Reading List

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Spider-Man 2 is the best PS5 open-world game

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 first hit PS5 in 2023, but set such a high bar for open-world games that none have yet passed it.

Cassette Boy forces you to see its world in a whole new way

It's no secret that Cassette Boy is inspired by the classics. It's a top-down adventure game in the vein of a retro Legend of Zelda, while your home base is a small town like in an older Pokémon game, complete with a mom who is constantly wishing you well. The game's blocky 3D graphics evoke […]

Shelter and Greenland 2 hail from the same action-thriller guru

Ric Roman Waugh went from stuntman to director. Here's how he became the king of smart but satisfying January action-thrillers.

ChatGPT isn’t the only chatbot pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia

ChatGPT is using Grokipedia as a source, and it's not the only AI tool to do so. Citations to Elon Musk's AI-generated encyclopedia are starting to appear in answers from Google's AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Gemini, too. Data suggests that's on the rise, heightening concerns about accuracy and misinformation as Musk seeks to reshape […]

A nice upgrade for Apple’s simplest gadget

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 114, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, send Arc Raiders tips, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about wind turbines and phishing scams and oboes, keeping organized […]