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Asus brings Wi-Fi 7 to its tri-band ROG gaming router

2024-08-21T11:08:55-04:00

The ROG Rapture GT-BE19000 is an ’80s retro-future headcrab. | Image: Asus

Asus announced three new Wi-Fi 7 products today, including a tri-band ROG Rapture GT gaming router, a dual-band router, and a new Wi-Fi 7 USB adapter.

The ROG Rapture GT-BE19000 has a familiar '80s retro-future look shared by predecessors like the quad-band GT-BE98, along with most of the same specs, including two 10Gbps and five 2.5Gbps ethernet ports. It also supports 320MHz channel bandwidth on the 6GHz band, which unlocks much higher throughput (although you'll need a 2Gbps or higher connection to your ISP for that to shine).

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Since the GT-BE19000 uses Wi-Fi 7's multilink operation feature, you can connect a supported device to the 6GHz …

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Civilization 7 lets you mix and match history — and it’s a blast

2024-08-20T17:00:00-04:00

Imagine Caesar Augustus at the head of an army of Mongol warriors or Ben Franklin building the Great Wall of China. In Sid Meier's Civilization 7, such flights of historical fantasy can become historical fact. The game has new ages to experience, new civilizations to build up, new leaders to guide them, and - for the first time in franchise history - the ability to mix and match leaders and civilizations to build the empire of your wildest dreams. The Verge had the opportunity to test out the game and talk with its developers at Firaxis Games. The brief, three-hour demo wasn't enough time to get a feel for how well leaders and different civi …

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Microsoft confirms Indiana Jones is coming to PS5 after its Xbox debut

2024-08-20T15:55:37-04:00

Microsoft and Bethesda are officially bringing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to PS5 after it debuts first on Xbox. During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Bethesda confirmed Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to Xbox and PC first on December 9th, before launching on PS5 in spring 2025.

The confirmation comes months after The Verge exclusively revealed Microsoft was considering launching Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on PS5. I wrote in February that Bethesda's Indiana Jones game would have a rather short period of exclusivity, with Bethesda considering a PS5 launch months after the December 2024 launch on Xbox and PC.

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Starfield’s Shattered Space expansion launches in September

2024-08-20T15:09:08-04:00

Earlier in the summer, Bethesda officially unveiled Shattered Space, the first major expansion for its sci-fi roleplaying game Starfield. Now, we finally have a date: the update will be launching on September 30th. It's coming to both Xbox and PC.

Along with the date, the studio also revealed a (brief) trailer for the expansion, which shows off some more of its darker tone (at least compared to most of the base game). The story is centered on the mysterious faction known as "House Va'Ruun" and its homeworld, where players will encounter a "frightening new cosmic threat and uncover the secrets behind the galaxy's most enigmatic faction."

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Civilization 7 launches in February

2024-08-20T15:05:00-04:00

You'll be able to rewrite the course of history in Civilization 7 next year. Firaxis Games showed up during Opening Night Live 2024 with a new trailer and some news - Civilization 7 will launch on just about everything you can play a video game on February 11th, 2025.

Civilization 6 released eight years ago but has received a steady flow of updates and DLC in the intervening years. Firaxis Games announced it was working on a new Civilization game in February of last year. Since then, the studio has been slowly rolling out the details, debuting a teaser trailer during this year's Summer Game Fest and now a new release date trailer for Gamesc …

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Borderlands 4 is launching in 2025

2024-08-20T14:12:32-04:00

Gearbox is planning to launch Borderlands 4 sometime in 2025, the company announced at the Gamescom Opening Night Live show on Tuesday. The game is set to launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X / S.

The reveal trailer was pretty mysterious, and the trailer's description on YouTube doesn't offer much in the way of specifics, either. "In this next installment of the definitive looter shooter, players will assume the role of a legendary Vault Hunter as they blast their way through hordes of enemies in search of new treasures to loot on an all-new planet," according to the description. At the very least, this new game seems like it will continue …

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How to watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024

2024-08-20T08:00:00-04:00

Geoff Keighley's big Opening Night Live (ONL) show for Gamescom is back for another year. and we're set to see some new looks at many upcoming games and hopefully a few surprises.

The X account for The Game Awards - another big showcase hosted by Keighley - has already shared that we can expect to see Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Monster Hunter Wilds, Marvel Rivals, Dune: Awakening, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Civilization VII. Keighley has used his own X account to tease that games like Squid Game: Unleashed, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, and Little Nightmares III will be at the show. Keighley also shared a mysterious post from Hi …

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