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Last night’s Capcom Spotlight kicked off with an extended gameplay breakdown of Pragmata. The upcoming sci-fi shooter was first announced five years ago, and the walkthrough gives curious players a more in-depth look at the game’s combat and mechanics.Although we played Pragmata during Summer Game Fest and wrote up our impressions, this presentation lets players witness the action we experienced for the first time. After astronaut Hugh Williams becomes stranded on an AI-controlled moon base following a lunar quake, he must rely on the help of the android Diana to survive a station overrun with hostile robots.As a machine, Diana…

In this cover story feature, Game Informer learns exclusive details about the refined loot system in Borderlands 4 and how Gearbox designs billions of guns in the upcoming looter-shooter. Former Game Informer editor-in-chief and current Gearbox global creative executive officer, Andrew Reiner, briefly recalls the original pitch for Borderlands when the team visited our headquarters in 2009. Gearbox’s president, Randy Pitchford, shares his memories working on the procedural weapon system before we dive into a conversation about the design philosophy behind Borderlands 4’s weapon balance with creative director Graeme Timmins and associate creative director Grant Kao. How Gearbox Designs Weapons in…

One of the best perks of owning a Switch 2 is its exclusive GameCube library on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. The service launched with three titles, and we’re getting our first new addition in the form of Super Mario Strikers next week.Super Mario Strikers originally launched on GameCube in 2005 (making 2025 its 20th anniversary), and is an extreme soccer game starring the cast of the Mushroom Kingdom. The arcade-style sports title sees players executing over-the-top special shots and maneuvers, and features various game modes such as Grudge Match, Cup Battles, and Custom Battles. Like Mario Kart,…

Arc System Works held a small showcase yesterday, announcing a handful of new titles and updates to its existing slate of upcoming games. While it didn’t feature much in the way of fighting game announcements (sorry Guilty Gear/BlazBlue fans), it still had a couple of intriguing reveals of non-fighting projects. In case you missed it, we’ve rounded up the most noteworthy announcement from the roughly 25-minute showcase. Dear Me, I WasDear Me, I Was is a textless interactive adventure game coming exclusively to Switch 2 this summer. Featuring a rotoscoped watercolor art direction by art director Taisuke Kanasaki (Another Code: Recollection),…

Honor Magic V5 will be introduced in China on July 2, and the company is actively sharing teasers, revealing its design and specifications. With the latest social media poster, Honor has showcased the periscope telephoto camera on the upcoming foldable smartphone. The Honor Magic V5 is expected to have a triple rear camera unit. It will feature a slim profile, and is confirmed to pack a 6,100mAh battery. In a new Weibo teaser, Honor revealed that the Magic V5 will feature a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto camera with support for optical image stabilisation (OIS). The company stated that the upcoming model has the…

Apple is officially working on supporting its Swift programming language on Android, the company announced earlier this week. While apps for iOS and Android are usually written in Swift and Kotlin, respectively, the iPhone maker’s attempts to support Swift on Android could offer an alternative for development of apps on Google’s operating system. Apple already supports Swift on Windows and Linux, and it has established an Android Workgroup to maintain the operating system as a supported platform for the Swift programming language.Swift Says Android Working Group Membership Open to All Community MembersOn Thursday, Swift Core team member Mishal Shah announced the…

Last night’s Capcom Spotlight provided new information and snippets of gameplay for Resident Evil Requiem, the ninth mainline entry in the series. We learned the game’s central theme and story setup, why Capcom chose Grace Ashcroft as its protagonist, and more.Director Koshi Nakanishi and producer Masachika Kawata explain that Requiem is a single-player offline adventure, and they dive into how the protagonist, Grace Ashcroft, represents a new type of lead for the franchise. Unlike previous stars like Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield, the FBI analyst is shy, timid, and not adept at fighting; she instead relies on her wits to…

Resident Evil Requiem stars a new character in Grace Ashcroft, but fans have speculated that Leon S. Kennedy may play a role in the game, possibly as another playable character. Director Koshi Nakanishi seemingly silenced these rumors during last night’s Capcom Spotlight, where he revealed that Leon was initially considered for Requiem’s starring role but was ultimately considered a bad fit for the game. Nakanishi states that while they considered including the popular hero of Resident Evil 2 and 4, Requiem’s core concept of “addictive fear,” an experience so oppressively terrifying that players enjoy overcoming their fear, didn’t fit with Leon’s…

Samsung Galaxy M36 5G has been launched in India. The new Galaxy M series smartphone features a 7.7mm thin profile, and is equipped with the Exynos 1380 chipset. At the front, the phone boasts a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate. The Galaxy M36 5G features a triple rear camera unit led by a 50-megapixel primary sensor. It houses a 5,000mAh battery with 45W wired charging support.Samsung Galaxy M36 5G Price in IndiaSamsung Galaxy M36 5G is priced at Rs. 22,999 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. With bank offers, the handset can be purchased for a discounted…

Canva introduced two new artificial intelligence (AI) features for its visual communications platform on Thursday. While these are backend features that will not be visible on the frontend to the user, they significantly improve its capabilities in terms of platform integration. The first new feature is Canva’s deep research connector for ChatGPT. This allows OpenAI’s chatbot to answer queries about a user’s Canva projects. The second feature is an open Model Context Protocol server, which is designed to let AI assistants and chatbots connect with Canva to perform several actions.Canva Gets New Integration-Based AI FeaturesIn a press release, the visual…