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Polish developer CD Projekt Red has numerous projects in development currently, and one of them is an entirely new IP. The game is in development under the codename Project Hadar. While it's still early days for this game, and not much is known, there are some key details that have been revealed so far. Hadar is a new IP from CD Projekt. When will Project Hadar be released? CD Projekt Red has only confirmed the existence of a new IP and has not shared when it could be released, or even a...

Solid Snake is one of the coolest collectibles in Nintendo's line of Amiibo figures, but the master of stealth has been sold out for years. Finally, Snake has snuck back onto store shelves. Over at Best Buy, you can preorder the reprint of the Solid Snake Amiibo for $16 ahead of its February 13 release. Snake is also a rarity in the Amiibo line, as he's one of a handful of non-Nintendo characters to receive the Amiibo treatment. Another example of this would be Sora from Kingdom Hearts, a...

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Rivian is planning to launch a hands-free driving assistant system for its electric R1T and R1S vehicles later this year, followed by an “eyes-off” version in 2026, reveals Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe in a press roundtable interview according to a post on Rivian Forums and reported by Electrek. The first part of the system sounds like it will work similarly to Ford’s Blue Cruise or GM’s Super Cruise software, which are Level 2 assistants that only work on...

A brand-new Zombies map arrives in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 with the launch of Season 2, and Treyarch has released a full gameplay trailer for the map. The Tomb features a fan-favorite Wonder Weapon, which deals elemental damage and provides an additional way to heal downed teammates. At the end of the Citadelle des Morts final cutscene, Gabriel Krafft tells the crew to take the amulet they've acquired to an excavation site in France. As seen in the trailer below, the crew finds itself at...

Ubisoft has now clarified details regarding its expansion for Assassin's Creed Shadows. After getting rid of the season pass, the expansion is now a preorder bonus. The expansion is called Claws of Awaji, made by the developers behind Assassin's Creed Mirage. Here, protagonists Yasuke and Naoe travel to the island of Awaji beyond Osaka Bay. A new enemy called the Sanzoku Ippa will hunt down Yasuke and Naoe as they try to secure a lost treasure. Naoe also gets a new weapon type--the bo...

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expects to spend as much as $65 billion on AI in 2025 as part of a “massive effort” to further the company’s AI ambitions. Part of the plan includes a Louisiana data center that Zuckerberg says “is so large it would cover a significant part of Manhattan,” he wrote on Threads today. The announcement reads like a response to the big AI data center news touted by competitors earlier this week. On Tuesday, President Donald...

Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Earlier this week, several posts on the Instagram page of Aid Access, an abortion pill provider, were inaccessible to the public. Some images were blurred out, with no option to click through and view the post. Others appeared simply as a gray square with nondescript alt text, as if the image didn’t load. Aid Access connects patients with doctors who provide abortion pills via telehealth appointments, and the posts that were blocked from being viewed...

Over the last couple of years, challenging video games have earned a devoted following of fans looking to put their skills to the test. Those are the kind of games that Fanatical is offering a pretty good bundle deal on, as the site has a bunch of roguelikes, metroidvanias, and more on sale. Like other Fanatical deals, the more PC games you grab the better your discount, with the Ruthless Bundle starting at two games for $6. From there, you can get three games for $8 and the best-value deal...

All hell is about to break loose in May, as after five years, a brand-new Doom game is on the way from id Software. Scheduled to launch on May 15, preorders are now open and PC players can get a big discount on the game. Over on Fanatical, you can save 25% on your preorder and get Doom: The Dark Ages for just $58.79, or you can grab the premium edition for $84 instead. The latter comes with two days early access starting May 13. It's worth noting that the new Doom will also be available...

For years, Epic Games has fought with Apple and Google in court for the right to expand the Epic Games Store on mobile. While some of those legal battles remain ongoing, Epic is taking a big step forward in mobile gaming by adding 19 third-party games to the Epic Games Store. In an announcement on the Epic Games site, the company announced that the new mobile arrivals will begin with Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee being offered for free on Android and iOS now through February 20. Bloons TD...