League of Legends producer reveals how Classic came to life
League of Legends originally launched on October 27, 2009, and is approaching its 17th anniversary later this year. As it's grown and evolved for nearly two decades, players have longed…
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced features the series’ best weapon, and it’s not dual Hidden Blades
Assassin’s Creed has come a long way since the series debuted back in 2007, and so have its weapons. Back in the day, Altair mostly just used a sword when…
Supergirl is already getting a new adaptation after movie bombs at box office
It's no secret that director Craig Gillespie and writer Ana Nogueira's take on Supergirl was a box-office flop. Though we at Polygon quite enjoyed our time with the film, calling…
Robert Pattinson’s sci-fi thriller beat Christopher Nolan in 1 brilliant way — and it’s completely free to stream
The first significant depiction of a black hole in film was in The Black Hole (1979), where two spacecraft react differently to the phenomenon after reaching the event horizon. This…
Crunchyroll locks shop behind subscription tiers, angering anime fans
Crunchyroll, one of the world's biggest anime streaming platforms, has just announced big changes coming to its retail branch, the Crunchyroll Store. Starting this August, the Crunchyroll Store will be…
Sam Neill’s cult classic thriller has one of the all-time great mic-drop endings
Before showing the audience the dinos, Spielberg shows Neill, mouth agape, eyes transfixed but uncomprehending, sweeping his hat off his head, slowly standing up and then — Neill’s coup de…