Wrote about EA's big take-private deal announced today and how it could change things for the company, the types of games it invests in, and the people that make them. www.theverge.com/games/787723...

There's a lot of great music in Hades II, but this Fields of Mourning track might be the best in the game youtu.be/3Wel35_0iWk?...

The one where @jaypeters.net talks to Makoto Koji

Saros looks very good, though I loved Returnal, so I might be biased www.theverge.com/news/785146/...

Meta is bringing back its smart glasses pop-up shops this fall www.theverge.com/news/784872/...

Hades 2 is everything I wanted from a Hades sequel. It’s so good and I can't stop playing it. One of my favorite games of the year. www.theverge.com/games/783718...

This could be kinda big: Meta is going to let developers access the audio and vision capabilities of its smart glasses: www.theverge.com/news/780943/...

New ray bans from Meta, by @jaypeters.net

Come follow The Verge's Meta Connect coverage! Mark Zuckerberg takes the stage at 8PM ET / 5PM PT, and @vicmsong.bsky.social and I are covering live: www.theverge.com/news/777572/...

New from @tinanguyen.bsky.social and me: Charlie Kirk's shooter left behind bullet casings with a furry sex meme and a bunch of Helldivers video game references. Subreddits for Helldivers immediately picked up on it. www.theverge.com/politics/777...

After thinking about it, the base iPhone 17 seems... extremely good? And no price hike? Curious how reviews will pan out, but the phone seems like a winner www.theverge.com/news/775802/...

My verdict on the iPhone 17 Pro's orange: good. And is launching at perhaps the best possible time www.theverge.com/apple/775186...

**tim cook voice** GOOD MORNING

This was my last issue of Installer! @davidpierce.xyz will be taking over again next week! Thanks to David for letting me steer the ship and thanks to all of you for reading and your recommendations. Feels right that my final issue featured Silksong 🫡 www.theverge.com/installer-ne...

Panic's Herdling is great; a chill game that's mostly about walking through beautiful landscapes with fuzzy animals. I loved it: www.theverge.com/games-review...

Monday was my last day at Vox Media which, after 14 years, feels wild to say out loud. But here I am! I'm looking for my next role, so if you think that may be with you please reach out! You can DM me here, or find me on LinkedIn, or email me (chrisgrant @ this domain).

Yay! How lovely it'd be if people could check game credits more and got excited about contributors they saw

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone is in Silksong! Barone, aka ConcernedApe, is credited in Silksong with providing "Additional Character Voices," and a ConcernedApe rep confirmed to me that it's indeed *that* Barone. Cool indie crossover! www.theverge.com/news/771772/...

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I talked with fans in the Silksong community about how they've been passing time waiting for this game, whether that meant releasing a video on YouTube every day for years, or role-playing on Reddit www.wired.com/story/how-fa...

SILKSONG TOMORROW

Personal news: I’m now a Senior Reporter at The Verge! Excited to keep writing about tech, video games, and everything else that I’m fortunate to work on with all of my fantastic colleagues.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is SO good. Such a great old-school action game www.theverge.com/games-review...

Indie developers are delaying their games to avoid Silksong's just-announced launch that's less than two weeks away: www.theverge.com/news/764346/...

If any other developers are delaying their games because of Silksong, please let me know

I tried out the new Digg app. It's clearly still VERY early in its development, and it reminds me a lot of Reddit, but I also think it's a promising foundation www.theverge.com/apps/763689/...

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SILKSONG SEPTEMBER 4TH www.theverge.com/news/680636/...

Sony is raising the price of all PS5 models www.theverge.com/news/762410/...

skong www.theverge.com/news/761451/...

I recently got to talk to @plante.bsky.social all about his very good new Post Games video game podcast, older gamers, and indie media: 
www.theverge.com/games/760244...

For people who like the juicy details about running an indie media publication: I had the honor of chatting with @jaypeters.net about Post Games. We talk about making media for people over 30, the current size and long term goal of paid subs, and what the model allows me to create.

I recently got to talk to @plante.bsky.social all about his very good new Post Games video game podcast, older gamers, and indie media: 
www.theverge.com/games/760244...

This sounds so good www.theverge.com/games/759788...

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Spent some time recently with Hidden Door, a platform that lets you co-write stories with AI in familiar worlds like Pride and Prejudice: www.theverge.com/games/757816...

Big move from Reddit: it says that it has caught AI companies scraping its data from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, so it’s going to start blocking the Internet Archive from indexing the vast majority of Reddit. www.theverge.com/news/757538/...

Is This Seat Taken is SO STINKING CUTE. Such a fun puzzle game www.theverge.com/games-review...

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Confession time: I've been working on a secret side project at Vox Media for the past 18 months and it launched yesterday

Some personal news: I’m back in the newsletter game. The Verge and I are proud to announce the launch of Regulator, a weekly newsletter for Verge subscribers that covers the fights between Big Tech and Big Government.

Please subscribe to a newsletter I'm editing for @theverge.com. Every Sunday, our writer of the week will break down one story, going deeper on what they know best. It just might be your new shared obsession. www.theverge.com/the-stepback...

I've got some news: Lowpass is partnering with The Verge www.theverge.com/bulletin/719...

Layoffs at Ziff Davis-owned IGN today just days after the ones at other ZD-owned publications like CNET. So sad to see www.theverge.com/news/718692/...

Time Flies, a silly game about being a fly, nearly made me cry. It’s really good: www.theverge.com/games-review...

So... Donkey Kong Bananza is really that good, huh

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The Drifter is a great point-and-click adventure thriller, I loved it www.theverge.com/games-review...

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Wheel World is so chic and summery I can practically taste the holiday Coca-Cola as I play. Also, the cycling rules, especially when you are freewheeling down a hill, the wind in your hair and shirt fluttering on your back. My review for @theverge.com. www.theverge.com/games-review...