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The Trojan horse is one of those indelible images. It’s a tale that most of us are acquainted with, whether we studied it in school, saw it in a movie, read about it in books, or heard it mentioned in a song . In Greek mythology, the Trojan horse was a trick devised by Odysseus in the Trojan War, resulting in the end of a struggle that had dragged on for a decade. The giant wooden horse was presented as a peace offering to the Trojans and was dragged inside the city's impregnable walls, only for Greek warriors to crawl out of it and destroy the city in one night. source https://www.polygon.com/the-odyssey-trojan-horse-drew-inspiration-from-planet-of-the-apes/

Pokémon archivists just released footage of a never-before-seen documentary about the making of 2007's Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl , and it's proven to be a treasure trove of trivia for hardcore fans. There's an inside look at how Game Freak develops starters, early Pokémon designs for some of the most iconic characters, and surprisingly, tidbits that shed light on modern Pokémon games. Developers at Game Freak came up with ideas 20 years ago that did not see the light of day until the release of Pokémon Pokopia . And the idea might reappear when Pokémon Winds and Waves is released next year. source https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-winds-waves-leak-diamond-pearl-doc-monster-design-pokopia/

When it comes to Magic: The Gathering and its controversial Universes Beyond branch, players have diverging opinions. While Universes Beyond is an undeniable commercial success , a portion of the Magic audience expresses frustration with the growing range of external IPs appearing in the game. The most common criticism is that these universes often don't feel like they belong in Magic at all; from ninja turtles lurking in the sewers to spider-heroes swinging over New York's skyline, it's a wild leap compared to Magic 's established fantasy aesthetic. source https://www.polygon.com/magic-mtg-universes-beyond-more-fantasy/

After an epic opening salvo, X-Men '97 season 2 has settled into the villain-of-the-week format that the original Animated Series did so well. Eventually, we'll get back to Apocalypse and his evil schemes, but for now, why not have some fun? source https://www.polygon.com/x-men-97-season-2-episode-6-danger-room-evil-ai/

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premiered in 2022 as a spin-off of Star Trek: Discovery offering a throwback approach to the franchise that focused on episodic storytelling and serialized character growth, rather than the season-long plotlines that had defined the franchise's Paramount Plus era. But while showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers have delivered some hilarious and poignant stories over the course of the show’s run, they’ve also focused too much on gimmick episodes while letting some of their core cast stagnate. As season 3 made some progress on the main arc leading up to Captain James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) taking command of the U.S.S. Enterprise from Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), it rushed some of its character-driven stories in favor of turning everyone into Vulcans, doing a holodeck murder mystery, and having omnipote...

Alan Ritchson is an industry unto himself. The Reacher star launched a hit Prime Video series that's returning next month with a spinoff in tow. Meanwhile, his upcoming revenge thriller Motor City already looks like a gritty cult classic. But it turns out that we may already know what Ritchson's biggest success of 2026 will be. source https://www.polygon.com/netflix-biggest-movie-streaming-2026/