With the death of E3 nearly complete, Summer Game Fest has become the go-to summer event for gamers to get hyped about. But this year’s Summer Game Fest, while it featured games that included a wide range of genres and a great diversity of characters, did not feature a single woman onstage. Throughout the almost two-hour showcase, host Geoff Keighley brought up a number of personalities to interview onstage. He had industry veteran Ed Boon up to talk about Mortal Kombat 1 . Nic Cage made an ...read more

This is the second of three games remaking Final Fantasy VII Fans were treated to a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth at Summer Games Fest 2023, as well as a release window: early 2024. Iconic JRPG Final Fantasy VII was originally released in 1997 for Sony’s PlayStation. In total, remaking Final Fantasy VII will take three full games, of which this is the second. Amid the excitement around the remakes, Final Fantasy VII‘s prequel (Crisis Core) was remastered too, and it wil ...read more

Nicolas Cage surprised fans by appearing onstage to promote Dead by Daylight at Summer Games Fest 2023. In May, we learned that Nicolas Cage will soon appear as a new character in this Montreal-developed game. He isn’t just voicing someone, though; he’s actually playing himself. Cage’s appearance onstage at Summer Games Fest was accompanied by the first official footage of him in-game. Nicolas Cage at the Summer Game Fest presenting the first official look at his appearance in Dead by Da ...read more

Skip to main content / Chapter 4: Season 3 kicks off on June 9th, but you can get a sneak peek through a fresh Summer Game Fest trailer. By Andrew Webster , an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. Jun 8, 2023, 8:46 PM UTC | It looks like Epic Games is doing a little rewilding on the Fortnite island. Ahead of the battle royale game’s next sea ...read more

The game spins onto shelves in Fall 2023 A new 2D Sonic game has been announced at Summer Game Fest 2023. Sonic Superstars will release in Fall 2023, though the exact date is unknown. The game seems set to feature the super fast side-scrolling gameplay the series is known for, and all the familiar main characters, including Sonic, Rose, Tails, Knuckles and Doctor Eggman, appear in the trailer. It also features 3D graphics (despite the 2D, side-scrolling perspective) and four-player co-o ...read more

You wait for ages for a Matter-compatible smart lock, and then three come along at once. Aqara’s $189.99 Smart Lock U100, which was announced at CES, is available starting today. It’s compatible with Apple Home Key through HomeKit and has beta support for Matter through an Aqara hub. SwitchBot is updating its SwitchBot 2 Hub this week to add Matter support to its smart lock, and just last month, Yale added a Matter module to its $229.99 Assure SL smart lock. Plus, Apple announced on Monda ...read more

General Motors CEO Mary Barra joined Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a Twitter Spaces conversation Thursday to announce the automaker is adopting Tesla’s electric vehicle charging standard, also known as the North American Charging Standard (NCAS). The deal will make available thousands of Tesla Superchargers to owners of GM electric vehicles. “This is the most exciting time as we look at the transition to EVs,” Barra says on the call. Barra agrees with Musk that NACS is a better charger and sho ...read more

Skip to main content / The final season with Henry Cavill starts streaming on Netflix later this month. By Andrew Webster , an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. Jun 8, 2023, 7:30 PM UTC | Despite the name, Summer Game Fest isn’t entirely about games — case in point, we got a brand-new trailer for The Witcher’s third season. The clip s ...read more

A new 2D Sonic game has been announced at Summer Games Fest 2023. Sonic Superstars will release in Fall 2023, but the exact date is unknown. The game seems set to feature the super fast side-scrolling gameplay the series is known for, and all the familiar main characters, including Sonic, Rose, Tails, Knuckles and Doctor Eggman can be seen in the trailer. Fans can check out the official trailer on Sonic the Hedgehog’s Twitter. Get ready for Sonic Superstars, arriving Fall 2023! pic.twitter.c ...read more

Apollo, one of the most beloved iOS apps used to browse Reddit, will be shutting down due to the company’s new API pricing that will make the app much more expensive to operate. The app will shut down on June 30th, according to developer Christian Selig. “Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue,” Selig wrote on Twitter. Selig went into further detail in an extensive post on Reddit. He reiterated that based on Reddit’s current ...read more