Google just unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the Google Pixel 5, during its online Launch Night In event. Unlike the four previous Pixel phones that have been chasing the iPhone as a high-end device, the Pixel 5 marks a fundamental shift towards being a more mid-range smartphone with its $699 price. This is most evident in its use of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor, rather than the Snapdragon 865 found in other Android phone flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S20 and OnePlus 8. Although it's not the quickest on the market, the Snapdragon 765G should keep the Pixel 5 running at a peppy clip, and it has seen a memory boost with 8GB of RAM. The Qualcomm system on a chip also grants this handset 5G connectivity. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=google-launch-night-in-event&captions=true"] Alongside the more modest CPU, the Pixel 5 sports a 6-inch OLED display with a Full HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. That's not quite as impressive as the QHD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate we've seen on the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and other premium smartphones, but Google isn't targeting this market. On the camera's front, Google has mercifully dropped the telephoto camera from the Pixel 4 and replaced it with a 16MP Ultrawide camera. Meanwhile, the main camera is only 12.2MP, but you get a slightly more wide-open f1.7 aperture, which will allow might light in and should help with night time and low-light photography. What's more, Google has a few new software-based camera features including a new HDR Plus shooting mode that involves actual bracketed exposures – meaning the camera will take multiple shots at different exposure levels. Users will also be able to take portrait photos with Night Sight enabled at the same time. Lastly, a new AI-based Portrait Light feature will allow you to turn your old photos into portrait shots, complete with blurred backgrounds. For videos, users have access to new stabilization modes and cinematic pan to make their home movies a little more interesting. Google has also made a major improvement on the battery front, boosting the mainline Pixel phone's battery from 2,800mAh to 4,080mAh. With a new Extreme battery saver, Google claims the Pixel 5 will be able to extend its battery life up to 48 hours. Additionally, the Pixel 5 supports reverse wireless charging so you can place your Pixel Buds or another smartphone on the back of this device to recharge them. The Google Pixel 5 will be available for $699 and it will release on October 15th. Google's flagship phone will also come bundled with three months of Stadia Pro, YouTube Premium, 100GB of Google One storage. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com Kevin Lee is IGN's Hardware and Roundups Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspam

Oscar Isaac and Jake Gyllenhaal will reportedly star in Francis and The Godfather, a movie chronicling director Francis Ford Coppola's legendary trials making his Oscar-winning gangster classic The Godfather. According to THR, Oscar Isaac will portray Francis Ford Coppola, while Jake Gyllenhaal will play Robert Evans, a former actor who became the boss of Paramount Pictures and greenlit The Godfather. Coppola would go on to make two sequels to The Godfather in 1974 and 1990. Just a few short years after making The Godfather, Coppola, one of the great American auteur directors of the 1970s, would face even more notorious travails making Apocalypse Now, which were depicted in the documentary Hearts of Darkness. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/30/7-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-godfather"] Robert Evans later became a successful producer in his own right who recounted his career in the memoir The Kid Stays in the Picture, which was later turned into a documentary. Oscar-winner Barry Levinson (Bugsy, Rainman) will direct the film, which has also received the blessing of Coppola himself. Coppola said in a statement: “Any movie that Barry Levinson makes about anything, will be interesting and worthwhile!" Levinson, who reworked an original screenplay by Andrew Farotte, said: “Out of the madness of production, and against all odds, a classic film happened." Coppola faced not only Hollywood's lack of faith during the making of the film -- including pushback on the casting of then-relative unknown Al Pacino as Michael Corleone as well as the notoriously difficult Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone -- but the production also had to placate members of La Cosa Nostra who didn't want the term "Mafia" used in the movie. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/28/10-best-movie-moments-of-all-time"] Francis and The Godfather has been in the works since 2017.

Oscar Isaac and Jake Gyllenhaal will reportedly star in Francis and The Godfather, a movie chronicling director Francis Ford Coppola's legendary trials making his Oscar-winning gangster classic The Godfather. According to THR, Oscar Isaac will portray Francis Ford Coppola, while Jake Gyllenhaal will play Robert Evans, a former actor who became the boss of Paramount Pictures and greenlit The Godfather. Coppola would go on to make two sequels to The Godfather in 1974 and 1990. Just a few short years after making The Godfather, Coppola, one of the great American auteur directors of the 1970s, would face even more notorious travails making Apocalypse Now, which were depicted in the documentary Hearts of Darkness. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/30/7-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-godfather"] Robert Evans later became a successful producer in his own right who recounted his career in the memoir The Kid Stays in the Picture, which was later turned into a documentary. Oscar-winner Barry Levinson (Bugsy, Rainman) will direct the film, which has also received the blessing of Coppola himself. Coppola said in a statement: “Any movie that Barry Levinson makes about anything, will be interesting and worthwhile!" Levinson, who reworked an original screenplay by Andrew Farotte, said: “Out of the madness of production, and against all odds, a classic film happened." Coppola faced not only Hollywood's lack of faith during the making of the film -- including pushback on the casting of then-relative unknown Al Pacino as Michael Corleone as well as the notoriously difficult Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone -- but the production also had to placate members of La Cosa Nostra who didn't want the term "Mafia" used in the movie. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/28/10-best-movie-moments-of-all-time"] Francis and The Godfather has been in the works since 2017.

Google has just announced its first Android powered streaming dongle, the Chromecast with Google TV, and it's available today for $49.99 USD in three colors - Snow, Sunrise, and Sky. Unlike previous Chromecasts designed to just stream video and music selected from your phone, the new Chromecast with Google TV is standalone device running Android. There's even a remote control with Google Assistant and dedicated YouTube and Netflix buttons. It keeps its small design and brings 4K HDR at up to 60 frames per second to your TV alongside Dolby Vision and HDMI pass-through of Dolby audio content. Every new Chromecast comes with Google TV, a new tailored TV experience that brings "together movies, shows, live TV, and more from across your apps and subscriptions and organizes them just for you. Google TV's Watchlist lets you bookmark movies and shows your want to watch later, and it can even be added to Google Search on your phone or laptop. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=google-launch-night-in-event&captions=true"] Live TV integration is also available with a YouTube TV membership, which includes more than 85 channels, a DVR with unlimited storage space and more." Chromecast with Google TV will be available in more countries by the end of the year, and in 2021, Google TV will be available on televisions from Sony and other Android OS partners. Google also announced the Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5 at its Launch Night In event, and they will start to become available in October for $499 and $699, respectively. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Google has just announced its first Android powered streaming dongle, the Chromecast with Google TV, and it's available today for $49.99 USD in three colors - Snow, Sunrise, and Sky. Unlike previous Chromecasts designed to just stream video and music selected from your phone, the new Chromecast with Google TV is standalone device running Android 10 and it comes complete with a remote control with Google Assistant and dedicated YouTube and Netflix buttons. It keeps its small design and brings 4K HDR at up to 60 frames per second to your TV alongside Dolby Vision and HDMI pass-through of Dolby audio content. Every new Chromecast comes with Google TV, a new tailored TV experience that brings "together movies, shows, live TV, and more from across your apps and subscriptions and organizes them just for you. Google TV's Watchlist lets you bookmark movies and shows your want to watch later, and it can even be added to Google Search on your phone or laptop. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=google-launch-night-in-event&captions=true"] Live TV integration is also available with a YouTube TV membership, which includes more than 85 channels, a DVR with unlimited storage space and more." Chromecast with Google TV will be available in more countries by the end of the year, and in 2021, Google TV will be available on televisions from Sony and other Android OS partners. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Netflix has added another iconic character to its library. The streamer is developing a new series based on Robert E. Howard's Conan stories. As reported by Deadline, the new series is part of a larger arrangement between Netflix and Conan Properties International, giving Netflix exclusive rights to adapt Howard's iconic Conan tales in both live-action and animated form. The Conan series will be executive produced by Fredrik Malmberg and Mark Wheeler through their production company Pathfinder Media. Deadline notes Netflix is currently on the hunt for writers and directors, so the project appears to be in its early stages. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/05/29/conan-unconquered-launch-trailer"] Conan has been adapted in both live-action and animated forms several times over the years. Arnold Schwarzenegger famously had his breakout role starring in 1982's Conan the Barbarian and reprised the role for 1984's Conan the Destroyer. Conan was more recently rebooted in 2011's Jason Momoa-led Conan the Barbarian. The franchise has also spawned three TV series to date - the animated series Conan the Adventurer and Conan and the Young Warriors and a short-lived live-action series also called Conan the Adventurer. A third live-action movie called The Legend of Conan has been trapped in development hell for years. The film is a direct sequel to 1982's Conan the Barbarian and inspired by Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, with Schwarzenegger reprising his role and playing a much older and more battle-weary Conan who now rules over the kingdom of Aquilonia. It's unclear if Netflix might resurrect that project in a new form, or if the new series might be tied to the earlier Schwarzenegger films. Based on the terms of Netflix's new deal, there's no reason we couldn't see multiple incarnations of Conan on the service. Back in 2018, it was reported Amazon was developing its own Conan series, but it appears that the project is now dead. Amazon is instead betting big on its Lord of the Rings prequel series, which recently resumed filming in New Zealand after a months-long, pandemic-induced shutdown. Conan has lately been enjoying a resurgence at Marvel Comics, with the comic publishing rights returning to Marvel after a 15-year stint at Dark Horse Comics. Conan and the Hyborian Age mythology have been integrated into the larger Marvel Universe, and Conan has even joined the Avengers. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-action-movies-on-netflix-right-now&captions=true"] Are you excited about Netflix's Conan series? Would you rather see a continuation of the Schwarzenegger movies or a reboot? Let us know in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Netflix has added another iconic character to its library. The streamer is developing a new series based on Robert E. Howard's Conan stories. As reported by Deadline, the new series is part of a larger arrangement between Netflix and Conan Properties International, giving Netflix exclusive rights to adapt Howard's iconic Conan tales in both live-action and animated form. The Conan series will be executive produced by Fredrik Malmberg and Mark Wheeler through their production company Pathfinder Media. Deadline notes Netflix is currently on the hunt for writers and directors, so the project appears to be in its early stages. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/05/29/conan-unconquered-launch-trailer"] Conan has been adapted in both live-action and animated forms several times over the years. Arnold Schwarzenegger famously had his breakout role starring in 1982's Conan the Barbarian and reprised the role for 1984's Conan the Destroyer. Conan was more recently rebooted in 2011's Jason Momoa-led Conan the Barbarian. The franchise has also spawned three TV series to date - the animated series Conan the Adventurer and Conan and the Young Warriors and a short-lived live-action series also called Conan the Adventurer. A third live-action movie called The Legend of Conan has been trapped in development hell for years. The film is a direct sequel to 1982's Conan the Barbarian and inspired by Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, with Schwarzenegger reprising his role and playing a much older and more battle-weary Conan who now rules over the kingdom of Aquilonia. It's unclear if Netflix might resurrect that project in a new form, or if the new series might be tied to the earlier Schwarzenegger films. Based on the terms of Netflix's new deal, there's no reason we couldn't see multiple incarnations of Conan on the service. Back in 2018, it was reported Amazon was developing its own Conan series, but it appears that the project is now dead. Amazon is instead betting big on its Lord of the Rings prequel series, which recently resumed filming in New Zealand after a months-long, pandemic-induced shutdown. Conan has lately been enjoying a resurgence at Marvel Comics, with the comic publishing rights returning to Marvel after a 15-year stint at Dark Horse Comics. Conan and the Hyborian Age mythology have been integrated into the larger Marvel Universe, and Conan has even joined the Avengers. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-action-movies-on-netflix-right-now&captions=true"] Are you excited about Netflix's Conan series? Would you rather see a continuation of the Schwarzenegger movies or a reboot? Let us know in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Update: Insomniac creative director Bryan Intihar has issued a statement regarding the decision to recast the face model for Peter Parker in Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered. Intihar shared how the decision to recast the model for Peter Parker's face in the upcoming PS5 remaster was not a decision the studio made lightly. However, Intihar says that "finding a better facial match for actor Yuri Lowenthal" was "a necessity." You can read the full statement below.

A few words from me on today’s news... pic.twitter.com/PpdWVuw4Mm

— Bryan Intihar (@bryanintihar) September 30, 2020

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Original Story: As part of the Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales Ultimate edition, Insomniac will pack in a code for a PS5 remaster of its 2018 Marvel’s Spider-Man game. Today, the developers shared what players can expect from a next-gen remaster of Spider-Man including new visuals, features, and even a new face for Peter Parker. In a new PlayStation Blog post, Insomniac revealed that the next-gen, PS5 remaster for Spider-Man will look better than ever thanks to technology like ray-tracing. The environments will be more detailed, and Spider-Man will even have ray-traced reflections and ambient shadows. Insomniac says character models will also get a boost with higher fidelity skin, eye, and teeth shaders. But one really big change coming to the Spider-Man PS5 remaster is that Insomniac recast the facial capture model for Peter Parker. You can check out a clip of the new Peter Parker face model in the video below. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/30/marvels-spider-man-remastered-ps5-new-peter-parker"] “We loved working with John Bubniak on the original game; however, to get a better match to Peter Parker/Spider-Man actor Yuri Lowenthal’s facial capture, we have cast Ben Jordan to be the face model for Peter Parker on the PS5 console,” Insomniac says in its blog post. Some online have said the new face actor appears younger and shares a certain likeness to another Peter Parker in a more cinematic universe. But on Twitter, Insomniac’s James Stevenson confirmed that the new actor is older than Peter Parker’s in-game age (Jordan is 26 in real life) and that the original PS4 version will not be patched to incorporate the new actor. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/30/marvels-spider-man-remastered-60fps-performance-mode"] Other features confirmed for Spider-Man Remastered are a new performance mode that targets 60fps on PS5, near-instant loading with the option to turn on the funny fast-travel animations if desired, Spatial 3D audio, and haptic feedback on the DualSense controller. The new photo mode in Miles Morales will also be available in Spider-Man Remastered. Finally, Insomniac revealed a new Spidey suit and it’s the one Andrew Garfield wore in The Amazing Spider-Man film series. [caption id="attachment_2414549" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment/Insomniac Games[/caption] Check out IGN’s Spider-Man Miles Morales preorder guide to check out how to get the Ultimate Edition, which comes with Spider-Man Remastered. Also, check out our original Spider-Man review. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has revealed its take on the returning Zombies mode - a new story set alongside existing Zombies canon, featuring cross-generation, cross-platform play, Battle Pass integration, and more. The new Zombies map is titled Die Maschine, a location with "more than a nod to 'Nacht der Untoten' – the map that started it all". Taking place in the early '80s, the four player co-op mode stars Grigori Weaver (returning from the original Black Ops) leading a CIA-backed team called Requiem as they explore an abandoned World War 2 bunker. The mode will also feature a rival Soviet sqaud called Omega Group that aims to study and harness the supernatural phenomena in the area. "Between Requiem and Omega Group," reads a blog post, "there are plenty of characters who may aid or hinder your journey, while others have separate, unknown agendas that will be up to players to discover. Among this cast, there is one particular contact – Sam – who seems eager to share intel discovered from deep within the KGB." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-zombies-screenshots&captions=true"] For the first time ever, Zombies will be available as a cross-platform mode, and will also work across generations, meaning all online players can play together, regardless of the machine they're using. Zombies will also now contribute to the Call of Duty Battle Pass, just as Mutliplayer and Warzone currently both contribute to it. You can also bring your chosen loadout into the mode. The mode will also add new tactical features as you play. This includes adding weapon rarities, field upgradfes (which are charged by killing zombies, and can be deployed to provide buffs, healing, and more), lethal, tactical, and support equipment (the latter including turrets and chopper gunners), and no-limit perks. There's also a new Exfil option, which allows a squad that's sure it won't survive to escape via helicopter in return for some rewards (but will send hordes your way as you wait for extraction). As we approach its November 13 launch, we've so far heard about Black Ops Cold War's Zombies, the game's new campaign, and played its multiplayer. That leaves Warzone yet to hear about, but we know it will be integrated into the new game. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has revealed its take on the returning Zombies mode - a new story set alongside existing Zombies canon, featuring cross-generation, cross-platform play, Battle Pass integration, and more. The new Zombies map is titled Die Maschine, a location with "more than a nod to 'Nacht der Untoten' – the map that started it all". Taking place in the early '80s, the four player co-op mode stars Grigori Weaver (returning from the original Black Ops) leading a CIA-backed team called Requiem as they explore an abandoned World War 2 bunker. The mode will also feature a rival Soviet sqaud called Omega Group that aims to study and harness the supernatural phenomena in the area. "Between Requiem and Omega Group," reads a blog post, "there are plenty of characters who may aid or hinder your journey, while others have separate, unknown agendas that will be up to players to discover. Among this cast, there is one particular contact – Sam – who seems eager to share intel discovered from deep within the KGB." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-zombies-screenshots&captions=true"] For the first time ever, Zombies will be available as a cross-platform mode, and will also work across generations, meaning all online players can play together, regardless of the machine they're using. Zombies will also now contribute to the Call of Duty Battle Pass, just as Mutliplayer and Warzone currently both contribute to it. You can also bring your chosen loadout into the mode. The mode will also add new tactical features as you play. This includes adding weapon rarities, field upgradfes (which are charged by killing zombies, and can be deployed to provide buffs, healing, and more), lethal, tactical, and support equipment (the latter including turrets and chopper gunners), and no-limit perks. There's also a new Exfil option, which allows a squad that's sure it won't survive to escape via helicopter in return for some rewards (but will send hordes your way as you wait for extraction). As we approach its November 13 launch, we've so far heard about Black Ops Cold War's Zombies, the game's new campaign, and played its multiplayer. That leaves Warzone yet to hear about, but we know it will be integrated into the new game. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.