F-Zero returns to the Switch in F-Zero 99 NintendoDid you know there was a time when Nintendo had more than one racing game? With today’s Nintendo Direct, now you do. F-Zero, after an almost 20-year hiatus, is back with a new online multiplayer battle royale game, F-Zero 99. F-Zero 99, like Super Mario Bros. 35, Pac-Man 99, and Tetris 99 before it, is a battle royale game in which you a…

The Nintendo Museum will be finished by March Nintendo Museum rendering | Image: NintendoDuring its September Direct event, Nintendo announced progress on plans to convert its old Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant in Kyoto, Japan, into a gallery displaying its various products. Dubbed the Nintendo Museum, the site is under construction and on track to finish by March 2024. However, an exact opening …

League of Legends’ Song of Nunu spinoff gets a release date Image: Riot GamesSong of Nunu: A League of Legends Story finally has a release date. The League spinoff arrives on PC and Nintendo Switch on November 1st, with preorders starting today. The game follows Nunu and his Yeti friend Willump as they sled, hike, and climb their way through the frozen Freljord landscape. During the game, you’ll encounte…

Another Code remakes are coming to the Nintendo Switch in January Image: NintendoNintendo is giving Another Code: Trace Memory and its sequel, Another Code: R, a remake for the Switch. Both games will return “fully enhanced” as part of the Another Code: Recollection bundle that will release on Nintendo Switch on January 19th, 2024. Another Code: Trace Memory first launched as a point-and-click adventure on the…

Three classic Tomb Raider games are launching on the Switch Nintendo / AspyrIf you’re a fan of the classic Tomb Raider series, today’s Nintendo Direct had something special for you. Lara Croft makes her triumphant return to the console with a remaster of her first three games in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft. The three games are all coming to the Switch with improved graphics and, hope…

The ‘Big Three’ autoworkers are about to go on strike — here’s what’s at stake Image: Getty ImagesStrike fever is about to sweep through the nation’s auto industry, with the United Auto Workers preparing to walk off the job on September 14th if the “Big Three” automakers — Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler’s parent company, Stellantis — don’t agree to the union’s demands for pay increases, shorter working days, and strong…

The HP Spectre Fold is the world’s thinnest 17-inch foldable PC A Spectre with a kickstand. | Image: HPOver the past few years, companies across the PC space have been engaged in a slow, but steady race to build a foldable laptop that people might actually want to buy. Various companies have thrown their hats in the ring. Lenovo has done a foldable ThinkPad. Asus did a foldable Zenbook. And HP, not to be lef…

Rumors of Lightning’s death are just slightly exaggerated The lightning cable is on its way out. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThis week, Apple confirmed longstanding rumors that it was finally abandoning the Lightning connector for USB-C with the debut of its iPhone 15 and 15 Pro phones. The connector’s decade-long run might be over, but that doesn’t mean you need to toss out all your L…

Twelve South’s new HiRise 3 Deluxe is for StandBy Mode and charging all your Apple stuff The HiRise 3 Deluxe doesn’t take up much room on your desk and gets rid of a bunch of charging cable clutter. | TwelveSouthApple-focused accessory maker Twelve South has updated its venerable HiRise charging stand with built-in MagSafe and spots to charge your Apple Watch and AirPods. The new HiRise 3 Deluxe is a desk or nightstand charger that …

Honda’s Motocompacto scooter will satisfy your secret desire to ride an electric suitcase to work Image: HondaIn the vast realm of last-mile electric micromobility, Honda’s new Motocompacto aims to bridge the divide between scooter lovers and people who prefer to get around riding a carry-on-sized suitcase. I’m joking, of course, but the new scooter does have the appearance of that, or maybe it looks more like an oversized AirPods case. At …

Here’s why Apple put a Thread radio in the iPhone 15 Pro Apple added Thread, a smart home networking protocol, to its iPhone 15 Pro line. | Image: AppleFollowing Apple’s iPhone 15 announcement and the news that the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will come with a Thread radio, I did some more digging into how Apple might deploy this wireless connectivity protocol in its ecosystem. The smart home is the obv…

‘Bodies on the line’: why climate protesters risked arrest to block BlackRock NYPD officers arrested protesters who gathered outside BlackRock headquarters in Manhattan on September 13th, 2023. | Photo by Justine Calma / The VergeDemonstrators blocked traffic outside the entrance to BlackRock headquarters ahead of a key climate summit in New York City. Continue reading…

Nintendo Direct September 2023: all the news and trailers Maybe we’ll get another glimpse of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. | Image: NintendoNintendo is going to share ‘roughly’ 40 minutes of information about games coming to Switch this winter. Continue reading…

Google Pixel Tablet parts and repair guides now available from iFixit It’s now easier for Pixel Tablet owners to replace their device’s battery, screens, and other components. | Image: iFixitIt’s now easier for Google Pixel Tablet owners to repair their own device, thanks to the partnership between Google and right-to-repair champions iFixit. As spotted by 9to5Google, genuine Pixel Tablet parts are now available t…

Monster Hunter Now strips the MonHun experience down to its very basics Image: NianticThere are few game titles more literal than Monster Hunter. This is a world filled with monsters, and your job is to hunt them. But what makes the series so engrossing is the gameplay loop tied to those hunts: the way you prepare by collecting the right gear, weapons, and potions; how you spend time studying your target before head…

Starfield on GeForce Now is among the best and worst ways to play Starfield’s New Atlantis. | Image: BethesdaI’m not ready to upgrade my PC. Would I pay $20 a month to rent one that lives in the cloud? Starfield is the first game that’s actually making me consider the possibility. Today, Starfield arrived on Nvidia’s GeForce Now, a service that lets you tap into an RTX 4080-equivalent GPU, and I spent a littl…

Update everything: Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Edge just patched a big flaw Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeGoogle, Mozilla, Microsoft, and Brave have each issued critical security patches, reports Stack Diary. The patches address a vulnerability that an attacker could use to gain access to or run malicious code on your computer, and the companies acknowledge it’s been actively exploited in the wild. NIST cla…

LAist employees clash over Bari Weiss ad campaign This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Today I will cover a controversial ad campaign that has raised questions at LAist, a pivot at Clubhouse, and a group of late night hosts who are taking their podcast to Las Vegas. Before I start with the news, one brief side note: Herb Scann…

Google’s emoji mashup maker is now available in Search Yes, you can even create a strawberry koala. | Screenshot by Emma Roth / The VergeYou can now create your own emoji combinations directly in Google Search. The company has launched its Emoji Kitchen feature on the web (via 9to5Google), which lets you mash up existing emoji to create different combinations, like an angry pumpkin or a panda wearin…

SpaceX’s Starlink made $1.4 billion last year Photo by Nilay Patel / The VergeStarlink, the SpaceX satellite internet service, generated $1.4 billion in revenue last year, documents viewed by The Wall Street Journal reveal. That’s up from $222 million in 2021 but $11 billion short of its original projections, according to the Journal. Interestingly, The Wall Street Journal’s report comes th…