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Affichage des articles du juillet, 2024

Squid Game season 2 has a release date — and a season 3 renewal

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Image: Netflix Season 2 of Squid Game will take us (and Lee Jung-jae’s Gi-hun) back to the game Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24058115/squid-game-season-2-release-date-cast-news

Looper is a mind-bending puzzle game that challenges you to think inside the box

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Image: FeatureKreep Now you’re thinking with loops! Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24209035/looper-puzzle-game-breakout

Pokémon TCG legend Mitsuhiro Arita discusses his first Magic: The Gathering card

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Image: Mitsuhiro Arita/Wizards of the Coast How Bloomburrow’s Lumra, Bellow of the Woods, came to life Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24210384/mitsuhiro-arita-interview-pokemon-card-artist-first-mtg-card

New shoot-’em-up Devil Blade Reboot is like an alt-history Sega Saturn import

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Image: Shigatake Games The friendliest hardcore shooting game is a labor of love Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24209757/devil-blade-reboot-steam-pc-shmup

We pushed this generative AI choose-your-own adventure game to the limits

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Image: DeepGame/Dall-E I put my best sicko foot forward to play the generative AI choose-your-own adventure, DeepGame Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/review/24209670/chatgpt-deepgame-generative-ai-gaming

Gen Con 2024: The best new board games, card games, and tabletop RPGs

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Photo: Charlie Hall/Polygon All eyes are on Indianapolis for the best four days in gaming Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24209479/gen-con-2024-the-best-new-board-games-card-games-and-tabletop-rpgs

Netflix’s live-action anime and manga adaptations, ranked

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Image: Netflix From Alice in Borderland to Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead and everything in between Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/24031888/netflixs-live-action-anime-manga-adaptations-ranked

Undaunted 2200: Callisto, a bold change for the acclaimed board game series

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Photo: Osprey Games We preview the acclaimed series’ first entirely fictional setting Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24203797/undaunted-2200-callisto-preview-gen-con-2024

Can Togedemaru be shiny in Pokémon Go?

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Graphic: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Game Freak/Nintendo, The Pokémon Company Yes, you can find shiny Togedemaru in Pokémon Go Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-go-guide/24208974/can-togedemaru-be-shiny

In Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight RPG players are encouraged to break canon

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Players of The Stormlight RPG will be able to meet major characters from Brandon Sanderson’s books while shaping the world in their own way. | Image: Ekaterina Burmak /Brotherwise Games and Dragonsteel Entertainment An exclusive interview with the fantasy author reveals the game’s first adventure Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24204670/brandon-sanderson-stormlight-roleplaying-game-narrative-preview

Finally, House of the Dragon gets to the goddamn dragons

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Photo: Theo Whiteman/HBO Time for some of the most fun you can have on this show without a big battle Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24207162/house-dragon-hotd-season-2-episode-7-review

House of the Dragon makes dragon riding look easy(ish) — is it supposed to be?

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Photo: Theo Whiteman/HBO Here’s what George R.R. Martin’s books say about dragon bonding Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24205330/house-dragon-riding-bonding-books-grrm-comparison

Captain America: Brave New World may finally give us some Eternals closure — and another step toward X-Men

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Image: Marvel Studios There’s a commotion in the ocean Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24197299/captain-america-brave-new-world-eternals-celestial

The Penguin’s SDCC panels hints at how the series is handling the Batman

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Photo: Warner Bros. Discovery The series won’t have heroes, just complicated characters Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/sdcc/24203926/where-batman-penguin-hbo-show-sdcc-panel

SDCC gives us our first look at Silo’s season 2 silos, and a release date

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Image: Apple TV Plus That’s right folks: We’ve got multiple silos goin’ at once here Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/sdcc/2024/7/27/24204765/silo-season-2-first-look-release-date-2024

Michelle Yeoh boldly goes off in the Star Trek: Section 31 SDCC trailer

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Image: Russ Martin/CBS The Oscar-winner brought her new Trek movie to Comic Con Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/sdcc/24201630/star-trek-section-31-trailer-michelle-yeoh-sdcc-2024

The best movies leaving Netflix, Max, and Prime at the end of July 2024

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Image: A24 This weekend’s streaming departures include more than a few hidden gems Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/what-to-watch/24205364/best-movies-netflix-amazon-hulu-leaving-july-2024

James Gunn’s DCU kickoff Creature Commandos snuck a trailer into SDCC

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Image: Max Here’s your first look at Amanda Waller’s latest Suicide Squad Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/sdcc/24207268/creature-commandos-first-look-trailer-2024

Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on Netflix, and every movie new to streaming this week

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Photo: Frank Masi/Columbia Pictures Whatcha goin’ do? Watch the new Bad Boys movie on VOD this weekend, that’s what Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/2024/7/26/24199709/new-movies-bad-boys-ride-or-die-netflix-ghostbusters-frozen-empire

The Percy Jackson SDCC panel reveals season 2’s cyclops brother

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Image: Disney The second season of the show will adapt The Sea of Monsters Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/sdcc/2024/7/25/24204516/percy-jackson-olympians-season-2-tyson-casting

The platonic ideal of tabletop terrain is finally back in circulation with the reboot of Heroscape

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Photo: Charlie Hall/Polygon After Hasbro’s crowdfunding effort failed, Renegade Games stepped in to save the reboot Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/24206407/heroscape-tiles-terrain-where-to-buy

The Crow’s SDCC 2024 clip says it’s hard out here for a vengeance demon

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Photo: Larry Horricks/Lionsgate Just coming back from the dead doesn’t make you a stone-cold killer Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/sdcc/24206454/the-crow-bill-skarsgard-sdcc-2024-exclusive-clip

I’m running out of reasons to keep Apple Arcade

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Image: Nintendo The deal, as they say, is getting worse all the time Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24206470/quit-apple-arcade-fantasian-neo-dimension

The best puzzle games to play right now

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Image: Capybara Games On your phone, computer, or console Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/what-to-play/24114511/best-puzzle-games-play-ios-android-windows-playstation-xbox

Guncho is a truly mind-melting old west cowboy shooter

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Image: Arnold Wauers, Terri Vellmann, and Sam Webster via Polygon Study the cylinder, let fly the ammo, and marvel at the intricacy of it all Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24204176/guncho-impressions-turn-based-shooter

Apex Legends reverses (some of) the battle pass changes everyone hated

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Image: Respawn / Electronic Arts Real-money-only purchases are out — but there will still be two battle passes per season Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24205871/apex-legends-battle-pass-u-turn

Apparently someone spent more than $21,000 to rig the Hugo Awards, badly

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Photo: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A statement from this year’s Worldcon details a clumsy plan to sway the vote for an unnamed nominee Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24204754/hugo-awards-2024-rigging-vote-scandal-worldcon

The 25 best games on Game Pass

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Image: Color Gray Games/Playstack Here’s what you should be playing on Xbox and PC Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/best-games/22372750/best-game-pass-games-xbox

Marvel Studios can fix the MCU — but it has to start Saturday at SDCC

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Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney Marvel needs to put on a show at the biggest venue in the nerd hype machine Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/sdcc/24203804/marvel-studios-sdcc-2024-hall-h-panel-preview

Deadpool & Wolverine makes the MCU the villain — and not in a good way

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Photo: Jay Maidment/20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios This celebration of Marvel and Fox feels more like a funeral Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/review/24204724/deadpool-and-wolverine-review-mcu-x-men

Sky Team board game soars to prestigious Spiel des Jahres win

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Image: Le Scorpion Masqué/Hachette The hit of Gen Con 2023 wins the Spiel des Jahres Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24204315/sky-team-wins-spiel-des-jahres-2023

Disney Lorcana Gateway is a perfect entry point for the trading card game

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Image: Ravensburger/Disney Ravensburger’s new starter kit has everything you need to learn and enjoy Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/deals/24203783/disney-lorcana-tcg-gateway-on-sale

Lego’s four new Fortnite sets are big ol’ boxes of color and fun

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Image: Epic Games, Lego Durrr Burger, the Battle Bus, Supply Llama, and Peely Bone Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/deals/24204303/lego-fortnite-preorder-battle-bus-llama-burger-peely

Survival horror game Conscript puts you face-down in the muck of World War I

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Image: Jordan Mochi/Catchweight Studio/Team17 Welcome to hell — don’t forget your shovel Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24203819/conscript-review-world-war-1-survival-horror

House of the Dragon episode 6 builds on Game of Thrones in the best way

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Photo: Theo Whiteman/HBO It’s reminding us again and again it sucks to be a woman, and doing it really well Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24201367/house-dragon-episode-6-review-rhaenyra-alicent-relationship-analysis

All the House of the Dragon houses and characters you need to know

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Photo: Ollie Upton/HBO Keep track of who’s aligned with who Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/23322393/house-dragon-houses-characters-explained

Twister still looks great because the director put his cast through hell for it

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Image: Warner Bros. Pictures Jan de Bont reminisces about how he got his actors to stop acting and just face the (digital) storm Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24199726/twister-4k-jan-de-bont-interview

The best Netflix TV shows of 2024 so far

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Photo: Kevin Baker/Netflix Thrillers, comedies, and much more Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/what-to-watch/24195042/best-netflix-tv-shows-series-2024

Pokémon Go Tynamo Community Day guide

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Graphic: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Game Freak/Nintendo, The Pokémon Company Use the Community Day to find a Shiny Tynamo Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-go-guide/2024/7/20/24201236/tynamo-community-day-shiny-moveset

Evo 2024: All the big reveals and announcements

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Image: Player First Games/Warner Bros. Games The latest on MultiVersus, KOF 15, Fatal Fury, and more Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24201533/evo-announcements-reveals-trailers-2024

The producer of Droids, Ewoks on why the early Star Wars cartoons flopped

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Michael Hirsh’s memoir paints a fascinating picture of the animation landscape in the 1970s, ’80s, and onward Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24199125/star-wars-droids-ewoks-shows

Lego Hill Climb Adventures is a charming, simplified Trials

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Image: Fingersoft, Lego A Lego remake of a classic racing game Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24202114/lego-hill-climb-adventures-cute-physics-racer-trials

The best sci-fi movies to watch on Netflix this July

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Image: Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Releasing From over-the-top action to spine-chilling horror beyond the stars Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/what-to-watch/24199861/best-sci-fi-movies-watch-netflix-july-2024

Land of Bad on Netflix, Horizon: An American Saga, and every movie new to streaming this week

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Image: Warner Bros. Set your crosshairs on Kevin Costner’s Western epic this weekend Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/2024/7/19/24196112/new-movies-horizon-an-american-saga-thelma-land-of-bad-find-me-falling-netflix

New Switch accessory might confirm some leaked details about Switch 2

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Photo: Nintendo Is an official Joy-Con charger a very late Switch peripheral — or a very early Switch 2 one? Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/24201770/joy-con-charging-stand-switch-2

In Kite Man: Hell Yeah! the best running gag in comics has been co-opted by the worst

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Image: Max The Harley Quinn spinoff owes its entire existence to one last-minute comic book panel Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24201124/kite-man-hell-yeah-origin-tom-king-ivan-reis

Capcom’s Kunitsu-Gami plays like a lost PS2 cult classic

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Image: Capcom And it’s on Game Pass now Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24201259/kunitsu-gami-path-of-the-goddess-capcom-game-pass-impressions

Halo, which only just made it to Halo, canceled after 2 seasons

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Photo: Adrienn Szabo/Paramount Plus Will Master Chief get his chance to blow up a ringworld? Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24106882/halo-season-3-tv-show-release-cast-news

Was BioShock Infinite good?

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Image: Irrational Games/2K Games Irrational Games’ final project was a hot take in the form of a game Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/24196012/was-bioshock-infinite-good

Pokémon Go ‘Whispers in the Woods’ Masterwork Research tasks and rewards so far

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Image: Niantic / The Pokemon Company via Polygon A second chance to get a shiny Celebi Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-go-guide/24188008/whispering-in-the-woods-masterwork-research-tasks-rewards-shiny-celebi