Thousands of cards come through TCGplayer’s Authentication Center in Syracuse, New York, each week. Each and every Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, or Yu-Gi-Oh card on sale at TCGplayer — the online trading card marketplace that was purchased by eBay in 2022 — is processed by hand to ensure authenticity and evaluate condition. That work is...

Ten years ago, the recipient of Game of the Year at Geoff Keighley’s inaugural The Game Awards was Dragon Age: Inquisition. This might come as a surprise. While it was well received at the time, sold well, and remains beloved by many fans, Inquisition occupies an awkward spot in gaming culture. In 2014, it was overshadowed by noisy online...

Godzilla’s 70th birthday just keeps on delivering the goods. As if the fabulous Godzilla Minus One wasn’t sufficient (watch it on Netflix or pre-order a copy on 4K Blu-ray), there’s even more great stuff coming out celebrating the colossal bipedal lizard. This time, we’re focused on new and upcoming books that expand on the cultural impact...

There’s a lot happening in the first three episodes of the new season of The Legend of Vox Machina: duplicitous dragons, reluctant family reunions, old enemies reappearing, and an unexpected romp to a totally different country, among other things. But amid the chase scenes, character introductions (and reintroductions), and heist planning,...

Like season 1, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 ended with a lot of seismic shifts for the world of Middle-earth. Which makes sense, since there was a lot covered in the second season of The Rings of Power; between a full-on battle, a political coup, growing concern about the orc babies at home, and Tom Bombadil bomba-stumbling...

Polygon’s Editor’s Letter is a column from Editor-in-Chief Chris Plante that reflects on the video game and entertainment industries, their communities, and Polygon itself. New editions appear in the first week of each month. Last month, I wrote about how the endless stream of “too many games” has caused existential problems for game makers....