This story was first published in Switchboard, a newsletter from Polygon that delivers all the latest Switch 2 news, reporting, and rumors directly to your inbox. Sign up here to get it weekly.One of the big new features that Nintendo touted at last week’s Switch 2 reveal was GameChat, a...
How to sign up for the Marathon alpha
The Marathon alpha gives you a chance to play Bungie’s forthcoming extraction shooter significantly ahead of its Sept. 23 release date.Announced during Bungie’s Marathon stream on April 12, the Marathon alpha allows you to check out four characters on two maps. Like most alpha tests, though, it also doubles as...
5 movies about revolution to watch while you wait for Andor season 2
Andor, the best Star Wars show to date, is set to return for its second and final season on April 22. A lot of people are excited about it, not the least of which being Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy, who has gone so far as to describe it as “the...
All Team-Up abilities in Marvel Rivals and how to do them
Team-Up abilities are thematically appropriate moves in Marvel Rivals, allowing two or more heroes from the Marvel Universe to pair up and kick ass as a group. These unique effects can be extremely powerful, and can even change the tide of battle if you know what you’re doing.Season 2 added...
Nintendo gets popular Vtuber’s stream delisted because she maybe played a hacked Pokémon cartridge
According to a report from Automaton, Nintendo recently contacted Cover Corporation, owner of the Vtuber talent agency Hololive Japan, over concerns Pekora may have used a hacked Pokémon Emerald cartridge during a March 29 broadcast. As modifying video game saves can be a serious crime in Japan and Nintendo’s streaming...
How to solve the Laboratory periodic table puzzle in Blue Prince
The Laboratory in Blue Prince is home to two puzzles: the periodic table puzzle and the machine puzzle.Both puzzles are intertwined with one another — you’ll need to solve the periodic table puzzle in order to adjust the electricity on the machine.Below, in this Blue Prince guide, we’ll tell you...
Mickey 17, Novocaine, G20 on Prime Video, and every movie new to streaming this weekend
Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.This weekend, Mickey 17, the new sci-fi comedy from director Bong Joon Ho (Parasite) and starring Robert Pattinson (The Batman), duplicates itself...
There’s an official music video for A Minecraft Movie’s lava chicken song, and we’re taking it far too seriously
“Chicken jockey,” take a step back — it’s time for the official music video of “Steve’s Lava Chicken” to have a moment in the Minecraft movie spotlight. And by “official music video,” we mean “The Warner Bros. folks have released a 50-second clip from A Minecraft Movie and comically labeled...
The Last of Us is coming back for season 3 on HBO
The Last of Us season 2 is just days away, but it seems that HBO doesn’t want to leave everyone in suspense about what’s next for one of its most popular series. The network announced on Wednesday that the series has been renewed for season 3 via a short video...
‘There were some blatant fuck-ups’: Path of Exile 2 devs address its most disastrous update
Path of Exile 2 Dawn of the Hunt — its first major update since it launched in early access last year — has been a disaster. When players logged in last Friday to try it out, they immediately realized the game had become almost comically difficult. Killing weak monsters in...