One of the defining characteristics of JRPGs is the use of a fixed cast of characters. We rarely have agency over narrative outcomes and often act more like spectators to their adventures. Because of ...

Android gaming has come a long way -- long enough to enable you to play some of your PC games on Android devices. Here's how ...

In Love and Deepspace, female players are falling for AI-driven men who whisper their names, remember their stories, and ...

Along the way, ideas emerged in various ways. Some grew out of unintentional bugs, including one that allowed players to die ...

Apple is turning the flat photo into a new computing primitive. With its SHARP model, the company says a single snapshot can be transformed into a navigable 3D scene in less than a second on standard ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a ...

Duke football will play for the ACC championship — and, potentially, a College Football Playoff berth — after all. The Blue Devils, who have five losses on the season, were sent to the ACC ...

Indie devs are using anti-gen-AI statements to make their games stand out. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a reporter who covers ...

Dan Houser, best known for his work writing video games like the Red Dead and Grand Theft Auto series, is creating a video game based on his recently released novel about an AI gone wrong. Last year, ...

Epic Games is teaming up with arguably its biggest game development rival. Epic Games is teaming up with arguably its biggest game development rival. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, ...