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October’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup is certainly stuffed to the gills. There’s something for everyone, from zombie classics to narrative adventures and beyond. Let’s take a look. The biggest draw here is likely Dead Island 2. For a while, we weren’t sure if this game would ever come out, but it did and it’s…
Garmins aren’t just multisport behemoths anymore. | Illustration by Will Joel / The Verge Garmin may be best known for its hardcore fitness watches, but it’s got an extensive line of lifestyle offerings, too. Continue reading… Please follow and like us:
SAVE $27: Amazon has EA Sports College Football 25 for nearly 40% off. It’s currently $42.99, a huge discount from its $69.99 list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Electronic Arts EA Sports College Football 25 $42.99 at Amazon $69.99 Save $27.00 Get Deal In real life, college football is heating up with thrilling…
Netflix has dropped its teaser for Echo Wu’s “Jentry Chau vs the Underworld”, an upcoming anime series starring Ali Wong. Please follow and like us:
Music videos are so yesterday. It’s 2024 — time to strap on the Vision Pro and experience Apple Immersive Video instead. Apple just revealed that The Weeknd, who made a cameo appearance during the iPhone 16 “Glowtime” livestream, is unleashing a new “breathtaking immersive experience” that is designed exclusively for the Vision Pro. It will…
This is Apple’s first scripted short film for the Vision Pro. | Image: Apple I don’t like submarines. The idea of being trapped, several hundred feet underwater, in a narrow, creaking death trap? No thanks. I already knew that going into a screening of Submerged, the first scripted short film shot in Apple Immersive Video…
Just 10 days after announcing a late November release date for Football Manager 25, Sports Interactive has delayed the soccer sim by several months. The developer and Sega, the game’s publisher, said in September that they were pushing back the release date by a few weeks to “deliver the best possible experience for this first…
Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini star in “Conclave.” Watch the trailer. Please follow and like us:
Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge Porsche is recalling thousands of its Taycan electric vehicles over a possible short circuit risk that could cause a fire. The recall affects 27,527 Taycans built between October 21st, 2019, and February 1st, 2024, according to the NHTSA safety recall report. The problem has been narrowed down to…
Amazon’s October Prime Day might be over according to the calendar, but we’re still seeing major discounts. If you’re shopping for a new monitor, you’re still in luck and will have your pick of brand, size, and specialty. Here are some top deals to shop after Amazon Prime Big Deal Days. Post Prime Day monitor…
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Sometimes, an app’s icon just doesn’t look right on your homescreen. For example, let’s say — just for the sake of argument — that the icon for a social networking app was switched from a pretty blue bird to a rather stark “X.” Could you change that icon?…
Image: Apple Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer is a gripping erotic thriller about the power stories have over us. Continue reading… Please follow and like us:
While Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days may have technically come to an end on October 9, we know well that Amazon extends their sales past the official date. If you’re curious about all the deals that are still live, we’re still following them here. But now that the event has wrapped, we’re curious about the…
The Internet Archive is currently under attack from hacker groups. And, it seems these bad actors have been able to access sensitive data for millions of the Internet Archive’s users. The non-profit Internet Archive, which keeps archived versions of digital media including websites via The Wayback Machine, has been suffering from distributed denial of service…
Venmo has added the ability to schedule both payments and requests, which has been a long-desired feature. People can use this toolset to send out one-time payments or requests, or schedule things to go out monthly, weekly or bi-weekly. Users will receive a push notification reminder the day before a payment goes out, just in…
SAVE $235: Amazon has the dual-screen Asus Zenbook Duo laptop for $1,264.99, a savings of $235 off the list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Asus/Amazon Asus Zenbook Duo (Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $1,264.99 at Amazon $1,499.99 Save $235.00 Get Deal Most laptops only have one display, but the…
Despite all the inroads AMD has made in recent years with its Zen desktop CPUs, Intel has broadly managed to maintain one critical edge against its longtime rival: gaming performance. For those looking to eke every possible frame out of the latest AAA games, the company’s recent Core 5/7/9 often outperformed their AMD counterparts. Historically,…
Alongside its new family of Arrow Lake desktop hardware, Intel today also gave us a few tidbits around its upcoming Arrow Lake H mobile chips for high performance laptops. First off, they’re not expected to arrive until the first quarter of 2025 — but the slight wait might be worth it, as Intel says they…
Image: Intel Intel is finally addressing how hot and power-hungry its desktop CPUs have become. Intel’s new flagship Core Ultra 200S series of processors, arriving on October 24th, are focused on performance per watt to run cooler and more efficiently than the previous 14th Gen chips. Codenamed Arrow Lake S, these are also Intel’s first…
“The Gutter,” starring Shameik Moore, D’Arcy Carden, and Susan Sarandon, is a bowling comedy that’s brilliantly stupid. Trailer. Please follow and like us:
New LX 700h Overtrail edition. | Image: Lexus Lexus is launching a new LX SUV with a “rugged” hybrid engine that’s capable of surviving some watery excursions. The LX 700h is equipped with a 3.5L V6 twin-turbo hybrid system with a waterproof battery and a divider that helps prevent water ingress to the engine, and…
ByteDance is pushing further into hardware with its first set of earbuds. The TikTok owner’s $170 Ola Friend buds will only be available in China for now. They link to the company’s generative AI assistant, Doubao, which can be activated with a voice command. According to the South China Morning Post, wearers will be able…
Image: The Verge Do you want to be one of the 10,000 people who participate in Nintendo’s mysterious new “Playtest Program” for Nintendo Switch Online? If you meet the criteria, you can apply for the playtest from the “To application page” link on Nintendo’s website starting today at 11AM ET / 8AM PT. Applications will…
Sony’s line of LinkBuds products has served two key purposes. First, it gave the company a playground to introduce wildly different designs like the donut-shaped first-gen LinkBuds. It also allowed Sony to develop the LinkBuds S, a more traditional set that offered a taste of its flagship 1000X products for $100 less. That model was…
The Fenix 8 adds smarter features, but they don’t quite make up for the price hike or lack of LTE. Continue reading… Please follow and like us:
One of our favorite workout apps for yoga and pilates, Alo Moves, is coming to VR on the Meta Quest 3. Priced at $69 a year, Alo Moves XR is set to be the first wellness app on the platform to feature volumetric 3D-capture classes that allow for extra immersion. The app uses a volumetric…
Starting this fall, Uber will give its riders new self-identification options if they are deaf or hard-of-hearing and blind or have low vision. The company said that riders with hearing or vision issues often worry about potential misunderstandings that could cause them to miss their ride. If they choose to self-identify on the app, their…
As we wait for any news at all about Nintendo Switch 2, the first Switch will not go out quietly. Nintendo made that clear with a banger Nintendo Direct in June that opened with a genuinely lovely surprise: a new Mario & Luigi RPG. Mario & Luigi: Brothership is the first game in the beloved…
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images Humans have automated tasks for centuries. Now, AI companies see a path to profit in harnessing our love of efficiency, and they’ve got a name for their solution: agents. AI agents are autonomous programs that perform tasks, make decisions, and interact with environments…
The PowerBank is part of GM’s Home System bundle but can be purchased separately. | Image: GM GM is launching its new PowerBank home battery unit today, which slots right into the company’s lineup of residential energy management products. The battery lets homeowners collect energy at off-peak times from the grid or a solar panel…