When will physical video games go away?
When will physical video games go away? One of Sonyâs best-ever PlayStation ads is a 21-second video titled, âOfficial PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video.â Itâs a âstep-by-stepâ guide about how to lend your PS4 games to your friends. It has one step: one person hands another person a game box. The ad succinctly clowns on […]
Apple TV Plus is on a hot streak
Apple TV Plus is on a hot streak Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 77, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If youâre new here, welcome, donât forget to make your Venmo private, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, Iâve been […]
I’m still testing the new Razer Blade 16 and I have mixed feelings
I'm still testing the new Razer Blade 16 and I have mixed feelings I’m still testing the new Razer Blade 16 and I have mixed feelings The Blade 16 is as sharp looking as ever. The Razer Blade 16 is designed to be the gaming-focused alternative to the MacBook Pro, and Iâm always here for […]
Side Quest’s creators wanted to tell stories about why people love games
Side Quest's creators wanted to tell stories about why people love games Side Quest’s creators wanted to tell stories about why people love games Halfway through its first season, Appleâs Mythic Quest threw a wild curveball with âA Dark Quiet Deathâ â an unexpectedly dramatic episode that chronicled the rise and fall of another video […]
Helldivers 2 is locking out players who use older CPUs
Helldivers 2 is locking out players who use older CPUs Some Helldivers 2 players are reporting that they can no longer play the game on their computers equipped with older CPUs. The issue stems from the developer Arrowhead Game Studios’ and publisher Sony’s requirement that users play on systems that support AVX2 (Advanced Vector Extensions), […]
Madison Square Garden’s surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design
Madison Square Garden's surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design Madison Square Garden’s surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design A concert on Monday night at New York’s Radio City Music Hall was a special occasion for Frank Miller: his parents’ wedding anniversary. He didn’t end up seeing the show — […]
Nvidia RTX 5090 mobile GPU: more efficient and a little faster
Nvidia RTX 5090 mobile GPU: more efficient and a little faster Nvidiaâs 50-series desktop GPUs have been off to a slightly rocky start, with quality control issues, underwhelming performance gains over last generation, and the occasional melting cable. Its new laptop GPUs, led by the flagship RTX 5090, may be on a similarly modest trajectory, […]
Amazon MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke steps down
Amazon MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke steps down Jennifer Salke joined Amazon in 2018. | Photo by Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<br> Jennifer Salke, the head of Amazon MGM Studios, is stepping down from her role and will instead focus on producing, according to an internal memo obtained by Deadline. In the memo, […]
Android Auto’s latest beta brings full Android game support
Android Auto's latest beta brings full Android game support Android Auto’s latest beta brings full Android game support Google is adding gaming support to Android Auto, with titles including Candy Crush Soda Saga and Angry Birds 2 playable from compatible cars’ touchscreens. The new feature is included in the beta version of Android 14.1, which […]
Amazon Luna gets EA games and is launching in more countries
Amazon Luna gets EA games and is launching in more countries Luna, the cloud gaming service from Amazon that lets you stream to PC, Fire TV sticks, and more, is getting several Electronic Arts games, including Star Wars titles and sports games, added to its library soon. The first collection of games is available now […]