Author: Zach_Wilson
Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are down
A bunch of Meta apps are down right now. For many staffers at The Verge, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads aren’t loading right now and are showing error messages when you try to load them. Reports across Bluesky, X, and Reddit show that many people see the same thing. On Facebook,…
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That’s my weekend sorted –Resident Evil 2 arrives early on iPhone, iPad and Mac with a huge discount
The Resident Evil 2 remake arrives on Apple platforms three weeks early It’s available from the official App Store for Mac, iPhone and iPad It’s the latest top-tier game to have launched on Apple devices There’s an early Christmas present for iOS and Mac gamers in the form of the…
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Blue Prince preview: Build your own escape room and then live there
Blue Prince has been making the rounds at physical and virtual conventions like EGX, Gamescom and the PC Gaming Show, and it’s already high on the puzzle community’s figurative list of most anticipated titles for 2025. It was just featured in the Day of the Devs showcase before The Game…
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I never knew I wanted a stop-motion animated Pokemon TV show from Wallace and Gromit’s creators, but now I’m desperate to see it
Pokémon x Aardman? It’s a match made in animation heaven Aardman will be creating new adventures set in the Pokémon universe The official Pokémon channel on YouTube is streaming anime episodes for free How’s this for a partnership: Pokémon and Aardman Animation, creators of Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run and…
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is a soulless return to Middle-earth
Warner Bros. Discovery has been very vocal about its desire to keep producing an untold number of stories based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s books in hopes of recreating the monumental success of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies. Even though it wasn’t a WBD production, The Rings of Power proved…
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My favorite Bluetooth party speaker is back, and this time there’s a karaoke function
Tribit StormBox Blast 2 released, boasting 200W of party power A new Karaoke function adds reverb and mic inputs Yes, the RGB lightshow remains Regular readers need no further fanfare from me regarding the 4.5-star Tribit StormBox Blast, which I reviewed soon after its July 2022 release and placed directly…
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