We’re nearing the end of the year, which means we’re entering the holiday season. There are certain commonalities to the holidays: good food, an overabundance of self-reflection for the year’s past, ...

The Polygon Show is coming to Nashville! From Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2, we’ll be at PodX, a three-day event dedicated to all things podcasting. (The creators of the podcast convention ...

Just because Halloween is over, doesn’t mean that we can’t stop talking about candy; The cast of The Polygon Show rank the best and worst chocolates and sugary confections. At the end, we also have a ...

Final Fantasy, Earthbound, Fire Emblem — JRPGs were, and continue to be, a big part of our lives. Here’s to remembering our favorites that stand the test of time, the ones that unexpectedly hooked us ...

In the last few years, our pop culture has largely become brighter, kinder and more focused on empathy. The curve towards the positive has been dubbed “hopepunk,” inspired by a viral Tumblr post, with ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. In each episode of ...

The podcasting medium is known for true crime, comedy, and regular hits of ripped-from-the-headlines news. Right now, though, one of the biggest emergent genres is Dungeons & Dragons. Whether it’s ...

Is Zack Snyder’s Superman the best on-screen Superman? Did the Mighty Ducks become a biting satire of reboot culture? Is Godzilla now a metaphor for your dad? Welcome to Galaxy Brains, a new ...