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In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, our host Charles is joined by Wesley and Eric to talk about Mafia: The Old Country, a prequel set in early 20th century Sicily, as well as the experience of Gen Con 2025, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, and Wheel World. We discuss knife fighting and stealthy sneaking, the power scale of Metroidvanias, and… I’m reading a note here about Italian frogs?The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Thursday for chats about your favorite titles – past and present – alongside Game Informer staff…
Bithell Games, the studio behind titles like Volume, John Wick Hex, and this year’s Tron: Catalyst, has been hit with layoffs. The resulting departures have dramatically reduced the studio’s size.In a social post, studio head Mike Bithell explains his team was unable to secure funding for a large-scale project. “It has become clear leading up to the release of our most recent game that we were not immune to the challenges faced by many game development teams seeking funding partners in 2024 and 2025,” Bithell writes.As a result, 11 employees have been let go, which Bithell says “constitutes the majority…
Samsung’s One UI 8 update is available on the company’s latest foldables, will arrive on other Galaxy S series phones in the future. The company recently unveiled a new AI-powered feature aimed at tackling the rise of AI-driven voice phishing scams, called ‘Voice Phishing Suspected Call Alert’. It is currently rolling out in South Korea, and is limited to Galaxy devices running on One UI 8. This means that users with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 foldable smartphones can try out the feature. The company is expected to expand the feature to more markets…
Realme on Friday teased the launch of a new series in India via an e-commerce platform. While most details remain under wraps, it is confirmed to be part of the brand’s P series. In a separate development, an unannounced Realme handset was spotted on a benchmarking platform and it is speculated to be the Realme P4 Pro 5G. By piecing the clues together, it is highly probable that Realme could be teasing the launch of the aforementioned handset.Realme P4 Series Might Debut in India with Realme P4 Pro 5G There is a dedicated microsite on Flipkart for the launch of the…
Xiaomi, Honor, and other Chinese smartphone manufacturers have been competing to offer handsets with large batteries. A recent report indicated that Honor could be working on a new addition to the Power series that would pack a 10,000mAh battery. According to a tipster, Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi is also developing a handset that might ship with a battery capacity that ranges between 8,500mAh and 9,000mAh. Thanks to the latest silicon-carbon technology, these companies can now achieve this without increasing the thickness of these phones.Redmi Likely to Use Silicon-Carbon Battery Technology for Upgraded BatteriesAccording to tipster Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese), the…
iPhone 17 Pro is expected to launch in various markets in September, including India. It is expected to debut alongside the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro Max models. Several leaks and reports have hinted at the key features of the upcoming handsets. A new leak claims that the iPhone 17 Pro model may offer more storage than its predecessor. Apple is also expected to raise the starting price of the handset. Notably, the iPhone 16 Pro is available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage options.iPhone 17 Pro May Drop 128GB VariantAccording to a Weibo post by…
Apple will have to allow third party browsers to function without relying on its WebKit engine on iOS, under a new law notified by Japan. The new mandate, which comes into effect in December, is the country’s attempt to thwart the tech giant’s alleged anti-competitive practices. Just like the EU, browsers like Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Opera will be able to offer access to alternative browser engines, such as Blink and Gecko.Apple Already Allows Multiple Non-WebKit Browsers on iOS in the EUAccording to Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act Guidelines (MSCA), prepared by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), Apple’s restrictions that only…
The Soulslike subgenre is becoming oversaturated, so it’s difficult for new takes to stand out. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers doesn’t reach the upper echelon of its stronger contemporaries, but it is a generally well-executed checklist of genre tropes with inventive ideas for combat customization and a unique form of dynamic difficulty scaling. As Bai Wuchang, you’re a battle-hardened pirate infected with a supernatural plague called the Feathering, which causes victims to transform into mindless, bloodthirsty beasts. However, Wuchang was somehow spared this fate, but she has lost her memory. As the Feathering sweeps across a well-realized Ming Dynasty-era China, it’s up to…
Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge is tipped to be even thinner than the company’s recently launched Galaxy S25 Edge model. A new leak also reveals the exact thickness of the rumoured phone. Launched on May 13, the Galaxy S25 Edge is advertised as a phone with a sleek design. Moreover, the battery capacity of the rumoured phone has surfaced online again, in line with a recent leak. The Galaxy S26 Edge is said to pack a silicon-carbon battery, which is likely to allow the South Korean tech giant to fit a bigger battery inside an even thinner body.Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge’s…
X (formerly Twitter) plans to show people ads on Grok, its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. The Elon Musk-led company is looking to increase its advertising revenue, which reportedly witnessed a drastic fall after the billionaire took the social media company private. Additionally, Musk also revealed that X will leverage its parent company xAI’s capabilities to improve targeted advertising. Days after it was launched, the Grok Imagine video and image generation service is temporarily available for free in the US.Elon Musk Plans To Fund “Expensive” GPUs With Ad RevenueIn a Spaces discussion with advertisers on X, Musk made the revelation that the company…