Art

Miles Davis, The Clash among 2021 Record Store Day releases

Home News (Image credit: RSD) The full list of Record Store Day 2021 releases has been announced – and it’s packed with rare and exclusive vinyl featuring The Clash, Miles Davis, Elton John, Amy Winehouse and Prince, to name but a few. Taking place over two days – Saturday 12th June and Saturday 17th July… Read more

Outriders review: A lootin’ shootin’ good time

(Pocket-lint) – If you were to pick out a gaming genre that’s hard to break into right now, online looter-shooters would be high up on the list. High-profile attempts like Anthem have shown how difficult it can be to upset the hierarchy. That’s just what developer People Can Fly is trying to do with Outriders…. Read more

The creator of Threes is back with a game about slaying giant beasts

Threes designer Asher Vollmer is launching a new studio, Vodeo Games, and announced the company’s first game, a turn-based adventure called Beast Breaker. Beast Breaker stars Skipper, a tiny mouse warrior fighting mosaic monsters. The game relies on tactical choices via pinball-like mechanics; players can also craft equipment to assist them on their journey. It’s… Read more

Ikea is working with Sonos on a hidden speaker built into art you hang on the wall

Ikea and Sonos are starting to tease the next products that the two companies have collaborated on. The furniture giant today posted an Instagram story that directly mentions the “Symfonisk” line and flashes the Sonos logo at the end, so there’s little doubt that new hardware is coming soon. Two fresh filings have also just… Read more

The visual jazz of Genesis Noir

Genesis Noir is set at the start of existence, reimagining the Big Bang and the natural expansion of the universe as the violent end result of a love triangle gone wrong. It’s a marriage of jazz and film noir in a point-and-click adventure game that sometimes works better as an audiovisual plaything than it does… Read more

LG’s Rollable OLED is finally available to UK customers – and it’s a snip at £99,999

Home News (Image credit: LG) After launching the world’s first rollable OLED TV in South Korea last year, LG is finally making the Signature OLED R available to UK customers. LG originally unveiled a prototype of the flexible TV, which retracts into a rectangular base, back in January 2019, saying the luxury device would offer… Read more

MSCHF will not ship its 666th pair of Satan Shoes after Nike lawsuit

Internet collective MSCHF says it’s not infringing on Nike’s trademark with a pair of exclusive, blood-infused “Satan Shoes,” setting the stage for a bigger legal battle. After filing a lawsuit earlier this week, Nike sought a temporary restraining order to bar MSCHF from fulfilling any orders of its Satan Shoes — a $1,018 Nike sneaker… Read more

This Nvidia RTX 4090 video wins 2021’s best April Fools’ joke

April Fools’ Day jokes are usually lame and lack any real effort, but 20-year-old Kasper Andersen has risen to the occasion for 2021 to deliver Nvidia’s RTX 4090. The Danish hardware enthusiast loves to create homemade replicas of retro graphics cards, but his latest RTX 4090 project imagines a future where Nvidia’s card uses 1,000… Read more

Among Us getting ‘full art style revamp’ in future update

Among Us is changing its look. In a post on its site today, developer InnerSloth said that its plans have “completely updated the art style with cleaner lines and an easier animation process.” Since becoming the breakout hit of 2020, InnerSloth has refocused its efforts on improving and updating the game, even going as far… Read more

The Resident Evil tall lady comes to life thanks to a former Olympian’s cosplay

Resident Evil Village is coming on May 7th, but if you have been keeping up with the news surrounding the game, you may have heard about Lady Dimitrescu, a very tall woman who has become very popular on the internet. There have been a few cosplayers who’ve attempted to re-create the iconic villain, but the… Read more

Facebook shorted video creators thousands of dollars in ad revenue

Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Due to a ‘technical issue’ Britain Lockhart never knows what he’ll find when he scuba dives for treasure. Neither do his viewers on Facebook who tune in for a surprise reveal. His page, Depths of History, has been steadily growing on the social network since he started posting… Read more

Best coffee grinders 2021: Crush those beans with aplomb

(Pocket-lint) – Coffee. That beautiful, brown, warm life-giving morning juice is delightful. But, if you’ve only ever bought pre-ground packaged coffee from a store shelf, then you’re missing out. Nothing tastes better than freshly ground coffee, and the best way to achieve that is to buy your own coffee grinder and do it yourself. The… Read more

Nike sues over Lil Nas X’s ‘unauthorized Satan Shoes’

Nike has sued internet collective MSCHF for selling “unauthorized Satan Shoes” in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X. The shoe company says MSCHF infringed on its trademarks by selling limited-edition custom Nikes that were allegedly modified with a drop of human blood. Since the Satan Shoes (as they are officially called) were announced last week,… Read more

I do not Feel Good Inc about the Gorillaz NFTs

Virtual band Gorillaz’s debut album is turning 20 years old today (a fact I’m going to try to immediately forget), and in celebration the group will be carrying out the usual anniversary celebrations: re-releasing albums, selling new merch and, according to NME, selling NFTs. This news has Broken me. At this point, it’s pretty clear… Read more

Your million-dollar NFT can break tomorrow if you’re not careful

Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Without maintenance, an NFT’s art could disappear Open up the $69 million NFT that Beeple sold at Christie’s, and you won’t find much. The name of the artwork isn’t there. The name of the artist is missing. And crucially, you won’t even find the actual piece of art…. Read more