8BitDo’s NES-style keyboard has returned to its lowest price yet

Former StarCraft and Warcraft are developing a new RTS game, and it's already gained seven times its $100,000 Kickstarter goal in just 24 hours.

By Antonio G. Di Benedetto, a writer covering tech deals and The Verge’s Deals newsletter, buying guides, and gift guides. Previously, he spent 15 years in the photography industry.

Fallout looks like it’s going to be the next video game franchise to make the successful jump to film/TV. The series is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video in April next year, and after the first images from it were shown last week, its first teaser trailer has also now debuted.

Playing Terraria usually means accepting the rules of its pixel world — killing bad guys makes you entitled to swollen bags of treasure, some fish live in honey, and, before you catch them, all fish are cryptically invisible. The 12-year-old action-adventure sandbox game has mostly held on tight to these basic rules, but this week things changed. This week, its developer Re-Logic announced one major change in a forum thread: Terraria will soon have visible fish as part of its 1.4.5 update, to be released in 2024. 

Video games are expensive. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that. But if you want to enjoy some of the latest games, it can mean picking and choosing what new release to grab. Other games are forced to sit on the back burner until they drop down to a more comfortable price. However, if you are still waiting to get on the latest-generation platforms, there’s a new deal we want to highlight. The Microsoft Xbox Series X is now reportedly at its lowest price yet. This is for those located in the United States.

By Sheena Vasani, a writer covering commerce, e-readers, and tech news. She previously wrote about everything from web development to AI at Inside.

Absurd Ventures, the new transmedia company from Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser, has announced its debut projects.

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.

One of the rarest skins in Fortnite history, the Black Widow skin, has made an unexpected return to the Item Shop after more than four and a half years of not being on sale.

Most handheld gaming PCs out there are much chonkier than a Nintendo Switch, but Cyber Monday has slashed the price of one that’s the same size. That’s right, we’re talking about a mini portable powerhouse that can practically access the same games as a Steam Deck or Asus ROG Ally, but it’s not going to feel like a brick in your backpack. Oh, and did I mention it has an OLED screen? Well, it has an OLED screen, so Valve’s latest mini rig had better watch its back. 

This excellent Black Friday Final Fantasy 16 deal should not be ignored. One of the best games of 2023 is enjoying its first substantial price cut since its launch earlier this year, available at Amazon for just $35. That, my friends, is a 50% saving for an adventure which will bring you hours of enjoyment. 

When I'm not scouring the web for Black Friday deals, one of my favorite pastimes is speedrunning what I deem to be one of the best video games ever made, Dishonored. I must have played Arkane's 2012 classic upward of 100 times at this point, and while full playthroughs refuse to get old because I never fail to find something new, I have so much fun trying to beat my ghost / clean hands speedrun time whenever I go back to it these days.