Gaming

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.

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By James Vincent January 11

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Xbox players are fed up with forced crossplay against PC gamers

Xbox players can’t escape some PC cheaters

By Tom Warren January 11

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Halo Infinite is getting a hotfix for the game’s epic but frustrating 12-player matchmaking

By Sean Hollister January 10

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LAPD officers fired for catching a Snorlax instead of a burglar denied appeal

By Ash Parrish January 10

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Why Take-Two wants to pay nearly $13 billion for the maker of FarmVille

By Jay Peters

Imagine a free-to-play mobile GTA

Take-Two Interactive to acquire social game developer Zynga in $12.7 billion deal

By Emma Roth January 10

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Roblox shuts down Chinese mobile app to work on a new version

By Emma Roth January 8

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California appeals decision regarding Activision Blizzard settlement

By Jay Peters January 7

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How to watch the Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 speedrunning marathon

By Jay Peters January 7

Where to preorder the colorful new PS5 covers and DualSense controllers

By Antonio G. Di Benedetto January 7

GameStop reportedly has a whole unit working on NFTs and cryptocurrency

By Jon Porter January 7

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Amazon’s Fallout TV series goes into production this year

By Sam Byford January 7

Mozilla pauses accepting crypto donations following backlash

By Jay Peters January 6

E3 2022 will be online-only again following COVID-19 surges

By Chaim Gartenberg January 6

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iRacing buys Monster Games, teases racing games for the ‘broader market’ like consoles

By Richard Lawler January 6

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For some reason Megalovania played during an audience with the Pope

By Ash Parrish January 6

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Apple’s Smart Keyboard for the latest iPad is a great deal at $105

By Cameron Faulkner and Antonio G. Di Benedetto January 6

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Target is selling PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles right now (update: sold out)

By Sheena Vasani and Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Good luck and godspeed

Dead By Daylight drops Leatherface cosmetics after reports of harassment against Black players

By Ash Parrish January 5

Razer’s Project Sophia concept turns your desk into a modular computer

By Chaim Gartenberg January 5

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Razer’s Enki Pro HyperSense can jig to the beat of your games

By Cameron Faulkner January 5

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The makers of MapleStory invest $400 million in a Russo brothers-founded company to expand to film and TV

By Jay Peters January 5

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Ubisoft is bringing its subscription service to Xbox

By Tom Warren January 5

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The PS5 Digital Edition is available right now at Best Buy (update: sold out)

By Cameron Faulkner January 5

Google’s camera-equipped Nest Hub Max smart display is $40 off

By Antonio G. Di Benedetto January 5

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Lenovo’s 16-inch Legion 5 Pro is about to get even better

By Cameron Faulkner January 5

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You can now watch the Uncharted movie’s entire plane fight scene

By Sean Hollister January 4

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Sony confirms PlayStation VR2 name and Horizon game

But still no glimpse of the headset

By Sam Byford January 4

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The ROG Strix Flare II Animate puts a tiny dot-matrix display on a keyboard

By Mitchell Clark January 4

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Activision sues company distributing Call of Duty cheats

By Jay Peters January 4

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Nvidia still has no idea how to pronounce the name of its best gaming GPU

By Chaim Gartenberg

Time for a debate

All the gaming laptops announced at CES 2022 with the latest Intel, AMD, and Nvidia mobile components

By Cameron Faulkner January 4

OPI announces Xbox-inspired nail polish that unlocks in-game content

By Antonio G. Di Benedetto January 4

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The latest Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 and G15 add a webcam

By Cameron Faulkner January 4

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Asus’ ROG Flow Z13 is a powerful gaming tablet that can connect to an RTX 3080

By Cameron Faulkner January 4

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Acer’s latest Nitro 5 gaming laptop continues the tradition of great value

By Cameron Faulkner January 4

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Intel’s upcoming Arc GPUs inch closer to their debut with latest OEM update

By Chaim Gartenberg January 4

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Death Stranding Director’s Cut is coming to PC this spring

By Cameron Faulkner January 4

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This breathing PC case looks like it’s alive

18 mechanical vents let this breathe by itself

By Tom Warren January 4

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