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Summer Game Fest Live 2026: Play on / All the news, trailers, and announcements from Friday’s event.

Control Resonant is a sequel — and also a starting pointControl Resonant is a sequel — and also a starting point

Remedy is exploring its supernatural universe from a brand-new perspective.

Kallie Plagge
Grand Theft Auto VI is warping the video game release calendar

The months ahead of GTA’s November launch are becoming increasingly crowded.

Andrew Webster
Final Fantasy VII’s remake trilogy will conclude with Revelation

Square Enix has shared details about the third game in the FFVII trilogy.

Jay Peters
More than a decade later, the team behind N++ is back with a multiplayer sequel

It’s called N Plus Infinity Times Two and it’s launching in 2027.

Andrew Webster

DIY it / From modding to vibe coding, customizable tech is here to stay.

I customized a MacBook Neo with colorful spare partsI customized a MacBook Neo with colorful spare parts

And I only broke it a little.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
How I built a vanlife setup powerful enough for work and play
Play

I wanted less complexity, more flexibility, and maximum value for money.

Thomas Ricker
I can’t believe how fast Google vibe coded my first Android app

From prompt to phone in minutes flat.

Sean Hollister
This DIY kit turned my favorite mechanical keyboard into my favorite electrocapacitive keyboard

The DynaCap system lets you combine the best qualities of Topre and MX keyboards for a semi-reasonable price.

Nathan Edwards

Juiced up / New battery upgrades are pushing our phones, and cars, even further.

Nintendo confirms it will sell a new Switch 2 with replaceable battery in the EU

It will be available by February 2027, when new EU rules go into effect.

Jay Peters
Is the ‘Holy Grail of batteries’ finally ready to bless us with its presence?

Finnish startup Donut Lab claims it’s made a solid-state battery breakthrough. Whether you believe it or not, the technology does appear to be more than just hype.

Andrew J. Hawkins
The only USB-C AA battery I’d buy for myself is the Zepath 3600

Verge-tested, Lumafield-scanned: USB-C rechargeable lithium-ion AA batteries.

Sean Hollister

Weekend reads / Catch up on our favorite stories of the week.

Trans teens want to talk about their futureTrans teens want to talk about their future

The Trump administration might not want trans kids to exist, but they’re living their lives anyway.

Grace Byron
Let us filter AI slop, you cowards

Online platforms could prove whether AI labels work by giving us a filter option, but then they’d have to face reality.

Jess Weatherbed
AI has a water problem — Google thinks it has a fix

The company promises to replenish more water than it uses by 2030.

Lauren Feiner
Microsoft and OpenAI broke up — now they’re ready to fight

‘We have to prove that we can do everything that we need to from the ground up,’ said AI chief Mustafa Suleyman.

Hayden Field and Tom Warren
TC Sottek
TC Sottek
Go for Artemis III.

NASA’ trailer for its Artemis III mission is sick as hell. How could anyone not be hyped for this crew?

TC Sottek
TC Sottek
Update: Brendan Carr is still a dummy.

And honestly, at this point, a huge loser. (Before I even tell you what this is about, just buy our tee, it’ll look great on you.) The guy’s latest comments on Scott Pelley’s firing would be contemptible even if he were just a random online troll. So it definitely sucks that he’s the FCC chairman.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Can anyone match this aura?

The National Gallery of Art’s social videos are outrageously Gen Zand excellent. (They even won a Webby.)

NASA will wear high-tech Prada long johns to the MoonNASA will wear high-tech Prada long johns to the Moon

The LCVG base layer will provide cooling and comfort to astronauts inside their spacesuits.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
What it was like to buy your first computer in 1998.

Computer magazines, “programs” (not apps), Amiga, Acorn, and so many unnecessary Dutch angles. This clip from the BBC’s Computers Don’t Bite is ‘90s to its very core.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
The PC Gaming Show is starting now.

Check it out on YouTube — we’ll be watching, too!

The 7 biggest storylines from Summer Game Fest 2026The 7 biggest storylines from Summer Game Fest 2026

PlayStation and Xbox are going old-school, and GTA VI was everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

Andrew Webster
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie crosses the $1 billion mark.

It’s the first film of 2026 to rake in more than a billion dollars, and on a budget of only $110 million. It’s unlikely to be the last movie to cross that threshold this year, however, with two Marvel movies and Toy Story 5 on the horizon.

Tom Warren
Tom Warren
A return of Xbox console exclusives.

Both Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are Xbox console exclusive titles, a phrase we haven’t heard for quite some time given Microsoft’s multiplatform push. “These are not timed exclusives,” says Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire editor-in-chief. “Games already announced for multiplatform releases will stick to that plan – we’re committed to investing in and growing XBOX both on console and beyond.”

Microsoft has two new Xbox console exclusives.
Microsoft has two new Xbox console exclusives.
Image: Microsoft
Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Clockwork Revolution is also an Xbox console exclusive.

We’ve been waiting to hear more about inXile’s new steampunk RPG, and during the Xbox Games Showcase today we finally got a rough release window: 2027. Clockwork Revolution will also be an Xbox console exclusive, just like Gears of War: E-Day.

Persona 6 exists, and that’s all we knowPersona 6 exists, and that’s all we know

Atlus announced the game at the Xbox Games Showcase.

Andrew Webster
Microsoft’s Xbox 25th anniversary console comes in translucent greenMicrosoft’s Xbox 25th anniversary console comes in translucent green

The anniversary-edition console includes an Xbox button that lights up green and a translucent green controller.

Tom Warren
Minecraft Dungeons 2 gets a September release dateMinecraft Dungeons 2 gets a September release date

Return to the Minecraft dungeons once more.

Jay Peters
TC Sottek
TC Sottek
“Television’s not her thing.”

Recently-fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley has some words for the clowns now running CBS. “It would have been so much better if Bari Weiss had been offered this job and said ‘Oh, that’s not for me; I don’t know how to do that,’” he tells the Times. The full interview is worth your attention:

Fable launches in late February after recent delayFable launches in late February after recent delay

The game has been in development for a very long time, but it will launch next year.

Jay Peters
Halo: Campaign Evolved arrives July 28thHalo: Campaign Evolved arrives July 28th

Master Chief is back.

Jay Peters
Gears of War: E-Day isn’t coming to the PS5Gears of War: E-Day isn’t coming to the PS5

Console war never changes.

Andrew Webster
The Verge Weekend QuestionnaireThe Verge Weekend Questionnaire

A weekly Q&A about browser tabs, unplugging, and GIFs.

Terrence O'Brien
Xbox Games Showcase 2026: All the news and trailersXbox Games Showcase 2026: All the news and trailers

Microsoft wraps up Summer Game Fest with its annual gaming showcase.

Andrew Webster
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
The Xbox Games Showcase is starting soon.

The event kicks off at 1PM ET. Once the showcase is over, it will transition directly into a presentation focused on Gears of War: E-Day, which is scheduled to launch sometime this year.

Govee’s all-weather smart lamp post is under $200 for the first timeGovee’s all-weather smart lamp post is under $200 for the first time

Illuminate your evenings with this weatherproof, 360-degree RGB lamp post.

Brad Bourque
Japanese Gothic is a gorgeously grotesque ghost storyJapanese Gothic is a gorgeously grotesque ghost story

Kylie Lee Baker’s latest is my favorite novel of the year (so far).

Terrence O'Brien
The Virtual OS Museum lets you relive over 600 operating systems right on your desktopThe Virtual OS Museum lets you relive over 600 operating systems right on your desktop

From mainframes, to Mac OS, and everything in between.

Terrence O'Brien
Dell’s new XPS 14 is better in almost every way

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Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Death Stranding director says the movie is “its own thing.”

”You might see some characters from the game pop up,” Michael Sarnoski told IGN, but don’t expect a straightforward adaptation of the games. He’s working on revisions to the script with Hideo Kojima and A24 right now and said:

“Kojima has been really generous in letting me play in his world but letting me tell a story with my own characters and my own sort of corner of this world, but keeping it honest to the game and doing something that fans will really like. So it’s been a great process so far, and I’m really excited to share it.”

Kill some time with these much needed distractionsKill some time with these much needed distractions

Casual browser games, light-hearted rabbit holes, and internet curiosities for when you need a break.

Terrence O'Brien
The first Story-Rich showcase was packed with narrative-driven gamesThe first Story-Rich showcase was packed with narrative-driven games

Fellow Traveller just hosted a whole event about story games.

Jay Peters
GOG apologizes for emailing people Nazi symbolsGOG apologizes for emailing people Nazi symbols

The company sent a newsletter that included the double-S symbol associated with the Nazi Schutzstaffel.

Terrence O'Brien
TC Sottek
TC Sottek
What are we doing, America?

First reported by Medpage Today, police in New Orleans pushed out medical experts at an American Diabetes Association meeting for the grave crime of… distributing an editorial that was critical of the Trump administration’s war on science. I’ve stopped being able to keep score on the actual censorship happening in this country.

The cutest games from the Wholesome Direct 2026 showcaseThe cutest games from the Wholesome Direct 2026 showcase

A Hidden Folks sequel, a new Moomins adventure, and plenty more cozy games.

Andrew Webster
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Wait, Tupac was in a Summer Game Fest Live trailer? In 2026?

Yes, and he wasn’t the only deceased figure to make an appearance in the “Tupac & Cast Reveal Trailer,” at last night’s event. It also featured the likeness of Bunta Sugawara, a legendary Japanese actor who died in 2014.

Stranger Than Heaven, from Yakuza developer RGG Studio, highlighted Snoop Dogg as a cast member in a trailer last month, and there’s plenty of time for more reveals before its scheduled release in 2027.

Screenshot from the Stranger Than Heaven trailer showing Tupac Shakur rendered ingame
1/5Image: Sega
4K Blu-rays are three for $33 ahead of Father’s Day4K Blu-rays are three for $33 ahead of Father’s Day

Over 100 4K Blu-rays are included in this promotion, letting you save up to $9 or so per movie.

Cameron Faulkner
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
A cozy interruption.

If you need a change of pace from the bombast of last night’s SGF Live, the Wholesome Direct, an indie-focused showcase, is streaming at 12PM ET. It’s always full of cute things to play.

The mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data centerThe mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data center

Residents of the city say Scott Furgeson was disrespectful.

Terrence O'Brien
82-0 is the best basketball game, to hell with NBA 2K82-0 is the best basketball game, to hell with NBA 2K

Build your dream team to try and score a perfect season.

Terrence O'Brien
Meta made its own AI-generated clickbait news feedMeta made its own AI-generated clickbait news feed

Meta said it would pull the feature after The Verge asked questions about it.

Robert Hart
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