Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment One of the cuter reveals at Summer Game Fest was the Lego-ified version of Horizon’s postapocalyptic future. The game is called Lego Horizon Adventures, and it looks like a playful action-adventure game set (obviously) in the Horizon universe. Naturally, there’s lots of building as well. And co-op play. And some very goofy jokes fitting Lego’s many video game spinoffs.This isn’t the first collaboration between the two, as Lego released a Horizon Forbidden West set in 2022, But it appears that Sony is intent on growing the franchise into one of its tentpoles. The original game was followed by a sequel on the PS5 (and PS4), and it’s also being adapted into a show on Netflix.Lego Horizon Adventures is launching this holiday. As a Sony... Continue reading…

A better symbiosis between smart technology and our favorite kitchen gadgets is part o the future of the smart kitchen. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge A new moment for connected cooking emerges at the Smart Kitchen Summit in Seattle. Continue reading…

There are likely some keyboard-related terms that make you think, "What is that?" Terms like N-Key Rollover and Anti-Ghosting are thrown around a lot, especially when it comes to mechanical and gaming keyboards. From setting macros to swapping switches, there are a lot of things that can confuse people when it comes to keyboards.

The latest iPads offer an excellent tablet experience with an astonishingly slim design. With every annual, major operating system update, the company further supercharges these glass slabs with new features and additions that redefine what this thin laptop replacement can do.

Image: 2K Games It’s been a long wait, but the next Civilization has finally been revealed. At the main Summer Game Fest keynote, publisher 2K officially announced Civilization 7, the first new entry in the strategy series since 2016. We didn’t get any real details or actual gameplay, but instead a very brief teaser trailer that looked a lot like, well, Civilization. But there’s one thing we do know: the game won’t be launching until 2025. And it’s coming to a number of platforms, with the launch planned for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch.More details will be coming in August, according to 2K, with a “full gameplay showcase.”There were some inklings this was coming. Ahead of the show, the publisher teased that “the next iteration in one of 2K’s... Continue reading…

Needless to say, PC vs. Mac is a decades-old rivalry in the tech space. While Windows leads with a healthy market share, macOS continues to be a go-to option for creatives and professionals. I have a MacBook Pro for convenience and travel purposes, and a Windows PC to get work done at my desk. I am a Microsoft 365 subscriber, and I definitely prefer Microsofts desktop OS over Apples. After switching between both operating systems for work purposes, here are the top features I would like Windows to adopt from macOS.

Image: Alex Choi A YouTuber was arrested after posting a video showing two people in a helicopter shooting fireworks at a Lamborghini. On Thursday, the US Department of Justice charged Suk Min Choi — known as Alex Choi on YouTube — for allegedly breaking the law against having an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft.The now-deleted video, titled “Destroying a Lamborghini With Fireworks,” was posted on July 4th, 2023. Choi, who has more than 924,000 YouTube subscribers, is shown driving the Lamborghini as two women begin shooting fireworks in the direction of the car. Law enforcement officials believe Choi filmed the video at El Mirage, a dry lake bed in San Bernardino County, California.The Federal Aviation Administration began... Continue reading…

Image: CBS Studio The title sequence for the Among Us animated series made its debut during the Summer Game Fest on Friday. During the sneak peek, we got a glimpse at each of the characters and their various roles aboard the Skeld.We first heard about the Among Us series last year, which is made in collaboration with CBS Studios, Among Us developer Innersloth, and Titmouse, the animation studio behind Big Mouth and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.We already know some of the characters — and their voice actors — that will appear in the show. Some of the biggest names include Randall Park as the captain Red; Ashley Johnson as the security chief Purple; Patton Oswalt as the contest winner White; Elijah Wood as the unpaid intern Green; Phil LaMarr as... Continue reading…

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge The antitrust lawsuit by the Justice Department and eight states seeking to break up Google’s alleged adtech monopoly will be heard by a judge this fall, as the company preferred. The government’s lawyers had included a damages claim in their lawsuit and pursued a trial by jury. Jury trials can be more unpredictable, like Epic’s courtroom win over Google last year, and a legal expert told The Verge that if the government was successful, it could make Google more likely to settle the case. But Reuters reports that won’t happen after the company filed a copy of a $2.3 million cashier’s check — without admitting any liability or wrongdoing — that it said would be enough to cover triple the monetary damages requested by the government, if... Continue reading…

If the news about Winamp going open-source made me realize anything, it's that I really miss the app. Sure, I've moved away from listening to CDs or music files saved on my drive, opting instead to stream it online, but it was still a workhorse app for me in the early 2000s. Now, someone has found a way to bring the app into 2024 with a Raspberry Pi 4, and it really looks the part.

Image: Summer Game Fest The hype is real, the hype is here, but Geoff Keighley has warned viewers not to get too hyped for what to expect during the showcase. Continue reading…

Image: Riot Games Riot’s tactical shooter Valorant has been a PC-exclusive since it launched in 2020 — but that’s changing very soon. The developer has finally provided some details on the console version of the game, which will be available in a limited beta on the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S starting on June 14th. You can register right here. The beta will be limited to the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, and Japan, and Riot says that it will be “possibly rolling out to remaining global regions shortly thereafter.” There’s no word on when a full launch might happen.Riot says the console versions of Valorant feature “custom-built gameplay” and that crossplay between console and PC will not be available for competitive reasons. That... Continue reading…