Capcom wants to port 'Resident Evil Village' to the PS4, Xbox One

Resident Evil Village is currently being developed for the next-generation consoles and PC, but its developer wants those who use existing platforms to gain access to it, too. Capcom announced during its Tokyo Games Show presentation that this eighth mainline Resident Evil game to make its way to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. 

A Capcom producer said via a translator, "We're looking into it, but we can't make any promises; however, we will do our best to bring a top-tier survival horror experience to current-generation consoles." If Resident Evil Village gets ported to these consoles, then they will join titles like Spider-Man Miles Morales and Horizon Forbidden West that did the same.

Source: Engadget

Google Maps adds COVID-19 info layer on mobile

Google Maps has started rolling out a new COVID-19 data overlay for Android and iOS. The new layer shows "critical information about COVID-19 cases in an area" so that you can make "more informed decisions about where to go and what to do."

To access the feature, tap on the layers button on the top right-hand corner of the screen and select "COVID-19 info." The app will then show a seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people for the part of the map you're looking at. A label will show if cases are trending up or down, with colour coding to help you distinguish between the density of new cases in an area.

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New Pixel 4a 5G images leak

New images of the Pixel 4a 5G surface right after its specs got released. UK retailer John Lewis accidentally posted photos of the phone a little early. It was accidentally shown (and at the time of this writing still visible) on the retailer's 4G LTE variant listing. You can see in the phone's status bar the 5G logo, which shouldn't work on the Pixel 4a 4G LTE model. Its rear camera layout also doesn't match the Pixel 4as. 

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Instagram's Reels doubles video recording time to 30 seconds

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Instagram's answer to TikTok is now offering a longer recording time, allowing users to record 30-second clips instead of 15-second ones. Reels is still 30 seconds off of TikTok's offerings, but this update shows that Instagram is still serious about going "big with entertainment." And that this feature will be its "new chapter of entertainment." 

Instagram Reels also extends its timer from three to 10 seconds. It will also let you trim and delete any clip to help make it easier to edit. "We continue to improve Reels based on people's feedback, and these updates make it easier to create and edit," Tessa Lyons-Laing, product director on Reels, said to The Verge. "While it's still early, we're seeing a lot of entertaining, creative content."