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director revealed the reason Emily was written out of the show.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

After only a few days' buildup, Larian has released the second major patch for Baldur's Gate 3. In addition to a host of bug fixes and UI changes, Patch 2 also adds new story content for PC Gamer's top ranked Baldur's Gate 3 companion, Karlach. 

The Honkai Star Rail 1.3 version update is finally here! After weeks of drip marketing for the new characters joining the roster, players can now get their hands on Imbibitor Lunae (or Dan Heng, if you will).

The question of when Baldur's Gate 3 would release on Xbox, if ever, was uncertain until this week, not because of messy console exclusivity politics, but because of console gaming's gradual transformation into a wonky kind of PC gaming. 

Sonic Superstars is set to release on October 17, 2023, on PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5.

The Crackpet Show is a roguelite shoot-'em-up we'd honestly never heard of before today, but it looks to share a lot in common with Happy Tree Friends. That web series from yesteryear about cutesy animals meeting their maker in deeply upsetting ways is crossing paths with this indie game for its console debut, and it really does look like a perfect match.

Publisher Ravenage and developer Vixa Games have announced roguelite twin-stick shooter The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. It will launch on September 27. For Switch and PC (Steam, GOG), it will be available as downloadable content for The Crackpet Show, which is already available on the platforms.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

I'm never going to stop learning new things about Remnant 2—I've played through one of its worlds, Losomn, about three different times on three different playthroughs. I've still never encountered this event, and if I played through it solo, I might never have spotted this hilarious interaction.

Everybody’s favorite blue hedgehog has been having a good few years thanks to the success of the Sonic the Hedgehog films and the excitement surrounding the upcoming Sonic Superstars game. Sega recently launched a campaign, called Fast Friends Forever, to celebrate the millions of fans the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has amassed over the decades.

There's a new super-pet in the Marvel Universe, and he's already taken on an A-list supervillain and won. 

Murder has been comfort TV fodder for almost as long as there has been television. Standards like Murder She Wrote and Columbo and modern homages like Poker Face offer predictable rhythms and familiar characters — and the promise that the perp will always get caught in the end. All of those shows star detectives, oddballs, and misfits who I love to watch for hours on end, but none of those characters feel like my friends. The stars of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, though? I want them to get along with each other (and me, if they were so inclined) maybe even more than I want to see them solve a murder.

Sega dropped the trailer for the Sonic & Friends animated shorts series on TikTok.

Monopoly isn't the only game to tear apart friendships.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

As per the Trademark Watch website, Sega filed an application for "Sonic & Friends" on June 23 and included a logo on July 18. Something new in the world of Sonic is on the horizon, but nobody knows what--a kid's show, another game, a YouTube miniseries, a spiritual successor to Sonic Shuffle (or even a direct sequel)... theories are abundant.

Sega has filed a logo trademark for a product called, with the trademark being made public just today.

Friends might have been off our TVs for the better part of 20 years, but the show left such an indelible mark on our society that it'll never be forgotten. Whether you watched along as the show aired and it still holds a special place in your heart, or you have caught up with Ross and Rachel's journey through streaming services since, there's a significant chance you'll be blown away by the limited edition Polly Pocket compact Mattel has launched to celebrate Friends Fan Week.

Pokemon Go players will soon be able to create and share their favorite places to play.

Friends might have come to an epic and emotional end almost 20 years ago, but it'll be a very long time before the iconic sitcom is no longer culturally relevant. Name any combination of the six main characters and odds are most people you say it to will immediately know what you're talking about. The show also continues to accrue fans young and old which is why Mattel's new Little People Collector set will likely appeal to even the most casual of Friends fans.