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Tomas Franzese

March, 2026
Over a decade of experience covering the video game industry
Nintendo, Xbox Series X, PlayStation
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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

Every Marvel movie and TV release set for 2025 and beyond
Marvel confirmed another movie after its San Diego Comic-Con panel ended

The cosmic side of the MCU just got a little brighter

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All the Marvel news that dropped at the MCU's San Diego Comic-Con panel

From Avengers: Doomsday to Ghost Rider, here's what Marvel Studios revealed

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A female Black Panther stands up in a suit with a bejeweled mask
Marvel casts a new Black Panther for Black Panther 3

Black Panther returns in 2028, with David Jonsson portraying the son of T'Challa

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John Cena runs in a promotional image for Matchbox: The Movie
John Cena's Matchbox movie trailer gives toy cars the Barbie treatment

Matchbox The Movie got its first trailer at San Diego Comic-Con

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The Warner Bros. Pictures logo from Harry Potter opening
Paramount just paused its Warner Bros. merger, possibly until June 2027

Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery's $110 billion merger has been postponed until after an antitrust trial

Key art of God of War: Laufey featuring Faye and Pharanque
God of War Laufey release date makes February 2027 even more crowded

Move over Fable, God of War Laufey is coming soon

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A dragon attacks in Game of Thrones: War for Westeros
Game of Thrones is finally getting the PC game we've been waiting for, but it's delayed to 2027

War for Westeros won't have the chance to redeem this franchise's video game reputation until early 2027

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The Odyssey trailer screenshot featuring Matt Damon as Odysseus
The Odyssey's massive $124 million weekend is another win for visionaries

If studios let visionary filmmakers do great work, people will go to theaters to see it

The wanderer and Dogmeat on the road in Fallout 4.
It's still unclear if those new Fallout games will be Xbox console exclusives or not

The new Fallout announcements show that Xbox is still doing a poor job of clarifying what games will be console exclusives

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Ghost from Modern Warfare 2 (2022) stares at the camera through his skull mask while a green flash of light appears to the left of his head
Even the Call of Duty movie can't escape having a Modern Warfare connection

We've been getting too much Modern Warfare and Black Ops in recent years for the Call of Duty franchise's own good

Key art for Wuthering Waves
Wuthering Waves is getting an anime as its developer enters the animation space

Wuthering Waves: Elysium will be the first project from Kuro Onroad

Link as a child lies curled up on his bed
Zelda remake rumor shows fans are desperate to learn its release date

Don't put a lot of faith in rumors that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake pre-orders will begin on Aug. 4

Voice actress Jennifer English (Clair Obscur) accepts her award for Best Performance at The Game Awards 2025.
Award-winning Expedition 33, BG3 star cancels next role over health concerns

Jennifer English will no longer star in the action game Tides of Annihilation

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Key art for Gears of War 2
Gears of War's CliffyB is making a new game, but it won't have PvP

Cliff Bleszinski likes PvE more than PvP now, so his next game won't feature competitive multiplayer like LawBreakers or Gears of War

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PlayStation's new fight stick will no longer launch alongside Marvel Tokon

The FlexStrike fight stick and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls no longer share an Aug. 6 release date

Maui (Dwayne Johnson) in Moana
Moana's poor box office performance proves this Disney remake wasn't necessary

Disney should've waited longer than ten years before remaking Moana

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Star Fox Camera Connect Functionality
Nintendo Switch 2 Camera drops to an all-time low price right after Star Fox made it worth using

You can get the official Nintendo Switch 2 Camera for just $10 right now

Donkey Kong Arcade Archives on Nintendo Switch
Lego Donkey Kong leak shows a faithful recreation of one of Nintendo's most iconic games

The Donkey Kong Arcade Set will recreate the first level of the 1981 arcade game

Some Champions on a loading screen in League of Legends Classic
League of Legends Classic is arriving much sooner than expected
PC

We'll be able to play this "greatest hits" version of League of Legends by the end of the month

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Soulframe devs confirm 'the beaver will be OK' after high-stakes TennoCon gameplay

This fall, you can play as a beaver in Soulframe