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The title How to Have Sex might suggest a raucous, cheeky teen sex comedy, somewhere between American Pie, The Inbetweeners and a Carry On movie. Instead, this is an achingly sensitive and honest drama about sex, booze, consent, friendship, the painful precipice of adulthood, and the secret history of one messy weekend. Written and directed by Molly Manning Walker, it’s the latest in a recent string of excellent, heartfelt directorial debuts by a new generation of British female filmmakers, including Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper, Georgia Oakley’s Blue Jean, and most famously, Charlotte Wells’ gorgeous, melancholy Aftersun, which earned an Oscar nomination for All of Us Strangers co-star Paul Mescal.

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Ed, the next fighter for Street Fighter 6’s growing roster, will release on 27th February as part of the Year 1 Character Pass. See some Ed gameplay in the latest trailer for the character:

How would one describe Jynxzi? Simple, he is the popular Twitch streamer who came out of nowhere to dethrone the platform’s biggest streamers with a huge jump in active subscribers that boosted him well ahead of the competition.

Welcome to the first Players’ Choice poll of 2024! Let’s welcome the new year by picking your favorite title for January among the heavy hitters, indie knockouts, and virtual bangers. 

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is finally out and, mercifully, it’s not the disaster everyone had feared. It’s not what fans wanted from a sequel to Arkham Knight and is far from a perfect game, but there is some enjoyment to be had battling through Metropolis in the wake of Brainiac’s invasion.

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Labeling it the “end of an era,” on Twitter/X, Imane Anys — better known as Twitch’s most well-known and most-viewed female streamer, Pokimane — is doing… something, apparently?

We love movie recommendations here at Polygon. Whether it’s horror, sci-fi, action, comedy, thrillers, or just the best of the year, we’re always trying to introduce readers to new and exciting movies they’ll love. But now we want to find the perfect movie for you. (That’s you.)

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Usually, when you’re planning what movie to watch on Valentine’s Day, a few genres come to mind: romantic comedies, period romances, or tear-jerker dramas. That’s all fine and dandy — but some of us want a splash of horror in among the romance, something a bit quirkier and edgier to wash down those candy hearts.

One of the defining features of the survival-crafting game Palworld is the fact that the busywork can be offloaded to the eponymous Pals — and Anubis, in particular, has great stats for this.

Whether you’re looking to make things easier for yourself or alter the game visually, there’s already a Palworld mod out there for you.

Nintendo has some iconic characters throughout its roster and one of the oldest, and most beloved, is Princess Peach. She is a regal princess who is unashamed of her femininity and serves as the head of state of Mushroom Kingdom. In short, she’s a total girl boss.

Both Office 2021 Pro and Office 2019 Pro are lifetime licenses. Those who prefer to pay for an Office suite once and use it indefinitely get fully comprehensive Office software. Let me tell you the differences between Office 2021 Pro and Office 2019 Pro, which can help you choose the one that suits you better. Unlike Office 2019, Office 2021 puts a more prominent accentuation on teamwork and collaboration. A prime example is the inclusion of Teams in Office 2021. Teams enable the Office suite to support device- and location-agnostic work and communication. This is particularly important in the era of remote work and home offices.

The highly-anticipated Dragon's Dogma 2 is said to be targeting 'just' 30FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series.

Like whatever the opposite of the MCU is, the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise just keeps drumming up fan excitement no matter how long it goes on.

Back in 2011, FromSoftware released a spiritual successor to its 2009 cult classic, Demon’s Souls. This new game, titled Dark Souls, was a tough sell: a punishing, hardcore RPG where players attempt to survive a haunting fantasy hellscape teeming with gruesome monsters that could eviscerate them in seconds. At the time, it was hard to imagine the team’s crushing new creation would become one of gaming's most revered modern franchises.

ConcernedApe has confirmed that development for Stardew Valley's 1.6 update is now in the bug-fixing and polishing phase, and that it ended up being "larger in scope than originally planned".

Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone is gearing up to release the 1.6 update for perennial farming/lifeing sim Stardew Valley, but budding pixel croppers might want to start a new save file to see all the newness "in context."

Terry Pratchett is one of our favorite fantasy authors here at Polygon thanks to his immensely popular work on Good Omens, and the Discworld saga. If you’d like to engage with some of the best comic fantasy works ever penned, we recommend checking out the Humble Discworld bundle before the offer expires on Feb. 1.

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Some may say that it’s a bad idea to get into a boxing match with a bear or a mysterious, jaguar mask-wearing man, but Tekken 8 would beg to differ. If you’re looking to see who fares better in the ring of honor, we’ve found a deal that’ll let you save $20 on a copy of the latest entry in the storied fighting game franchise.

Baldur's Gate 3 speedrunners have already been achieving ridiculous times largely by abusing Shadowheart, but a new indignity inflicted upon everyone's favorite moody cleric has brought that world record down to under 20 minutes.

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There are some great gaming PCs out there, but only a select few can make it among the list of the best gaming desktops. We've reviewed dozens of gaming PCs from brands like Lenovo, Alienware, Acer, and Origin, and we're here to rank our favorite ones.

Epic Games has promised the return of Fortnite this year on iOS, over three years since it was pulled from the Apple App Store, but only in select regions.

Rocksteady Studios’ long anticipated Arkhamverse sequel Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will be available to play for those who have preordered it on Jan 30, and to the public at large on its official release date of Feb. 2.

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The president of Blizzard Entertainment, Mike Ybarra, has announced that he’s departing the company today (January 25). 

Sure, Palworld might seem a lot like certain other titles, but the crafting element of the new trending game is quite different.

French game developer DON'T NOD has uploaded the official PC system requirements for the upcoming action RPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. You can find them on the game's Steam page, and they're not high at all, especially the minimum requirements.

Perplexity.AI has been challenging big tech companies like Google and Microsoft by offering a simple, yet amazingly effective, AI-powered search engine experience. And it has seen huge success too! A little over a year into its journey, this AI search engine has received a boost courtesy of $73.6 million in a series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $100 million. It plans to utilize the funding to enhance its AI-driven search engine capabilities. This AI startup, led by Indian-origin CEO Aravind Srinivas, has been impressing big names including NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos, Balaji Srinivasan, Guillermo Rauch, and others, who have all put their money into it. Know all about this Aravind Srinivas-led company.

Xbox has announced the launch of an entirely new program, designed to bring attention to indie games on its storefront. As announced in an Xbox Wire post, the program called 'Indie Selects' will change its displayed games to keep a consistent rotation of some of the best indie games available, so you'll never be short of new adventures. 

In response to recent frauds via gaming apps, the cyber wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a warning urging people to exercise caution when engaging in online gaming.

Metallic Rouge, the latest original anime from director Motonobu Hori (Carole & Tuesday) and studio Bones, is as difficult to describe as it is impressive to behold. A “tech noir” mystery thriller that combines a futuristic cyberpunk setting with tokusatsu-inspired action, the series burns as slow as it does bright, doling out its story and universe at a deliberate pace. It’s an anime that asks its audience to take stock of every dazzling detail on display as they attempt to grasp the totality of its whole.

Gamers who are planning to upgrade their gaming PC may want to take advantage of Lenovo’s offer for the eighth-generation Lenovo Legion Tower 5i with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card. From the gaming desktop’s original price of $1,930, a 28% discount brings it down to $1,380, for huge savings of $550 that you can spend on monitor deals and more video games. This bargain is only available for a limited time though, and once it’s gone, we’re not sure when you’ll get another chance at it, so it’s highly recommended that you proceed with the purchase now if you’re interested in this gaming PC.

So, you've decided that you want to play Palworld. Now you're wondering, is Palworld free? And if not, what's the cheapest price you can play it for?

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Jujutsu Kaisen’s second season just wrapped up this past December, earning the series its second Anime of the Year nomination at this year’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards after taking home the award back in 2021. The story of Yuuji Itadori, a physically gifted high schooler turned jujutsu sorcerer (think exorcist) in training, has struck a chord among anime fans and discerning critics alike. In her review for Polygon, Chingy Nea went so far as to champion Jujutsu Kaisen’s first season as “the first shonen about modern humanity.”

The wait is over — Diablo 4 Season 3 is now officially live! Players can explore the Gatehall, discover their Seneschal Companion, and face off against Malphas — while learning secrets long kept buried by Zoltun Kulle. Season 3 Overview

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth launches in just three days, but the reviews are live and glowing. Already, it has an average of 91 on Metacritic, and 90 on Opencritic, earning it a Mighty rating with 100 percent of critics recommending it at the time of writing.

Tekken 8 is the next installment of the nearly 30-year-old fighting game series. Its mere existence is enough to delight a lot of returning fans — myself included. I have no doubt that my cabal of Tekken-faithful friends will have hundreds of hours of fun sparring in online matches and local tournaments. We’ll have growing pains, quibbles with character balance, and opinions, but Tekken 8 is going to give us what we want, and what we want is gaudily dressed weirdos juggling one another through the air with gorgeous attack animations, all to the thumping beat of maximalist electronica.

Obsidian Entertainment’s next role-playing game, Avowed, is set to release some time this fall, and its director has just given a bit more of an idea of how large its world is going to be. 

Windows 11 and Windows 10 work on the Steam Deck with official Vale drivers, too. It's not as simple as hitting a download button, though. In this guide, we're going to show you how to install Windows on the Steam Deck, both to the internal solid-state drive (SSD) and from a microSD card.

There are many reasons to factory reset your PS5, from wanting to resell it to trying to fix issues that have arisen over time. Luckily, this process is somewhat simpler than learning how to reset a PS4, but still has some issues. Plus, you will want to make sure you have all of your current data secured. Here, we take a look at all of the steps and options so you know how to factory reset a PS5 to your satisfaction.

I never quite understood the rivalry between pirates and ninjas, but Steam’s latest sale is offering discounts on a variety of titles that feature stealth, swashbuckling, and occasionally both. Regardless of which side of the argument you fall on, you can find discounts on essential titles like Sea of Thieves, Mark of the Ninja Remastered, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Return to Monkey Island, and more through Jan. 29. While many of these discounts are reserved for slightly older titles, you can still find some modest discounts on newer titles too. Below, we’ve pulled together some of our recommendations for you to browse, conveniently sorted into pirates and ninjas.

Palworld is the new hot game, blowing up Steam, Xbox Game Pass and the internet as a whole in recent days. While those on console can simply download and get stuck in, PC players will need to check out what specs are needed ahead of playing.

Palworld players have filed over 50,000 bug and error reports since launch, but the good news is that lost save data might be able to be restored.

While we wait for CD Projekt Red's next The Witcher saga, those wanting to replay the most recent entry in the series might want to check out the The Witcher 3 Eternal Hunt mod.

There’s no Spider-Man movie like No Way Home, which is probably why it’s taking so long for Spider-Man 4 to get off the ground.

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Fight through fearsome Vaults and avoid lethal hazards while fighting alongside your Seneschal Companion in Diablo IV’sSeason of the Construct. On January 23, dive into a new Seasonal Questline where you’ll receive your very own Seneschal Construct. As an exclusive deep dive for Season of the Construct, we’re going to give an overview of how to earn your Construct and the Stones needed to increase their lethality. Here’s the insider scoop on key builds you can use to obliterate your enemies.

There are many scary enemies in Lethal Company. I honestly don’t think that the Hoarding Bug ranks among them, but I recommend you don’t underestimate the pesky critters because they can bring unexpected problems to your playthrough.

Whether you’re a new PlayStation 5 owner or you’ve had the console since day one, you should never stop hunting for PS5 deals for video games. You’re going to want to take advantage of the discounts in Best Buy’s three-day sale to build your gaming library, and while there’s still some time left before it ends, it’s highly recommended that you make your purchases as soon as possible to avoid the risk of missing out due to depleted stocks. We’ve picked out our favorite bargains for PS5 games below, but feel free to browse all the options as long as you do it quickly.

Palworld's developer knows it's game servers are unstable right now, but it's actively working on a fix.

Palworld is causing something of a stir in the gaming world, with players rushing to experience ‘Pokémon with guns’ so we’ve got the best starters explained and will go over which Pals you should pick to maximise your chances of survival.

They say good things come to those who wait, and after years of being stuck with the same appearance, Destiny 2 players will soon be able to change their Guardian’s look, thankfully without spending a penny.

We should know by now never to count out Indiana Jones. First The Last Crusade was proven to be a misnomer when it was followed up by 2008’s Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and then even that was replaced as Indy’s final adventure with 2023’s Dial of Destiny.

To solve January 19th’s answer, you might need some help as the answer could cause you to use all your attempts without success. While the answer is quite commonly used in daily conversation, it might not be the first thing you might think of. Even using your regular starting words might not be enough to guess the correct positions of most letters. For such situations, you might want to try a different mode.

Apple Inc. shares rose on Thursday, after Bank of America upgraded the iPhone maker to buy from neutral, a sign of confidence in the stock following a weak start to the year.

Generative artificial intelligence could transform healthcare through things like drug development and more rapid diagnoses, but the World Health Organization stressed Thursday more attention should be paid to the risks.

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