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This week on YouTube | Let's Play TOKYO HIGHWAY! | Overboard, Episode 39 | "Tokyo Highway is the board game of privatized highway systems — and if that doesn't sound fun, you need to WAKE UP. In Tokyo Highway, players take turns placing popsicle stick highways and try to get all their cars on the road. But they only have so many pieces, and once they run out, it's game over. This week on Polygon's tabletop show Overboard, Clayton Ashley, Tara Long, XTina GG, and Simone de Rochefort take to the streets, building roads with shaky hands."

8 stories to read

Wes Anderson and Steven Spielberg use sci-fi the same way | Asteroid City takes inspiration from Close Encounters of the Third Kind — but the two directors were always in sync.

In Break the Game, a Legend of Zelda speedrunner cracks under online abuse, then rebuilds | The documentary follows streamer Narcissa Wright as she recovers from a breakdown and attempts a new record.

Andrew Koji on how Warrior (and hard work) saved his acting career | We talked to one of Hollywood's brightest up-and-coming action stars and his biggest fans: the cast and crew of Warrior.

The people refuse to decide between Barbie and Oppenheimer | Barbenheimer poses the ultimate dilemma.

The best SFF books BookTok made me read | Science fiction novellas, dark academia fantasy, and everything in between.

Who's actually showing up for San Diego Comic-Con 2023 | The Jurassic Park toilet activation is now the number two thing to do at SDCC 2023.

Disney's hottest animated animal characters, ranked | And the scientific explanation for thinking they're sexy.

Kickstarter's Community Advisory Council helped steer it away from blockchain tech | "We're not committed to moving Kickstarter to the blockchain."

8 things to watch

The Witcher on Netflix | We collected a bunch of stories that will help you enjoy the series throughout the long weekend.

The best anime of 2023 so far | We updated our picks for the best anime new to streaming this year!

Nimona on Netflix | The film radically alters the graphic novel, but artist ND Stevenson focused on keeping the hero unchanged.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in theaters | James Mangold takes over from Steven Spielberg to deliver a cameo- and reference-packed last crusade.

The Congress on Hulu | The Congress' live-action, animation, and AI combo makes it the most 2023 movie of 2013.

The 11 best Blu-rays and 4K UHD releases of July 2023 | The best way to spend your After Hours.

I'm a Virgo on Amazon Prime | The new show from Boots Riley shatters superhero stories by showing where real power comes from.

Skull Island on Netflix | The animated series captures the best part of King Kong's world.

Plus, everything new to streaming, including M3GAN on Prime.

And all the new TV to watch this week.

7 games to play

Battlebit Remastered | Polygon Recommends | Behold, the second coming of Battlefield: Bad Company. Available on Windows PC.

Dave the Diver | Polygon Recommends | This scuba/cooking management sim shouldn't work as well as it does.

Aliens: Dark Descent | The Prometheus of real-time strategy games.

The Revenge of Shinobi | Nintendo Switch Online just got 4 great Sega Genesis games, including this action classic. Available on Nintendo Switch.

F1 Manager 2023 | The racing game makes the right calls with streamlined tactics and a new mode. Available on Windows PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

Only Up! | What is Only Up!, the climbing game blowing up on social media?. Available on Windows PC.

8 great board games you can play anywhere | Leave the tabletop, take the games: Here are some great compact titles for your summer trips.

Free game of the week

Shards of God | I haven't played this yet, but I'm totally sold by the glowing reviews on itch.io and this killer synopsis: "On a distant desert planet, a crime has been committed. As Mother Tiabata and sister Ava set out to solve the mystery, they soon find themselves facing an impossible conundrum: how does one murder a god?" Available on Windows PC via itch.io.

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

The best of the rest

Let's make a deal: The best early Prime Day 2023 deals.
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Heavy lifting: Dune 2 looks incredible because the first movie did all the work.
Just deserts: "Dune 2 is going to turn me into a big bad desert boy."
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Cape up: James Gunn's Superman reboot has found its Clark Kent and Lois Lane.
Twist: Nick Fury has many secrets, but Secret Invasion's latest reveal is a whopper.
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