Xiaomi 14’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Is Now The Fastest Mobile SoC In Geekbench 6’s Multi-Core Tests, Beats The A17 Pro Thanks To New CPU Cluster

Former Riot Games vice president Greg Street was heading up development of the studio's long-awaited League of Legends MMO when he announced earlier this year that he was leaving the company, saying that «it's time for something new.» Apparently that «something new» is a new MMO, as he revealed today that he's launched a new studio with Netease called Fantastic Pixel Castle, and that its first project will be a big-budget MMO.

The new voice of Wario — or at least, the person behind his grumpy moustachioed mouth in WarioWare: Move It! — looks to be Kevin Afghani, the actor also cast as the new voices of both Mario and Luigi.

Even among Hideo Kojima's most diehard fans (not to be confused with Die-Hardman), I think it's a damn near universal opinion that Kojima made the wrong call when he replaced longtime voice actor David Hayter with Kiefer Sutherland in Metal Gear Solid 5. It didn't help that compared to Hayter's gravelly-but-slightly-goofy performance, Sutherland seemed a bit subdued—or phoned in, depending on who you ask. 

It’s not an official theme or anything, but this week’s TV is all about fighting. There’s the two sides of superhero coming-of-age stories on Prime Video alone: the season finale of Gen V and the season premiere of Invincible. Over on Netflix there’s Blue Eye Samurai, a new show about one woman’s quest for revenge in Edo-era Japan, while on Paramount Plus the new Taylor Sheridan-produced show about Bass Reeves (David Oyelowo) is sure to bring on some Wild West violence. Throw in Love Island Games, and it seems like no matter which platform you turn to, you’re gonna get some clashes.

Battlegrounds Mobile India recently announced the 2.8 update which introduced the Zombie Edge theme. Ever since the new update, the game has brought multiple events that honour the Halloween theme. We have seen multiple themed sets, gun skins, vehicle skins, and more to keep the spirit high during playing. These new events also give players a chance to win exciting rewards by completing their daily missions or getting them through different means such as using the in-game currency. Recently, the game introduced a spinning event which is named Wings Whispering. Know all about the event and how to grab amazing rewards.

Last night, X (formerly Twitter) finally launched two more subscription tiers to the paid version of its platform, known as the X Premium subscription. The Elon Musk-owned social media platform now has a Basic, Premium, and Premium Plus tier for those who want to access features such as editing a post, posting longer posts, and background video playing. Every tier unlocks some tier-specific benefits, and the most expensive plan, Premium Plus, unlocks all the features, and on top of that removes all ads and gives the user the “largest boost for your replies”. Let us take a look at the tiers, their price, and what they offer.

As another week draws to an end, we're back with another batch of streaming recommendations. We've got a spooktacular selection for you this weekend with Halloween on the horizon, but we've got something for everyone if things that go bump in the night aren't your bag. 

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

Horror sci-fi co-op shooter RIPOUT is out now as an Early Access title on PC. The game puts players in the shoes of a person newly-awoken from cryogenic sleep to find ships once inhabited by humans to have been taken over by strange horrors and mutated monsters. Check out the trailer below.

Xiaomi just unveiled its latest round of smart gear, and we were lucky enough to go hands-on with all of it. Today, the company is releasing its new top-tier smartphone with the Xiaomi 13T Pro, the Watch Pro 2, and the Smart Band 8. We’ll be examining all three in this article and letting you know whether they’re worth picking up for yourself. 

To see a smartphone nestled in Hercule Poirot’s well-manicured hands was only a matter of time.

Respawn Entertainment has revealed the next playable character to join Apex Legends ahead of the release of Season 19.