Add Us

Special Issues

latest

annecy_header
Polygon at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival

Cartoon cartoon

By 
Ezio walks away from an explosion while saying a badass game quote
Gaming's greatest quotes

Exploring the best dialogue video games have to offer

By 
Polygon - One and Done
One and Done

In a world where sequels reign supreme, these singular hits stand alone

By 
55136055737_e08a2f916f_k
GDC 2026: All the big news, interviews, previews, and more

Watch this space for ongoing coverage of the event, which runs March 9-13

By 
Two Pikachu sit on a rock in Pokémon Journeys
Happy 30th birthday, Pokémon

Cheers to the very best

1
By 
Richard Burton strangles a screaming Elizabeth Taylor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
10 of the best anti-romance movies to stream if you aren’t in a Valentine’s Day mood
Polygon Lists

From noir classics to recent horror, these films will make you feel great about feeling bad about love

By 
A pink background with a pattern of hearts and the Polygon logo at the center
Valentine's Day looks different for dorks like us

We see you, we love you

By 
Polygon - Graphic - Dead of Winter
Dead of Winter: Polygon's coolest special issue

Chill for a while

By 
Polygon - Graphic - Dramatic Entrances -ALT
Dramatic Entrances: a special issue on beginnings

The art of the start

4
By 
Cool Sword Day - Cloud sword graphic
Cool Sword Day
Action

Unsheathe and celebrate

4
By 
Two warriors, one of them a monkey, leap at each other as terra cotta roof tiles fly.
The best new RPG books of 2025 so far

Climb kaiju, fall to corruption, and cook for your friends

3
By 
Mary (Hailee Steinfeld) stands smiling in a thin silk dress in a rural 1932 juke joint in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners
The best horror movies of the year, ranked by scariness
Horror

The year’s off to a spooky (and funny) start

9
By 
Peyton List crosses her arms next to a missing poster about her in School Spirits
The best new TV of 2025 so far
What to Watch

And where to watch them

6
By 
A woman on her computer dressed like Wario, doing her taxes
The Wario outfit in this tax commercial is not an accident
News

H&R Block answered my big dumb question

3
By 
Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender lean in for a kiss in Black Bag
The best new movies of 2025 so far
What to Watch

And where to watch them all

11
By 
Dice and tokens, including one with a trumpet screenprinted on it, sit atop a gameboard. Here a ziggurat-like robot rises from the desert.
The best new board games of 2025 so far
Board Games

A surprisingly fast start to the year

7
By 
A screenshot from Blue Prince depicting a first-person view of a magnifying glass next to a piece of paper with the words “West Wing” written on it and an old photograph of a woman in Victorian garb
The best new video games of 2025 so far
What to Play

And where to play them

10
By 
Characters from Assassin’s Creed, Red Dead Redemption, and others relax on a beach in an original illustration.
Retreat Week

The games to play when you need a digital vacation

By 
An original illustration shows Mario as he could appear in various cultures, with different art styles representing each culture
Culture Shock

How cultural differences change what you watch and play

By 
A thaumaturge — a powerful magic user in the world of Legend in the Mist — stands in a field surroujnded by spectral crows. It is night, and their eyes are glowing blue.
The best tabletop role-playing games we played in 2024

Last year communities were on the hunt for new and exciting TTRPG experiences

1
By 
See More