Polygon
Here’s the first tiny peek at the Halo show in action
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But will it tell us why they called it a warthog
Destiny 2’s new patch is one of the game’s biggest ever
Halo’s iconic Battle Rifle, Energy Sword, and Magnum are coming to Destiny today
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Destiny 2’s new 30th Anniversary Multiplayer Pack trailer reveals some long-awaited Halo secrets
All I want for Christmas is this fancy Pac-Man book
Discord’s new premium memberships give content creators VIP features
New Jurassic World board game is the perfect match for a legacy-style campaign
![The cover for Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nublar shows a T-rex looming over the gates of Jurassic Park.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7ML0-1GN_r5CZziCXZCEff2pph0=/0x350:6720x4130/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70239477/JWL_11.0.jpg)
Three trips through Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nublar and I’m hooked
Uncharted 4’s PlayStation 5 upgrade will arrive in January
![Nathan Drake swinging onto a boat in Uncharted 4 on PS5’s Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/R9XZgMjZ0Vyu8vYkx9hliGzcwjM=/0x0:1600x900/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70239420/uncharted_ps5.0.jpg)
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection will also come to PC sometime in 2022
What The Oracle turned out to be in the original Matrix movies
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One of the most important characters in the Matrix trilogy is also one of the most misunderstood
Netflix’s original anime movie Bubble looks like a dizzying platformer
![An image from the key art for the original anime movie Bubble, with a girl in colorful clothing hanging by a bubble above a bright city](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/35imVMrq8SfWonYvxCx5zc3K9Gk=/0x2:1048x592/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70237416/Bubble_Slice.0.jpg)
From Attack on Titan director Tetsurô Araki and an all-star team of creators
Spider-Man’s web-slinging makes me want to play Fortnite
Fortnite Chapter 3 brings a new map, Spider-Man, and web-swinging
Animal Crossing’s 2.0 update is perfect for recreating Studio Ghibli movie scenes
![A recreation of Spirited Away’s Chihiro standing next to a stone dog, in Animal Crossing: New Horizons](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/r95rjvKlVDBnUl1crZ6NyHAGvoY=/105x0:1733x916/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70230818/Screen_Shot_2021_12_03_at_12.43.38_PM.0.png)
From Spirited Away to My Neighbor Totoro, the possibilities are endless
Here’s your first look at Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse ... Part One
Fortnite is down as Chapter 2 comes to close
Netflix’s intense animated manga adaptation The Summit of the Gods is a literal trip
![A climber struggles with ropes against a snowy mountain backdrop in The Summit of the Gods](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/AvMr8w_MctoCM_GLplEjymA0wmQ=/0x0:1845x1038/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70228356/The_Summit_of_the_Gods_00_37_29_16.0.jpg)
It’s a realism-driven journey around the world, to the top of Mount Everest, and down into the depths of obsession
Brotherhood of the Wolf and 10 more great movies new to streaming this month
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Everything to watch this month on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and HBO Max
The Expanse authors were always building toward Leviathan Falls’ world-altering ending
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James S.A. Corey duo Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck get spoilery about their biggest choices
No one is dying in my Unsighted playthrough, and that’s fine by me
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s new patch will set the stage for Vanguard season 1
![Call of Duty: Vanguard’s eponymous spec-ops squad](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ZS7l-aFexDR01rxKemWd1ZrbqSs=/0x0:1200x675/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70226816/vanguard_cover.0.jpg)
Warzone and Zombies are getting a few changes too
Halo Infinite getting new multiplayer playlists, including SWAT and Slayer
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343 announced plans to bring more modes to Infinite
The Power of the Dog and every new movie you can stream at home this weekend
Benedetta is here to take us all to horny church
![Virginie Efira as ‘Benedetta’ standing in front of a crucifix with her arms outstretched in Paul Verhoeven’s ‘BENEDETTA.’](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/nwJOVHlwLlJxGF3RnQSr4FdcVHk=/0x0:5568x3132/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70226367/BENEDETTA_Still_11.0.jpeg)
Paul Verhoeven’s first film in five years is a scandalous Catholic fable worth seeing
Quake just got an official Horde Mode, in the year 2021
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New content comes to MachineGames’ modernized Quake
So Leatherface is just some guy in Netflix’s new Texas Chainsaw Massacre
![Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacre](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/z_SjgZoz5LMAb8ihjKA0ipia0Rw=/0x0:4595x2585/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70225986/TCM_D25_04163_V2.0.jpeg)
The Evil Dead team are here to resurrect a horror franchise
Solar Ash and The Pathless are defining a new kind of open-world game
![The main character jumps through a colorful world in Solar Ash](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/g6w7eDusm4qiR26F6F1-Ix2qdqY=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70225928/Solar_Ash.0.jpg)
Finding the delicate balance between open and empty
In the ferocious drama Wolf, one of today’s best young actors unleashes the beast
![George MacKay, on all fours and snarling, in Wolf](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/6cKOALVKk0U-ZHXuU5oWG3PqMBM=/880x197:3840x1862/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70225883/227_WOLF_FP_00294.0.jpg)
In a clinic for young people who think they’re animals, Lily Rose Depp and 1917’s George MacKay get feral
‘The little Banshee driver’: A 10-year-old girl’s quest for kills in Halo 2 on Xbox Live
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Few wins, many losses playing in an online world as a young girl
Fortnite Chapter 3 teased in leaked ad, likely features The Rock
Humanoid flower Pokémon Tsareena coming to Pokémon Unite
Star Trek: First Contact is a meta movie about the creation of the Trek franchise
![Graphic frame surround a photo of the Borg Queen from the from the movie, Star Trek: First Contact](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/EbVEpe2fC7tXEqRsP-wzoyCU5bE=/0x0:3000x1688/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70217346/jbareham_211129_ecl1062_gb_episode_30_ST_First_Contact.0.jpg)
John Hodgman joins the Galaxy Brains podcast to explain
Netflix’s relentless Western The Power of the Dog is 2021’s best movie so far
![Benedict Cumberbatch in a cowboy hat, standing in a field in The Power of the Dog](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/A8mRuZ-ybU4eUVYl-Jv8AdzOX3U=/152x0:952x450/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69861035/power_of_the_dog_01.0.jpeg)
Director Jane Campion and Benedict Cumberbatch bring complex emotions to the West
Always Sunny’s movie parodies are also The Gang’s ultimate delusions
Final Fantasy 14 will prioritize paid players during Endwalker's launch congestion
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Long queues will likely be the norm for the first few days of Endwalker
I’ve pondered the orb and now I can’t go back
![Saruman gestures with his hand claw-like over the Palantir — which shows the eye of Sauron wreathed in dark smoke — in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/fDXrgiOU8Y_VVF4JtmdeoZ5qwUI=/692x0:3536x1600/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70216552/4k_fellowship_movie_screencaps.com_10644.0.jpg)
I looked into a crystal ball and it showed me a bunch of memes
Cyber Week 2021 gaming deals
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The best gaming deals for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and more
The Matrix Resurrections trailer promises changes to everything we know
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What will change is unclear, but the cast has thoughts