The first Story-Rich showcase was packed with narrative-driven games
Fellow Traveller, the publisher behind games like Titanium Court and 1000xResist, just wrapped up its Story-Rich Showcase, which featured a bunch of n...
The cutest games from the Wholesome Direct 2026 showcase
Every year at Summer Game Fest, nestled in between the splashy blockbuster showcases, the Wholesome Direct provides a nice change of pace. It's simila...
The mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data center
A proposed $2 billion data center has become a political flashpoint in the small city of Shelbyville, Indiana. And the controversy has only grown more...
82-0 is the best basketball game, to hell with NBA 2K
82-0 marries the stat nerd fun of fantasy basketball with instant gratification and a bit of dumb luck. The goal is to draft a team of players that co...
The next YouTube phenomenon hitting the big screen
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 131, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy last week of ...
More than a decade later, the team behind N++ is back with a multiplayer sequel
Back in 2015, the two-person studio Metanet released N++, a brutally hard 2D platformer that was a decade in the making, building off of previous rele...
Grand Theft Auto VI is warping the video game release calendar
Who's afraid of the next GTA? Based on the last few days of Summer Game Fest, just about everyone. Grand Theft Auto VI hasn't been present at any of t...
Final Fantasy VII’s remake trilogy will conclude with Revelation
Square Enix has officially announced the third and final game in its Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy: Final Fantasy VII Revelation. It will release o...
Control Resonant is a sequel — and also a starting point
Chronologically, Control Resonant is a sequel to 2019's Control. But in most other ways, the games aren't directly connected. To developer Remedy, the...
Congress still can’t decide what to do about warrantless surveillance
The deadline to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is coming up a week from now on June 12th, and legislators seem n...
Summer Game Fest Live 2026: The biggest news, trailers, and announcements
Geoff Keighley’s annual June celebration of games is here. Summer Game Fest Live, the big live show that will feature a whole bunch of gaming news and...
Govee’s all-weather smart lamp post is under $200 for the first time
If you have an outdoor space that needs some extra lighting, either for fun or security reasons (or a mix of the two), the Govee outdoor lamp post lig...
The 2026 XPS 14 is the best premium laptop we've seen from Dell in a while, with incredible build quality in a thin machine and good performance thank...
Meta made its own AI-generated clickbait news feed
Facebook has long been filled with feeds of clickbait articles. Now, Meta is making its own clickbait articles with AI. The standalone Meta AI app now...
4K Blu-rays are three for $33 ahead of Father’s Day
If you know a dad with a predilection for physical media, he might really dig what you buy for him with this deal at Gruv. Ahead of Father’s Day on Ju...
It should have been the final straw. The new power couple of editorial failure - Bari Weiss and Nick Bilton - had fired legendary 60 Minutes journalis...
Apple has been on its back foot, AI-wise, for the past few years. But in a strange way, playing from behind might not be such a bad move. At WWDC on M...
The Sonos Era 100 speaker is down to its lowest price in months
Whether you’re considering starting a Sonos speaker setup, or adding to an existing group, the Sonos Era 100 is worth picking up. The compact, capable...
We're now deep into developer conference season, and one of the themes so far is the relentless conviction from Big Tech companies that AI is going to...
What happens when your phone is confiscated at the airport
Even if you've done nothing wrong, it's never a good idea to hand your phone to the cops. But international travelers at American airports often have ...
Kabuto Park captures the fleeting joy of summer vacation
There are a lot of games that remind me of summer - hot days in the backseat with a copy of Dragon Warrior III, cooling off in the basement while grin...
New York lawmakers pass one-year ban on new data centers
The New York State legislature passed a one-year moratorium on new large data centers, the first statewide ban of its kind if Democratic Governor Kath...
In between beef tallow fries, raw milk, and vaccine denialism, Make America Healthy Again figureheads have set their sights on another slice of life: ...
When Quilty hit the industry trades earlier this year, the AI startup promised that its tool could accurately predict a film's success just by reading...
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. Thi...
I customized a MacBook Neo with colorful spare parts
The MacBook Neo is Apple's cheapest laptop, its most colorful, and its easiest to repair in years. That means owners can buy replacement parts in all ...
Porsche’s Cayenne Coupe Turbo will even make 911 owners nervous
Back in 2002, Porsche fans sputtered with rage as the Cayenne made its debut at the Paris Motor. More than 20 years later, Porsche now sells more SUVs...
Valve says it’s ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer
Valve now says that the delayed Steam Machine PC and Steam Frame VR headset are set to launch sometime this summer. In a Thursday blog post detailing ...
What do you mean my new smart scale is ‘built for GLP-1 users’?
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that sw...
This chunky little tablet got my kid to clean up his toys
Never underestimate the power that a cheap tablet holds over a kid under six. The Skylight Buddy is a device with one job: to be a cute little guy tha...
