One minute. Six hot news stories from the week. A few references to my love of a very specific Goomba. It’s the Week in Revue, a musical recap of the biggest news stories of the past seven days:Articles discussed:

Netflix walked in as the hipper, younger sibling to traditional cable and network television. Netflix released three original series that year and just about all were loved by critics: House of Cards, Orange is the New Black and Hemlock Grove. “Television shows are not like cars or operating systems”Netflix ordered close to 100 original series, not including children’s animated programming. Netflix spent $6 billion last year on developing original content and has pledged $8 billion for original

This episode, surely one of Black Mirror’s best, is a towering allegory about how fandom becomes a nightmare when used to express abusive entitlement. It could have credibly dwelled in what is worst about our fandoms, but instead, the episode ends on a redemptive note worthy of Star Trek itself. From Hero to VillainThe episode’s love for Star Trek infuses even the cinematography. I felt nothing less than the pure joy of everything Star Trek is supposed to mean. Like the best of Trek, “USS Callis

Capcom offered some new details on Monster Hunter: World today, including a look at some of the game’s new and returning Elder Dragons and the first piece of free downloadable content. As seen in a new trailer posted above, Monster Hunter fans will face some big, bad dragons on their adventures. Monster Hunter: World’s first piece of DLC will see the return of Deviljho, who can be seen at the end of Capcom’s Elder Dragons trailer. Curious hunters will have one more chance to try out Monster Hunt

Capcom offered some new details on Monster Hunter: World today, including a look at some of the game’s new and returning Elder Dragons and the first piece of free downloadable content. As seen in a new trailer posted above, Monster Hunter fans will face some big, bad dragons on their adventures. Monster Hunter: World’s first piece of DLC will see the return of Deviljho, who can be seen at the end of Capcom’s Elder Dragons trailer. Curious hunters will have one more chance to try out Monster Hunt

Netflix walked in as the hipper, younger sibling to traditional cable and network television. Netflix released three original series that year and just about all were loved by critics: House of Cards, Orange is the New Black and Hemlock Grove. “Television shows are not like cars or operating systems”Netflix ordered close to 100 original series, not including children’s animated programming. Netflix spent $6 billion last year on developing original content and has pledged $8 billion for original

Indeed, he says, this is the game he’s always wanted to put together since first playing Ninja Gaiden 2 as a young child. “I’ve been drawing ninjas since I was eight, and Ninja Gaiden was obviously a huge influence on me,” he says. In the end, I had to pick between Ninja Gaiden 2 and Castlevania 3, which were on the maybe pile because they felt scary to me as a kid. I came so close to keeping Castlevania instead of Ninja Gaiden … but I got hooked on Ninja Gaiden. It’s hard to go back to Ninja

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? This week, Polygon’s Chris Plante joins editor-at-large Justin McElroy to discuss his review of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which you can read right here. Email: qualitycontrol at polygon dot

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is more than 12 years old, but it has received two patches in the past four months, leaving fans of the old Pandemic Studios-developed shooter wondering who exactly is behind these updates. LucasArts originally published Star Wars: Battlefront 2, and Disney took control of the game when it acquired LucasArts’ parent company, Lucasfilm, in 2012. (Note that 2005’s Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is unrelated to the similarly titled Electronic Arts-published game Star Wars Battlef

Officially known as EX Raid battles, these time-sensitive battles are the only way to capture especially rare Pokémon. But EX Raids ultimately operate on a random basis. Legendary Pokémon Mewtwo is only available in EX Raid battles — so no pass, no Pokémon #150. Despite the fairly straightforward criteria, the consensus is that EX Raids just … don’t make a ton of sense. 2018 has only just begun; perhaps we’ll soon find more luck with the EX Raid system as the year rolls on.

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is more than 12 years old, but it has received two patches in the past four months, leaving fans of the old Pandemic Studios-developed shooter wondering who exactly is behind these updates. LucasArts originally published Star Wars: Battlefront 2, and Disney took control of the game when it acquired LucasArts’ parent company, Lucasfilm, in 2012. (Note that 2005’s Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is unrelated to the similarly titled Electronic Arts-published game Star Wars Battlef

Logan Paul is taking a step back from YouTube to reflect on everything that has happened over the past few days, he said on Twitter. According to statistics published online yesterday, Paul’s channel grew by 43,000 subscribers in just two days. My vid today (Criticizing Logan Paul) has been completely knock out of the sub boxes, recommend & some search results , because it was falsely taken down by YouTube not once but Twice! But REUPLOADS of Logan Paul’s Suicide Forrest are on the trending page

Logan Paul is taking a step back from YouTube to reflect on everything that has happened over the past few days, he said on Twitter. According to statistics published online yesterday, Paul’s channel grew by 43,000 subscribers in just two days. My vid today (Criticizing Logan Paul) has been completely knock out of the sub boxes, recommend & some search results , because it was falsely taken down by YouTube not once but Twice! But REUPLOADS of Logan Paul’s Suicide Forrest are on the trending page

The Nintendo Switch has now set records in the United States and Japan as the fastest-selling console in those two respective markets, beating even the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii in terms of early adoption. It has no competitionThe Nintendo Switch is neither just a handheld nor just a home console. Each one set a new standard for Nintendo games’ already high bar for success. The price is rightThe Nintendo Switch sold for $299.99 at launch, lower then the PlayStation 4’s $399.99 launch price

The Nintendo Switch has now set records in the United States and Japan as the fastest-selling console in those two respective markets, beating even the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii in terms of early adoption. It has no competitionThe Nintendo Switch is neither just a handheld nor just a home console. Each one set a new standard for Nintendo games’ already high bar for success. The price is rightThe Nintendo Switch sold for $299.99 at launch, lower then the PlayStation 4’s $399.99 launch price

“Part of the reason Logan Paul’s video received so many views is it was top-trending on YouTube,” DeFranco said. Logan Paul’s video was reported and YouTube manually reviewed it; they decided to leave it up without even an age restriction… people who have re-uploaded it since have received strikes for graphic content. Even though Paul’s video was deemed sensational and violated YouTub’e policy, it remained active in the trending tab for hours. But REUPLOADS of Logan Paul’s Suicide Forrest are

“Part of the reason Logan Paul’s video received so many views is it was top-trending on YouTube,” DeFranco said. Logan Paul’s video was reported and YouTube manually reviewed it; they decided to leave it up without even an age restriction… people who have re-uploaded it since have received strikes for graphic content. Even though Paul’s video was deemed sensational and violated YouTub’e policy, it remained active in the trending tab for hours. But REUPLOADS of Logan Paul’s Suicide Forrest are

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? This week, Polygon’s Chris Plante joins editor-at-large Justin McElroy to discuss his review of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which you can read right here. Email: qualitycontrol at polygon dot

Indeed, he says, this is the game he’s always wanted to put together since first playing Ninja Gaiden 2 as a young child. “I’ve been drawing ninjas since I was eight, and Ninja Gaiden was obviously a huge influence on me,” he says. In the end, I had to pick between Ninja Gaiden 2 and Castlevania 3, which were on the maybe pile because they felt scary to me as a kid. I came so close to keeping Castlevania instead of Ninja Gaiden … but I got hooked on Ninja Gaiden. It’s hard to go back to Ninja

Kendrick Lamar has unveiled the first single off Marvel’s Black Panther soundtrack. Lamar first teased that he was working on the soundtrack in a music video for a song off his latest album. In the video for “LOVE,” Lamar can be seen sitting in a chair while a clapperboard in the foreground teases the Black Panther connection. Prior to the video, Black Panther director Ryan Coogler and star Chadwick Boseman spoke to the Los Angeles Times about how important Lamar’s music and message of resilienc