Five years after developer Jumpship formally unveiled its side-scrolling sci-fi apocalypse adventure Somerville, a release is in sight, with the studio having somewhat unexpectedly announced a 15th November launch on Xbox One and PC earlier today. Jumpship is an independent studio founded by film animator Chris Olsen in collaboration with Dino Patti, co-founder and former…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Gotham Knight’s performance woes on consoles continue to cause controversy, with many worried that it’s the first title to signal a resurgence in 30fps gaming for the latest console hardware. The PC version – with its adjustable settings, hardware monitoring and the ability to switch out hardware – allows us to pick apart the issues,…
Alongside the launch of iOS 16.1, Apple updated its App Store Guidelines to clearly state that apps such as Facebook that offer “boosts” for posts and other ad content must use in-app purchases for these features. Facebook parent company Meta is not happy with Apple’s guideline tweak, and in a statement to The Verge, said…
Deals fever is in the air in the run-up to Black Friday, with this GoPro accessories bundle being one of the bestRead More
Cybercriminals are targeting smartphones and tablets more than ever before. That’s because people are spending more time on their mobile devices, and they’re using them to send and store significant amounts of valuable data — like banking information, healthcare data and passwords. Cybercriminals are also targeting mobile devices because of their smaller screen sizes and…
Welcome to the latest edition of “My Path to Google,” where we talk to Googlers, interns and alumni about how they got to Google, what their roles are like and even some tips on how to prepare for interviews. Today’s post is all about Jerry Robinson, a user experience (UX) researcher on our Central Product…
Open source software — code that is made freely available to the public to use or modify — is the foundation of the modern internet. It’s given us a world that is more innovative and more accessible. Yet the very openness that makes the digital world accessible to everyone, also leaves it uniquely vulnerable to…
A new study by ActiveCampaign, specializing in customer experience automation, reveals most consumers plan to shop small during the holidays.Read MoreRead More
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has revealed that the company’s Xbox game streaming console is now “years away.” Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference yesterday, Spencer discussed the Xbox game streaming device, Keystone, that we saw appear on his shelf recently. “Keystone was the codename…
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Elon Musk has everything to lose and only retweets to gain Continue reading… Read More