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This week on YouTube | Why Wo Long's Zhang Liang is so good at killing you | "Zhang Liang in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a gatekeeping first boss that gives players a hard time — and teaches them the important basics of the game. If you're ready to learn about the importance of manipulating the spirit bar and the mindset you need to take on Zhang Liang, Polygon's Doctor Pat Gill is here to help."

6 stories to read

Everything to know about the mysterious Zonai in Tears of the Kingdom | Nintendo's been planting the seed of Zonai influence for years.

Inside the Bourne Stuntacular, the theme park take on high-impact spycraft | How do you make the Bourne movies into great theater? Keep the screen.

Four Zelda content creators on how they are preparing for the Breath of the Wild sequel | 'I can't wait to fight Ganondorf with a really long stick.'

Call of Duty was a red herring: Why cloud gaming is the real problem for Microsoft and Activision | Here's why UK regulators blocked the $68.7B Microsoft/Activision deal.

It's a miracle Humanity exists — and maybe fate | Humanity is the complex answer to a simple question.

101 things that must be said about 101 Dalmatians | A Century of Disney | Walt Disney may have hated it, but like Cruella de Vil, he was wrong.

5 things to watch

Sisu in theaters | Brutal John Wick descendant Sisu promises more than it can deliver.

Sweet Tooth on Netflix | Sweet Tooth's villain is willing to kill babies to 'turn the clock back to 2019.'

The best TV of 2023 so far | With Succession ending in a few weeks, here's what you should watch next.

The best movies of 2023 so far | A good year for demon killers.

There is a world of movies continuing Evil Dead's splattery legacy | A list of gooey and gorey delights.

Plus, everything new to streaming!

4 games to play

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Build a team of space rogues in Respawn's much-improved, but still flawed, sequel. Before you start the game, here's a recap of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order's key events, characters, and story. Available on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X.

Rusted Moss | Polygon Recommends | Rusted Moss is Hollow Knight with a bungee cord. Available on Windows.

Honkai: Star Rail | Hoyoverse's latest is a goofy but well-oiled space adventure. Available on iOS, Android, and Windows PC.

Age of Wonders 4 | The long-awaited sequel teeters too far into RPG narratives to be a truly great 4X game. Available on Windows PC.

Free game of the week

Street Fighter 6 demo | Look, I don't have anything clever to say. This game looks cool as hell and anytime I try to think deeply about it my brain dissolves into enthusiastic mush. Available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC.

Plus: What's free on the Epic Games Store this week?

The best of the rest

So close: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom pre-order guide.
Mecha-excited: Elden Ring dev's Armored Core revival gets a release date and gorgeous gameplay.
Rihanna is Smurfette: Rihanna is Smurfette.
But did you know?: Evil Dead Rise and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret are kinda the same movie.
Virtual Insanity: Sony is making it easier to buy a PSVR 2.
Let them fight: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer brings the Maximals out of hiding to fight Unicron.
Something fishy: The Little Mermaid's remake is nearly an hour longer than the original — so what did they add?
Final chance: Where to pre-order Final Fantasy 16, and what comes with each edition.
Detective comics: The Flash looks like a great Batman movie.
I spy: Decoding the Rosetta Stone of spy movies.
Hoop dreams: A new wave of basketball movies is aimed at expert-level fandom.