Andrew Webster is the entertainment editor at The Verge, where he oversees the site’s coverage of the intersecting worlds of gaming, film, and television. He joined the site in 2012 and has covered major events like E3, TIFF, Sundance, and GDC; served as a judge at The Game Awards and E3; interviewed industry luminaries like Shigeru Miyamoto, Phil Spencer, and Hironobu Sakaguchi; and reviewed countless games, movies, and shows including basically every Pokémon release. He has also edited several special issues covering topics like the history of PlayStation and how creatives get paid online. Before his time at The Verge, his work was featured in outlets like Ars Technica, Wired.com, Eurogamer, and others. He studied professional writing at York University in Toronto and is currently based in Hamilton, Ontario. (Go Leafs Go.)
Developer Gareth Williams is about to launch a massively multiplayer RPG on just about the tiniest device imaginable. PointlessQuest hits the Playdate starting on June 13th — you can download it now to get a jump on things — and promises most typical MMO features, but on a much smaller scale.
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With solid hardware and a huge library of games, it’s the perfect device to slip in your carry-on.
That’s Katie Dippold, creator and showrunner of the horror / comedy hybrid Widow’s Bay, which Apple just confirmed has been renewed. The news comes just ahead of the season 1 finale, which streams on June 17th.
Game publishers are trying so hard to avoid GTA VI in November that they’ve created a new problem: September is far too stacked with releases. The developers of soulslike Valor Mortis are now attempting to get out of that window by delaying the game until October 13th.
You’ll be able to watch the third Avatar movie from home soon, as it hits Disney Plus on June 24th.
