Starfield has a bunch of weapons for you to build out the perfect character to suit your style. Maybe you want to be a gunslinger who focuses on pistols, or a sharpshooter who specializes in snipers. Or maybe, like me, you want to get up close and very personal with a katana. Thankfully, Bethesda’s latest
Month: September 2023
/ Google’s next Pixel Watch will have a totally different sensor array from its predecessor, and it’s IP68-rated for protection from dust and water. By Victoria Song, a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 11 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Share
Whether you game on a PS5 or a computer, a great gaming headset can make all the difference. Playing at times when you can’t have the sound cranked doesn’t have to mean straining to hear what’s happening — especially when the Sony InZone H9 wireless headset can be had for just $247. This is the
/ Some code discovered within recent Gmail updates for iOS and Android mentions that the feature is ‘coming soon.’ By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Share this story Some limitations for the in-development feature will cap
/ On the eve of a major antitrust trial — and its 25th birthday — the company is bracing for a fight By Casey Newton, a contributing editor who has been writing about tech for over 10 years. He founded Platformer, a newsletter about Big Tech and democracy. Share this story Illustration: The Verge This
/ An icon of an allegedly brand-new Chromecast remote from Google was found inside the latest Android TV 14 beta, and it’s got more buttons — including one with a star logo. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15
Though I currently own an iPhone, I often miss the Pixel 3 XL I used as my personal phone for nearly three years. If it wasn’t for Google’s three-year security update timeline expiring in 2021, I’d probably still be using it. I adored its gorgeous 6.3-inch display, fantastic camera quality, innovative-for-2018 Night Sight mode for
As the academic year kicks off for many American schools, mobile speed-tracking company Ookla released a list of the top college towns in the US ranked by how good they are…for mobile gaming. Of the 100 cities Ookla considered as major college towns across the US, most of those in the top 10 for mobile
Starfield, Bethesda’s newest RPG, is, well…a big game. It’s filled with quests to complete and aliens to shoot. It’s also jam-packed with items to grab, sell, and manipulate. And it’s very easy to pick up too much junk and suddenly find yourself overencumbered, unable to fast-travel or sprint as much as usual. That’s no fun!
The producers of Netflix’s surprisingly popular One Piece live-action series say scripts for a potential second season are done and the show could return on the streamer as early as next year. Netflix’s One Piece Live-Action Trailer Has A Treasure Trove Of Anime Easter Eggs Off English In an interview with Variety, Marty Adelstein, the
Honda has signed on for Tesla charging compatibility in its upcoming electric vehicles. The carmaker announced an agreement with Tesla on Thursday to use its North American Charging Standard for Honda cars starting in 2025. Honda said it will launch a new EV in North America in 2025 that comes with an NACS port, and thereafter all
/ No leaks necessary — Google posted new videos of the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and Pixel Watch 2. We’ll see more at the launch event on October 4th. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and
/ Privacy Sandbox for the Web has reached general availability as the browser prepares to ditch third-party cookies for good next year. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Share this story One more nail in the
After it was announced that legendary voice actor Charles Martinet would no longer portray Mario in future Nintendo games (starting with October 20’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder) but would become a “Mario Ambassador,” fans were confused. What is a Mario Ambassador? Why isn’t Martinet voicing the Italian-American plumber anymore? Now, Nintendo and Martinet have tried
/ Claude Pro costs $20 per month in the US or £18 per month in the UK. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Mortal Kombat publisher Warner Bros. Games has announced that vampire warrior Nitara, who debuted in 2002’s Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance and was rarely seen again, will return to the series in forthcoming reboot Mortal Kombat 1. If you’ve tragically lost Nitara in the 21 years of cobwebs that crowd your gaming memory, then Warner Bros.
/ Google’s browser is being refreshed with some Material You flair. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Share this story Image: The Verge Chrome on the desktop is about to get a new look. Google’s widely
Apple is less than a week away from its annual fall event, where the next iPhone, which we’re unofficially calling the iPhone 15 series, is set to be unveiled. Although we don’t expect to see a foldable from Apple just yet, the rumor mill is buzzing about the next iPhones departing from their traditional design
A comet’s regular run at the sun is dicey business, and the most promising space snowball of the year is already feeling the heat as it cruises toward Earth and our local star. Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) was first spotted last month by Hideo Nishimura, an amateur astronomer in Japan, using only a digital camera
/ Google says political advertisers must ‘prominently disclose’ whether their ad uses AI starting in November. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Google will soon start requiring
Are you broke in Baldur’s Gate 3? Do you see a merchant selling something you want but don’t have the gold to purchase? Sure, you could send out your merry band of misfits to do some quests and earn some cash but, my dear reader, have you ever considered larceny instead? Better yet, have you
I sometimes hide disappointment behind a meek observation that, well, “it isn’t for me,” but I’m sure that Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs’ life sim role-playing game Fae Farm, out on Switch and PC on September 8, is for me. Calm and uncomplicated “cozy gaming” is heavily associated with women, I’m one of those. Fae Farm,
Baldur’s Gate 3 is the RPG to play on the Steam Deck. I’ve spent time playing the game on both desktop and the portable PC gaming device and what makes Baldur’s Gate 3 a great game for Steam Deck is the option to play an hour here and there wherever you are, whether you’re on the go or
Another month, another string of blisteringly hot days. September is off to a menacingly hot start with temperatures well into the 90s or even reaching triple digits in many parts of the country. Heatwave or no heatwave, the kitchen is a central artery for most homes, but firing up the stovetop and oven during warm
/ C’mon, Google. Everyone else is doing it. By Allison Johnson, a reviewer with 10 years of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. Share this story Give this phone the software update policy it deserves, Google.Image: Google If this year’s I/O
Starfield is a hugely ambitious roleplaying game from Bethesda Game Studios that delivers on the high expectations the developer set by creating a galaxy-sized RPG. Having this game be a Day 1 release for Xbox Game Pass makes it an unprecedented deal and a huge coup for Microsoft, which acquired Bethesda as part of a
Starfield is out, and it’s already shaping up to be one of the best games of 2023. The massive space roleplaying game from Bethesda Game Studios launched widely last night and is now available on Xbox Game Pass. There’s a lot to Starfield, with more than 1,000 planets to explore and hundreds of missions available.
/ The Alphabet-owned company says its driverless vehicles reduce the frequency of personal injury and property damage claims when compared to human drivers. By Andrew J. Hawkins, transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State.
As we inch closer to Apple’s Sept. 12 “wonderlust” event and the likely launch of the iPhone 15 family, I look back with satisfaction at my time testing the beta version of iOS 17. For me, nearly everything in iOS 17 falls into one of four categories that I made up: delightful features, intuitive improvements, personal additions
/ A September tradition: Google leaking its upcoming phones left and right. By Jacob Kastrenakes, a deputy editor who oversees tech and news coverage. Since joining The Verge in 2012, he’s published 5,000+ stories and is the founding editor of the creators desk. Share this story A composite of images from Google’s Pixel 8 Pro