Fighting inflation, one Game Boy game at a time.
Incube8 Games, which sells new games that run on cartridges in old Game Boys, has dropped prices across almost all its titles by an average of 22.5 percent, 'to keep retro gaming accessible' as prices rise elsewhere. It insists the price drop is permanent, attributing it to 'improved production management and ongoing process optimizations,' and says product quality won't be changing. Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Dominic Preston Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Dominic Preston
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A webcam that's almost like a real camera
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What awesome tricks do you know that everyone else should? What app should everyone be using? Tell me everything: installer@ And if you know someone else who might enjoy Installer, forward it to them and tell them to subscribe here.) Today, I'm featuring Kallie Plagge, who joined The Verge from Polygon as a senior copy editor earlier this year. I am very glad she's with us — she consistently makes our work look and sound great, and she has an incredible wealth of knowledge on all things Pokémon, as you'll see. Here's Kallie's homescreen and her explanation of what's on it. The phone: An iPhone 14 Pro. The wallpaper: It's an official Pokémon wallpaper. There's one for each Eeveelution plus Eevee, so I've been swapping them out based on the season. It's Vaporeon's turn! The apps: I'm big on folders, but there are a few apps I need out and easy to access — mainly the Clock app, because I am very paranoid about accidentally not setting an alarm and missing work. 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