Time to catch ‘em all again
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 102, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy spooky season, and also you can…
8BitDo’s new collection celebrates the NES’s 40th anniversary
As part of its NES40 collection, 8BitDo’s Ultimate 2 controller is getting its most dramatic makeover yet. | Image: 8BitDo Forty years ago today, the Nintendo Entertainment System launched in…
Pokémon Legends: Z-A makes a big, welcome change for shiny hunters
Pokémon Legends: Z-A hadn’t been out even a few hours before the tweets started rolling in: Shiny pokémon don’t despawn. You can walk away from a shiny, and it’ll still…
Easy Delivery Co. is a cozy, Lynchian dream
I have been a fan of David Lynch ever since a friend’s older brother interrupted a 13th birthday celebration to insist we all watch Eraserhead. In the realm of horror…
Fictional gadget reviews: exploring the latest in fantasy and sci-fi tech
Modern gadgets are all well and good, but sometimes things get more exciting when you enter the realm of fantasy. And the worlds of gaming, TV, and film often feature…
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Rotom Phone review: better camera, higher jumps
Though the Pokémon games’ Rotom Phones haven’t really changed all that much design-wise over the past few years, each generation has introduced new functionalities that made upgrading a no-brainer. Sword…
SteelSeries makes some of the best wireless gaming earbuds, and they’re 36 percent off
The Arctis Buds are great for gaming, whether you use a Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, or Steam Deck. | Image: The Verge When I have to decide which…
Atari’s resurrecting the Intellivision, one of its biggest competitors in the ‘80s
The Intellivision Sprint features the same unique controllers as the original, but they’re now wireless and rechargeable. | Image: Atari Atari has announced yet another retro console revival, but this…
This weirdo Xbox game about a walking lighthouse is a Keeper
It’s a testament to the developers at Double Fine that it doesn’t take long before controlling a sentient lighthouse with spidery legs starts to feel almost normal. Keeper, the latest…
I just reviewed the Xbox Ally and answered your burning questions
It’s-a-me, Ally-o. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Hey! I’m Sean Hollister, and I’ve been The Verge‘s unofficial handheld gaming PC reviewer since 2022, when the Steam Deck…