Play buttonGaming Wilmot’s Warehouse is a clever puzzler about staying organizedThe Verge - Michael MooreIt can be difficult to find time to finish a video game, especially if you only have a few hours a week to play. In our biweekly column Short Play, we suggest video games that can be started and finished
Apple SimpliSafe’s 11-piece home security system is $100 off at Best BuyThe Verge - Cameron FaulknerSmart home security systems can be pricey, but Best Buy is hosting a good deal on SimpliSafe’s 11-piece system, our top pick among popular do-it-yourself home security systems. Usually priced at $369.99,
Gaming Analogue’s new DAC lets you play its modern-retro consoles on old-school TVs againThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergAnalogue’s console clones are fascinating pieces of tech. They’re modern spins on classic retro consoles that let you play your favorite original SNES or Sega Genesis games on a modern HDMI television.
Technology Discord gives up on subscription games because no one was playing themThe Verge - Chris WelchDiscord seemingly isn’t the place where people want to go for subscription gaming. The hugely popular chat app has already decided to phase out the bundle of games it introduced last year as part of its
DotA Team Liquid’s Dota 2 team was so successful they’re striking out on their ownThe Verge - Andrew WebsterOne of the most successful teams in Dota 2 is moving into a new field: team ownership. Today, e-sports organization Team Liquid announced that its championship-winning Dota 2 squad will be leaving the
Gaming Steam will now show you more games you might actually want to buyThe Verge - Jay PetersThe Epic Games Store is luring some smaller developers away from Steam, but Valve has just made behind-the-scenes changes that might keep others from jumping ship — and could put more of their games in
Apple Arcade Where’s the Apple Arcade, Music, and TV Plus bundle?The Verge - Julia AlexanderApple TV Plus and Apple Arcade will launch for $4.99 on November 1st and September 19th, respectively, but the company isn’t giving people a chance to subscribe to everything as part of a packaged deal.
Sega Genesis Sega Genesis Mini review: the best tiny console yetThe Verge - Andrew WebsterWe’re now at a point where there are multiple companies trading on nostalgia with high-end micro consoles. It’s a trend Nintendo started with the NES Classic, and one that has continued with the SNES and
Play buttonDeath Stranding Watch nearly an hour of new Death Stranding footageThe Verge - Andrew WebsterTokyo Game Show just kicked off, and it started with a bang, with Hideo Kojima showing off a huge amount of footage from his upcoming game Death Stranding. First, there was yet another story trailer, one
Play buttonGaming Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure is Wii Fit meets Final Fantasy on the SwitchThe Verge - Andrew WebsterLike most fantasy adventures, Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure puts you in the role of a newly established hero attempting to rid a magical realm of a freshly arisen evil. You venture through various levels,
Play buttonYakuza Yakuza 7: wilder than ever, also now a kart racerThe Verge - Sam ByfordYakuza 7 — or to be precise, Ryu ga Gotoku 7, which means “Like a Dragon 7,” which will drop the “7” and go by Yakuza: Like a Dragon in the West for some reason — made its public debut today at Tokyo Show.
Play buttonCivilization (Video Game) Civilization VI is the latest improbable game to get a battle royale modeThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergPUBG. Fortnite. Battlefield. Call of Duty. Mario. Tetris. Flappy Bird. It’s practically a joke within the gaming world that if a game exists, it’ll eventually get a battle royale version or mode. But latest
Fortnite World of Warcraft is dominating Twitch because Fortnite streamers are desperate for changeThe Verge - Nick StattFortnite fans perusing Twitch for their favorite streamers to watch have been running into an issue for the past couple of weeks: almost all of the biggest names in the community are playing a different
Play buttonFinal Fantasy VII Remake Final Fantasy VII Remake’s TGS trailer is full of familiar scenesThe Verge - Andrew WebsterWe’re inching closer to the long-awaited release of Final Fantasy VII Remake, but it also feels like we’ve seen very little of the game to date. Thankfully, at Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix revealed a trailer
Apple Arcade Google’s Apple Arcade competitor Play Pass is officially on the wayThe Verge - Jay PetersEarlier this year, screenshots leaked of an experimental Google Play game subscription service called Google Play Pass, which looked to be a direct answer to Apple’s similar Apple Arcade. But it doesn’t
Apple Arcade Apple Arcade is launching on September 19th for $4.99 a monthThe Verge - Andrew WebsterApple’s subscription gaming service is coming soon. Today, at its latest iPhone event, the company revealed that Apple Arcade will be launching in more than 150 countries on September 19th, for a monthly
Skateboarding Tony Hawk on how his games changed skateboardingThe Verge - Bijan StephenSkateboarding is a kind of everyday magic, which is most obvious when you throw it in slow motion. Played back, the beginnings of an ollie — which, as a jump, is the beginning of most tricks — make it
Gaming LG’s 2019 OLED TVs are getting Nvidia G-Sync supportThe Verge - Sam ByfordLG is adding G-Sync variable refresh rate support to its 2019 C9 and E9 OLED TVs. Though the models don’t contain G-Sync hardware, LG has worked with Nvidia to get each set certified through Nvidia’s Compatible
Mobile Technology SNK announces Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro with 20 pre-loaded gamesThe Verge - Sam ByfordIf Terry Bogard’s imminent arrival in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has you curious about Neo Geo fighting game history, SNK’s latest hardware product may be of interest. The Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro is arcade
Cloud Gaming EA’s cloud gaming service is launching a surprise closed beta tonightThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergEA has announced that it’ll be launching a closed trial for its upcoming Project Atlas cloud streaming service tonight at 10PM PT / 1AM ET, allowing anyone with an EA Origin account to sign up and potentially
Play buttonGaming Celeste’s massive new expansion is a good time to play the platforming masterpieceThe Verge - Nick StattThe excellent indie game Celeste is coming to an end. Today sees the launch of the game’s first, and final, expansion, appropriately titled Farewell. Game developer Matt Thorson, whose studio Matt Makes
PlayStation The PlayStation’s X button is apparently called the ‘cross’ buttonThe Verge - Jay PetersFor almost 25 years, Sony has made PlayStation controllers with an X as the main button. But according to a tweet from the Playstation UK account, that button should not, in fact, be called the X button.
Gaming Nike unveils new jerseys for Chinese League of Legends teamsThe Verge - Andrew WebsterBack in February, Nike announced that it was partnering with the League of Legends Pro League in China to become the official apparel provider for all of the league’s 16 clubs. Today, the company finally
Gaming Respawn actually asked us to keep noobs at home for its Apex Legends season 3 previewThe Verge - Nick StattApex Legends developer Respawn included a rather unique request in an invite to its upcoming season 3 preview for the battle royale game: skilled players only. It wasn’t a strict requirement, of course.
Blair Witch Project Blair Witch is a horror game that really feels like getting lost in the woodsThe Verge - Adi RobertsonThere are lots of video games based on the illusion of choice, full of spaces designed to invisibly nudge players toward a goal. Blair Witch, a game set in the same world as iconic horror film The Blair
Gear & Gadgets The Verge guide to gaming gearThe Verge - The Verge StaffGaming today is more than just play. It means being immersed in fabulous universes; testing your reflexes against an imaginary opponent; interacting with friends, acquaintances, and strangers in strange
Monster Hunter World Iceborne is exactly what Monster Hunter World neededThe Verge - Sam ByfordMonster Hunter World gets considerably bigger today with Iceborne, a $40 expansion that adds a frigid new area, dozens of new monsters, and much harder missions. It doesn’t do much to change the formula,
Play buttonGaming Seaman creator Yoot Saito on the fishy Dreamcast AI that was way ahead of its timeThe Verge - Sam ByfordSega’s Dreamcast was ultimately a failure, as Sony came to dominate the early-2000s market with the PlayStation 2. But Sega’s machine left behind a library of uniquely innovative and influential software.
Gaming Super Nintendo games now available on the SwitchThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergIt’s been almost a year since Nintendo launched its Switch Online service, and today the company announced the next big addition: access to SNES games, which will join the existing catalog of NES games
