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Time’s running out to save $10 on Splatoon Raiders physical preorders
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (252+ words) The game launches July 23rd. We also found a way to save on The Sopranos’ upcoming 4K Blu-ray limited edition set. Splatoon Raiders’ July 23rd launch day is almost here, so your window to preorder the physical version at a $10 discount is about…...
Valve says iFixit will keep selling Steam Deck batteries after all
18+ hour, 27+ min ago (339+ words) Valve won’t be sunsetting the battery yet. Valve has been incredibly friendly to customers who need repairs — which is why it was so surprising to hear that Valve was already discontinuing the battery for the Steam Deck LCD handheld. It…...
Roblox is shutting down its video chat service
20+ hour, 41+ min ago (29+ words) Roblox will be shutting down Connect, its video calling service introduced in 2023. The company says that players more often use party voice chat to call each other....
Today’s Vergecast: Were we too nice to the Steam Machine?
21+ hour, 3+ min ago (172+ words) Valve’s Steam Machine might be exactly the living room console you’ve been waiting for. Or it might be too expensive, totally pointless, a waste of everyone’s money and shelf space. The Verge’s Sean Hollister joins the show to talk through…...
The tiniest MMO
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (279+ words) The Verge The audience for PointlessQuest is quite a bit smaller On launch day, the game hit a peak of 15 concurrent players⦠and no, that sentence isnât missing a word Then again, basically everything about PointlessQuest is intentionally tiny…...
The PS6 sure sounds like a handheld
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (755+ words) Is Sony’s next PlayStation primarily a box — or is the PS6 a handheld like the Nintendo Switch? On June 5th, Sony dropped hints that hit different today....
Nintendo’s Switch 2 bundle that includes a game is $50 off
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (145+ words) The Verge Discounts on the Nintendo Switch 2 are rare, but they do happen on occasion Thereâs one happening now, actually, on the companyâs $499.99 console bundle that includes a digital game (Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon…...
I tried the Asus AR glasses with the OLED Ally — they felt extraneous.
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (171+ words) [Image: The Ally X20 plugged into the ROG 20th anniversary version of the ROG Xreal R1 glasses. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/verge-ally-x20-sean-hollister-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] I enjoy plugging Xreal glasses into handhelds for a huge virtual desktop — but that’s no reason to make us buy the priciest version with a…...
Sony delays its new PS5 fight stick
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (30+ words) Sony is delaying the launch of its FlexStrike fight stick controller for PS5 and PC, which had been set to launch on August 6th alongside Marvel Tokōn: Fighting Souls....
EverQuest’s biggest fans are leading its revival
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (451+ words) The developers behind EverQuest Legends are making sure it feels like 1999 again — just with way fewer headaches. Live-service games and the companies that run them are in big trouble. Games and their developers are getting shut down and gutted, and…...