PokéTsume. | Image: TV Tokyo The new live-action show PokéTsume is a full-circle moment for the franchise. Continue reading…

Photo Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales and Cath Virginia / The Verge From color-changing lights to gadgets that’ll take care of dinner for you and your pets, here are some of our favorite smart home gifts. Continue reading…

Need to access your network-attached storage (NAS) on Android or iPhone? Well, the beautiful thing about NAS is that you can connect to it on almost any device — including a smartphone or tablet — and it's surprisingly simple, especially if all your devices are connected to the same network. Once you set everything up, you'll be up and running in no time.

From powerful handheld gaming PCs capable of running graphically intensive games to VR headsets that let you immerse yourself in your favorite game worlds, the gaming sector has witnessed tons of innovations over the past decade. And that includes cloud gaming, a technology that lets you play games even if you don’t own a beast of a PC.

Photo Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales and Cath Virginia / The Verge A collection of cool, calming, and creative gifts to show your appreciation for that special maternal figure in your life. Continue reading…

Image: Atlus Persona 5 Tactica pleasantly surprised me.I have been anxious for a good tactical RPG all year. Fire Emblem Engage failed to live up to its title, winding up as a shallower Three Houses. (Yes, friend, Engage did indeed come out this year.) And the Advance Wars reboots bored me to tears. While I wasn’t exactly looking to Persona 5 Tactica to fill the hole Marvel’s Midnight Suns left behind — please go play that game, just...please! — nevertheless, the first handful of hours with the game have been a delight.Persona 5 Tactica is a tactics RPG that builds upon your love of Persona 5 and its Phantom Thieves. If you’ve played Persona 5 / Royal / Strikers, you already know most what you’re in store for: personas, fusing personas, coffee,... Continue reading…

Image: Atlus More than just about any other game studio, Vanillaware is known for its style. At the same time, the developer is constantly shifting between genres. It originally made waves with the side-scrolling action RPG Odin Sphere, and more recently released the sci-fi epic 13 Sentinels, which is part visual novel, part turn-based mech-vs-kaiju combat. Holding all of these disparate ideas together is Vanillaware’s incredible 2D art, along with a clear to desire to experiment.Given how the studio loves to jump around so much, it’s probably not too surprising that its next project, Unicorn Overlord, will be a grand-scale tactical RPG inspired by the classics. Ahead of the game’s launch next March (it’s coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and the Switch)... Continue reading…

This Black Friday, Razer gaming fans are in for a real treat with hard-to-beat deals for two of its top-selling gaming headsets, the Razer Kraken V3 wired gaming headset, and the Bluetooth-powered, eye-catching Razer Kraken Kitty wireless headset. Both are great-sounding, great-looking gaming headsets with features like THX Spatial Audio for maximum immersion and Advanced Noise Cancelling tech for crystal clear communication, and though they’re already both great deals, you can grab them now for a song.

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Every Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there’s always a ton of hype about the discounts on big-ticket items — you know, the deals on the OLED TVs, game consoles, and tablets of the world. But it never fails that many of the ultra-cheap items make for some of the most clutch deals, namely because spending very little on a small accessory you end up using all the time can be the most gratifying.This year, we’re once again keeping an eye out for the best tech deals on those little gadgets and gizmos under $25. We’ve also got a roundup for those working with a $100 budget, but the items below are pretty much as cheap as you can get in the tech world without simply buying absolute crap that’s destined to end up as e-waste.Some of these... Continue reading…

Photo Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales and Cath Virginia / The Verge We’ve assembled a collection of quick-hit gifts that can be issued within seconds, freeing you of shipping concerns and in-store shopping. Continue reading…

Photo Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales and Cath Virginia / The Verge The world can be an expensive place. Fortunately, we’ve assembled 30-odd gifts that are designed to keep your holiday spending (mostly) in check. Continue reading…

Image: Microsoft Every time I see a big Windows 11 update I wonder why it wasn’t a Windows 11.1 or Windows 11.2 release. Instead, Microsoft has used a number of confusing ways to name Windows updates in recent years instead of a simple method like point releases. Let me illustrate my point to you:Windows 10 Anniversary UpdateWindows 10 Creators UpdateWindows 10 Fall Creators UpdateWindows 10 October 2020 UpdateWindows 10 May 2021 UpdateWindows 11 22H2Windows 11 2023 UpdateAs you can see, Microsoft is gradually getting to a more understandable naming strategy for Windows releases, but it still regularly uses 22H2 and 23H2 monikers that sound like weird codenames to regular people. If you head into Windows Update you’re also more likely to see a... Continue reading…