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22 years later, modders are keeping SimCity 4 alive

Search for “SimCity 4” on YouTube, and you’ll see players constructing multilevel highway interchanges and intricate railroad networks, or maybe

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Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons don’t use Hall effect joysticks

Nintendo hasn’t confirmed what joystick technology the Switch 2 is using, but its not Hall effect sensors. After several days

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Quantum mechanics might have the solution to joystick drift

The Nintendo Switch may be remembered as much for repopularizing portable gaming as it will for a hardware issue that

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One streaming app to (almost) rule them all

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 78, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re

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Microsoft has created an AI-generated version of Quake

Microsoft unveiled its Xbox AI era earlier this year with a new Muse AI model that can generate gameplay. While

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Tron: Ares blends the real world with the digital in its first trailer

Get ready for slick light strips and futuristic lightcycles. Disney just released the first trailer for Tron: Ares, the long-planned

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The 7 writing apps I used to start and finish my book

There’s a famous two-decade-old Paris Review interview with Haruki Murakami in which he, one of the world’s most celebrated novelists,

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How tariffs will change your gadgets

First things first, some exciting news: The Vergecast has been nominated for a Webby Award! This one means a lot

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How the Nintendo Switch 2 stacks up to the Steam Deck

The biggest threat to the Steam Deck in 2025 won’t be the arrival of other Windows-based handheld gaming PCs. Instead,

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Genki has a magnetic battery for the Switch 2 and a better Joy-Con charging dock

Genki’s Energy Pack powers up the Switch 2 using a short USB-C cable. | Screenshot: YouTube With every new portable

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