Corsair acquires Drop (www.theverge.com)
Sony’s latest PS5 beta supports Dolby Atmos and up to 8TB of M.2 SSD storage (www.theverge.com)
Today’s release also includes UI improvements, haptic feedback for navigation, and emoji for reacting to messages.
Microsoft’s repairability push now extends to Xbox controllers, too (www.theverge.com)
Nintendo’s next-gen console could come as soon as 2024 (www.theverge.com)
Roblox is ready to grow up (www.theverge.com)
Sony has sold 40 million PS5s (www.theverge.com)
PlayStation 5 shipments have begun to ramp up this year. Sony nearly hit 40 million consoles sold earlier this year and tripled the number of consoles it shipped from January to March 2023 at 6.3 million units. At the same time last year, it shipped just 2 million PlayStation 5 consoles.
Microsoft has created a pizza-scented Xbox controller (www.theverge.com)
It’s part of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles marketing campaign.
The Sony Project Q handheld is running Android in a leaked video (www.theverge.com)
Twitter To Rebrand As X (www.theverge.com)
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Analogue will start shipping more Pocket preorders in August (www.theverge.com)
If you’ve been waiting, your wait may nearly be over.
Corsair acquires mechanical keyboard specialist Drop (www.theverge.com)
Neopets is promising a ‘new era’ with an improved website and fixed Flash games (www.theverge.com)
Blizzard games are coming to Steam (www.theverge.com)
I guess they’re giving up on convincing people to download their launcher.
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard agree to extend merger agreement to October (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft is reportedly proposing to sell off its UK cloud gaming rights to appease regulators.
Neopets is promising a ‘new era’ with an improved website and fixed Flash games (www.theverge.com)
Neopets, the virtual pet website launched in 1999, is promising a “new era” with an improved website and fixed Flash games. They will launch a new unified website on July 20th to fix issues and bring back over 50 Flash games using the Ruffle emulator starting July 25th. A new Neopets mobile game called World of Neopets is...
The birth of id Software (www.theverge.com)
From John Romero’s upcoming autobiography.
Court denies FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard (www.theverge.com)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost what may be its final attempt to block Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard. It’s the second loss for the FTC after a US federal judge denied its request for a preliminary injunction earlier this week to block Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard until the conclusion of...
I almost can’t believe it, but Google Tasks is finally kind of good (www.theverge.com)
For years, Google’s to-do list app Tasks was poorly integrated and underdeveloped. Recently, Google has combined all their reminder products into a single Google Tasks app that is accessible across Google products. While still lacking some advanced features, Google Tasks’ simplicity and integration make it easy to add tasks...
Microsoft acquired Bethesda after hearing Starfield would be exclusive to PlayStation (www.theverge.com)
Court denies FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft now has a path to close its giant deal
The PS5 game [Ratchet and Clank] that was ‘impossible without SSD’ doesn’t need one on PC (www.theverge.com)
FTC appeals its loss to Microsoft in Activision Blizzard case (www.theverge.com)
Earlier this week, a judge ruled in favor of Microsoft in its fight with the FTC....
Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft can now go ahead and close its giant deal.
Sega workers form largest multi-department video game union in the US (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: radiation.party/post/41940...
Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard (www.theverge.com)
"In a ruling submitted today, Judge Corley said the following:...