Space Mercenary Shooter: Episode 2

Max Burkholder grew up with "unlimited screentime," as a busy child actor going to work and school. He fell in love with video games through Kingdom Hearts, which helped him come down from the stress of being on the set of films like The Purge, Daddy Day Care and Parenthood.Now he somehow finds time for games while starring as the teen version of Mark Wahlberg's character on Peacock's Ted series, ploughing through long RPGs like Final Fantasy 16 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, as well as playthroughs of critically acclaimed puzzlers like Blue Prince. He was excited to walk out of videogamesne

On episode 2 of Polygon's news show Point It Out!, Patches and Simone do a state of the union for the games industry in 2026.

X-Men '97 has no trouble recovering from the fumble that was Episode 5, as "Danger.exe" adapts some seminal 21st Century comics and establishes a bold new status quo for the team.

X-Men ‘97 remains as thrilling as ever in the first four episodes of Season 2, delivering more of that winning blend of Marvel nostalgia and deep character drama. Read our spoiler-free review.

Lanterns continues to impress in its sophomore episode, proving that Kyle Chandler’s Hal and Aaron Pierre’s John are just as entertaining apart as they are together. Read our full review of Episode 2.