Alice Newcome-Beill
The best Black Friday deals you can already get at Target
Right now, you can save on the Apple Watch Series 7 and other cool tech as part of Target’s ongoin…
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Ash Parrish
Overwatch 2 is putting Mei... *on ice*
Blizzard The scariest thing in Overwatch 2 right now isn’t the Junkenstein’s Revenge: Wrath of …
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Jay Peters
Netflix is acquiring cozy game developer Spry Fox
A screenshot from Cozy Grove . | Image: Spry Fox Netflix is acquiring Spry Fox, the indie deve…
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Jess Weatherbed
Nibel is leaving Twitter, and you can (partially) blame Elon Musk
Outside of stellar game industry coverage, Nibel was best recognized for their Mob Psycho avatar, …
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Tom Warren
Microsoft promises to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for as long as PlayStation exists
Image: Activision “We’re not taking Call of Duty from PlayStation” is the message from Microsof…
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Jay Peters
EA is teaming up with Marvel for ‘at least’ three new games
EA and Marvel... assemble? | Image: EA EA and Marvel will be working together on “at least thre…
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Andrew Webster
Ralph Lauren redesigned its iconic logo for a Fortnite collab
Image: Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren is hopping on the battle bus. The brand is the latest fashion h…
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Alice Newcome-Beill
The sequel to PC Building Simulator feels like it’s still under construction
The customization options let you take things in some wild new directions with your builds | Imag…
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Mitchell Clark
Unlocking your Meta Quest with SideQuest is a fun weekend project
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge I recently decided that I was going to figure out how t…
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Andrew Webster
Signalis is old-school PlayStation-era horror at its best
Signalis. | Image: Humble Games If you miss the days of old-school Resident Evil and Silent Hil…
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Andrew Webster
NBA 2K League bans players for gambling on league games
Bucks Gaming celebrating winning the 2022 NBA 2K League 5v5 finals in August. | Photo by Ron Hos…
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Cameron Faulkner
The Xbox Series S comes with the latest Call of Duty for free at Target
Image: Activision If you’re itching to play the latest Call of Duty game that releases today bu…
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Tom Warren
Xbox and PC players can’t disable crossplay in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Image: Activision Xbox and PC players are quickly discovering that they can’t disable crossplay …
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Jon Porter
Dark Souls 2’s PC servers are back online, but its predecessor’s remain absent
Players battling it out in Dark Souls 2. | Screenshot: Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin I…
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Mitchell Clark
Valve’s new beta lets you use the Steam Deck UI on your desktop
The beta UI’s homescreen certainly looks more modern. Valve is officially letting users try out …
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Jay Peters
Netflix’s new multiverse Sonic show debuts in December
It seems like we’re getting a Sonic multiverse show. | Image: Netflix Netflix’s Sonic Prime , a…
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Tom Warren
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s disc is just 72MB of nothing
Image: Activision Physical copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II are starting to be deliver…
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Tom Warren
Microsoft’s new Xbox Home UI feels like a giant Game Pass ad
Microsoft started testing a new Xbox Home UI last month that will arrive in 2023. I’ve managed to…
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Jay Peters
Xbox’s Phil Spencer says the metaverse is a ‘poorly built video game’
“For me, building a metaverse that looks like a meeting room... I just find that’s not where I wan…
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Tom Warren
Microsoft says Xbox Game Pass is profitable as it sees subscription growth slow
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has revealed that the compan…
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Jay Peters
Amazon and Bethesda are teasing the Fallout TV show
What appears to be the first official photo from the upcoming Fallout TV show. | Image: Amazon …
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Emma Roth
The X Games has a new owner with plans for esports, YouTube, and Twitch
Tony Hawk’s serving as the X Games’ brand steward. | Image: MSP Sports Capital The next X Games…
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Tom Warren
Microsoft nearly canceled its Xbox Adaptive Controller
Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft came close to never launchin…
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Tom Warren
Microsoft says more than 20 million people have used Xbox Cloud Gaming
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge More than 20 million people have streamed games using Xb…
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Ash Parrish
Age of Empires is coming to a mobile device near you
Image: World’s Edge / Xbox Game Studios It’s time to get your “ wololo ” on the go go go. To acc…
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Adi Robertson
Gloomwood is my new favorite knocking-guys-out simulator
Gloomwood ’s trusty cane sword. | Image: New Blood Interactive I have no idea how most people p…
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Cameron Faulkner
Age of Empires IV is coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2023
Image: Microsoft Microsoft announced during a 25th-anniversary celebration of Age of Empires th…
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Jay Peters
Sony’s DualSense Edge PS5 controller is available for preorder
The DualSense Edge will be released on January 26th, 2023. | Image: Sony Sony’s DualSense Edge …
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Ash Parrish
Redfall frightens in new trailer just in time for Halloween
Arkane Studios With Halloween right around the corner, Redfall has a new trailer that really ba…
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Emma Roth
Apple devices now support Nintendo’s classic game controllers
Image: Nintendo Apple snuck a nice little surprise in its round of Mac , iPhone, iPad , and Appl…
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Ash Parrish
Bayonetta 3’s biggest sin is its unwillingness to commit to the bit
Platinum Games / Nintendo After hours of fun, a late-game plot shift undermines the entire game,…
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Jay Peters
Riot delays two League of Legends spinoffs
Song of Nunu will now be launching sometime in 2023. | Image: Riot Forge Riot Games is delaying…
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Cameron Faulkner
Slow microSD download speeds on your Steam Deck? There’s a fix for that
The microSD card slot is located on the bottom of the Steam Deck, beneath the right speaker. | Ph…
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Nicole Wetsman
Kids who play video games score higher on brain function tests
Gamers are better at attention and memory tasks. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge Kids w…
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Jay Peters
Resident Evil Village’s expansion is worth it for one terrifying sequence
Rose Winters can use her magic powers to help fend off zombies. | Image: Capcom Resident Evil V…
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Alice Newcome-Beill
Early access for Kerbal Space Program 2 lifts off on February 24th
The Kerbals prepare for liftoff After several delays, Kerbal Space Program 2 is finally enterin…
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Alice Newcome-Beill
Apple’s second-gen Magic Trackpad is on sale at Woot for its lowest price ever
Apple’s second-gen trackpad is compatible with Windows or Apple devices via Bluetooth | Image: Th…
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Jay Peters
Masahiro Sakurai shows off a prototype of the game that would become Smash Bros.
Image: Masahiro Sakurai Masahiro Sakurai is a YouTuber now, and in his latest video, he showed o…
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Ash Parrish
Scorn’s slithering spookiness is only slightly scary
Image: Ebb Software In Scorn , the survival horror game that slithered onto Game Pass last week,…
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Charles Pulliam-Moore
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Paldea region is big, beautiful, and built for exploring
A pokémon trainer getting ready to catch a pokémon. | Image: Nintendo The first truly open-worl…
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Andrew Webster
God of War Ragnarök’s designers want you to express yourself (with violence)
Kratos and Thor face off in God of War Ragnarök . | Image: SIE Lead combat designer Mihir Shet…
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Jess Weatherbed
Valve will soon tell you what components are in your Steam Deck
A new beta client update will list the factory-installed components within Steam Deck handhelds. …
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Jon Porter
Bayonetta 3 developer reiterates support for replacement voice actor after controversy
Bayonetta 3 is scheduled for release on October 28th. | Image: PlatinumGames / Nintendo Bayonet…
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Mitchell Clark
Bethesda’s letting people rescue their Elder Scrolls Online games from Stadia
Image: Bethesda If you played The Elder Scrolls Online using Google’s now-doomed Stadia cloud g…
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Ash Parrish
Final Fantasy XVI’s new trailer has huge monsters and even bigger crystals
Image: Square Enix A slightly embarrassing leak from IGN Southeast Asia tipped fans off that a…
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Jay Peters
Alan Wake Remastered launches on Switch just in time for spooky season
That looks like a totally normal and fun building to explore. | Image: Epic Games Alan Wake Rem…
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Tauriq Moosa
Gotham Knights’ beautiful world and wonderful writing are undermined by sluggish fighting
Image: WB Games The new open world action game has shades of Arkham, but is let down by performa…
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Ash Parrish
Konami announces Silent Hill F and a Silent Hill 2 remake
Image: Konami After rumors and leaks, including an early morning flub that revealed today’s ent…
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Jay Peters
Can Netflix reclaim the ‘Netflix for games’ crown from Xbox Game Pass?
Netflix has signaled that it has bold ambitions beyond mobile gaming. | Image: Netflix Netflix …
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Tom Warren
Discord on Xbox won’t need a phone soon
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is making Discord voice calls way better on Xb…
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