Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Samara Weaving is an agent of chaos who loves to cause mayhem in video games. After toying with The Sims and Mario Kart as a kid, she really knuckled down and got into Red Dead Redemption after watching her husband play — and she never looked back. The star of Carolina Caroline and Ready or Not enjoys using films and games to let out her wild side. She loves action and just a liiiiiittle bit of violence. And yet she had a soft spot for her Sims.
Join Sam on this episode of Shelf Quest as she browses the shelves of videogamesnewyork and reminisces on how she got into gaming, and her dreams for her newborn daughter.
Sam Weaving's latest film Carolina Caroline is in theaters now!
0:00 Assigned gay at PlayStation
0:37 Were you allowed to play games as a kid?
1:33 Strange childhood games
2:05 Traveling with the PS5
2:42 Open world games
3:40 Sam Weaving can beat you in Mortal Kombat
4:25 Playing online is weird
5:07 The good and bad of Red Dead Redemption
7:06 The Sims was pure joy
8:12 Raising a gamer baby
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Polygon Newsletter: polygon.com/pages/newsletter
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Twitter: bit.ly/PolygonTwitter
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Facebook: bit.ly/PolygonFB
And for more gaming and entertainment coverage, visit polygon.com
#samaraweaving #legendofzelda #hylia #emmafrost #xmen #shelfquest #polygon
Samara Weaving is an agent of chaos who loves to cause mayhem in video games. After toying with The Sims and Mario Kart as a kid, she really knuckled down and got into Red Dead Redemption after watching her husband play — and she never looked back. The star of Carolina Caroline and Ready or Not enjoys using films and games to let out her wild side. She loves action and just a liiiiiittle bit of violence. And yet she had a soft spot for her Sims.
Join Sam on this episode of Shelf Quest as she browses the shelves of videogamesnewyork and reminisces on how she got into gaming, and her dreams for her newborn daughter.
Sam Weaving's latest film Carolina Caroline is in theaters now!
0:00 Assigned gay at PlayStation
0:37 Were you allowed to play games as a kid?
1:33 Strange childhood games
2:05 Traveling with the PS5
2:42 Open world games
3:40 Sam Weaving can beat you in Mortal Kombat
4:25 Playing online is weird
5:07 The good and bad of Red Dead Redemption
7:06 The Sims was pure joy
8:12 Raising a gamer baby
*IMPORTANT LINKS*
Polygon Newsletter: polygon.com/pages/newsletter
TikTok: tiktok.com/@polygon
Twitter: bit.ly/PolygonTwitter
Instagram: bit.ly/PolygonInsta
Facebook: bit.ly/PolygonFB
And for more gaming and entertainment coverage, visit polygon.com
#samaraweaving #legendofzelda #hylia #emmafrost #xmen #shelfquest #polygon
