Why ‘who will win’ in popular culture debates?

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We are about to close on our opening ceremony Who will win the weeka five-day celebration of the oldest and most nagging question in pop culture: “Can my favorite thing kick your favorite thing in the ass?”

Arguing over who will win has a history of toxicity (eg: console battle, Star Wars Era ⁠— the list goes on), but when enjoyed responsiblyand with a healthy dose of intrigue, debates can bring disparate fandoms together in interesting and even richer ways. At its best, fictional matches encourage us share what we love around our favorite characters and have fun, and find out what other people love about things we’ve overlooked or written down. They allow us to ask important questions, like: Magneto or Professor X, who is the better sex teacher?

With Who Will Win Week, we wanted an excuse to highlight what brings us joy and find out what matters most to all of you. We’ve collected some of our favorite mind games for you to enjoy:

We think you’ll love the entire Who’s going to win the Week collection, whether you want a determined scientist. which slime is the king of slime or you need to close Gilmore Girls “best boyfriend” discuss.

And good news! If you’re reading this Friday night, you still have time to help us pick the most powerful figure of all time. Our Who Will Win Twitter Frame culminated with the battle of the millennium: Yuri Katsuki vs. Kirby.

This week on YouTube | “The Elden Ring’s first janitor, Margit the Fell Omen was a real jerk. Players can meet him early in their playthrough, before they actually explore Limgrave and get a Good Loot, but Margit poses a challenge even for seasoned, leveled Souls veterans . So what is it about Margit that makes him such a challenging fight, and is he REALLY the hardest hood that developer Fromsoft has ever included in a Soulsborne game? Pat Gill of Polygon, Soulshead’s lieutenant, investigates Margit’s moves and puts him to the test. ”

Three stories to read

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What we know about the newly announced Witcher game | Gwent Directed by Jason Slama will oversee the new Witcher sequelthis will be the first built in Unreal Engine 5. One of our favorite Witcher experts, Cian Maher, explains where the next game can (and should) go after the end The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Inspired by Go Red, Artists Embracing Trends | We talked to artists about worryve give and connect with Mei’s imaginary drawings.

Game developers help evacuate Ukrainian families | “For our team’s actual gamedev work [is] remains a secondary priority,” said Yaroslav Singaevskiy, lead game designer at Red Beat, told Polygon via email, “because our main efforts are on defense needs – mostly volunteer work. We still hope that [the] The war may end in the coming weeks, not months, and we will do our best for that.”

Four things to see

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Pachinko on Apple TV Plus | Pachinko is one of our favorite books of 2017. Thanks to some bold deviations from the source material, its adaptation is shaping up to be. Favorite TV show in 2022.

Bridgerton season 2 on Netflix | You may have missed the first season of the soap opera on Netflix. Or maybe you Forget the favorites of the plot in the past 15 months. In any case, we are prepared bait of Bridgertonmain plot of so you can start at the beginning in part 2.

Atlanta on Hulu | It’s been almost four years since Donald Glover & co. released a new episode of Atlanta. Now we are having the third and fourth seasons in the same year. That is a good news. Bad news: They are final seasons.

17 great martial arts movies you can watch at home | Yes, we’ve included some films by Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, but we think you’ll also enjoy movies with less famous names and more fight scenes.

Plus, everything new to streaming: We want a very fun Jackass Forever for those who celebrate.

Four games to play

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Kirby’s new adventures may be a bit repetitive, but come on! Look at that little pink blob! How can you resist the cuteness? Available on Nintendo Switch.

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands | Polygon Proposal | The Borderlands franchise became a blockbuster because of one simple premise: Diablo with guns. But after a decade, the series has become predictable. The Tiny Tina spin-off – with a D&D theme – is just enough to revive the Borderlands formula for at least one more adventure. Available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X.

Core holder | Years after the explosion of sandbox survival simulations on Steam (too much!), developer Pugstorm has made just enough tweaks to give the genre something new. Available through Steam Early Access for Windows PC and SteamOS.

Ghostwire: Tokyo | MBMBaMJustin McElroy’s returns to Polygon to revisit one of the weirdest AAA games in years. Available on PlayStation 5 and Windows PC.

Free game of the week

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Demon’s Tilt | In the mid 90’s, Windows included a free pinball game called Space cadet. Demon’s Tilt is what happens if the designer of Space cadet Includes the complete text of the Necronomicon in readme file. Available on PC for free through the Epic Games Store until March 31.

The best of the rest

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