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A guide to platform fees

The hidden costs behind your favorite apps, games, and more

By Julia Alexander

The Wagadu Chronicles: the African fantasy MMO bringing roleplaying back to RPGs

A Kickstarter campaign launches today

By Alan Wen

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The Verge’s gaming section brings the latest video game news, reviews of the most exciting releases, and interviews with the industry’s biggest names. We cover everything from PlayStation and Xbox blockbusters, to quirky Nintendo games, to the cool indie gems on PC and Android that you might otherwise miss.

Are Microsoft and Sony offering enough for you to buy a next-gen console this year?

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The remastered version of Spider-Man on PS5 won’t let you carry over your PS4 saves

By Jay Peters
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Check out these League of Legends jerseys designed by Heron Preston

By Andrew Webster
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BlizzConline will bring back Blizzard’s canceled convention as an online show in February

By Chaim Gartenberg
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Amazon in-stock alerts are trolling people with $5,000 RTX 3080 graphics cards

By Nick Statt

Don’t buy a RTX 3080 for $5,000 please

Nvidia publicly apologizes for RTX 3080 launch, promises to ship more cards every week

By Taylor Lyles
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Xbox Series X and S preorders have kicked off around the world

By Tom Warren and Cameron Faulkner
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Microsoft’s new digital Xbox store now available to all Xbox One owners

By Bijan Stephen
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Why Microsoft bought Bethesda for $7.5 billion

Hint: it’s not about having more Xbox exclusives

By Nick Statt
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Xbox Game Pass subscribers jump 50 percent to 15 million in less than six months

By Tom Warren
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Minecraft is now available for PlayStation VR as a free update

By James Vincent
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Pokémon Go partners with French fashion brand for cute in-game backpacks

By Megan Farokhmanesh

Microsoft will honor Bethesda’s PS5 exclusives, but future console releases will be ‘case-by-case’

By Jay Peters
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You can now stream your Xbox One games to your Android phone for free

By Tom Warren
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Microsoft is acquiring Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax

By Adi Robertson
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BTS is coming to Fortnite

By Andrew Webster
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Sony apologizes for PS5 preorders mess, promises more stock over ‘next few days’

By Tom Warren
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Epic says Apple ‘cherry picked’ info about Fortnite’s popularity in new filing

By Kim Lyons

They’ll be in court September 28th

First PS5 photos show just how big Sony’s next-gen console truly is

By Tom Warren
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Amazon warns PS5 preorder customers that consoles might arrive after launch day

By Chris Welch
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Here’s what you need to run Cyberpunk 2077 on PC

By Taylor Lyles

Fall announcements update: Apple Watch Series 6 to Oculus Quest 2

By Andrew Marino

Fortnite: Save the World for Mac is shutting down because of Epic’s battle with Apple

By Taylor Lyles

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 has progressed beyond the need for vowels

By Monica Chin
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We’re delighted to say you can pet the dogs in this video game bundle

By Jon Porter
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Here’s what Apple’s new rules about cloud gaming actually mean

By Sean Hollister
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Nvidia’s RTX Voice app was great, and its Broadcast successor is now available

By Taylor Lyles

Here’s how to preorder the PS5, when it ever becomes available again

By Cameron Faulkner

Walmart’s latest PS5 preorders were gone in about a minute

By Jay Peters
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Demon’s Souls’ and Final Fantasy XVI’s now-retracted PC launches are an odd coincidence

By Jay Peters
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Nvidia RTX 3080 cards are selling for thousands on eBay, and people are pissed

By Nick Statt

The RTX 3080 has been a disaster

Warner Bros. reassures fans that J.K. Rowling isn’t directly involved with new Harry Potter game

By Bijan Stephen
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Riot helps you get into the League of Legends World Championship with animated shorts

By Jay Peters

The DS was Nintendo at its best and weirdest

By Andrew Webster
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The biggest announcements and trailers from today’s Nintendo Direct Mini

By Andrew Webster
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Nvidia’s RTX 3080 is already sold out pretty much everywhere online in the US

By Jon Porter
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps launches on Nintendo Switch today

By Megan Farokhmanesh
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Hacker turns little Lego man Mario into Super Mario Bros. controller

By James Vincent

Will the Xbox Series S hold back next-gen gaming?

Here’s what to expect from Microsoft’s tiny new console

By Tom Warren
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