore you need to know for Rogue Trader

By Cass Marshall December 6

It doesn’t matter when Furiosa takes place in the Mad Max timeline

By Austen Goslin December 1

No one can escape the Josh Hutcherson ‘Whistle’ edit

By Ana Diaz December 1

This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons: Adam Sandler, Luffy, and a floating NFT

By Matt Patches November 22

Why it’s OK that so many top Pokémon players ‘cheat’

By Ana Diaz November 14

Let’s try to make sense of Loki season 2’s big finale

By Austen Goslin November 10

Welcome to the Fangsgiving feast

How China’s hopping dead sunk their teeth into Hong Kong action

By Charles Bramesco November 9

World of Warcraft’s new patch concludes Dragonflight’s biggest conflict

By Cass Marshall November 7

YouTube demonetizes popular content creator SSSniperwolf after doxxing accusations

By Cass Marshall October 25

Why do people think Taylor Swift secretly wrote Henry Cavill’s new spy movie?

By Petrana Radulovic October 24

‘You’re so Skibidi, so Fanum tax,’ and other fun nonsense, explained

By Ana Diaz October 19

The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Devil May Cry clone was a gift to rabid Japanese fans

By Michael McWhertor October 13

What exactly is Kang’s whole deal in Loki at this point?

By Austen Goslin and Susana Polo October 5

What the heck happened at the end of Loki season 1?

By Michael McWhertor October 5

6 major takeaways from Hollywood writers’ new WGA contract

By Nicole Carpenter September 28

How rain works in Starfield (and lots of other games)

By Nicole Carpenter September 26

SAG-AFTRA’s video game performer strike vote, explained

By Nicole Carpenter September 25

Ahsoka is promising the return of one of Star Wars’ best villains

By Austen Goslin September 19

Who are Star Wars’ Witches of Dathomir?

By Joshua Rivera September 19

Who is Wheel of Time’s Daughter of the Night, and what’s her deal?

By Leon Miller September 8

Star Wars’ World Between Worlds is the answer to Ahsoka’s latest cliffhanger

By Austen Goslin September 5

One Piece’s finale tease is a whole thing in the manga

By Ana Diaz September 1

Here’s what’s going on with One Piece’s mysterious Mr. 7, and the organization he works for

By Ana Diaz August 31

Starfield AMA: Let’s answer your questions about the game!

By Polygon Staff August 31

Everything you need to know about One Piece before watching the Netflix show

By Ana Diaz August 28

How Ahsoka Tano went from sidekick to one of Star Wars’ most important characters

By Dylan Roth August 22

TikTok has invented a fake ’80s horror movie named Zepotha

By Ana Diaz August 14

Lil Tay’s death hoax, explained

By Ana Diaz August 11

Richard Siken has always been a fanfic enthusiast

By Petrana Radulovic August 10