Ghandi’s coming, hide the nukes! On August 20th, Firaxis Games will share an in-depth look Civilization VII at 3:30 PM ET on Twitch and YouTube. The reveal coincides with Opening Night Live, the last big video game event of the summer hosted by video game hype meister Geoff Keighley. Expect a 20 minute deep dive into the game including new gameplay footage and new features.
SAG-AFTRA has chosen the first picket line in the video game voice actors strike. On Thursday August 1st, members will assemble to picket Warner Brothers Studios in Los Angeles. Last week, SAG-AFTRA voted to strike under its Interactive Media Agreement after failing to reach a deal with video games studios regarding the implementation of AI protections for voice and motion performers.
Several official PlayStation accounts have come up with a helpful metric to determine the size of the PS5 and the PS5 slim: food. Latin America used arepas, torrijas for Spain, and Greggs sausage rolls for the UK. After a lengthy and spirited discussion involving everything from corndogs to pizza rolls, we at The Verge are unable to come up with an American equivalent. What do you suggest?
The game’s deceptively complicated puzzles will make you love every second as you lose track of time.
San Diego Comic Con is in full swing starting off strong with new trailers from Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and now Marvel Rivals. The new cinematic trailer lays out the stakes for the game with multiple Dr. Dooms from different timelines summoning teams of Marvel heroes from across the Multiverse. Their job: fight in order to determine which Doom is the doomiest of them all.
Last week, Apex Legends announced a new battle pass structure. Among the changes — like splitting the battle pass into two halves and increasing the number of levels — was the news that battle passes could no longer be purchased with Apex coins. Everyone disliked that, so much so that Respawn has issued a new statement saying that it will once again allow Apex coins to purchase battle passes.
