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The evil Santa canon: 9 Christmas horror movies where Santa Claus is the killer

A tribute to the weird and twisted history of Santa Claus slashers and other Saint Nick horror movies

A love letter to glory days of iPhone gaming

It may be hard to believe now, but the App Store was once a thriving place for inventive indie games. The ubiquity of the iPhone coupled with the relative ease of development for the platform meant that smaller studios were able to get their games in front of huge audiences, leading to a great time […]

Octopath Traveler 0's influence system is a bad deal for NPCs

Eight against one? That's a fair fight if you want to exploit Octopath Traveler 0's "influence" system

An all-time great game makes a comeback

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 108, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope your holiday shopping is going well, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Ariana Grande and pelvic floors and […]

Starlink made ‘work from home’ possible from anywhere — now, I’m ready for a change

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how to work anywhere, follow Thomas Ricker. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started I've worked from home for 20 years. In that time, […]