Get ready for a lot of pipping on flutes.

After being rumored for years, the third installment in the Xenoblade Chronicles series has been confirmed. Developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo, it is set to tie the first two games in the series together in some way. As you’d expect, there’s an emphasis on enormous weapons, giant Titan lands, and intense combat.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3:

What is Xenoblade Chronicles?
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 official trailer
Main characters
Story
Flutes
Combat & Interlink System
Character classes
Are the characters in Smash?
Special Edition
Release date

What is Xenoblade Chronicles?

It’s an action role-playing game series developed by Monolith Soft. These games stand out for their intricate world design, beautiful soundtrack, and engaging plots. Historically, battles are a combination of manual inputs and ”auto-attacks.” For instance, the player can choose specific attacks to be implemented and can control where the character go…

Plus, Sonic Origins remaster angers fans.

Hello and welcome to this week’s Nintendo recap. Lots of big news came out over the last seven days including a Game Boy emulator supposedly made for Nintendo Switch Online dropping annonymously on 4Chan, along with the list of games that has been tested on it. The excitment continues as Xenoblade Chronicles fans won’t have to wait as long to play the third installment thanks to a release date change. In more serious news, Nintendo of America allegedly violated a worker’s right to unionize leading to a complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board. Is that enough for you? Let’s find out.

Sonic Origins remaster angers some fans

This week, Sega announced Sonic Origins, a collection of four classic Sonic games coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC (Steam and Epic). Exciting news indeed!

However, Sega also released an overly complicated chart detailing what comes in the Standard Edition versus the Di…

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This week, Luke, Karen, and Stephen talk about plenty of iPhone rumors, Apple’s first foray into live sports, and some Twitter news.

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The best clear cases for iPhone 13 Pro show off all the gorgeous color of Apple’s newest flagship. You definitely want one of the best iPhone 13 Pro cases to protect your purchase. But what if you don’t want to cover up that perfect color you picked? Here are some of the best clear cases for your iPhone 13 Pro (and yes, some of them have some fun details that pop).

Apple designed

Apple Clear Case with MagSafe (for iPhone 13 Pro)

Staff Pick

You can’t go wrong with a case designed by Apple’s own design team. You know it will hug the iPhone 13 Pro’s curves to perfection with no wasted bulk. The circle and line on the back let you know the case is MagSafe-compatible and shows you at a glance where to snap on your MagSafe charger or accessory of choice.

$40 at Amazon

$41 at Best Buy

$49 at Apple

Edgy

ESR Air Armor Case for iPhone 13 Pro

If you’re not concerned about MagSafe, the ESR Air Armor is one of the best iPhone 13 Pro cases this year. The squared-off corners add…

The Mail app isn’t bad, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t something better for you.

It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do with your devices, you’ll probably still have to deal with email. Whether you reply to a ton of emails for your business from your iPhone or you just manage your personal inbox on your iPad, it’s almost impossible to escape the inbox clutter these days.

To help you out, Apple offers a built-in Mail app which is fairly robust in terms of features and easy to use on the whole for most folks. However, it’s far from being your only choice on iOS; there are a ton of great iPhone and iPad email apps out there. Here are our picks for the best iPhone and iPad mail apps.

Best iOS mail apps:

Spark
Outlook
Edison Mail
Gmail
Yahoo Mail
Airmail
Newton Mail

Spark

Spark is a personal favorite of a few iMore staffers for staying on top of email instead of drowning in it. One of its best features is how it can sort and group your incoming emails by type. It gr…

”Other goals include recycling 60% of plastic across all its sites worldwide, and setting up monitoring systems for wastewater discharge and air quality.”

What you need to know

Apple’s biggest supplier is setting specific emissions milestones.
Foxconn has already pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
It now says it will look to significant reductions targets for 2025 and 2035.

Apple’s main supplier Foxconn has pledged to reduce its emissions by 21% by 2025, and a further 63% by 2035 on its way to a 2050 target for net-zero.

The company made the specific milestone pledges on Earth Day, Friday. As reported by Nikkei Asia:

Apple iPhone assembler Foxconn on Friday set specific milestones toward reaching its target of net zero emissions by 2050, as part of a broader package of long-term sustainability goals released for Earth Day.

Foxconn is targeting a 21% reduction in emissions on 2020 levels by 2025, and a further 63% reduction by 2035, and aims to generate ”at lea…

”…the EU is planning to enact changes that seek to have a significant impact on the way that companies like Apple will have to manage their products, apps, and services in Europe, particularly with regards to ”gatekeeping.”

What you need to know

A new report might have revealed the EU’s plans for legislating Apple.
A leaked draft of the Digital Markets Act indicates it could force Apple to allow sideloading of apps on iPhone.
It will also force changes to default browsers, and interoperability between certain services.

A new report purportedly reveals some of the changes the EU may force upon big tech companies including Apple with its new Digital Markets Act.

From MacRumors:

According to a leaked working document intended to reflect the ”final” version of the DMA, seen by MacRumors, the EU is planning to enact changes that seek to have a significant impact on the way that companies like Apple will have to manage their products, apps, and services in Europe, particularl…

If you’ve been less than careful with your devices in the past, you probably want to get fitted out with an iPhone 13 mini screen protector this time around. No matter how rugged Apple makes its phones and how unbreakable their displays have gotten over time, your device can still get scratched and scuffed up when you drop it. We’ve rounded up some of the best iPhone 13 mini screen protectors below so you can get your protection in order.

Easiest install

Spigen EZ Fit iPhone 13 mini Screen Protector

Staff Pick

If you’re nervous about installing your own screen protector, your best bet (other than visiting an Apple Store) is to get one that comes with an at-home installation kit. With Spigen’s EZ Fit auto-alignment kit, you’ll have a much better chance of getting a bubble-free installation yourself.

$16 at Amazon

Budget pick

Mr. Shield iPhone 13 mini Screen Protector

If you are happy to self-install your screen protector without the help of a dedicated kit, you can s…

The regular iPhone 14 is sticking with 12MP…

What you need to know

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has added his weight to rumors of a 48MP iPhone 14 camera.
He says the iPhone 14 Pro will get a 48MP wide-angle lens for bigger pictures.
He stated the regular iPhone 14 will stick to 12MP.

Mark Gurman has added his weight to rumors the iPhone 14 will feature a 48MP camera for its Pro model when it comes out later this year.

In a new Power On video, Gurman reiterated much of what we’ve previously heard about the iPhone 14. Namely, that Apple is sticking with a design close to its current best iPhone, the iPhone 13.

Gurman reiterated his previous prediction that a ”pill-shaped” cutout for Face ID will replace the notch on the iPhone 14 Pro. He also repeated claims Apple will ditch the ’mini’ iPhone 14 for an iPhone 14 ’Max’.

The biggest revelation was Gurman’s own insight stating the iPhone 14 Pro would feature a 48MP wide-angle camera for taking larger photos. A feature previous…