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It’s been nearly two years, but Ubisoft is finally gearing up to release a new Assassin’s Creed game. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is billed as “the ultimate viking fantasy,” set not in the fjords of Scandinavia but in the fields and rivers of England during the ninth century Viking invasion. Players are put in the role of Eivor, a Viking from … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s new Vikings don’t change up the formula much Continue Reading →

Image: Ubisoft Ubisoft debuted the first trailer for Far Cry 6 as part of its Ubisoft Forward digital conference today. The cinematic trailer didn’t have any gameplay, but showed a city in revolt under the regime of Antón Castillo, who is played by Giancarlo Esposito, perhaps best known as Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. In Far Cry … Continue reading Watch the first trailer for Far Cry 6, featuring Giancarlo Esposito Continue Reading →

Ubisoft, like many other video game companies, was unable to host its typical in-person press conference at E3 in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, it hosted a digital event on Sunday called “Ubisoft Forward,” revealing more about its biggest upcoming games. Those included Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs: Legion, its newly-announced battle royale shooter Hyper Scape, Far … Continue reading The 4 biggest announcements from Ubisoft Forward Continue Reading →

Makeup retailer Morphe has parted with YouTuber Jeffree Star, after weeks of public acrimony in the YouTube beauty community. Star has been accused of using racist and offensive language, as well as manipulating other creators and people close to him. “Today we’ve made the decision to cease all commercial activity related to Jeffree Star and affiliated products,” a tweet … Continue reading YouTube creator Jeffree Star dropped by makeup retailer Morphe Continue Reading →

Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE Near Barcelona. | Photo by Albert Llop / NurPhoto via Getty Images For any early birds who have ventured outside in the US this week, you may have seen a tiny — yet spectacular — sight in the pre-dawn sky. A comet with a bright, opulent tail has been gracing the skies … Continue reading How to catch a glimpse of the comet NEOWISE dazzling the skies right now Continue Reading →

Photo by Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images Staying on top of your email can be overwhelming, time-consuming, and tedious. It’s not hard to rack up a large number of unread emails. And for that reason, it’s easy to keep checking your constant influx of messages — at the expense of other tasks. I have multiple … Continue reading How to keep your email from getting out of control Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube creators in the company’s Partner Program can earn money a bunch of different ways — through advertising, subscriptions, donations, live-streaming features, and YouTube Premium revenue. There are a lot of variables, and now YouTube is finally gathering all of those numbers in one place and giving that information to … Continue reading YouTube is finally letting creators know exactly how they’re making money on YouTube Continue Reading →

HBO Max has announced a new TV series focused on the Gotham City Police Department, which will be a spinoff of Matt Reeves’ upcoming The Batman film (which is set to star Robert Pattinson at Bruce Wayne / Batman). The new series will be set in the same world as Reeves’ film and will be produced by … Continue reading HBO Max is getting a Batman spinoff show based on the upcoming Robert Pattinson movie Continue Reading →

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Google’s 2020 Pixel lineup may look a bit different than usual if the latest product names found in the company’s Google search app are any indication. Instead of the expected Pixel 5 and Pixel 5 XL monikers, Google is apparently working on a “Pixel 4a (5G)” and a … Continue reading The rumors around Google’s 2020 Pixel phones are getting stranger by the minute Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon says that it will not ask employees to remove popular social video-sharing app TikTok from their mobile devices, despite sending an email calling for workers to delete the app earlier on Friday. As first reported by The New York Times on Friday, Amazon asked employees to remove TikTok from their … Continue reading Amazon says it will not ban TikTok from employee phones Continue Reading →