May 2026

The Queensbury Crypt boss in Mina the Hollower is the Duchess, or rather, a twisted approximation of her. Depending on where you went first, this boss fight is likely your first big combat trial, and it plays a little trick that might tempt you into using more of your resources earlier than you should. Below, […]

If you explore off the beaten track, you’ll find plenty of 007 First Light safe codes. The problem is, some of them are trickier to unlock than others. Most safes are optional, but unlocking them will either reward you with a collectible or give information that can help James Bond gain access to new areas […]

The sun sets on the first day in your new home, in a charming little village full of people you hope will one day call you friend. You’re wandering the woods and feel an unexpected sense of foreboding as a shiver snakes its way down your spine. Is it just because you’re alone — or […]

You don’t typically put Sherlock Holmes, P.G. Wodehouse, and Wallace and Gromit in the same thought — unless you’re Pascal Cammisotto, writer and director for Draw Me A Pixel’s upcoming time-travel adventure Crushed in Time. Cammisotto tells Polygon he used these as starting points for building on his previous work, There Is No Game: Wrong […]

“I am Zangetsu.” For years, that line in Tite Kubo’s Bleach sounded like a threat. Coming from the monstrous voice buried within Ichigo Kurosaki’s sword, Zangetsu, the declaration felt invasive, almost parasitic, like something trying to overtake him from within. But over time, the line transforms into something far more tragic. What once sounded like […]

Fifteen years ago, I graduated from college with a literature degree and absolutely no idea what to do with it. The world outside campus felt bleak and unstable. The economy was still clawing its way out of recession, journalism jobs were vanishing in real time, and the vague millennial promise that intelligence and hard work […]

Season 8 of Dropout’s flagship show Game Changer premieres Monday May 18. Based on its first trailer, it certainly seems like the new episodes might be the biggest and most chaotic yet. (For a show built on a foundation of chaos, that’s saying a lot.) But Game Changer isn’t just about chaos and host Sam […]

Finding lithium in Subnautica 2 is essential for crafting the plasteel ingots you need to get a bigger, better air tank. It’s also a mineral you won’t be able to get for a little while, as it only starts showing up once you reach waters too warm for survival until you get the necessary mutations. […]

Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda movie has a new release date. Zelda series creator Shigeru Miyamoto announced Wednesday that the live-action Zelda film will now be released on April 30, 2027 — a week earlier than previously planned. “I would like to let you know that the worldwide theatrical release date for the live-action film […]

For All Mankind season 5 airs its final episode on May 29, with the alt-history space-race show’s sixth and final season expected to premiere in 2027. But fans of the show’s mix of personal drama, politics, and high-stakes space missions won’t have to wait until then for something to fill the void thanks to a […]