This is a HUGE weekend for new releases!

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Our top pick of the week: Spies! This week, we launched an awesome collection of stories about the timely topic of espionage. Here's how and why it came together, and what you can read:   Polygon is diving into the world of espionage throughout fiction and pop culture history with Deep Cover, a two-week special issue covering all sorts of spy stories and gadgets. Don't dust off your Austin Powers DVDs for this one, though — this time around, we're looking at the grounded worlds of true-to-life spycraft.   We're talking to creatives about how they designed intelligence operations that feel real — or, at least, satisfying. And we're diving into the tech that fictional spies have used to get an edge, and how it's crossed over into real life — as well as how some of the most absurd gimmicks employed in fictional spy stories have sometimes actually been inspired by real-life operations.   You can read the whole package or pick from some of our favorite stories: 11 great spy shows to watch right now How Cuba's Street Network used spy tech to access pop culture Resident Evil's Ada Wong goes head-to-head with sexpionage stereotypes Spielberg confronted the Israel-Palestine conflict to make his Bond movie Everything spy movies get right (and wrong) about smart glasses 15 years ago, the NSA spied on World of Warcraft — but did a leak change anything? The US hunt for truth serum during WWII shaped our superheroes In the year 2000, everyone wanted a female James Bond James Bond's garrote wristwatch was 1963's coolest gadget — and fans can't stop trying to crack its mysteries Polygon's Patch Notes is a weekly newsletter that shares the best stuff to watch, play, and read. Let our band of editorial experts simplify your plans. Subscribe here. This week on TikTok | Everything you need to know about one of gaming's best fighters | "Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada confirms that MMA fighter Minoru Suzuki did King's schnasty schmoves." 7 stories to read Behind the scenes on Spirited Away: Live on Stage | Spirited Away's stage director says Hayao Miyazaki is a sweetheart — and a songwriter.   'Grandma exploit' tricks Discord's AI chatbot into breaking its own ethical rules | Users have found a workaround to get "Grandma" to teach you to make napalm.   Magic: The Gathering goes to battle with its first new card type in 15 years | March of the Machine is about to redefine the 30-year-old game.   Suzume's best Studio Ghibli reference is its final, subtlest one | Director Makoto Shinkai deliberately seeded the Ghibli Easter eggs in his newest movie.   Netflix's Beef doesn't let anyone be just a stereotype | In just 10 episodes, the show builds out antiheroes for the ages.   Nintendo Indie World: All the news, trailers, and announcements | Here are all of the release dates, reveals, and surprise drops on the eShop.   The difference between Ganon and Ganondorf, explained | Here's what you need to know about Nintendo's iconic villain. 10 things to watch The best action movies on Netflix from around the world | The best fight scenes and the highest-octane set-pieces Netflix has to offer.   Evil Dead Rise in theaters | Polygon Recommends | We spoke with director Lee Cronin about how family is wonderful and also scary.   Mrs. Davis on Peacock | Is Mrs. Davis sci-fi or magic? It's both.   Love Is Blind on Netflix | Everything about the Love Is Blind season 4 reunion special was messy   The Mandalorian on Disney Plus | The Mandalorian is buckling under the weight of all this continuity. The Pope's Exorcist in theaters | Polygon Recommends | "The Pope's Exorcist teases 199 sequels and I would watch every single one of them."   Barry on HBO Max | HBO's once-great dark comedy has completely transformed into a fascinating failure.   Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury on Crunchyroll | The Witch From Mercury has become the ultimate Gundam show.   Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always on Netflix | We collected every reference and Easter egg in Netflix's Power Rangers reunion.   The best sci-fi movies to watch on Netflix and other streaming services this April | To infinity and beyond.   Plus, everything new to streaming: Go go Power Rangers! 5 games to play Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp | Polygon Recommends | Advance Wars' slick reboot makes 20 years of trouble melt away. Available on Nintendo Switch.   Dead Island 2 | The zombie RPG has finally arrived, like an old friend who hasn't changed. Available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.   Tron: Identity | Tron: Identity transforms the cyberpunk world into a noir detective game. Available on Mac, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC.   Lil Gator Game | The Zelda-like I didn't know I needed. Available on Nintendo Switch and Windows PC.   Pivot your D&D group to a different system | Seven games to put the fight back into your regular gaming group.  Free game of the week Desktop Dungeons | Desktop Dungeons made a splash in 2013 with a novel spin on roguelikes, dungeon-crawling RPGs, and puzzle games. A new, 3D remake, dubbed Desktop Dungeons Rewind, just hit Steam, but through this weekend the original is free! Available on Steam.   Plus: What's free on the Epic Games Store this week? The best of the rest Smeargle strikes again: Old Pokémon art has been 'wrong' for years. Speaking of: A Pokémon card heist went sideways. Cowabunga indeed: TMNT x Stranger Things. Bo knows: The Mandalorian didn't have to make Bo-Katan look like such a chump. Critical path: Critical Role is branching out from D&D by publishing two new RPG systems. See through: More gadgets need to look like this translucent power charger. Better than a chili dog: New Sonic the Hedgehog Lego sets are basically Hot Wheels for hedgehogs. Double bummer: Netflix will soon make U.S. users pay to share accounts. And it's ending its DVD-by-mail service. He is Groot: There's something terribly, terribly wrong with Groot. This email was sent to reunisoft.cryptonews@blogger.com. Manage your email preferences here: unsubscribe     View our Privacy Notice and our Terms of Service. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.