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144, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. ) This week, I flew out to Los Angeles to try on and write about Snap’s Specs.
Along the way, I’ve been marveling at how Apple put the iPhone 18 Pro’s Face ID sensor under the display, reading about new Xbox boss Asha Sharma, getting excited for bakes in the new Great British Baking Show trailer, watching Stephen Colbert shave his beard on Jimmy Kimmel, and hanging out at a lot of coffee shop tables to work. (As always, the best part of Installer is your ideas and tips.
What do you want to know more about? What are your favorite things you’ve watched / seen / listened to / been wowed by recently?
com. ) The DropResident Evil.
Zach Cregger’s take on Capcom’s iconic survival-horror video game franchise sounds like a riot. My colleague Charles Pulliam-Moore called it a “comedy first and a thrilling nightmare second.”
Say no more. Valve’s Steam Frame.
Valve’s new VR headset, which was initially supposed to launch in early 2026, is finally here, and it starts at $1,059. Based on Sean Hollister’s review, it seems like a really fun way to play VR and flatscreen games — when you’re not dealing with bugs and general instability.
The Steam Deck was a similar story, and Valve righted the ship, so fingers crossed it can do the same for the Frame. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave.
I’ve been playing Nintendo’s latest entry in its strategy RPG series over the past several weeks, and it’s an excellent evolution of everything great about Three Houses. It’s easily my favorite game on the Switch 2.
Seeing most of what it has to offer is a massive time commitment; I poured about 130 hours into the game. But if you’re into Fire Emblem or even just like RPGs, this one will keep you busy for a long while.
Fujifilm’s Instax Pal 2. 3-inch LCD screen, can take 10-megapixel photos, and is so dang small!
Looks like a great pocketable camera to play with. Boox’s Picco.
99. I haven’t used any of these diminutive e-readers, but I love the idea of them.
Marvel’s Wolverine. Insomniac’s latest superhero game isn’t getting the same rave reviews as the studio’s Spider-Man games — my colleague Andrew Webster praised Wolverine for being a straightforward action game but says the story ends up being “largely forgettable.”



