The 5 best thrillers to watch on Netflix this August

Starfield fans are wasting no time bringing some of the sci-fi genre’s oldest and most beloved ships to Bethesda’s new space RPG. 

George R. R. Martin has revealed his favorite of the Game of Thrones episodes he wrote – and we agree.

When I first saw the “dog” mechanic in Pikmin 4, I was skeptical that it would even work. After playing Pikmin 4, I want the dog modded into every game before it. Yes, that dog, adorably named “Oatchi,” is arguably the start of the game. Not only does it look cute: it also heavily factors into the storyline of the fourth main iteration, and it’s one of the most useful game mechanics I’ve experienced in a long while.

It's always a good time to play Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines, but especially now⁠—Halloween season is practically upon us, and VTMB's expansive, open-ended roleplaying makes a great follow-up to Baldur's Gate 3.

Streaming services have everything these days. They don’t really — in fact, the average streaming library is substantially smaller than you think it is — but it can certainly feel like it when you’re wading through lists of shows. These are not decisions to take lightly; committing to a show is inviting it into your home, heart, and head for several hours at least.

Summer is ending, and fall is around the corner.

Are you preparing for GATE 2024 exam and about to apply for the registration form? If yes, then there is news for you. The registration date for GATE 2024 has been postponed by the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. The registration process is now expected to start on August 30, 2023. Interested candidates can apply for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering on the official website gate2024.iisc.ac.in. The last date to apply is September 29, 2023. The extended period for the application will be October 13, 2023. The admit cards of the GATE 2024 will be available from January 3, 2024. The dates scheduled for the exam are February 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2024.

In a surprise move, two beloved HBO shows are heading on over to Netflix – and you can binge them in just a few weeks’ time.

Blizzard has opened up about the impact Overwatch 2 «review bombers» have had on the team, acknowledging that the «dissatisfaction» stems from «the cancellation of the much larger component of PvE that was announced in 2019 [...] that Blizzard ultimately couldn't deliver».

Happy August, Polygon readers!

The Toxic Avenger isn’t the superhero the world wants, but it may be (once again) the superhero the world needs. For the past two decades, American movie theaters have been overtaken by an exponentially exhausting and sterile battle between Marvel and DC. But The Toxic Avenger offers an alternative, filled with humor, violence, and bad taste. As famously pitched ahead of the film’s flop of a release in 1984, “He was 98 pounds of solid nerd until he became… The Toxic Avenger, the first superhuman-hero from New Jersey.”

My time playing Baldur’s Gate 3 looks like this: Move my player character toward a quest point, have Shadowheart cast Guidance, hit F5 to save, then try the conversation. Other times I’ll take Astarion to a door, hit F5, then have him pick the lock. Who knows if there will be danger within?