Author: Zach_Wilson

Hitting the Books: Why we haven’t made the ‘Citizen Kane’ of gaming

Steven Spielberg’s wholesome sci-fi classic, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, became a cultural touchstone following its release in 1982. The film’s hastily-developed (as in, “you have five weeks to get this to market”) Atari 2600 tie-in game became a cultural touchstone for entirely different reasons. In his new book, The Stuff Games…

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The Boys season 4: Prime Video release date, trailer, cast list, plot synopsis, and more

The Boys season 4: key information – Coming to Prime Video on June 13– Official trailers released in December 2023 and May 2024– Plot synopsis unveiled– Key cast members will return– New actors added to the ensemble series in October 2022– Picks up after the events of season 3 and…

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In Good Omens, diversity is divine

Warning: Spoilers ahead for season 2 of Amazon Prime’s Good Omens With the release of the second season of Good Omens on July 28th, writer Neil Gaiman has officially (and rather devastatingly) put any accusations of queerbaiting to bed. Leaving very little room for interpretation, Crowley and Aziraphale — the…

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X glitch wipes out most pictures and links tweeted before December 2014

In March 2012, the expanded URL enrichment was introduced. Before this time, the Tweet payloads included only the URL as provided by the user. So, if the user included a shortened URL it can be challenging to match on (expanded) URLs of interest. With both Historical PowerTrack and the Search…

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Google’s New Feature Ensures Your Pixel Phone Hasn’t Been Hacked. Here’s How It Works

Pixel Binary Transparency is the latest security benefit for Pixel owners. Source

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Installer: An AI search engine and the coolest speakers ever

Hi, friends! Welcome back to issue No. 2 of Installer, your guide to all the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. Thanks so much to everyone who’s been emailing, commenting, sending feedback, and telling me what you want to see in this series going forward. I love chatting with…

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