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    Polyarc, known for its VR series starring a mouse, appears to be shutting down.

    ā€After nearly 12 years riding the joyous rollercoaster of emotions that is making video games, our time together has come to an end,ā€ Polyarc, the developer of the Moss franchise, wrote in a LinkedIn post on Friday.

    Earlier this year, Polyarc laid off staff after it couldn’t secure funding ā€œfollowing the cancellation of a major project.ā€ It also released a flatscreen collection of the two Moss games, titled Moss: The Forgotten Relic.

    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    Roblox will soon let you play games in your browser.

    By the end of 2026, you’ll be able to hop into a Roblox game right from Chrome with support other browsers coming in the future, Roblox announced as part of its developer conference news on Friday. The company also revealed plans to let developers launch their games as apps on other platforms and offer offline modes.

    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    YouTube now lets you lock your account on the TV app with a PIN.

    You’ll also be able to unlock your account with the YouTube mobile app. Read all the details in this YouTube support post. This is a smart feature!

    A screenshot of the TV app showing a PIN entry screen.
    Image: YouTube
    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    Due to GPT-6 Astra demand, OpenAI has paused new subscriptions to its $200 ChatGPT Pro tier.

    Those subscriptions ā€œput the most strain on our systems and we wanted to take the smallest step that allows us to continue giving the broadest access possible,ā€ OpenAI’s Thibault Sottiaux says on X. The company is working on ā€œadding more capacity as fast as we can.ā€

    A screenshot of an X post from OpenAI’s Thibault Sottiaux. The text reads: ā€œTo make sure our current users have an incredible experience and continued access to Astra, we are going to pause subscriptions to our $200 Pro plan. These put the most strain on our systems and we wanted to take the smallest step that allows us to continue giving the broadest access possible. All other plans and the api remain available. There is no impact to existing accounts and we are working on adding more capacity as fast as we can. Thanks!ā€
    Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge
    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    Using iPhone Handoff will cost $5 per month on T-Mobile.

    The new iPhone Handoff feature lets you use a secondary iPhone simultaneously with your T-Mobile number but comes with an extra monthly fee, according to a T-Mobile press release. The feature will work with any iPhone on iOS 27.