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About Tomas Franzese
Tomas Franzese is the Weekend News Editor at Polygon, following and reporting on the latest goings-on in the gaming and entertainment spaces. During the week, you can find him working on Remastered, his newsletter about video game history and retro gaming, or contributing to GameSpot and other publications. Previously, Tomas was the Gaming Segment Lead at XDA and a Staff Writer at Digital Trends.
What's your origin story?
In high school, Tomas discovered journalism and joined DualShockers as a Staff Writer. What started as passion-driven side project between classes became a career as a reporter and critic that has lasted over a decade.
What's a recent obsession?
Rhythm Heaven Groove, retro gaming, and clearing out my gaming and movie backlogs
Latest
Coyote vs. ACME beat The Odyssey and Ridley Scott at the box office this weekend
A modest but respectable opening for the movie that was once abandoned by Warner Bros.
The Witcher 4 will still get a physical release, even though it's launching in 2028
Although CD Projekt admits it has "no influence" over whether PlayStation and Xbox will keep producing discs
Fable will officially be 20 hours long, Xbox confirms in new interview
But you can 'literally play it forever' if you want
Tom Cruise's next movie is not one you'd expect
Tom Cruise and Paramount will revive Days of Thunder in 2028
Pokémon TCG Pocket adds a game-changing new kind of card this October
Dual-type cards are finally making their way into Pokémon TCG Pocket
EA responds Iron Man gameplay leak: 'Well, that didn't go as planned'
EA teased that 'We've got a lot more to show you'
Nobody remembers the DC video game that introduced Lanterns' villains
Remember that time Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern fought the Manhunters? Probably not.
Mewgenics' Xbox port is coming sooner than expected, store leak suggests
An announcement could be made at Gamescom Opening Night Live
One Piece Card Game is collaborating with Final Fantasy's best artist
Yoshitaka Amano designed new Loki and Shamrock cards for One Piece Card Game
One Piece will get two more movies before the end of the decade
One Piece fans have new movies to look forward to in 2027 and 2029
Marvel's best mobile game is about to get its most requested feature
Marvel Snap's Draft mode finally arrives on Monday
GTA 6 leaks may finally be coming to an end
A Cyberleek website and Telegram channel have gone offline, indicating that Rockstar Games is fighting back against the GTA 6 leaks
Tim Schafer on Brütal Legend 2: "We're not working on that now"
Schafer thinks a new Brütal Legend could pay tribute to a new generation of metal artists, but isn't working on a sequel right now
Street Fighter rival Fatal Fury makes it easy to get all its DLC with Revenge Edition
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Revenge Edition was revealed alongside the fighting game's next character, Duck King
Fortnite's next season delivers crossovers with Sonic, Crash Bandicoot, Persona 5, and more
Everything from Persona 5 to a viral Roblox game will collaborate with Fortnite for its Override season
Indiana Jones' next Disney attraction will feature a robot Harrison Ford
We're one step closer to a Harrison Ford replicant, as a new Indiana Jones attraction will feature an animatronic of Ford as Indiana Jones
Will we get another Monkey Island? Ron Gilbert says it's "really complicated"
Ron Gilbert would have to deal with several big companies to make a new Monkey Island, but he doesn't have to for Thimbleweed Park 2
Kingdom Hearts 4's extended D23 trailer offers first look at Mickey Mouse gameplay
We learned a lot more about Kingdom Hearts 4 during its D23 panel
Epic Mickey fans got a nice Disney Plus surprise at D23
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit will live beyond Epic Mickey thanks to a new miniseries announcement at D23
Rideshare Stimulator's wild AI saga ends with Steam disclosure
Saber Interactive confirms on Rideshare Stimulator's Steam page that it used generative AI during development