We have talked here about fake weeks before, but as we close in on the final weeks of the year, this is about as fake as they come. Many of us are killing time until — or totally slammed in the lead-up to — flights, family, (fights), and festivities. And...
J.R.R. Tolkien was fine with leaving War of the Rohirrim’s story untold
For Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, screenwriter Philippa Boyens, Jackson, and Fran Walsh took on the task of translating three expansive novels into three live-action movies. With the anime movie The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Boyens and her co-writers took on a radically...
Crumbling Farum Azula walkthrough steps in Elden Ring
The tempestuous region of Crumbling Farum Azula in Elden Ring is marked by its floating platforms and ancient buildings, where you must face ferocious beastmen and mighty ancient dragons. The area is also an essential component for seeing one of Elden Ring’s endings. In this Elden Ring guide, you...
Is there crossplay in Marvel Rivals?
Crossplay is always a subject of much debate in a shooter like Marvel Rivals. While it allows players to play across consoles and PC, it tends to split the community between keyboard-and-mouse users and controller users, each of which bring their own frustrations to play against.In this Marvel Rivals guide,...
Fortnite Ballistic is planting the seeds to bring in a new kind of player
Fortnite is no longer just the culture-defining battle royale game. It has since become a platform to host a wide variety of games. Lego Fortnite takes a swipe at Minecraft lovers with survival and clicky crafting mechanics. Fortnite Obby Fun and the recent Lego Fortnite Brick Life bring young players...
Antonblast plays like a Wario Land made by the devil
A couple hours into Antonblast, a new side-scrolling action-platformer that’s inspired by Game Boy Advance-era Wario Land and Crash Bandicoot games, I wondered if I knew what I was really doing. Sure, I’d beaten some of the game’s hard-as-hell bosses and blasted through a handful of challenging levels, yet I...
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle codes list for the Vatican, Gizeh, and Himalayas
Codes are the key to many mysteries in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. You’ll need these codes to unlock the various safes and chests (and at least one door) found throughout the game.As you explore, you’ll find locked safes and chests throughout the game. In most cases, the code...
Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim makes oliphaunts terrifying again
I thought I had a handle on oliphaunts. You know, the massive war elephants of The Lord of the Rings, as featured thrillingly in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy? Jackson’s productions brought the creatures to life in terrifying might, and made them the crux of one of the...
Red One, Heretic, Netflix’s Maria, and every movie new to streaming
Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.This week, Maria, Pablo Larraín’s biopic on the life and career of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, comes to streaming...
CD Projekt Red is giving Ciri the story she deserves in The Witcher 4
Lore has always been a tricky subject for fans when it comes to adaptations: Too close an adherence to the original text, and you get a diminished version of the thing you already love; too loose an adaptation, and suddenly your beloved series is unrecognizable. I’m fairly outspoken about my...