Google offers a 'The Mandalorian' AR experience, but for select 5G phones only

So, 5G seems to be big in the galaxy far, far away as Google and Lucasfilm launch a The Mandalorian augmented reality experience on the 5G Pixel and other "select 5G Android" phones. But as Android Police reports, they could sideload the app on older, 4G-only handsets, and the experience still works. The experience is built on ArCore, so it will presumably work on phones that support that.

The Mandalorian AR Experience turns you into a bounty hunter following the trail of Mando and the Child. It will let you interact with characters and learn more about the Star Wars show's first season. You can even take the snowy scenes into your home and share these with others. 

As part of Star Wars' Mando Monday, Google even promises Pixel owners to "keep an eye out for additional exclusive content outside of the app as well."

'Mortal Kombat 11' DLC brings back 3 characters from '95 film

Source: WB Games

It's been 25 years since the Paul WS Anderson film adaptation of Mortal Kombat came out. And now, as an ode to that, there is new downloadable content for Mortal Kombat 11. The Klassic MK Movie Skin Pack features likenesses of three main actors from the movie: Christopher Lambert as "Protector of Earthrealm Raiden," Linden Ashby as "Hollywood Kombatant Johnny Cage," and Bridgette Wilson-Sampras as "Island Bound Sonya Blade," with all three providing new voice lines, too. In Canada, the DLC costs $7.99.

Mortal Kombat 11 is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, Stadia, and PC. The game recently arrived on the PS5 and Xbox Series X and S in the Ultimate edition. That includes the main game plus Kombat Pack 1, 2, and the Aftermath Expansion.

Source: Engadget

Chromecast with Google TV and its remote gets another 'incremental update'

It looks like Chromecast with Google TV has some more small bugs to crush. Google rolled out another "incremental update" nearly a couple of months after its launch. Version 200918.015 is rolling out now to the units. And if you have one, you might get a notification about it. The 86.48MB download will automatically install around 3 a.m. once it's been downloaded to the new Chromecast. 

If you want to check if it's already on your system, you can head to Settings > System > About > System Updates. It's expected to be based on Android 10 with the September 2020 security patch on board. The remote is also getting a minor update with firmware version 24.2, which will install shortly after the Chromecast is updated. You can also install it yourself by heading to Settings > System > Remotes & Accessories > Chromecast Remote. It isn't clear what issues Google is working on with the updates as they didn't release a changelog for the updates.

Source: 9to5Google

Square Enix teases a more cartoonish Lara Croft in 'Tomb Raider Reloaded' mobile game

Lara Croft gets another resurrection in the mobile space with this new game from Vancouver-based Emerald City Games. Square Enix dropped the trailer for Tom Raider Reloaded, which is described as a free-to-play mobile arcade shooter.

As you can see in the trailer, Lara gets a more cutesy, cartoon-like makeover. But she's still going to be taking on monsters like wolves, giant spiders, and more. The trailer doesn't really reveal much about what the game is about, and we have to wait a bit for it to come out. Tomb Raider Reloaded will be launched sometime in 2021.

Source: The Gamer