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June 6, 2026

11 articles

The first Story-Rich showcase was packed with narrative-driven games

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Fellow Traveller, the publisher behind games like Titanium Court and 1000xResist, just wrapped up its Story-Rich Showcase, which featured a bunch of narrative-driven indi...

by Jay Peters

GOG apologizes for emailing people Nazi symbols

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Good ol' games? | Image: GOG GOG sent a newsletter about the game The End of the Sun on June 5th that included symbols associated with the Nazi SS. The Steam competitor is...

by Terrence O’Brien

The cutest games from the Wholesome Direct 2026 showcase

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Every year at Summer Game Fest, nestled in between the splashy blockbuster showcases, the Wholesome Direct provides a nice change of pace. It's similarly packed with game...

by Andrew Webster

4K Blu-rays are three for $33 ahead of Father’s Day

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Director Damien Chazelle went from La La Land directly into First Man, the latter of which is included in this sale. | Photo by Daniel McFadden / Universal Studios If you...

by Cameron Faulkner

The mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data center

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A proposed $2 billion data center has become a political flashpoint in the small city of Shelbyville, Indiana. And the controversy has only grown more intense after the m...

by Terrence O’Brien

Benn Jordan longs for the days of tech that didn’t spy on you

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Benn refuses to be pigeon holed. | Image: Benn Jordan Benn Jordan may have initially gained notoriety for his music as Flashbulb and later, reviewing synths and effects pe...

by Terrence O’Brien

82-0 is the best basketball game, to hell with NBA 2K

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Can you go undefeated? | Screenshot: The Verge 82-0 marries the stat nerd fun of fantasy basketball with instant gratification and a bit of dumb luck. The goal is to draft...

by Terrence O’Brien

Meta made its own AI-generated clickbait news feed

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An AI-generated image of the royal family featuring two Queen Elizabeth IIs. | Image: Meta AI Facebook has long been filled with feeds of clickbait articles. Now, Meta is...

by Robert Hart

Kabuto Park captures the fleeting joy of summer vacation

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There are a lot of games that remind me of summer - hot days in the backseat with a copy of Dragon Warrior III, cooling off in the basement while grinding Gran Turismo ra...

by Andrew Webster

The next YouTube phenomenon hitting the big screen

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 131, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy last week of productivity before...

by David Pierce

Here comes new Siri again

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Our first glimpse of the new AI Siri came all the way back at WWDC 2024. Apple has been on its back foot, AI-wise, for the past few years. But in a strange way, playing fr...

by Allison Johnson