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  • Starfield’s Shattered Space expansion launches in September

    Image: Bethesda Softworks Earlier in the summer, Bethesda officially unveiled Shattered Space, the first major expansion for its sci-fi roleplaying game Starfield. Now, we finally have a date: the update will be launching on September 30th. It’s coming to both Xbox and PC. Along with the date, the studio also revealed a (brief) trailer for…

  • A broken Pixel Watch 3 can’t be fixed

    Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge If you happen to crack the screen on your brand-new Pixel Watch 3, Google won’t repair it; the new smartwatch is “replacement only,” a Google representative told Android Authority. That means this is the third smartwatch in a row where Google won’t offer repairs. That’s a shame, especially…

  • You can now read Kindle books on a Peloton

    Who among you is going to run and actually read at the same time? Please, tell me who you are. | Image: Amazon If you’ve ever thought, “Man, I wish I could read while sweating on the Peloton,” then good news. You can now access your Kindle library straight from the Peloton Bike, Bike Plus,…

  • Borderlands 4 is launching in 2025

    Image: Gearbox Software Gearbox is planning to launch Borderlands 4 sometime in 2025, the company announced at the Gamescom Opening Night Live show on Tuesday. The game is set to launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X / S. The reveal trailer was pretty mysterious, and the trailer’s description on YouTube doesn’t offer much…

  • Civilization 7 launches in February

    Image: Firaxis Games You’ll be able to rewrite the course of history in Civilization 7 next year. Firaxis Games showed up during Opening Night Live 2024 with a new trailer and some news — Civilization 7 will launch on just about everything you can play a video game on February 11th, 2025. Civilization 6 released…

  • Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024: all the news, trailers, and announcements

    Photo by Sascha Thelen / picture alliance via Getty Images Geoff Keighley ends the summer of video game events with ONL live from Gamescom. Continue reading…

  • Microsoft Teams’ new single app for personal and work is now available

    Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is finally launching a single unified Microsoft Teams app that will allow you to switch between personal and work accounts. The new app has been in testing for most of the year, and Microsoft is now rolling it out for Windows and Mac users today. This app update not only supports…

  • Authors sue Anthropic for training AI using pirated books

    Image: The Verge A group of authors has sued Anthropic, accusing it of training its models on pirated books, as reported by Reuters. The proposed class action lawsuit was filed in a California court on Monday and alleges Anthropic “built a multibillion-dollar business by stealing hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books.” In the lawsuit, the…

  • Spotify star Alex Cooper is jumping to a new podcast network

    Image: The Unwell Network Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper has signed a multiyear advertising and distribution deal with SiriusXM. The press release doesn’t spell out the specific terms of the deal, but Variety reports that it’s worth as much as $125 million and will be in place for a bit more than three years.…

  • Microsoft’s new Xbox Game Pass Standard tier is now available to test for $1

    Image: Microsoft Microsoft is starting to test its new Xbox Game Pass Standard tier with Xbox Insiders today. The new Game Pass Standard subscription includes the usual Game Pass library for Xbox but with online console multiplayer, too. Crucially, it doesn’t include immediate access to day-one game releases, though. During the test period, Xbox Insiders…