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Today is Pi day, and in honor of the occasion lets talk about the cake alternative as it appears in video games.We originally posted this feature on 2015’s Pi day, which was extra special since the date was 3.14.15 – Pi to first four decimal places. This year isn’t quite as special, but it’s still an occasion to celebrate. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildThe pie in Breath of the Wild doesn’t offer a great health boost, but it looks like a real edible pie and it’s one of those dishes whose required ingredients (apple, cane sugar, goat…
The latest cover is live now for digital readers, so the cover team Marcus and Eric join Charles on The Game Informer Show this week to break it all down. Alongside those three, we invited GI contributor and freelance reporter extraordinaire Nicole Carpenter to talk about her recent feature on Love And Deepspace, as well as her reporting on recent Nintendo rumblings.Then, we’ve got some reviews to get into! Charles played Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, and Marcus has some final thoughts on WWE 2K26. It’s another feature-length episode of The Game Informer Show, so grab a cold beverage…
Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot AI Assistant is coming to the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles by the end of this year. It will improve your console experience by adding an AI-powered helper or assistant. The announcement comes from Xbox’s gaming AI partner group product manager, Sonali Yadav, at the Game Developers Conference panel. While the feature is already available (in beta) on computers, mobile, and the ROG Xbox Ally, it will, for the first time, expand to consoles (via GamesRadar). What does Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot AI Assistant do? For those catching up, the Gaming Copilot AI assistant is like…
Meta is pulling the plug on one of Instagram’s most secure messaging feature, and the company has a good reason for you to accept it. End-to-end encryption (E2EE) in DMs is going away from the popular photos and videos sharing platform after May 8, 2026, i.e., in less than two months. For those catching up, E2EE is a feature that encrypts messages so that only the sender and the receiver can see them. No platform, no advertiser, and no government agency gets to peek inside; just the two people messaging each other. The feature everybody needed, but nobody used? The…
Microsoft may soon allow PC players to enjoy original Xbox and Xbox 360 games thanks to an official emulator for Windows. While the talk of the town is the upcoming Project Helix, a new report suggests that we might get the classic Xbox experience before the next-gen Xbox platform. It seems like the company is exploring emulation as a way to improve backwards compatibility across platforms, especially as the company continues to blur the lines between Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. Why Microsoft might pursue emulation Over the last decade or so, Microsoft has been slowly pushing toward a unified…
Honda is scrapping three electric vehicles that were headed for North American production, a decision that’ll trigger its first annual loss as a publicly traded company in nearly seven decades. The Japanese automaker confirmed Thursday it’s killing the Honda 0 SUV, Honda 0 Saloon, and Acura RSX, absorbing a financial blow that could hit 2.5 trillion yen, or roughly $15.7 billion, across this fiscal year and the next. The move comes as the company gets squeezed from two directions at once. EV demand in the States has softened considerably, while in China it’s losing ground to domestic competitors like BYD…
Motorola has expanded the mid-range Fusion lineup with a brand-new model. The Edge 70 Fusion+ just debuted in Brazil, positioned right above the standard Edge 70 Fusion. The big highlight here is the addition of a telephoto lens, bringing a versatile photography experience. You also get a slightly faster Snapdragon chip. What’s on offer for around $500? The company unveiled the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion+ with a triple camera setup on the rear. This consists of a 50MP Sony LYT710 main camera with OIS, a 50MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 10MP telephoto shooter with 3x optical zoom. In comparison, the…
That stutter in your favorite mobile game might not be your phone’s fault. It could be how the game was built. Google and Samsung just teamed up to help Android studios catch those performance problems before you ever hit download. The result is Sokatoa, a GPU profiler announced March 10 by Samsung’s Austin Research and Development Center and Advanced Computing Lab. But Samsung didn’t build it alone. The tool was developed in collaboration with Google and LunarG, a company deeply involved in Vulkan graphics development. The tool is aimed at Android game developers, though anyone building graphics-heavy apps for the…
Samsung is rolling out a new feature for its Galaxy range of smartphones that is designed to help users understand which apps will actually work when connected to a satellite network. There’s a new “Satellite-ready” apps section, which lists all the apps that remain functional even when the phone is outside of traditional cellular network connectivity. These apps still work via satellite connectivity, so now, users won’t have to guess which apps are functional and can quickly check in the system settings. This makes off-grid connectivity easier to understand Samsung has been gradually expanding satellite communication support across its devices…
The team at TUM’s (Technical University of Munich) Learning Systems and Robotics Lab has developed a humble-looking robot that resembles a stick on wheels with a camera on top. However, don’t let the looks fool you. It might be one of the most useful robots designed for everyday people. Led by Prof. Angela Schoellig, the team has built a robot that can find lost items by creating and analyzing a spatial map of its surroundings. Next time you can’t find your keys or glasses, you won’t lose your sanity, as this robot will find them for you. How does the…