Detective Hayseed: The Cloning Madness

The Sheep Detectives, one of the best movies of the year, starts streaming on Amazon Prime this week. It follows sheep investigating a murder.

Why are there so many dimensions in DC comics universe? How did they all get started? And how are they connected? Susana Polo, Polygon's Entertainment Editor and resident comic book expert, breaks in down for you in the premiere episode of her new show, Issue At Hand. Stay tuned for new episodes every other Thursday!

In a grim week for the games industry where Microsoft laid off 1,600 people (with 1,600 further job cuts hanging over the heads of Xbox employees) one decision stood out as especially egregious. Id Software, developer of Doom and Quake, was forced to lay off 136 people – more than half of its workforce. Read more

Wai Ching Ho, who portrayed memorable Marvel TV character Madame Gao, has died aged 83.

Reach out to your fellow human beings. And give them piggybacks.