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Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends.

Some of the biggest names in the manga industry are working together on revamping a huge project for one of the best-known manga publishing companies, Shueisha. It is not a typical kind of manga story, though, but something altogether different. This special anthology doesn't tell an original story but is meant to be educational, as it turns historical figures and events into a manga to help people learn about history.

The promotion of the Tower of Fantasy and Spy x Family kicks off on April 30th. Here’s the intel: Watch the Spy x Family movie trailer (specific locations to be confirmed). Enter a social media giveaway to win movie tickets and Spy x Family merchandise.

I love whenSpy x Family veers into slice-of-life drama. I like seeing super duper capable spy Loid Forger and lethal assassin Yor navigate mundane activities like cooking dinner or planning date nights. I’m giddy when telepathic Anya uses her powers in a dodgeball match. I’m sure there are fans that prefer the more action-heavy, spy-thriller episodes, but I like when studios Wit and Cloverworks keep it chill. With 20 episodes a season, the anime has the space to deftly balance these two tones.

A new movie spin-off in popular anime series Spy x Family is wowing critics ahead of its release, earning a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. The reviews, of which there are 12 at the time of writing, are calling it a "captivating", "wall-to-wall fun" film, full of "unique whimsy". 

AMD's Strix Point APUs featuring the RDNA 3+ iGPU should offer comparable performance to entry-level discrete GPUs as indicated in new performance rumors.

Do you love Spy x Family? Do you want to see the new film before everyone else? Great news: We’re giving Polygon readers a chance to see an advanced screening of Spy x Family Code: White!

The Witcher season 4 has added three new cast members to the line-up – and they're playing some key characters. 

A new trailer for The Sympathizer has been released – and we're so ready.

Pierce Brosnan has responded to rumors that Aaron Taylor-Johnson could be the next James Bond – and the former 007 has given the Kick-Ass and Bullet Train star the thumbs up. 

There’s a lot of complicated science going on in Netflix’s new series 3 Body Problem. Aside from the math puzzle that the series is named after, there are things like solar radio amplification, near light-speed travel, nano fibers, particle accelerators, and theoretical physics, just to name a few. But among the most complicated and confusing of all these elements are the Sophons, the little San-Ti assistants that prove to be massive nuisances to humanity throughout the first season.

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has been announced by Skydance New Media and Marvel, taking players back to World War 2 and the origins of Hydra. The story focuses on both Captain America and Black Panther, who in this game is T’Challa’s grandfather Azzuri, who are both fighting the Germans. They also have a conflict with each other with different methods and goals to reach, which puts them on a head on collision.

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has been announced by Skydance New Media and Marvel, taking players back to World War 2 and the origins of Hydra. The story focuses on both Captain America and Black Panther, who in this game is T’Challa’s grandfather Azzuri, who are both fighting the Germans. They also have a conflict with each other with different methods and goals to reach, which puts them on a head on collision.

The Marvel game we all remember bring developed that featured Captain America and Black Panther has finally come to light. Marvel Games has officially announced their latest game coming out in 2025 called, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. This game is being developed by a brand new studio called Skydance New Media, this studio is led among others but also Amy Hennig which was a formerly at EA and Naughty Dog.

Former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan has signed himself up for more spy business, having joined the cast of Steven Soderbergh's upcoming thriller Black Bag. He's not the only returning to the world of espionage, either, as Naomie Harris, who previously played Eve Moneypenny in Daniel Craig's batch of 007 movies, has also been added to the new flick's starry line-up.

14 years after launch and five years after expiring music licenses forced it off of digital stores, Obsidian's Alpha Protocol is back online with some modern upgrades to give the cult classic spy RPG a second life.

The ambitious, yet flawed Alpha Protocol is available for purchase once again. The 2010 game, which was developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Sega, was removed from all platforms in 2019 because Sega’s music licensing rights had expired. The game is making a comeback as a DRM-free exclusive on GOG.com, available today for $19.99, with an additional 10% launch discount lasting through April 3.

Several rumours and supposed leaks have started making their way across the web surrounding the return of Midas in Fortnite. Is there any truth to them?

Crunchyroll has announced the winners of the 2024 Anime Awards, the annual awards ceremony hosted in Japan to honor and celebrate the best shows, voice actors, animators, musicians, and creators of the past year. On Saturday, Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 took home this year’s top prize for anime of the year.

AMD has disclosed new BIOS-side vulnerabilities across all of its Zen CPU generations, which has particularly impacted the SPI connection, compromising security.

There's never been a better time to serve the public trust, protect the innocent, uphold the law, and save some moolah. Yep, RoboCop: Rogue City—the game I'd buy for a dollar—has finally seen a decent double-digit discount. I'm also spying a bunch of Final Fantasy related bargains, chief of which being the free FFVII Rebirth demo. Grab it here, register a save file, and then reap a free Summon reward if you decide to buy the full game.

Building up your character and being a team player is critical in Helldivers 2. A mission is doomed from the start if you only look out for yourself, but you might be overlooking an easy way to give yourself and your squad some extra support. Boosters are just one of the many ways to customize your trooper, but perhaps one of the most important.

Spy x Anya: Operation Memories looks like an appropriately-dumb riff on the Spy x Family extravaganza, and now it has a release date.

Apple is a company that follows strict security rules and provides features that protect iPhone users, making the smartphone much more secure. However, in shocking news, iPhone's in-app ads and push notifications have been used for unethical means to collect users' data without their knowledge. Two reports say that features on the iPhone are being used to spy on users' data and activities creating major security breaches. Know what these reports are saying about these claims.

We all know by now that Baldur's Gate 3 is absolutely chock-full of hidden dialogue, funny scenes, and obscure items, most of which you'll never discover on your own, even on your tenth playthrough. In an effort to ensure everyone experiences as much as possible, Baldur's Gate 3 fans have banded together to share the things that they believe the vast majority of players will miss if they're playing the game normally. It should go without saying, but expect some heavy spoilers going forward.

Details of Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake-S desktop CPU platform have been leaked and pointed out up to 24 cores on the 800-series motherboards.

“The Spy Who Shot Me” is a first-person shooter (FPS) game that combines classic spy action with a touch of humor. Developed by independent game developer and publisher Retro Army Limited, the game pays homage to the spy genre while adding its unique flair.

As far as pitches go, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, the next game in what used to be called the Yakuza series, is hard to beat: Find out what happened to series protagonist Kiryu Kazuma between Yakuza 6: The Song of Life and Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The former ended with Kiryu faking his death to keep his adopted family of orphans safe. The idea was his story was over – he was moving on to the next chapter of his life. Developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio pitched it as such. Until the latter, when he showed back up, playing a large part in a game that was supposed to, and somewhat did, launch new series protagonist Ichiban Kasuga into the limelight. For the most part, Gaiden is an interesting bridge between those two games – even if it doesn't always go as deep into Kiryu's character as I hoped.

There was no show I heard about more during the holiday season than Slow Horses. As a TV editor, this is an anecdotal survey that made me sit up and pay attention.Seemingly everyone I talked with, at holiday parties or on vacation, was enraptured by the British spy drama on Apple TV Plus; some people gushed more about the show than they did their own children. Not one to be left out of the conversation, I plunged into the third season. And it was there I found the best kind of holiday gift: a great season of TV, and even more to watch as soon as I’m able.

CD Projekt has deemed Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty a commercial success after revealing it hit similar numbers to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine.

The upcoming year on television is full of exciting new shows to jump into, whether it’s The 3 Body Problem, Shōgun, The Veil, or Manhunt. But once you get into all the returning shows, the 2024 lineup gets daunting. Sure you can start House of the Dragon, Silo, or Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power with just one season of homework to catch up, and shows like True Detective: Night Countryand Orphan Black: Echoes you can jump into with no previous knowledge of the series — but what happens when a show’s going into its fourth or fifth season. How do you know if the commitment is worthwhile?

We’re back to our regularly scheduled open faucet of eShop games: if you have any eShop cash left over, you might have something to spend it on! In addition to two more Arcade Archives games (Mystic Warriors and Solitary Fighter), a few other classics return like Clue, as well as oddball picks like The Spy Who Shot Me.

2024 has begun favorably for CD Projekt RED as the Polish game developer announced yesterday that Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty sold over five million units across all platforms, following the previous benchmark of 4.3 million units from late November.

Qualcomm has finally unveiled the full details & benchmarks of its upcoming Snapdragon X Elite CPU for upcoming Windows PCs which will tackle Apple, Intel, and AMD.

Argylle is an upcoming spy movie from Kingsman director Matthew Vaughn, starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Henry Cavill. It’s out in February and based on a forthcoming novel by debut author Elly Conway. And, oh yeah, a lot of people think that Elly Conway doesn’t exist and is actually the pen name of international pop superstar Taylor Swift.

The Cyberpunk 2077 2.02 patch is releasing soon on all formats, bringing stability fixes and other improvements.

The achievements list of Metal Gear Solid from the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 has leaked.

Kick-Ass and Kingsman franchise director Matthew Vaughn tried to make a Superman trilogy – but Warner Bros. wasn't having it.

The number of Cisco devices hijacked through a newly discovered attack has risen to over 30,000, according to the latest findings from security researchers. 

China stands accused of stealing intellectual property and using artificial intelligence to hack and spy on other nations at an unprecedented scale.

Usually, when a movie is broadly mischaracterized, a studio has deliberately misrepresented it in marketing materials to broaden its appeal or just didn’t know how to make its real nature clear. But in the case of Fair Play — a tense, needling relationship drama currently streaming on Netflix — the marketers are off the hook. A wrongheaded narrative started to build around Chloe Domont’s debut feature when it first screened at the Sundance Film Festival back in January 2023, before Netflix even acquired it. Some critics convinced themselves that Fair Play represented a kind of renaissance for the erotic thriller genre. It’s nothing of the sort — and pretending that it is one hurts the actual movie.

Happy October, Polygon readers!

Bandai Namco has tapped into the hype surrounding the second season of Spy X Family, releasing the first full gameplay trailer for its upcoming PS5 and PS4 adaptation, Spy x Anya: Operation Memories. The game has Boku No Natsuyasumi vibes to it, as you’ll be accompanying the eponymous pink-haired heroine on holiday with her adopted family, and engaging in various minigames.

Use our helpful tips and tricks to get your Wordle weekend off to the best possible start. There's a clue for the October 14 (847) game just below if you're running low on rows and need a hand, as well as the answer for today's Wordle laid out and ready to go if you need to save your win streak.

During Nintendo’s last Direct presentation, Bandai Namco announced Spy x Anya: Operation Memories. The game, based on the Spy x Family anime, is in the works for Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, and PC, and it’s essentially a minigame collection starring Anya. Yes, the littlest faux family member is adorable enough to deserve her own game. Their adopted, prescient dog, Bond, would do well as a playable hero, too.

We need to do some kind of wellness check on the Team Fortress 2 community. Sure, the game might have gotten a big summer update and smashed its all-time concurrent player record in the last year, but it's hardly the apple of Valve's eye in 2023. Players of the venerable shooter were left to gaze forlornly over at Counter-Strike 2 when that game was announced back in March, wondering if TF2 might get similar treatment «in another decade».

We reivew Spy X Family, a card game based on the tv show of the same name. Spy X Family is a Love Letter style game where players are secretly trying to get the three main cards in their hand.

Writer Garth Ennis, co-creator of The Boys, is about to get his hands on one of the most iconic characters in fiction for an all new comic - James Bond. But don't expect the larger-than-life sci-fi super-spy of the long running movie franchise. Instead, Ennis will be delving all the way back to James Bond's original roots in the novels of Ian Fleming for his inspiration.

Command and Conquer. Ages of Empires. Company of Heroes. The RTS is one of PC gaming’s defining genres, delivering some of the greatest experiences to ever grace our beloved gaming rigs. But between strategy sims, city builders, 4X games, and more, it feels like the RTS has fallen a little out of favor in recent years. Thank the giant, hovering mouse cursor in the sky then that one of the best and most beloved real-time strategy series ever is finally making a comeback. Commandos Origins, a long-awaited prequel to Commandos, Commandos 2, and Commandos 3, is coming to Steam.

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.

Spy x Family is set to return with a second season this week, and in the lead up to the next installment of the Forger family’s espionage antics, Toho Animation premiered the opening title sequence for the season on YouTube on Wednesday.

Epic Games' head of publishing strategy Sergiy Galyonkin has announced that he is leaving the company after eight years.

Epic Games‘ director of publishing strategy, Sergiy Galyonkin, is leaving the company.

Steam Spy creator Sergiy Galyonkin, who has also spent the past six years serving as Epic Games' head of publishing strategy, has announced that he has left company. Galyonkin's departure comes just days after Epic confirmed significant layoffs at the company that put more than 800 people—16% of Epic's total headcount—out of work.

Sergiy Galyonkin, the director of publishing strategy for Epic Games, is leaving the company after eight years. 

Sergiy Galyonkin has announced via Twitter today that he has resigned from his role as Director of Publishing Strategy at Epic Games. He had been with the company for over eight years.

Sergiy Galyonkin, director of publishing strategy at Epic Games — and creator of Steam analytics website Steam Spy — has announced his departure from the Fortnite maker after nearly eight years, saying he is «not a good fit» for the «new version of Epic».

After years of Fortnite-fueled relative stability, it seems a shakeup has come to Epic Games. Last week, we heard Epic was laying off nearly 900 employees, with company CEO Tim Sweeny admitting the company has been “spending way more money than we earn” for some time now. It seems whatever transition Epic Games is going through may affect one of the most divisive parts of their business – the Epic Games Store – as today Sergiy Galyonkin announced he was leaving the company.

Throwback shooter Agent 64: Spies Never Die has just received a brand new trailer, confirming the game will feature local split-screen co-op and competitive multiplayer.

Khufiya OTT release: In the last few years, there have been several action-packed spy thrillers. Films such as Raazi, Mission Majnu, Romeo Akbar Walter, and Madras Cafe have entertained the audience with fast action sequences, mysterious plots, and cliffhanger endings. As a result, this has become one of the most popular film genres in Bollywood. Aiming to achieve similar heights, the OTT release date of the next spy thriller named Khufiya starring Tabu and Ali Fazal has been revealed. So, if you wish to watch the film from the comfort of your home, know when, and where you can watch it online.

Even with Netflix’s recommendation algorithm serving you new movies, new TV shows, and original programming tailored to your viewing habits, the streaming service’s firehose of content makes what’s coming and going difficult to parse.

Phantom Liberty and the 2.0 overhaul are the last «big updates» to Cyberpunk 2077, but that doesn't mean CD Projekt is quite finished with it. The studio announced today that the 2.01 update is in the works, with fixes for a number of big issues still plaguing the game.

The Forger family is back for more espionage action in season 2 of Spy x Family, which finally has a release date for Crunchyroll. The anime streaming site announced on Thursday that Spy x Family season 2 will start airing on Oct. 7.

Anyone who reads Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series will know there are a lot of tense, exciting conversations where characters are grappling with the fate of the Empire or are engaged in a fierce battle of wills. In adapting this iconic series to VR, we sought to make these conversational moments as satisfying and immersive as possible, which was possible by leveraging some of the PlayStation VR2’s unique features.

Cyberpunk 2077 players have been able to find Idris Elba's character out in the world before his questline even begins.

The first full trailer for Kingsman creator Matthew Vaughn's new action comedy Argylle is finally here – and, well, we're still none the wiser as to what it's really about. What we do know, though, is that the teaser, which you can watch above, sees Bryce Dallas Howard's timid spy novelist Elly Conway having a pretty... cat-astophic day.

Resident Evil 4's DLC add-on Separate Ways is a meaningful extension that makes an already phenomenal game feel even more complete.

With the free 2.0 update and the Phantom Liberty expansion including Path Tracing, Cyberpunk 2077 has again set a new benchmark for PC gaming. This new Cyberpunk 2077 Path Tracing mod makes the game even more demanding.

When Capcom released its slick remake of Resident Evil 4 in March, it felt like something was missing. The action survival-horror game was a robust package, but some memorable moments had been excised from the GameCube original. With Separate Ways, a new add-on starring enigmatic super spy Ada Wong, Resident Evil 4 feels complete — and then some.

After you’ve acquired the Biomonitor for the Brazilian agents in Cyberpunk 2077’s Spy In The Jungle, a text message hits your phone. You’re now given a choice where you can choose to give the Biomonitor the agents, potentially putting them in an awkward situation or saving their lives.

The campaign of Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty is an intense, high-octane spy thriller, with plenty of twists and turns to keep you on your toes until the end. If that sounds like a bit too much for you to handle, CD Projekt has also offered an easy way to say “no, thank you” and leave it, for good.

Martin Scorsese has revealed that the studio behind his crime thriller The Departed tried to change the movie's ending so it would have franchise potential – but the filmmaker fought back.

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty weighs in the 'biggest' on Xbox Series X|S, CD Projekt Red has revealed.

Nearly two decades since it launched, Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service has amassed a robust catalog of original and licensed programming.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty is a preem spy thriller adventure. However, if your V really isn't that interested in working with government types, you can choose not to sign on to a life of martinis shaken, not stirred.

Positioning is a super important thing in Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI). Whether you're fighting in big battles or trying to stay alive till the very end, bitter or otherwise, knowing where exactly to be can make you win. Let's check out five important tips to help you do better in BGMI and get more wins.

When writer-director Robert Rodriguez set out to make a new Spy Kids movie, he went to bounce ideas around with some very trusted collaborators: his kids.

Netflix’s new Spy Kids movie bears the burden of a million expectations.

Cyberpunk 2077 fans are waiting on the big expansion release. With the original game launch failing to hit the strides that CD Projekt Red hoped for, the development team didn’t get the ability to spend efforts supporting the game with post-launch content. Instead, a significant focus was put into updates to ensure the game reached the standards expected by the development team and players. Fortunately, the game managed to turn itself around, and now players are getting ready for the one expansion the development team was able to deliver Phantom Liberty.

It’s been nearly three years since CD Projekt Red first launched Cyberpunk 2077 into the world. And amid all the issues and updates, the question has constantly been whether Cyberpunk is back; whether it can right the course of its failed launch and regain ground in the eyes of those who were fervently anticipating it.