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Northgard is a Viking strategy game which is now out for iOS
Last year it was announced that Playdigious would bring the popular Viking strategy game Northgard to iOS and Android platforms sometime in 2021, with the game now launching on the former and the latter arriving later this year. Northgard is a strategy game where you command a Viking clan as you conquer a newly discovered region. This land is full of dangers and hazards, including dire wolves and undead warriors that seek to kill you. As such, you’ll need to deal with every aspect of moving into this dangerous new territory, including braving the harsh climate and surviving against natural hazards. This means building settlements for your clan to live in, and assigning your villagers…
Murder Mystery Machine’s final episode ‘The Tyger and the Lamb’ out now on Apple Arcade
Blazing Griffin has now released the final episode to its puzzle-solving detective game Murder Mystery Machine on Apple Arcade. The developer has also announced that the game will be hitting PC and console platforms later this year. The chapter, titled The Tyger and the Lamb, features the detective characters CC and Nate as they lay bare the web of connections throughout their investigation, allowing them to connect the dots of a conspiracy that began with their very first case together as partners. When a key lead in the case is found dead in a motel car park, the duo discover it is far too coincidental to be a simple mugging. The Tyger and the Lamb features five new mysteries to solve in…
Baseball Superstars receives new 2021 seasonal update
GAMEVIL has released an update for Baseball Superstars 2020 which brings the game’s 2021 season into full effect with new features and improvements. It is available now for iOS and Android devices and replaces 2020 with 2021 on those respective store pages. This new version of the game features an all-new live PvP matchmaking system, as well as new customisation options and major rewards which will make your team the best in the galaxy.The all-new live global PvP mode pits your team against a rivals’, with matches being made from all across the world against players of a whole variety of skill levels. The core gameplay of Baseball Superstars provides an imaginative baseball expe…
Quick Fire is a large collection of minigames out now for iOS and Android
Indie developer Zak Woolley has released Quick Fire, a big collection of short minigames, for iOS and Android devices. Quick Fire features fast-paced rounds of minigames, each one lasting only a few seconds in length, and tasks you with trying to set high scores within the allotted time limit. Woolley says Quick Fire is the perfect game for wasting time with its massive amounts of content. Each minigame gives you four chances to solve it and failing to do so will restart the level, but after playing every five minigames the speed and time limit will gradually get faster which means you’ve got to be extra attentive to what’s going on. It gets more intense, though, as after ever…
Co-op multiplayer comes to mobile robbery shooter Armed Heist
Sozap has released a new update for its mobile shooter game Armed Heist, which adds co-op multiplayer to the game on iOS and Android. Released two years ago, Armed Heist is a shooter game where you rob armoured trucks and empty bank vaults while also facing the feds that aim to stop you. It’s a bit like the Payday series of video games which have had numerous iterations on PC and consoles. You play as a character who is becoming a career criminal by carrying out heist jobs across three unique maps, and you can now bring in your friends to join a mission. Hey Heisters,Did I forget to tell you that this update will be a rifle-mania?The second weapon for this update will be the epic…
Dead Cells, the action roguelike, receives new The Bad Seed DLC
Playdigious and Motion Twin has released a paid downloadable expansion to its mobile action roguelike, Dead Cells, on iOS and Android devices. The Bad Seed promises to expand the lore of the Dead Cells story, adding new levels, monsters and weapons to the game which will add variety to each new run you begin. It has you exploring a relaxing arboretum, trudging through a toxic swamp, and fighting a boss in content that is intended to develop on the early game experience. You wanted it so much, here you have it! The #BadSeed DLC for #DeadCells is here! Hours of gameplay, injust deaths and our good mushroom boi await you! https://t.co/osxJGZ97tI https://t.co/CKofEG1ZJS pic.twitter.com/FDy…
With My Cat is an upcoming pet sim for mobile devices arriving next week
Neilo is launching a new pet simulator called With My Cat for iOS and Android devices. The game is releasing next week and adopting a bunch of small adorable kittens. In With My Cat, you adopt these kitties and must bring them up to be strong, independent adult cats. When you spend more time with them, you raise their stats and get to know their various different kinds of personalities and quirks, just like looking after a real pet. It’s also a social game, in which you can spend time with your cat and make new animal pals at the Friends Plaza. You can also use the Friends Hotel and Foster Parents as well for some additional interactivity. The important thing about With My Cat is it…
Melancholic indie adventure game The Longest Road on Earth comes to mobile this spring
During last night's Future Games Show that was held after the BAFTA Games Awards, Raw Fury announced it would be bringing the melancholic indie adventure game The Longest Road on Earth to mobile in the spring. The Longest Road on Earth is a thoughtful and deeply personal narrative adventure game with stripped down mechanics and a lack of text to help you be fully immersed within the story, of which the game features four short stories featuring the lives of ordinary characters. It’s not a game about big challenges or fail states to punish you, but rather an emotive journey that can be enjoyed at a relaxing pace. Music is a big part of the experience too, and each short story will al…
Three new Godzilla games are coming to mobile platforms this year
Toho Games has announced it will be bringing three new games based on the Godzilla franchise to iOS and Android later this year. While the kaiju is closely associated with the Japanese property, these games will draw inspiration from Warner Bros. Pictures’ MonsterVerse which includes Godzilla, King Kong, King Ghidorah and Mothra among other characters. The first game is called Run Godzilla, which is more of a pet simulator than anything else. You raise and feed kaiju to prepare them to leave your village to set out on their journey. You can check up on them after they have left the village, and it is important to raise them well enough that you can pass on their abilities to the next…
Kowloon’s Curse, a mobile horror RPG, launches Kickstarter campaign
Studio [notes.] has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Kowloon Curse, the developer’s first game which is a mix of classic horror and turn-based RPG. It’s coming to mobile platforms in addition to the PC version. In Kowloon’s Curse, you journey through a hellish version of Kowloon Walled City, a once densely populated enclave located in Hong Kong. You are summoned there by a mysterious figure known only as Mr. Kowloon, and you must find a way out before the city’s dark nature overcomes you. It's only been 3 Hours and #KowloonsCurse is already over 30% funded! Thank you all so much! Let's get this funded within 24 hours! Kickstarter link: https://t.co/Tb12DebWUzEv…
World of Tanks Blitz goes to space with upcoming update and events
Wargaming Group is releasing a new update for World of Tanks Blitz next month in which the vehicle combat game is heading for the final frontier: outer space. The update will arrive on iOS and Android in April. It’ll start with a dedicated Battle Pass called Operation Red Planet, which stars a new Explorer tank called Tier VI Cromwell B medium tank. This operation will run from 1st April all the way to the 30th. World of Tanks Blitz has actually launched a real model into the stratosphere to celebrate this upcoming update, using a 1:32 size replica model and springing it up into the air at a speed of up to 15m/sec. It hovered 24 kilometres above Earth before landing successfully. You…
Box It Up! Inc. is a fluid action-puzzler out now for iOS
Team TAPE has released Box It Up! Inc, a new action-puzzler that is available for iOS devices. In Box It Up! Inc, you are tasked with packing up boxes from a warehouse by matching the colours and tidying the space up. The difficulty increases as you progress, allowing for more colour complexity and harder ways to organise them. Each level in the game uses a different type of puzzle, with each one being different compared to the last, so it’ll provide a diverse experience that doesn’t feel too much the same throughout your playthrough. It is being developed by Team TAPE, two indie developers who used to work for Devsisters on its popular game, Tape It Up! If you’re a fan…
Square Enix showcases a new trailer for Just Cause Mobile, a Space Invaders AR game, and a new Hitman Sniper spin-off
Last night, Square Enix held a presentation to show off some of its upcoming games coming to all platforms. Among the reveals were several games which are coming to mobile over the course of this year. A new trailer for Just Cause: Mobile has dropped. It doesn’t show any gameplay, but it features some characters who will appear in the game like Annika, Teo and of course, Rico Rodriguez. The most important thing about this trailer is showing the game will deliver the same action-packed experience that you expect from the main entries to the series on consoles and PC. Meanwhile, Square Enix also showed off a Space Invaders AR game where you must protect the world from invading aliens…
Human: Fall Flat on mobile gets a new update with more fan-created levels
505 Games in partnership with No Brakes Games and Curve Digital has released a new update for its puzzle platformer Human: Fall Flat, bringing two new fan-created levels to the game’s mobile version. It is available now on both iOS and Android devices. The two new levels are called Golf and City, and they were originally released for console and PC versions of Human: Fall Flat last year. Both of these maps were the winners of Curve Digital and No Brakes Games’ Human: Fall Flat Worldwide Workshop competition, which is a contest where modders create their own levels for the game and submit it to be considered to be officially added. Golf, created by modder PrinceS, takes the rela…
The Forged in the Barrens expansion for Hearthstone releases 30th March
Blizzard has revealed the Forged in the Barrens expansion for Hearthstone will launch on 30th March, giving us only two more weeks until the new cards and features will be available. It’ll be launching on iOS and Android alongside its PC release. But if you wanted to get your New Hearthstone Expansion fix early, Blizzard will be hosting a few pre-release treats for any fans interested in picking up Forged in the Barrens. To start with, there will be a series of early sneak peek card reveals going out across different channels and outlets, culminating in a final card reveal livestream on the 22nd March featuring RegisKillbin, Community Manager Chris Sierra, and Game Designer Liv Breede…
