Dailyposts

As a result, Microsoft has abandoned the last vestiges of console exclusivity for any of its games, even including Xbox stalwarts like Halo, Forza, and Gears of War. Exclusivity to Game Pass on day one took the place the consoles had once occupied. But that service seems to have hit its ceiling, long before it can pay for itself. Microsoft has finally solved the drought of first-party games that plagued it during the Xbox One era and the first years of the Xbox Series — but, ironically, it has nowhere useful to put all those games (other than on PC and PS5). source https://www.polygon.com/next-xbox-release-date-price-project-helix/

Star Wars' upcoming film, The Mandalorian and Grogu , featuring bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his companion Grogu, is edging closer and closer. We've had a Super Bowl trailer , a teaser spotlighting director Martin Scorsese as an alien , and an image shared of a seriously jacked Rotta the Hutt. What's next? An answer to a burning question for Grogu fans: whether the little guy will speak more than baby babble in his big-screen debut. source https://www.polygon.com/the-mandalorian-grogu-talk-kathleen-kennedy/

Despite competition from box-office-crushing hobbits, X-Men, and Autobots, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar landed as one of 2014’s big theatrical hits . But its ultimate legacy wasn’t clear at the time of that success: Would the tear-jerking story of a father crossing the expanse of space to save Earth and his children back home go down as a modern classic, or just another notch on Nolan’s blockbuster belt? source https://www.polygon.com/interstellar-2001-space-odyssey-influence-project-hail-mary/

Pokémon anatomy is something that rarely crosses my mind. I'm not even bothered by how many legs a Pokémon has or how concerningly buff it might be. Yet after playing Pokémon Pokopia , I find myself preoccupied with thinking about the inside of Ditto. There's a good reason for that, though, and it's not as weird as you might think. source https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-pokopia-ditto-stomach-space/

Muppets Tonight was a variety show that debuted on ABC on March 8, 1996. Like The Muppet Show , it was a comedy/variety series which featured some of the biggest stars of its day. There were, however, some key differences. The most notable was that Kermit the Frog was not the host. While he was present, the reins of emcee were handed to the now-obscure Muppet Clifford. And with Frank Oz focused on directing, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear’s roles were significantly reduced. source https://www.polygon.com/pepe-muppets-tonight-bill-barretta-interview/

Almost every Makoto Shinkai story contains an element of fantasy wish-fulfillment. His acclaimed, record-breaking Your Name (2016) is about star-crossed lovers who reunite after defying the rules of fate, while Weathering With You (2019) revolves around a girl who can control the weather. Even Shinkai’s 2022 coming-of-age adventure, Suzume , features two people searching for ancient doors to prevent a supernatural worm from causing earthquakes in Japan. source https://www.polygon.com/makoto-shinkai-5-centimeters-per-second-streaming-hbo-max/