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Elden Ring , the 2028 IMAX-sized movie version of Hidetaka Miyazaki's action RPG, may complete an unlikely trilogy for writer-director Alex Garland. Garland is no stranger to genre fiction — he’s written 28 Days Later , its two recent sequels , Sunshine , and directed Ex Machina and Annihilation — but zooming out, the movie looks less like a heady storyteller (and avid gamer ) getting his crack at a Lord of the Rings-flavored epic than a logical conclusion to an exploration of memory and combat. source https://www.polygon.com/kit-connors-elden-ring-casting-makes-perfect-sense-if-youve-seen-his-underrated-war-movie/

Alex Garland's Elden Ring movie will be released on March 3, 2028, and will star Heartstopper breakout Kit Connor as well as Ben Whishaw, Cailee Spaeny, and Tom Burke, A24 announced Monday. source https://www.polygon.com/elden-ring-movie-release-date-cast-announced/

In the past few years, Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima has gained renown beyond his “video game auteur” status for his frequent recommendations of movies and TV shows , shared on his social media channels. I have become a bit skeptical of Kojima’s cultural guru status, especially after his recent controversial non-stance over the Kurdish issue (you can read more about it here ). Still, it’s hard to disagree with his latest glowing anime review: Nippon Sengoku: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun is truly an amazing show. source https://www.polygon.com/nippon-sangoku-prime-video-anime-kojima-recommends/

Italian writer Italo Calvino once said, "The translator is my most important ally," referring to the power of translation to make literary works transcend their culture of origin. However, translation is rarely about simply turning a word into its closest equivalent in another language — sorry, AI tools developers. The subtleties of language are often lost in the process, and this is especially true when wordplay is involved. Hardcore fans of One Piece know this well, as author Eiichiro Oda loves to play with the complexities of the Japanese language, but not everything can be carried over smoothly during the translation process. source https://www.polygon.com/one-piece-1180-imu-omen-powers-zoro-sanji/

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is happening, and it's coming out next year. Dimps and Bandai Namco Entertainment confirmed this at Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026 , which took place in Los Angeles this weekend. This sequel ends a gap of more than a decade between new Xenoverse games. source https://www.polygon.com/dragon-ball-xenoverse-3-announced/

If you spend any time online, you might've witnessed a bit of a kerfuffle over the Super Mario Galaxy Movie . One side said kids deserve only high-quality media; the other said kids need crap TV and movies so they experience a wide range of things and can develop taste. (And if you didn't witness this, I'm happy you were left to enjoy or hate the movie in peace). Anyway, it got me thinking about a terrible piece of media from my childhood that, despite its flaws, still sticks with me 30 years later: Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures . source https://www.polygon.com/indiana-jones-desktop-adventures-adventure-game/