Things As They Are

There's not a lot to it, but it’s hard to find much fault with these stealthy co-op heists.

God of War Laufey necessitated an exciting new form of method acting.

Nintendo has announced a new Super Mario x Crocs collaboration featuring five different designs based on the Mushroom Kingdom. These are some of the most high-end and intricately designed Crocs we've seen, featuring a range of special touches. In particular, the Mario Classic Clog features a plush red cap and a yellow accent on the heel cup based on Mario's overalls. The Bowser Classic Clog, meanwhile, features the character's iconic green color, along with PVC spikes on the toes and backstrap. The Princess Peach shoes offer the "royal treatment," featuring her crown and glitter and a platform

The Smart Play toys can battle, heal, and level up in ways that mimic actual Pokémon games, Lego revealed in an exclusive Polygon interview.

If you’re in the market for a new handset, it’s sometimes hard to judge whether the latest iteration is worthy of the upgrade. If gaming’s a big part of how you use your phone, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a number of tangible improvements over the previous iteration (S25 Ultra) that can offer real world Quality of Life improvements. Let’s take a look at five of the key ones.01: ProcessorThe Galaxy S26 Ultra has a customised version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy mobile chipset. At a glance, that might not sound that different, but that “Gen 5” is doing a surprising amount o