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Fighting games are really cool, but they can be an intimidating hobby to get into. You might look at the competitive world of Tekken or Street Fighter and think, "I probably suck! And don't have the right gear! And I don't understand these words!" BUT STOP. You CAN get into fighting games. And for Pat Gill, that journey has been really rewarding. Here's how he embraced fighting games, and you can too.#fightinggames #polygon

Columbo, the 1970s detective show starring Peter Falk, is having a bit of a resurgence right now. But did you know that was previously a huge hit in Japan? Columbo references show up in all kinds of anime like Detective Conan and Lupin the 3rd... and in games like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Detective Gumshoe is a pretty spot-on Columbo-alike, but how did this schlubby American detective get so popular in Japan, anyway?#Columbo #AceAttorney

The brooding pace and relative silence that characterize writer-director Michael Sarnoski’s The Death of Robin Hood is more evocative of his standout debut film Pig than it is his far more mainstream A Quiet Place: Day One, making this elegiac but brutal period piece his most niche and least accessible film yet. Still, its heady mix of mournful drama and murderous action certainly distinguish it from the litany of other Robin Hood films in existence.

FromSoftware's The Duskbloods was at one point more "Nintendo" in its art design, game director Hidetaka Miyazaki reveals in new interview.

In the world of Destiny, everyone is pondering the orb. From glowing balls of unknowable energy to hovering balls of death, and everything in between. What's the deal with all of Destiny's orbs? Clayton speaks to Destiny visual designer Ryan Klaverweide and digs deep into Destiny's obsession with the orb.#destiny2 #destiny