We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our . Please also read our and , which became effective December 20, 2019.By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.I Accept☰×The move consolidates the anime industry in a major wayOn Wednesday, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. announced that AT&T and WarnerMedia agreed to sell Crunchyroll to Funimation....…We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our . Please also read our and , which became effective December 20, 2019.By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.I Accept☰×The move consolidates the anime industry in a major wayOn Wednesday, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. announced that AT&T and WarnerMedia agreed to sell Crunchyroll to Funimation....WW…

Filed under:Yes, that means every single Korok seedThere is no force on Earth more patient than a video game speedrunner. In late January, expert joedun to ever complete a 100% speedrun of the game while taking zero damage, and while that’s a feat unto itself, the road there was grueling.A 100% speedrun really does mean everything. You need to beat the game, yes, but you also need to collect all container upgrades, finish your adventure log, find all 900 , obtain all the key items, and fully upgrade every permanent weapon and armor — along with standard things, like .And you need to do all...…Filed under:Yes, that means every single Korok seedThere is no force on Earth more patient than a video game speedrunner. In late January, expert joedun to ever complete a 100% speedrun of the game while taking zero damage, and while that’s a feat unto itself, the road there was grueling.A 100% speedrun really does mean everything. You need to beat the game, yes, but you also need to collect all container upgrades, finish your adventure log, find all 900 , obtain all the key items, and fully upgrade every permanent weapon and armor — along with standard things, like .And you need to do all...WW…

Filed under:The of delayed international syndication If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .is full of homages to classic sitcoms, with most episodes so far (save for ) paying tribute to a different era of American television. It’s a for the characters who are normally caught in the middle of other people’s stories.The show’s also raised two burning questions, if my Twitter feed is any indication: How do Kids These Days in the audience understand the references? And why does Wanda Maximoff, who grew up in the fictional Southeastern European...…Filed under:The of delayed international syndication If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .is full of homages to classic sitcoms, with most episodes so far (save for ) paying tribute to a different era of American television. It’s a for the characters who are normally caught in the middle of other people’s stories.The show’s also raised two burning questions, if my Twitter feed is any indication: How do Kids These Days in the audience understand the references? And why does Wanda Maximoff, who grew up in the fictional Southeastern European...WW…

Filed under:Hackers say they stole source code for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3CD Projekt, the company behind and , was targeted Monday in a major “cyber attack,” . Hackers reportedly stole “certain data belonging to CD Projekt capital group,” CD Projekt said. The company said it is currently securing its servers and restoring encrypted data.In the ransom note published by CD Projekt, the hackers said they stole source code for Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, Gwent, and “the unreleased version of Witcher 3.” The group said it also accessed “documents relating to accounting,...…Filed under:Hackers say they stole source code for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3CD Projekt, the company behind and , was targeted Monday in a major “cyber attack,” . Hackers reportedly stole “certain data belonging to CD Projekt capital group,” CD Projekt said. The company said it is currently securing its servers and restoring encrypted data.In the ransom note published by CD Projekt, the hackers said they stole source code for Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, Gwent, and “the unreleased version of Witcher 3.” The group said it also accessed “documents relating to accounting,...WW…

Filed under:Space, space, space, spaceIf you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .may be leaving Netflix eventually to spread its wings on , but another workplace comedy starring Steve Carell will rise up to take its place. Enter , a workplace comedy by the creator of , centered around a gaggle of government employees tasked with creating a sixth branch of the U.S. military. The — you guessed it — SPACE FORCE.RelatedOkay, so it’s a bit of a riff on President Trump’s Space Force, the . In addition to Carrell, the show stars of Parks and Recreation and...…Filed under:Space, space, space, spaceIf you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .may be leaving Netflix eventually to spread its wings on , but another workplace comedy starring Steve Carell will rise up to take its place. Enter , a workplace comedy by the creator of , centered around a gaggle of government employees tasked with creating a sixth branch of the U.S. military. The — you guessed it — SPACE FORCE.RelatedOkay, so it’s a bit of a riff on President Trump’s Space Force, the . In addition to Carrell, the show stars of Parks and Recreation and...WW…

If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .[Ed. note: This essay contains significant spoilers for Soul, including the ending.]is Pixar’s first film with a Black protagonist, but the story never accepts the narrative complexities of Blackness. It’s a film where the Black character is either a blue blob or a cat for much of the action, but is rarely in his own Black body. It’s a film where a supposedly raceless character takes over a Black body, causing the Black character to minimize his own dreams for a symbiotic good. Soul opens as a story about...…If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .[Ed. note: This essay contains significant spoilers for Soul, including the ending.]is Pixar’s first film with a Black protagonist, but the story never accepts the narrative complexities of Blackness. It’s a film where the Black character is either a blue blob or a cat for much of the action, but is rarely in his own Black body. It’s a film where a supposedly raceless character takes over a Black body, causing the Black character to minimize his own dreams for a symbiotic good. Soul opens as a story about...WW…

Filed under:The well-intentioned practice has faced a reckoningAt the end of May, Riverdale actress Vanessa Morgan vented her concerns regarding the series’ storytelling, and how she, the only Black actress among 12 current series regulars, was the ensemble’s least-paid star. In a tweet, , “Tired of how Black people are portrayed in media, tired of us being portrayed as thugs, dangerous or angry scary people. Tired of us also being used as [the] sidekick [and] non-dimensional characters to our white leads. Or only used in the ads for diversity but not actually in the show.” Creator Roberto...…Filed under:The well-intentioned practice has faced a reckoningAt the end of May, Riverdale actress Vanessa Morgan vented her concerns regarding the series’ storytelling, and how she, the only Black actress among 12 current series regulars, was the ensemble’s least-paid star. In a tweet, , “Tired of how Black people are portrayed in media, tired of us being portrayed as thugs, dangerous or angry scary people. Tired of us also being used as [the] sidekick [and] non-dimensional characters to our white leads. Or only used in the ads for diversity but not actually in the show.” Creator Roberto...WW…

Filed under:Zendaya is Netflix Original movieZendaya’s reign over pop culture continues to grow, expanding onto streaming services.The actress (also of fame) stars in an upcoming Netflix original movie along with Tenet’s John David Washington. Titled Malcolm and Marie, the movie comes from Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and was filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, shot entirely in a private home in California last July.Malcolm and Marie follows a filmmaker named Malcom (Washington) and his girlfriend Marie (Zendaya) as the couple returns home from the film premiere of Malcolm’s newest movie...…Filed under:Zendaya is Netflix Original movieZendaya’s reign over pop culture continues to grow, expanding onto streaming services.The actress (also of fame) stars in an upcoming Netflix original movie along with Tenet’s John David Washington. Titled Malcolm and Marie, the movie comes from Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and was filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, shot entirely in a private home in California last July.Malcolm and Marie follows a filmmaker named Malcom (Washington) and his girlfriend Marie (Zendaya) as the couple returns home from the film premiere of Malcolm’s newest movie...WW…

If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .No filmmaker has made better use of the Director’s Cut format than . Rather than defang and truncate the first two Godfather films for network television in the 1970s, Coppola restructured them as one chronological saga – running seven hours and featuring loads of new footage – that allowed viewers a more straightforward perspective on the Corleone family tragedy. In 2001, Coppola unveiled Apocalypse Now Redux, a massive, meticulously restored expansion of his Vietnam masterpiece that some critics felt...…If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .No filmmaker has made better use of the Director’s Cut format than . Rather than defang and truncate the first two Godfather films for network television in the 1970s, Coppola restructured them as one chronological saga – running seven hours and featuring loads of new footage – that allowed viewers a more straightforward perspective on the Corleone family tragedy. In 2001, Coppola unveiled Apocalypse Now Redux, a massive, meticulously restored expansion of his Vietnam masterpiece that some critics felt...WW…

On Dec. 2, 2002, My_Fault-1, a user on the , sat down with his family to watch a football game. During one commercial break, he flipped channels to The WB, where instead of the usual fare of teen dramas was Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa, an animated Christmas movie unlike anything he had ever seen.The heartwarming story, festive music, and cute animation were nowhere to be found. This was a surreal vision of the Christmas special on par with Plan 9 from Outer Space or The Room. In Rapsittie Street Kids, characters’ bodies had the blocky stature of an upright juice box. Their faces...…On Dec. 2, 2002, My_Fault-1, a user on the , sat down with his family to watch a football game. During one commercial break, he flipped channels to The WB, where instead of the usual fare of teen dramas was Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa, an animated Christmas movie unlike anything he had ever seen.The heartwarming story, festive music, and cute animation were nowhere to be found. This was a surreal vision of the Christmas special on par with Plan 9 from Outer Space or The Room. In Rapsittie Street Kids, characters’ bodies had the blocky stature of an upright juice box. Their faces...WW…