June 2026

The final episode of Widow’s Bay season 1 is cheekily titled, “We Hope You Enjoyed Your Time!” For anyone foolish enough to fall for Mayor Tom Loftis’ (Matthew Rhys) scheme to turn his cursed island town into a tourist hot spot, the answer is most likely no. (Between the cults, the sea hags, and the […]

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is one-of-a-kind. Madhouse’s anime adaptation of Kanehito Yamada’s manga has given us a brilliant two-season run so far, with a highly anticipated third season on the way. It’s hard to fit Frieren into a box, since it leans into shonen fantasy trappings only to subvert them in the most beautiful ways. […]

Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. is closer than ever to happening. The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday it had closed its investigation into the merger and won’t contest Paramount’s $111 billion buyout of Warner Bros., clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the controversial entertainment deal. That decision paves the way […]

It’s been nearly 15 months since Severance season 2 ended with a devastating cliffhanger, and there’s still no release date for season 3. Fans waited three years between the first and second seasons of Apple’s hit sci-fi show, but hopefully it won’t take another 21 months to get a third. Series star Adam Scott recently […]

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Dive in→ Most of the time, a post-credits scene is saved for the release of a film or game, meant to reward and delight those who stuck through with it to the end. That’s […]

The year 2023 brought us the summer of Barbenheimer, where two entirely different movies went head-to-head at the box office. But 25 years earlier, the summer of 1998 was marked by a very different dynamic when two movies with nearly identical plots battled it out for apocalyptic dominance. Both Armageddon and Deep Impact are about […]

Summer Game Fest 2026’s kickoff event streams globally this Friday, June 5, promising new game reveals, announcements, and world premiere trailers. Host and creator Geoff Keighley says viewers can expect the “biggest Summer Game Fest live show yet” during the two-hour show. Confirmed to appear at Summer Game Fest 2026 are games like Star Wars […]

It’s been the biggest mystery of the year: What video game publisher will have the guts to go up against Grand Theft Auto 6 this November? An empty fall release date schedule left some major questions as players waited to see where anticipated games like Marvel’s Wolverine and Control Resonant would land. After today’s PlayStation […]

After a very busy five months, new game releases are slowing down in 2026. The current game release calendar for June is looking much slimmer than May, which was filled with more excellent games than one could possibly play in one month. June looks like it will be a great backlog month for anyone who’s […]