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Francesco Cacciatore

June, 2025
PhD in History, Master in Journalism
Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Critical Role
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About Francesco Cacciatore

Francesco is an editor with a background in academic research, journalism, and content strategy, specializing in entertainment news and curation. He works across all of Polygon's verticals, specializing in tabletop games, with a focus on D&D and Magic.

What did you play or watch that changed your life?

The first two Baldur's Gate games are the biggest influences on my geek life.

What's your origin story?

I was run over by a truck to save a kitten in another world, and reincarnated in this one with a disappointing lack of RPG-inspired powers.

What's a recent obsession?

Esoteric Ebb, the best CRPG to come out in years.

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Wistoria creators say the anime’s explosive popularity challenges their manga work for the better

The creators of the Wistoria manga and season 2's director share their thoughts on the hot fantasy series

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A legendary manga creator just made his comeback by breaking an old-fashioned trope

Prepare for more toilet jokes and long shoulder pads!

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Legend of Vox Machina season 4 trailer teases its most tragic storyline

Vox Machina returns for its penultimate season in June

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D&D's new official show turns the game’s safest mechanic into pure horror — but this podcast did it first

D&D's new official show makes long rest a bit harder, but the amazing Dark Dice podcast did it first

Goku fights Piccolo in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
One Piece and Dragon Ball anime company Toei launches new games division

But don't expect familiar IPs

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I watched Prime Video’s most stylish new anime, but not because Hideo Kojima recommended it

Nippon Sangoku will amaze you through its bold visual storytelling and subversion of tropes

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One Piece hid Imu's big secret behind some clever wordplay

Chapter 1180 of One Piece shows that Eiichiro Oda's subtle mastery of language can sometimes get lost in translation

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Dungeons & Dragons' new official show bridges the gap between actual play and tabletop

Dungeon Masters debuts on April 22 with a Ravenloft-themed D&D campaign

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Magic's Secrets of Strixhaven prerelease is already a power trip

A set ripe with bombs, at uncommon level!

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Spider-Verse 3's release date moves up a week as footage wows CinemaCon audience

Miles Morales and the Spider-Verse are coming back for Father's Day weekend next year

Key art from Bloodborne showing the hunter exploring a Gothic location with weapons in hand
An R-rated animated Bloodborne movie is in production from Sony and Jacksepticeye

Top of the morning to ya, Hunters

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A detail from the cover of the D&D adventure book Princes of the Apocalypse
D&D is scaling up as a franchise — and that means going back to how 5e started

It looks like Wizards of the Coast is going to start outsourcing D&D content again

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Fire Force is the surrealist shonen masterpiece you should have watched

Fire Force is a meta-textual story about imagination and anime and manga's power to transcend boundaries

Nigel Terry as Arthur and Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere in Excalibur (1981)
Excalibur started as a failed Lord of the Rings project, then transcended fantasy movies

45 years later, John Boorman's film is still the best attempt to bridge cinema and myth

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The One Piece anime remake shows off its bold new art style

Netflix and Wit Studio reveal more from The One Piece

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Netflix's One Piece is coming back sooner than expected for season 3

The Straw Hats will land in Alabasta sooner than we thought

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Fairy Tail returns with short serialization to celebrate 20th anniversary

Hiro Mashima's hit manga returns with new chapters to celebrate its legacy

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Netflix reveals Steel Ball Run release schedule following fans' uproar

After weeks of uproar from JoJo fans, Netflix shares news about Steel Ball Run's future

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One Piece reveals the look of Imu, and a small detail could explain their powers

Imu finally appears in their full majesty in One Piece, and their power is shockingly clever

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Esoteric Ebb is the closest you'll get to playing a real D&D campaign in a video game

If you want to feel the joy of playing a true D&D homebrew campaign, Esoteric Ebb has got you covered

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