Supreme Court says Apple can keep its App Store payment rules for now (www.theverge.com)
Netflix’s new virtual game controller iOS app hints at TV gaming (www.theverge.com)
Netflix has launched a mysterious new gaming controller app for iOS on the App Store, as reported by TechCrunch. The free app, simply called “Netflix Game Controller,” can be downloaded now and says you can “connect to your TV to play” but doesn’t yet have a listed compatible…
YouTube will now show a blank homepage if you don’t have watch history on (www.theverge.com)
YouTube is changing the homepage experience for users who have their watch history turned off. They will now see an almost blank homepage with just a search bar and buttons for Shorts, Subscriptions and Library. This is intended to make it clear that personalized recommendations rely on watch history data. The new design aims to...
$5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial (www.theverge.com)
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)
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.
Twitter To Rebrand As X (www.theverge.com)
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The Sony Project Q handheld is running Android in a leaked video (www.theverge.com)
Analogue will start shipping more Pocket preorders in August (www.theverge.com)
If you’ve been waiting, your wait may nearly be over.
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 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...
Corsair acquires Drop (www.theverge.com)
Corsair acquires mechanical keyboard specialist Drop (www.theverge.com)
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...
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....
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:...
EA is making a single-player Black Panther game (www.theverge.com)
EA is making a single-player Black Panther game (www.theverge.com)
Details are slim.
Facebook turns over mother and daughter’s chat history to police resulting in abortion charges (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/1874605...
