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State of Survival and The Walking Dead crossover coming in April
FunPlus has partnered up with the television network AMC to bring the apocalyptic world of The Walking Dead to its mobile zombie strategy State of Survival, which will see iconic characters from the television series appear in the game. The event begins on 1st April. “We’re thrilled to partner with AMC and The Walking Dead to bring our two worlds together,” says Chris Petrovic from FunPlus. “Since launching State of Survival in August 2019, it has been our dream to allow players the opportunity to experience The Walking Dead in our game, and we’re excited to be able to deliver that to them.” When the event begins, characters from The Walking Dead will ap…
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross introduces highly-requested character alongside several in-game events
Netmarble will release a new update for its mobile RPG The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross tomorrow, 16th March, which introduces a character who has been highly requested by the community, as well as several in-game events for you to complete and conquer. The SSR “Assault Mode” Berserk Meliodas is now available to collect as part of the newly introduced Holy War Special Pickup alongside characters from The Ten Commandments. Meliodas has a high attack power and powerful skills, and is also equipped with a Forgotten Past buff that decreases enemy defensive abilities by 15%. They can also give stat boosts to Demon allies and Heroes with Commandments. You can acquire this new pick…
Square Enix launching SaGa Frontier Remastered on 15th April
Last year, Square Enix announced that it was bringing the classic PlayStation JRPG SaGa Frontier to new platforms, including mobile devices. Today, the developer and publisher announced that SaGa Frontier Remastered will be releasing on 15th April for iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC. In SaGa Frontier Remastered, you choose a protagonist of your liking and set out on a story which is unique to you, featuring different goals and endings for each protagonist depending on your choices. #SaGaFrontier Remastered launches in just over a month on April 15th... Pre-order now so you'll be ready when it drops!PS4: https://t.co/slgdBFbfuBSwitch: https://t.co/7C4UCSoV6eSteam: http…
Pureya is a minigame collection coming to iOS and Android on 26th March
Majorariatto will be releasing Pureya on iOS and Android later this month on 26th March. It’s a quirky minigame collection centred around the imagination of a young girl who has scattered her collection of marbles across the room. She begins to conjure up all sorts of different situations in her head as she races to collect them and this is where the basis for the minigames comes from. These take the form of 10-second minigames in which you collect the marbles through different delightful and chaotic puzzles which change as you play. Some of them can be seen in the trailer below, which shows how you can soar like an eagle, dodge cannon fire and tiptoe as a flamingo to collect as many…
Slime Labs is a physics platformer out now for iOS and Android
Indie games developer Neutronized has released Slime Labs, a new physics platformer which is out now on mobile for both iOS and Android devices. In Slime Labs, you play as a blob of green ooze that can absorb smaller bits of slime around it. It squishes, stretches, shrinks and grows its way through different levels, while also dodging lasers, spikes and fatal pools of liquid. You also need to find hidden data disks within each stage in order to pass. Slime Labs launches in 6 days! This was my first hit browser game and it's now coming to mobile, bigger and better than ever before #indiedev #pixelartPRE-ORDER here https://t.co/HEG6CvvtiL pic.twitter.com/NkJq0vfWUa —…
A Musical Story is an upcoming rhythm game with no text coming soon to iOS
Digerati has announced a new rhythm game with a big focus on narrative called A Musical Story is coming to iOS later this year in the summer. Created by French developer Glee-Cheese Studio, the game has also been announced for Nintendo Switch, PC and Xbox One. A Musical Story is set in the 1970s, and has you exploring the memories of a musician named Gabriel as he pieces together important moments in his past. The game is described as part-rhythm game, part-interactive art and makes use of the connection between music and memory as a central theme. In order to emphasise the auditory experience of it, A Musical Story doesn’t feature any text or spoken dialogue, and the entire story…
Frogger in Toy Town receives new Endurance Mode update
Frogger in Toy Town from Konami has had a new update, which brings the new ranked Endurance Mode to the game as well as a few other bonus features. The game is available now on Apple Arcade. Frogger in Toy Town tests you with its new Endurance Mode, having you move through endless courses where you must stay alive for as long as possible. Endurance Mode comes with three courses to play on: Toy Town, Midnight and Party, and will challenge your competitive nature as you try to beat your high score and maintain your leaderboard position. There are two types of courses that you will play on during Endurance Mode. The first is called a Lane Stage, which brings back classic Frogger gameplay wher…
Heroic Expedition is an upcoming Norse-inspired RPG for mobile
DHGames has unveiled its new RPG for mobile devices called Heroic Expedition, which is coming to iOS and Android on 7th April. It’s a mixture of roguelike and city builder gameplay and RPG systems, featuring an art style that is vivid and colourful. In Heroic Kingdom, you assemble a large cast of characters to battle the monsters infesting the Divine Realm and grow the kingdom. Winning battles rewards you with items that can be spent on summoning more heroes to your army as well as upgrading your kingdom. There are five Nordic-inspired factions featured in the game, with which you can assemble heroes from. You can collect, awaken and evolve them all, unlocking new skills for them to…
Pocket Gamer Awards 2021: You have five hours left to get your votes in!
Three weeks ago our sister site, Pocket Gamer, entered the voting stage for the upcoming Pocket Gamer Awards 2021 and is now in the final stretch. You only have a few hours left to vote for the games you’ve enjoyed on mobile in the past year, as well as celebrating the developers themselves and the devices you use to game on. In addition to the prestigious ‘Mobile Game of the Year Award’, there are many other numerous categories as well, from the best game on Apple Arcade to the best gaming accessory, there’s a way to celebrate every single aspect of mobile gaming. There have already been thousands of votes so far but that doesn’t mean the winners are set in s…
Fantasian is a new JRPG coming to Apple Arcade in a few weeks
Mistwalker Corp is releasing a new JRPG called Fantasian coming to iOS via Apple Arcade in the next few weeks. Fantasian hosts some of the usual JRPG gameplay features you’ve come to expect from the genre: overworld exploration, dungeons, and turn-based battles. Several quality of life improvements are also coming though, which may twist the formula. For example, there’s a new system called the Dimengeon Battle mechanic, which allows you to send previously encountered enemies into another dimension which leads to uninterrupted exploration before defeating them all in go much later. In Fantasian, you play as Leo, who wakes up at the beginning of the game with amnesia and must…
Danger Darrel gets a beta for upcoming multiplayer update
Hoonaya Games has launched a beta for its highly anticipated multiplayer update coming to Danger Darrel. The update has been teased on the developer’s Twitter profile since the game’s release on iOS and Android last year. Danger Darrel’s multiplayer beta introduces four-player races to the game, allowing you to matchmake with three others from across the globe and compete against them a single match. It’s a race to see who is the first to hit the finish line, and you can utilise multiple weapons to slow their flight speed down. Here’s a trailer for Danger Darrel’s multiplayer update so you can see some of the chaos it brings. #DangerDarrel beta multip…
Slashy Camp is a horror-inspired endless runner out now for iOS and Android
Blue Wizard Digital has released Slashy Camp, a new endless runner inspired by ‘80s slasher movies on iOS and Android after a period of early access. Slashy Camp has you swiping on the screen to move a serial killer called Skullface around a scrolling grid in search of campers to kill. But be careful, because every stage also features hazards such as campfires, bottomless lakes, spike traps and landmines to avoid. But you can also turn these around for your own advantage by scaring campers onto those squares for extra points. BOOM!!! "SLASHY CAMP" is Out Now! Slaughterize those Campers on iOS and Android! [ https://t.co/vpb1FofxCc ] #slashycamp #android #ios #mobile #gaming #gamed…
Invictus: Lost Soul is a new action game out now for iOS and Android
Bushiroad International and True Axion Interactive has released Invictus: Lost Soul globally as a new action game for iOS and Android devices. Previously, the game had been made available in selected regions as a soft-launch. It’s an action deckbuilder where you defeat opponents using decks of cards to fight in PvP arenas. There are over 90 different cards available at launch as well as over 200 equipment and armour pieces, and features six realms to fight through. To celebrate the global launch of Invictus: Lost Soul, a collaboration event with the series Cardfight!! Vanguard is now underway, which runs from today until 21st March.During this time, there are a series of special ev…
Two new Final Fantasy VII mobile games are coming soon
During Sony’s State of Play presentation last night featuring upcoming titles that were releasing on PlayStation, Square Enix revealed plans for a PS5-enhanced upgrade to last year’s Final Fantasy VII Remake, but the developer also announced two mobile games coming to iOS and Android which would form part of the new Final Fantasy VII universe. The first game revealed is called Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier, which is a Battle Royale action game set in Midgar before the events of the original game. You use your magic, weapons and other abilities in a fight for survival against some iconic locations from Final Fantasy VII. You can check out a trailer for the game here. As y…
KRAFTON announces a new PUBG Mobile spinoff called PUBG: New State
KRAFTON has announced it will port a new version of the popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to mobile, the second of the series after 2018’s PUBG Mobile. It’ll be coming to iOS and Android later this year and you can already pre-register your interest on Google Play. PUBG: New State is set in the year 2051, and features the same basic premise as all the other PUBG games have used. You’ll be dropping into a new map called TROI, which has different landmarks that you’ll have to slowly get used to just like in the other games. There are also new interactive objects which allow for new strategies to take down enemy squads. There also degrees of customisation com…
