Matt Patches
@misterpatches.bsky.social
Exec editor of Polygon; forever podcasting at FITWR.
Are there kids out there who love Stranger Things like kids of the '70s love Star Wars? Between the sheer number of final season tie-ins and Paramount shelling out for the Duffer Bros, you would think so.
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Are there kids out there who love Stranger Things like kids of the '70s love Star Wars? Between the sheer number of final season tie-ins and Paramount shelling out for the Duffer Bros, you would think so.
That one house with, like, 8 cars for some reason
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
That one house with, like, 8 cars for some reason
Vote for the greatest game of a very weird console generation www.polygon.com/best-game-ps...
Let's name the greatest game of the console generation: round 1
Vote now to determine which PS5 or Xbox Series X game deserves to be crowned the best of the generation
www.polygon.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Vote for the greatest game of a very weird console generation www.polygon.com/best-game-ps...
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Article about Creative Direction on @polygon.com that I contributed to, which also features one of my very early concepts from Keeper! www.polygon.com/game-directi...
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Article about Creative Direction on @polygon.com that I contributed to, which also features one of my very early concepts from Keeper! www.polygon.com/game-directi...
Forgot that Parks & Rec delivered a perfect finale, then jumped ahead three years for a final season 7. Mike Schur's Lost envy manifested well before The Good Place.
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Forgot that Parks & Rec delivered a perfect finale, then jumped ahead three years for a final season 7. Mike Schur's Lost envy manifested well before The Good Place.
James Cameron draws blood in the new Avatar making-of doc Fire and Water, a hyper-technical screed against AI-generated art. Emphasis on FIRE. www.polygon.com/james-camero...
James Cameron to AI bros: ‘Avatar movies are not made by computers’
A new making-of documentary goes on the defensive
www.polygon.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
James Cameron draws blood in the new Avatar making-of doc Fire and Water, a hyper-technical screed against AI-generated art. Emphasis on FIRE. www.polygon.com/james-camero...
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History matters in Zelda games. They imagine wars as multi-generational efforts where battles of the past set up the victories of the future. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment makes that explicit, even if its thin action doesn’t feel terribly warlike. My review. www.polygon.com/hyrule-warri...
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment puts the Zelda timeline to good use
The new Zelda spin-off understands that history has always mattered in Hyrule
www.polygon.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
History matters in Zelda games. They imagine wars as multi-generational efforts where battles of the past set up the victories of the future. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment makes that explicit, even if its thin action doesn’t feel terribly warlike. My review. www.polygon.com/hyrule-warri...
Who is the target audience for the NERF sniper rifle www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQJM...
NERF Loadout series blasters, commercial
YouTube video by Anvol Ltd.
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Who is the target audience for the NERF sniper rifle www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQJM...
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I love this! www.polygon.com/game-directi...
What even is game direction? We asked 13 game directors
It's a lot more complicated than you think
www.polygon.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I love this! www.polygon.com/game-directi...
I love this! www.polygon.com/game-directi...
What even is game direction? We asked 13 game directors
It's a lot more complicated than you think
www.polygon.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I love this! www.polygon.com/game-directi...
Serious lack of Reese's representation in this year's Halloween candy haul — allergy concerns catching up to the PB & Chocolate industry?
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Serious lack of Reese's representation in this year's Halloween candy haul — allergy concerns catching up to the PB & Chocolate industry?
Come see @kateyrich.bsky.social @da7e.com and I talk about why the world needs Yelling About Movies TOMORROW at the Denver Film Festival (where I too will be gleefully laughing like Patricia Clarkson). Get tickets: denverfilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/68f...
November 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Come see @kateyrich.bsky.social @da7e.com and I talk about why the world needs Yelling About Movies TOMORROW at the Denver Film Festival (where I too will be gleefully laughing like Patricia Clarkson). Get tickets: denverfilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/68f...
Should I go to this
At the HOLIDAY theater for the DENVER FILM FESTIVAL. It’s Jay Kelly time. @kateyrich.bsky.social will be up there on Tuesday!
November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Should I go to this
Hollywood action movie scores need to go this hard www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfgZ...
CL4NK'S THEME - MEGABONK OST
YouTube video by Miguelangell960 (Videogame Music)
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Hollywood action movie scores need to go this hard www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfgZ...
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YO! Real lovely to get a (very kind) mention in this @polygon.com piece 🥰
*especially* awesome that two of my personal favourite Promise Mascot Agency tracks are namechecked, they were a hoot to make 🚛✨
Full article here, it rules and is stacked with bangers:
www.polygon.com/underrated-v...
*especially* awesome that two of my personal favourite Promise Mascot Agency tracks are namechecked, they were a hoot to make 🚛✨
Full article here, it rules and is stacked with bangers:
www.polygon.com/underrated-v...
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
YO! Real lovely to get a (very kind) mention in this @polygon.com piece 🥰
*especially* awesome that two of my personal favourite Promise Mascot Agency tracks are namechecked, they were a hoot to make 🚛✨
Full article here, it rules and is stacked with bangers:
www.polygon.com/underrated-v...
*especially* awesome that two of my personal favourite Promise Mascot Agency tracks are namechecked, they were a hoot to make 🚛✨
Full article here, it rules and is stacked with bangers:
www.polygon.com/underrated-v...
Wrote a bit about why the gaming industry and the players who fuel it have something to learn from the Oscars awards cycle www.polygon.com/game-of-the-...
Let’s never settle on what ‘Game of the Year’ means
This GOTY season, act like your picks matter — because they do
www.polygon.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Wrote a bit about why the gaming industry and the players who fuel it have something to learn from the Oscars awards cycle www.polygon.com/game-of-the-...
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The @fitwr.bsky.social Quarter Quell (Episode 525) is heading to your feeds! @misterpatches.bsky.social made us watch A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN (2011).
This one:
youtu.be/7EAMAZhA6ss?...
This one:
youtu.be/7EAMAZhA6ss?...
A Little Bit of Heaven Official Trailer #1 - Kate Hudson, Gael Garcia Bernal Movie (2012) HD
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Trailers
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October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The @fitwr.bsky.social Quarter Quell (Episode 525) is heading to your feeds! @misterpatches.bsky.social made us watch A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN (2011).
This one:
youtu.be/7EAMAZhA6ss?...
This one:
youtu.be/7EAMAZhA6ss?...
Think bigger www.polygon.com/game-of-the-...
Let’s never settle on what ‘Game of the Year’ means
This GOTY season, act like your picks matter — because they do
www.polygon.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Think bigger www.polygon.com/game-of-the-...
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WANT TO SEE THESE FOOLS PODCAST LIVE AT THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL 11/4?
Get your tickets and details here:
denverfilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/68f...
Don't worry, Iron Man (me) has quit smoking.
Get your tickets and details here:
denverfilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/68f...
Don't worry, Iron Man (me) has quit smoking.
October 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
WANT TO SEE THESE FOOLS PODCAST LIVE AT THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL 11/4?
Get your tickets and details here:
denverfilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/68f...
Don't worry, Iron Man (me) has quit smoking.
Get your tickets and details here:
denverfilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/68f...
Don't worry, Iron Man (me) has quit smoking.
Man Finds Tape Exclusive Trailer 1 (2025)
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Horror
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Muse -> Furies
NKOTB -> Aged Men on the Couch
Spinal Tap -> Chiro Adjustment
NKOTB -> Aged Men on the Couch
Spinal Tap -> Chiro Adjustment
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Muse -> Furies
NKOTB -> Aged Men on the Couch
Spinal Tap -> Chiro Adjustment
NKOTB -> Aged Men on the Couch
Spinal Tap -> Chiro Adjustment
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ELO -> ELO Part II -> The Orchestra -> Jeff Lynne's ELO
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
ELO -> ELO Part II -> The Orchestra -> Jeff Lynne's ELO
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Big Audio Dynamite rebranded as Big Audio Dynamite II when everybody but Mick Jones left the band
October 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Big Audio Dynamite rebranded as Big Audio Dynamite II when everybody but Mick Jones left the band