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I’ve been hearing this for a long time: the foldable iPhone will most likely resemble an iPad mini when unfolded. Given that all the additional screen and dedicated multitasking features make the foldable iPhone sound like an iPad, doesn’t that imply that it could work with an Apple Pencil as well? Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has an answer for you, and a clear one no less. According to Gurman, Apple has given the idea a lot of thought, even though it contradicts Steve Jobs’ philosophy of not shipping an iPhone with a stylus. After all, the iPhone Ultra will have more…
Nintendo’s Switch Lite has inspired plenty of handhelds, but Anbernic’s latest effort takes the resemblance almost as far as it can go – while adding enough hardware of its own to make the comparison interesting. The Anbernic RG 55G1 goes on sale August 31, starting at $150, with the company offering a compact design, a 5.5-inch display and Android 14 software aimed primarily at retro gaming and emulation. Anbernic had revealed the handheld and its specifications in June, but has now confirmed both its launch date and pricing. At first glance, the RG 55G1 looks remarkably familiar. Its horizontal layout…
IntroductionGamescom 2026 has arrived, and everyone here on the Game Informer editorial team has a schedule packed with back-to-back appointments. From Control Resonant to other exciting games like The Witcher 3’s upcoming Songs of the Past expansion, we plan to bring you our thoughts as quickly as possible in this roundup. For smaller games and bigger games alike, keep an eye on this story here, and for some games, we might even break out our write-ups into larger previews for you to read. Wherever you click on Game Informer today, you’re sure to find some insightful Gamescom writing, and we can’t…
Showa American Story director Xiangyu Luo was born in China and remembers rumors in the 1980s that Japan’s economic prowess had grown so powerful it could buy America. Of course, that didn’t happen, but Nekcom’s upcoming action RPG, Showa American Story, which is set to launch sometime this year, is set in a world where it did. Hollywood is Neo Yokohama; Japanese immigrants have formed gangs like the Warriors, who don clown makeup and 1980s club attire; and protagonist Chigusa Choko has been resurrected from the grave and will kill many of the Warriors (and other enemies in her way)…
Apart from the new chipset, the camera upgrades, and Gemini Intelligence, the Pixel 11 Pro shipped with something that turned a lot of heads, in enthusiasm no less: the RGB light module on the back called HiLight. Before Google announced the feature, I was actually excited about it, thinking about all the potential use cases; the light could have been a subtle notification queue for users, one that doesn’t compel them to unlock the phone right away. However, Google tied the hardware to two use cases: Gemini interactions and calls from favorite contacts. That is exactly why tech content creator @Dhananjay_Tech…
Didn’t make it to E3 heir apparent, Gamescom, in Cologne, Germany this year? Don’t worry. We’ve got you covered with our tour video.Join Game Informer editors Kyle Hilliard and Wesley LeBlanc (mostly Wesley), for a tour of the hall floors showing off the impressive spectacle booths, myriad cosplayers, and food options while we only really get lost once.And while we were touring the show floor, we were handing out issues of Game Informer to anyone lucky enough (or unlucky enough, depending on your perspective) to run into us. We tackled Gamescom in a big way this year using it as…
China is trying to rewrite the rules of the memory-chip supply chain, and one of its biggest moves is about to land in a Xiaomi phone. Chinese memory maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is preparing to supply its latest LPDDR6 DRAM for Xiaomi’s upcoming foldable smartphone, marking a potentially important step for China’s push to reduce its dependence on foreign semiconductor suppliers. Reuters reports that CXMT has started mass production of LPDDR6, which Xiaomi plans to use in its new foldable phone expected to launch in September. Xiaomi confirmed the partnership on its official Weibo account. The development is notable…
Google has finally removed the paywall on one of its more interesting Labs experiments. Dreambeans, the AI app that builds you a personalized daily feed of stories, is now free to test for any Google Account holdern in the US (via 9to5Google). How the Dreambeans AI app builds your daily feed Think of it as a highly personal version of Google Discover. With your permission, Dreambeans taps into Gmail, Google Photos, Calendar, Search history, and YouTube to figure out what you’re into, and here’s how each piece plays its part: Workspace supplies real-world context like receipts or an upcoming flight.…
The entertainment industry may be approaching a strange new reality: the actor you are watching might not be an actor at all. AI-generated dramas and digital performers are moving from experimental technology into everyday entertainment, with production companies increasingly using artificial intelligence to create characters, scenes and entire short-form productions. The shift is happening quickly enough that some performers are already losing work – and, in some cases, being asked to help create the AI versions that replace them. The Financial Times reports that powerful new video-generation tools, including ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0, are accelerating the adoption of AI in short…
I got tired of seeing the handful of buzzy new releases on my home screen. This is why I dug up three older gems on HBO Max for this weekend’s watchlist. Here we have a Swedish coming-of-age classic, a true-story drama exploring the darkest places in mind, and a Soderbergh thriller you can finish before bed. We also have guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best free movies, and the best movies on Amazon Prime Video. Kimi (2022) Genre: Thriller, Crime, MysteryIMDb: 6.3/10Rotten Tomatoes: 92% Angela Childs…