Sean Hollister

We — and regulators — have long known these games can potentially be addictive, even if you’re aware of the risk. There are dozens of billion-dollar games as a result; now, an entire generation may have “gambled my rent away on cute digital characters” as a shared cultural touchstone.

TL;DL: On our most recent visit to Japan, we were both surprised how wildly ubiquitous and remarkably useful Google Translate has become. Here’s hoping Google gives it a more powerful real-time mode!

The Razr 60 Ultra should come in some pretty sleek finishes, according to last week’s leaked images from Evan Blass. He previously revealed a wooden Razr, and YTechB claims to have leaked specs for both the Razr 60 Ultra and vanilla Razr 60 phone.

It self-IDs as a “Valve Steambox,” fires up a Steam screen, makes Steam hardware sounds, and natively pairs with Steam Controllers! Intriguing components inside, like a presence-sensing front panel that fires up its iconic ring light. It appears to have a VirtualLink USB-C port, so it probably helped Valve designers test wired VR headsets before that standard failed.

Skip to 8:11 if you don’t want the preamble.

If Nintendo is seriously going to lock the new Chat button behind a recurring fee in 2026, even turn it into a glorified ad for Nintendo’s subscription (yes, that’s a thing), I will happily pay to make the button disappear. Dbrand, you listening?

Or just let players remap the thing!