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A hot minute after the first-ever MacBook Neo just hit the store shelves, Apple is already plotting its successor. According to Tim Culpan, a Taiwan-based tech columnist and former Bloomberg reporter, writing in his Culpium newsletter, a next-generation MacBook Neo is on track for a 2027 arrival, with two substantial upgrades. What’s actually changing, and what isn’t? The current-generation MacBook Neo runs on the A18 Pro chip, the same chip that powers the iPhone 16 Pro, and it is roughly as powerful as the M1 chip on the 2020 MacBook Air. Its successor, however, could be equipped with a binned…
Sea of Stars was one of our favorite games of 2023, and you can now bring the acclaimed RPG everywhere you go with its arrival to iOS and Android today.Inspired by classic JRPGs like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI, Sea of Stars comes from Sabotage Studios, developer of The Messenger. In fact, Sea of Stars is a distant prequel to The Messenger and stars two warriors, Valere and Zale, who wield the power of the Moon and Sun, respectively. The pair teams up with their childhood friend and battle chef, Garl, to take on an evil alchemist known as…
Scrolling through a streaming library looking for something to watch is its own kind of exhausting. But Tubi just fixed it. The free streaming service has been integrated into ChatGPT, making it the first video streaming platform to do so. Starting today, you can ask ChatGPT directly for movie and TV recommendations from Tubi’s library and start watching within seconds, all without leaving the chat interface. How to use Tubi inside ChatGPT? Getting started is straightforward on both desktop and mobile. On your desktop, click “Apps” in the ChatGPT sidebar, search for Tubi, and connect it. On mobile, tap the…
Matt Mercer Critical Role, Ganondorf’s voice actor My foray into a lifetime of gaming and storytelling was informed deeply with my childhood acquisition of an original NES, and along with that, The Legend of Zelda absorbed me entirely. I remember following up with the (underrated) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link while chowing on NES Cereal and working on my Link costume for Halloween, then staying up late at my friend Raphael’s house to play Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on his SNES before I ever had my own. The sweeping promise of getting lost in Hyrule…
If you have been looking for more reasons to love your Roku device, here is a good one. Roku has quietly expanded The Roku Channel with six brand new free channels, available right now on all Roku TVs and streaming players. This latest addition brings the platform’s already expansive library, which covers hundreds of live channels and thousands of on-demand titles, even further. What are the six new free channels on Roku? Here is the full list of what just landed on The Roku Channel: Channel 313 : Rawhide Channel 314 : The Beverly Hillbillies Channel 624 : Ink Master…
Arkham Horror’s lengthy history in the tabletop gaming world continues to expand. The latest addition is the new core set for Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Originally released in 2016, the game has seen numerous expansions over the years that have expanded its storytline, but this year’s launch represents a new chapter and ideal jumping on point for new players.We reached out to game designers Duke Harrist, Nicholas Kory, and Reid Bradshaw about the new installment, what both new and established players can expect, and why the card game (and broader Arkham Horror fiction) has had such staying power. We…
After years of rumors and leaks, Apple’s iPhone Fold is finally inching closer to a launch, and according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, arguably the most reliable Apple oracle, the foldable is on track for a September 2026 debut. Earlier this week, Nikkei Asia raised eyebrows by flagging development snags with the iPhone Fold, particularly during testing. Gurman, however, pushes back, reporting that despite the device’s complex design, Apple remains committed to its September launch window. Is the iPhone Fold’s launch on track? The supply at launch might be tighter than for other iPhones, but the launch timeline itself stands. Does…
Call of the Elder Gods, the sequel to the 2020 puzzle adventure Call of the Sea, has a new trailer and a release date. The sequel takes place 30 years after the original and stars two characters who work together to unravel a new cosmic mystery. Call of the Sea protagonist Norah Everhart may be out of the picture, but she serves as the narrator for this new adventure. Call of the Elder Gods will have two playable characters: newcomer Evangiline Drayton, a university student and engineer, and Harry Everhart, Norah’s husband and archeology professor from the last game. When the…
Higgsfield is betting big on long-form, episodic content as the future of AI entertainment, and is taking its first step in that direction with a new originals push. The creator-focused platform is rolling out a string of AI-generated pilots and is letting viewers decide what gets made next, in a bid to reshape how shows are developed and funded. What is Higgsfield launching? Higgsfield today debuted its first pilot episode, Arena Zero, marking the launch of Higgsfield Original Series, a new streaming platform for AI-generated series. Directed by filmmaker Aitore Zholdaskali, the sci-fi project was generated using the company’s “Soul…
The digital version of Game Informer magazine Issue 377 – the May issue – featuring Soulframe on the cover is now live! Subscribers can read the full issue right here, with print issues arriving in mailboxes starting in May. If you subscribe to Game Informer before April 22, you’ll receive this latest issue highlighting Warframe developer Digital Extremes’ Princess Mononoke-inspired fantasy MMO, Soulframe, across 14 pages in my cover story. And, in case you missed the news, all current subscribers (and anyone who subscribes by the April 22 deadline) will receive a code for Soulframe to check out the game…