{
  "id": 1689899,
  "title": "Time loops are a weird genre for an anxious time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/time-loops-are-a-weird-genre-for-an-anxious-time",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:25:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/video/time-loops-are-a-weird-genre-for-an-anxious-time/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Time loop games have become a trend over the past few years: from Twelve Minutes, to Outer Wilds, to Deathloop. But the genre is by no means new! It predates Groundhog Day and goes all the way back to World War II. Still, there's a reason time loop stories keep coming back... looping, if you will. Jenna Stoeber walks us through the intricacies of time loops and alternate realities, and what it…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}