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Here are 20 of our favorite outdoor deals from REI’s Member Days Sale

REI’s latest sale is in full swing. The outdoor retailer’s exclusive shopping event runs through Monday, March 23rd, bringing with it a batch of discounts on Garmin watches, tents, portable stoves, and a slew of Verge-approved goodies. As expected, most deals are available only to REI members; however, you can still join the co-op for […]

Marathon completely changed my mind about extraction shooters

Marathon sets itself apart from other extraction shooters by putting you in the head of one of its perpetually endangered Runners.

Crimson Desert's lousy controls made me commit these 13 accidental atrocities

Crimson Desert's controls are clunky and challenging, and they led me to accidentally do some terrible things

The gen AI Kool-Aid tastes like eugenics

Like many people, director Valerie Veatch was intrigued when OpenAI first released its Sora text-to-video generative AI model to the public in 2024. Though she didn't fully understand the technology, she was curious about what it could do, and she saw that other artists were building online communities to share their new AI creations. The […]

Critical Role's Schemer table is redefining a fundamental aspect of Dungeons & Dragons

Critical Role Campaign 4's The Schemer table is redefining what it means to be an adventuring party in Dungeons & Dragons.