Playing Oblivion for the first time is like opening an RPG time capsule
It was really great seeing all the excitement from fans when Oblivion shadow dropped earlier this week. For a lot of people, the fourth installment in the Elder Scrolls series is the game, the experience that either was the impetus for their career in video games, instilled in them an everlasting love for the format, […]
https://www.theverge.com/games-review/654770/oblivion-remaster-hands-on-xbox-gamepass-bethesda
Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down
Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down and will be replaced by former Activision Blizzard and King exec Humam Sakhnini, according to a press release. Sakhnini takes over on April 28th. Citron will stay on the board of directors and serve as an advisor to the CEO. “As we enter our next phase, […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/654594/discord-new-ceo-jason-citron-humam-sakhnini
Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down
Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down and will be replaced by former Activision Blizzard and King exec Humam Sakhnini, according to a press release. Sakhnini takes over on April 28th. Citron will stay on the board of directors and serve as an advisor to the CEO. “As we enter our next phase, […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/654594/discord-new-ceo-jason-citron-humam-sakhnini
Roku says its ads aren’t meant to be ‘interruptive’ after controversial test
Last month, Roku ensnared itself in controversy after customers quickly complained about a limited test where an advertisement for Moana 2 started playing as soon as the company’s products were powered on. Across Reddit and other social media channels, people threatened to ditch their devices if Roku repeated such an experiment. The message, at least […]
https://www.theverge.com/tech/654389/roku-2025-event-ads-interview
Adobe and Figma tools are getting ChatGPT’s upgraded image generation model
OpenAI’s upgraded image generator in ChatGPT brought a surge of users to the AI service thanks to its ability to create Studio Ghibli-style images and really dull dolls, and now it’s coming to other apps. The company says the same “natively multimodal model” powering the image generator will be accessible in its API via “gpt-image-1,” […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/654561/openai-chatgpt-image-generation-model-adobe-figma
The Old Guard sequel is coming to Netflix this July
It only took five years, but Netflix has finally locked in its plan to premiere The Old Guard’s long awaited sequel. Today, Netflix announced that director Victoria Mahoney’s (You, Lovecraft Country) The Old Guard 2 is slated to debut on July 2nd. Rather than dropping a trailer, Netflix released a handful of new stills from […]
https://www.theverge.com/netflix/654516/the-old-guard-2-premiere-date
Here’s how to increase your chances of nabbing a Switch 2 preorder
Following a brief delay stemming from the Trump’s administration’s ongoing tariff policy, Nintendo is finally opening up preorders for the Switch 2. Most major retailers — including Walmart, Best Buy, and Target — will open preorders at 12AM ET on April 24th / 9PM PT on April 23rd, offering gamers a chance to reserve Nintendo’s […]
Roku announces its smallest streaming sticks yet
Roku today introduced refreshed versions of its Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus, with the company describing the devices as “the most compact sticks on the market” and “over 35 percent smaller than other brands.” That’s a curious point to focus on for a product that’s often tucked away behind a TV and forgotten about […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/654151/roku-streaming-sticks-2025-announced-features
20 years ago, the first videos uploaded to YouTube were short and sweet
Two decades ago, YouTube wasn’t about the elaborate long-form content pumped out by creators like MrBeast. There wasn’t any fancy lighting, sound effects, or jump cuts. The platform’s first video, “Me at the Zoo,” was uploaded to YouTube on April 23rd, 2005. It’s a mere 19 seconds long, featuring YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim standing in […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/653899/youtube-video-20-year-anniversary-first-three-videos
Google Fi is launching a $35 / month unlimited plan
Google Fi is launching a new Unlimited Essentials plan, costing $35 per month for one line. It’s now Google Fi’s most affordable plan, offering unlimited calls, text, and data, along with access to 30GB of high-speed data. As part of the change, Google Fi is renaming its Simply Unlimited plan to Unlimited Standard, which still […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/653244/google-fi-unlimited-essentials-plan
Nvidia’s GPU drivers are a mess
Nvidia’s GPU drivers have been a disaster over the past four months. It all started when Nvidia released its drivers for the RTX 50-series cards in January, and introduced black screen issues, game crashes, and general stability problems for new and existing graphics cards. Now, yet another new hotfix has emerged to fix even more […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/653115/nvidia-gpu-drivers-black-screen-crashes-issues
Uber users can now earn miles with Delta Air Lines
Delta SkyMiles members can now link their accounts to Uber, earning miles for money spent on rides and food delivery, the companies announced today. The news kicks off a partnership between Uber and Delta Air Lines that was first announced earlier this year. Once a customer’s accounts are linked, they can earn one mile per […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/652755/uber-delta-sky-miles-earn-trips-eats
Pinterest is prompting teens to close the app at school
Pinterest is testing a new pop-up prompt it will display to minors in the US and Canada during school hours, encouraging them to close the app and turn off notifications until the end of the day. “Focus is a beautiful thing,” the prompt says. “Stay in the moment by putting Pinterest down and pausing notifs […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/653094/pinterest-school-hours-prompt-minors-focus
Fortnite is getting a Star Wars Battle Royale with Darth Jar Jar
Star Wars is once again descending on Fortnite. This time, it’s through the Star Wars-themed Galactic Battle, a new Battle Royale season that starts May 2nd and features Darth Jar Jar and the debut of Force Lightning, a new in-game ability. The news was appropriately revealed at Star Wars Celebration in Japan. As with most […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/651258/fortnite-star-wars-galactic-battle-darth-jar-jar-binks
Everybody’s got a favorite new game
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 79, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, RIP your free time, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about dire wolves and Neuralink and the history of the […]
How to scan a QR code with your phone
The humble QR (or Quick Response) code has become ubiquitous. Invented back in the 1990s to scan car parts, the barcodes got a popularity boost during the pandemic when touchless tech became prioritized, and they’re now a regular part of daily life. You’ll find them deployed to help you order food, connect to Wi-Fi, shop […]
https://www.theverge.com/how-to/651781/qr-code-android-ios-how-to
A retro hardware maker willing to pay Trump’s tariffs is suspending US shipments anyway
RetroTINK, a company that sells hardware for playing retro consoles on modern screens, says it will be temporarily suspending US shipments — even though the company wants to pre-pay President Donald Trump’s tariffs, as reported by Time Extension. The company is suspending shipments “due to lack of guidance on how tariffs will be collected starting […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/651007/retrotink-us-shipments-suspended-trump-tariffs
Playdate’s second season of games starts in May
Playdate is about to get a big batch of new games. Today, Panic confirmed the first details of the handheld’s upcoming season 2, which will include 12 new games and run from May 29th to July 3rd, with two titles releasing each week. The full season will cost $39. When the Playdate first launched back […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/648193/playdate-season-2-games-price-release-date
Facebook considered offering an ad-free subscription after the Cambridge Analytica scandal
After the Cambridge Analytica data scandal broke in 2018, things got bad enough for Meta (then Facebook) that Mark Zuckerberg had to face Congress to try to explain what had happened. The focus on how much data Facebook had on everyone, including “shadow profiles” for non-Facebook users, was enough to shake financial markets and, eventually, […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/650927/facebook-paid-ad-free-subscription-cambridge-analytica
Discord gets sued for allegedly violating child safety laws
The state of New Jersey has filed suit against Discord claiming the company engaged in “deceptive and unconscionable business practices” that put children at risk. The suit was filed Thursday and alleges the popular messaging app of not doing enough to keep its youngest users safe from predators and violent content. Here’s a link to […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/650849/discord-gets-sued-for-allegedly-violating-child-safety-laws