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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 144, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, new tech season is here, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)
I also have for you Valve’s Steam Frame, Nintendo’s expansive new Fire Emblem, a tiny Fujifilm camera, and more.
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Resident Evil . Zach Cregger’s take on Capcom’s iconic survival-horror video game franchise sounds like a riot. My colleague Charles Pulliam-Moore Zach Cregger’s take on Capcom’s iconic survival-horror video game franchise sounds like a riot. My colleague Charles Pulliam-Moore called it a “comedy first and a thrilling nightmare second.” Say no more.
Valve’s Steam Frame . Valve’s new VR headset, which was initially supposed to launch in early 2026, is finally here, and it starts at $1,059. Based on Valve’s new VR headset, which was initially supposed to launch in early 2026, is finally here, and it starts at $1,059. Based on Sean Hollister’s review , it seems like a really fun way to play VR and flatscreen games — when you’re not dealing with bugs and general instability. The Steam Deck was a similar story, and Valve righted the ship, so fingers crossed it can do the same for the Frame.
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave . I’ve been playing Nintendo’s latest entry in its strategy RPG series over the past several weeks, and it’s an I’ve been playing Nintendo’s latest entry in its strategy RPG series over the past several weeks, and it’s an excellent evolution of everything great about Three Houses. It’s easily my favorite game on the Switch 2. Seeing most of what it has to offer is a massive time commitment; I poured about 130 hours into the game. But if you’re into Fire Emblem or even just like RPGs, this one will keep you busy for a long while.
Fujifilm’s Instax Pal 2 . This $169.95 digital camera has an optical viewfinder and a 1.3-inch LCD screen, can take 10-megapixel photos, and is so dang small! Looks like a great pocketable camera to play with. This $169.95 digital camera has an optical viewfinder and a 1.3-inch LCD screen, can take 10-megapixel photos, and is so dang small! Looks like a great pocketable camera to play with.
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