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Willa Rowe

June, 2026
M.S. in Journalism
Marvel, Final Fantasy, X-Men
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About Willa Rowe

Willa Rowe is a contributing writer at Polygon, covering games and entertainment. She is a New York-based journalist and critic whose work has been featured in Kotaku, Digital Trends, the A.V. Club, GamesRadar+, and more. She also co-hosts the Girl Mode podcast.

What's your origin story?

Before Willa could play games she was watching her older siblings play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64 and became enamored with it. From then on, Willa couldn't put the controller down, unless it was to read comics. After reading game reviews long enough she wrote her own and found a way to a degree in Journalism from Columbia University and a career in games and entertainment journalism after graduation.

What's a recent obsession?

Widow's Bay, the perfect blend of horror and comedy on TV.

Latest

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Simon and the oxcart carrying Ser Augusten during Tension on the High Road
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is officially getting a hard mode

The highly requested feature is real, though details remain sparse

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Actor Mahershala Ali attends the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium
Mahershala Ali says he’s 'moved on' from Marvel’s Blade

If Blade does appear in the MCU, he won't played by Ali

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virtual-boy-polygon
Nintendo’s Virtual Boy revival finally pays off next week

Two previously unreleased games for the doomed system will finally see the light of day

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Deltarune Ch 5 key art
Deltarune releases final Chapter 5 update as devs turn focus to Chapter 6

The Pink boss fight gets a little easier, or harder, in new patch

Control Resonant
Control Resonant will be a lot longer than the first game

Remedy reveals the sequel will take over twice as long to beat

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The End of Evangelion poster
Neon Genesis Evangelion gets a new streaming home this September

The legendary anime is coming to the Criterion Channel. Congratulations!

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Diana looks at her hand in Pragmata.
Pragmata devs almost gave Diana a horrible haircut to save money

A bad haircut can really change a person

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9 years later, beloved X-Files-inspired cult classic adventure game is getting a sequel

Somehow, Thimbleweed Park returned

Final Fantasy 14 producer Naoki Yoshida presenting Evercold at Fan Fest 2026 Berlin
Final Fantasy 14 could finally introduce a controversial feature to welcome new players

Producer Naoki Yoshida says the team is considering ways to make the lengthy story easier

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Ultron holds up a fist in Age of Ultron
Marvel Rivals' path to Doomsday continues with Age of Ultron mode this week

The second phase of the months long event introduces a new PvE mode

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Michael B. Jordan's Thomas Crown Affair gets thrilling first trailer

The Sinners star delivers his best Bond impression in the heist thriller remake

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A very young-looking Cloud looks shocked, bathed in red firelight, in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's director can't promise a physical release, but he wants it

Physical media's dyin', Cloud

Key art poster of David and Lucy from the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners game was reportedly in development, but its future is uncertain

Gemini would be a 2.5D brawler based on the hit anime

A brown-haired adventurer speaks to two small rabbits on the moon
New Final Fantasy 14 release brings an end to Dawntrail's relic quest and more

Congrats on beating Dancing Mad (Ultimate), it was easier before patch 7.55

Miles Morales stands next to Peter Parker and looks off and to the left of the camera in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man: Brand New Day brings new Spidey suits to Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Peter gets some fresh threads to celebrate his latest MCU outing

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Final Fantasy 14 fans think they know what Evercold's big mystery is

Eagle-eyed fans are betting on Falconer

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A guard in Morrowind looks towards the player
You can play Morrowind in a browser now

Say goodbye to work productivity

The masked face of a STALKER beneath a tattered hood. Key art for STALKER 2.
STALKER 2's first major expansion finally has a release date

Cost of Hope is coming in less than a month

An image of Aerith looking up to the sky in Final Fantasy 7 Remake.
Future Final Fantasy remakes would take even more games says Naoki Yoshida

The Final Fantasy 14 and 16 producer thinks the scale of past entries is too great

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latverian witch costume close up
Marvel reveals mysterious Latverian Witches for Avengers: Doomsday

The color changing costume has become the talk of Comic-Con

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