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Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (394+ words) In November, Epic and Google jointly proposed a settlement that would change Android's fate globally without cracking open Google's Android monopoly quite the way it otherwise might. Today, Google has decided it's not waiting for that settlement to be approved:…...
Want to try the new God of War roguelike mode?
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (150+ words) Want to try the new God of War roguelike mode?The Verge Input this twist on a familiar code to unlock it early in the recently-released Sons of Sparta: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, touchpad. Looks fun;…...
This magazine plays Tetris — here’s how
1+ week, 3+ day ago (937+ words) Tetris has been immortalized in a playable McDonald's plastic chicken nugget, a playable fake 7-Eleven Slurpee cup, and a playable wristwatch. But the most intriguing way to play Tetris yet is encased in paper. Last year the Tetris Company partnered…...
Top DOJ antitrust enforcer is out weeks before Live Nation trial
2+ week, 6+ day ago (417+ words) Top DOJ antitrust enforcer is out weeks before Live Nation trial'The Verge Gail Slater, the top antitrust enforcer at the Justice Department, announced Thursday that she has left her post, just weeks before the agency's next major tech monopoly trial…...
Cassette Boy forces you to see its world in a whole new way
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (568+ words) It's no secret that Cassette Boy is inspired by the classics. It's a top-down adventure game in the vein of a retro Legend of Zelda, while your home base is a small town like in an older Pok'mon game, complete…...
This coming-of-age adventure game made me feel a little too seen
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (143+ words) Perfect Tides: Station to Station is a deft interactive exploration of being a young adult. It was then that I had completely bought into Station to Station . I thought I had the shape of it. Dear relatable Mara and her…...
Detective games get extra cryptic with TR-49’s code-breaking mystery
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (166+ words) It's the latest game from the studio behind 80 Days and Heaven's Vault. I found myself poring over documents I didn't really understand at first, seeking out names and dates that could be relevant, and then trying my luck coming up…...
The Stream Deck Plus is back to its lowest price
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (86+ words) The Stream Deck Plus is back to its lowest price'The Verge The controller comes with eight programmable buttons, four dials, and a small touchscreen to help you automate tasks. Like the standard Stream Deck, the Stream Deck Plus comes with…...
The Atlantic, Penske, and Vox Media have all sued Google for antitrust violations
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (277+ words) The cases build off the Justice Department's winning claims against Google's ad tech monopoly. Lawsuits seeking damages from Google's illegal ad tech monopoly are piling up following the Justice Department's successful antitrust case. Vox Media, The Verge's parent company, is…...
The wild, intense rise and fall of Flappy Bird
2+ mon, 8+ hour ago (67+ words) The wild, intense rise and fall of Flappy Bird'The Verge On Version History: the story of a super simple, virtually impossible game that ultimately burned way too bright. And if you want to relive the story of Flappy Bird, even…...