Image: ViacomCBS Wattpad has long been a pipeline bringing content adaptations of stories by emerging writers to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. Now, ViacomCBS and Wattpad’s studio arm are teaming up to spin out a slate of original series from successful titles on Wattpad and Webtoon. Wattpad has...

Kickstarter is announcing some big changes to the foundations of its technology. The company said Wednesday that it will support the development of “an open-source protocol that will essentially create a decentralized version of Kickstarter’s core functionality,” according to a Kickstarter blog post published Wednesday. The protocol will live...

The Russia-led campaign was a wake-up call to the industry, but there’s no one solution to the threat. Go to Source Author: Lily Hay Newman...

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter’s secretive “Project Guardian” aims to shield controversial characters and users with large followings from an onslaught of trolls and haters, according to a report by Bloomberg. The platform reportedly maintains a list of thousands of users that Twitter deems high risk...

In Destiny, the legendary rocket launcher Gjallarhorn was the ultimate weapon for a time. Its ability to create explosions filled with more explosions was unparalleled — and, some would argue, in desperate need of a nerf. Amusingly, Bungie and toymaker Hasbro are now taking that part literally: the Gjallarhorn...

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales Apple’s upcoming macOS 12.1 update will fix some odd interactions between its new MacBook Pros’ notched displays and menu bar apps, which should no longer be blocked behind the notch, according to MacRumors. Previously, some users had reported issues where menu bar icons could...

HBO Max has released the first image from the set of Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, the upcoming reunion of the main cast of the Harry Potter films. The “retrospective special” will hit the streaming service on January 1, 2022. The photo–of actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint,...

Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077. | Image: CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has entered negotiations to settle a class-action lawsuit over the game’s bungled launch. There are still a number of outstanding questions about any potential settlement, according to court documents, including all class certification...

Director Jon Watts was ready to pivot the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home to instead be a film entirely centered on the villain Kraven, according to Collider. This is apparently unrelated to the other, long-rumored film centering on the villain starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, due for a 2023 release date....

Call of Duty: Warzone‘s new Pacific-themed Caldera map launched in early access on December 8 for Vanguard players at the start of Season 1. This new map is a vibrant island setting, bringing throwback locations from past titles and the return of Warzone’s mysterious Easter egg bunkers. Caldera is...