That Makes Sense

While most time travel movies ignore quantum physics, Christopher Nolan's Intersteller, Avengers: Endgame, Planet of the Apes, and Primer do not.

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

Grand Theft Auto 6 is releasing on November 19, 2026 for $80, and people won't be able to get it on a disc. There is a physical version, but it comes with a code in the box. Why is GTA 6 releasing without a disc-based version? According to industry analysts, there are a number of reasons why, and releasing as a digital-exclusive is going to further enrich Rockstar and won't hurt the game's sales. Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics said the "biggest and most obvious reason" for not shipping on a disc is to block the resale market. "The whole value proposition of a physical disc, from the player’s

Unhinged is a first-person horror game, and while it is played with your phone, your phone isn't serving as a glass-screened gamepad. Instead, the phone in your hand is the phone in your character (played by Zoë Kravitz)'s hand in the game. That means that when Sadie Sink's character Claire calls you, you tap the Answer button on your phone. When texts come in, they come in on your phone. It's all on a fictional UI on your screen, of course, but it grounds Unhinged in an easily understandable reality.