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Lilith Games announces surprise collaboration for AFK Arena with The Witcher
In a very unexpected announcement, Lilith Games has announced a collaboration between its idle-RPG game AFK Arena, and the smash hit Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Players will be able to recruit some iconic characters from the series to play alongside. AFK Arena is no stranger to big collaborations, with characters from popular series such as Joker and Queen from Persona 5, Ezio Auditore from Assassin’s Creed, and Ainz Ooal Gown and Albedo from Overlord. However, Witcher 3 is a high-value IP bound to draw in the crowds. Especially given the Lilith Games have managed to net Geralt's voice actor Doug Cockle to record the voice-acted lines for the partnership. The popular characters Geralt of…
Smash Hit TV Series Vikings come to Vikingard as colloboration kicks off
It's time for Norse fans everywhere to get excited, pick up their phone, shout Skol and then feel silly about themselves as the Vikings collaboration launches for Vikingard. Players can now fight alongside their favourite characters from the hit TV series. The new pre-launch event sets the scene for the whole collaboration, with the encounter of a mysterious new Viking girl who has some deep knowledge of Ragnar’s famous journey. It is through this character that players meet four iconic Vikings characters; Ragnar, Lagertha, Rollo and Floki as they prepare to depart on their journey to raid England. The event brings six objectives that run over twenty-one days, with the storyline invo…
Night decends on KartRider Rush+ with new season Moonhill City
Nexon Co has announced the latest season for its mobile racing game KartRider Rush+. Season 15 is titled Moonhill City and will introduce new karts, tracks and features for players to enjoy. Season 15 will introduce new legendary karts Artemyzer, named after the Greek goddess of the hunt, Artemis, and the Super Dao that will speed racers through the moonlit tracks of Moonhill City, and down the new themed tracks such as Moonshadow Tunnel. Players will be able to leave their karts and explore the nightlife exclusive to Moonhill City, before racing in the brilliantly named Porcelain Tea Karty or speeding down the streets on the Hyper Bike. One of the biggest new features to hit the game is t…
Square Enix confirms Nier Reincarnation collaboration with popular JRPG
A new collaboration has been confirmed for gacha RPG Nier Reincarnation. Speaking at the 11th live stream of the aforementioned game, Square Enix and developers Applibot have announced that smash hit RPG Persona 5 Royal will be showing up in the weird and wonderful world of prolific oddball Yoko Taro. As part of this new collaboration, Persona 5 Royal protagonist Joker and teammate Makoto Niijima, aka Queen, will be available to draw in a special gacha. It is also confirmed that a collaboration quest entitled Record: Phantom of the Rebellion will be available until October 13th and will give the chance to recruit Yusuke Kitagawa, also known as Fox, to complete the Persona Trio, as well as g…
Steve Jackson announces new digital version of smash hit game Munchkin
In one of the most exciting announcements for board game enthusiasts in recent memory, Steve Jackson and Dire Wolf have announced a digital adaption of the worldwide smash hit Munchkin, coming to Steam and mobile this Fall. Whilst you could probably argue whether Munchkin is a board game or a card game, it doesn’t really matter, whatever it is it makes for a tremendously fun session with friends. Or make those ex-friends, as one of the core mechanics of the game is pulling the rug from underneath other players at the most damaging moments. All Players start at level 1, and the aim of the game is to reach level 10 first by any means necessary, be that with cooperative play or destroyi…
KRAFTON subsidiary RisingWings announces pre-testing schedule for strategy title Defense Derby
RisingWings, a subsidiary of KRAFTON Inc, has announced the global pre-testing schedule for its new real-time strategic mobile game Defense Derby. Taking place from September 15th to 30th, users will be able to get involved and help shape the eventual full release. Defense Derby is a Player vs Player defense game and features an intriguing real-time auction system. In each round, four players will obtain cards through an auction to build up a deck. They will then use these cards to defend their castles against incoming monsters until the last person standing is crowned victor. Placement of cards will be a big point of the battle, with synergy effects being created depending on the race, at…
Battle Royale shooter Lost Light launches worldwide
NetEase Games is helping gamers everywhere ring in September with the global launch of its new survival shooter Lost Light. Releasing on iOS, Android and PC, the game aims to set itself apart from other battle royale shooters with a fairly detailed and in-depth gun customisation system to allow everyone to create their own personal play style. Since the first Closed Beta Test took place in 2021, Lost Light has picked up a lot of steam, attracting more than 4 million players and entering the rankings for Top 30 New Games on Google Play multiple times. The game supports cross-play and cross-platform support between mobile and PC, with any device that sports at least 2 GB RAM being able to run…
Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel brings exciting new format to iconic franchise
As a worldwide card game phenomenon, Yu-Gi-Oh! has seemingly done it all in their video games, but Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel manages to innovate the gameplay in a big way. On September 6th, players will be able to compete in 4 player card games in big tactical matches. The majority of Yu-Go-Oh! video games centre on one v one match, the old Tag Force Games did do two v two, and the Duel Links app occasionally runs a two v two tournament, but a four-way free-for-all is a new and enticing prospect. Having to take into consideration the actions of three other players instead of just one is an enticing and challenging prospect, not least because there are now three chances your Blue-Eyes Ultimate D…
Pokemon Masters EX celebrates its third anniversary with iconic Sync Pair
Pokemon Masters EX is celebrating its third anniversary by introducing new game modes, events and Sync Pairs, including the most iconic of all Pokemon duos. For the first time in a Pokemon video game, players can battle as Ash Ketchum himself. Ash and Pikachu are arguably one of the most recognisable duo in the gaming world, and this marks the first time players can fight as them. This Sync Pair also introduces the first-ever buddy move to the game, B Thunderbolt. The duo also has the cinematic sync move Best Buds 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt, a mouthful of a damaging move. The Ash Master Fair Scout is available until October 16th, giving plenty of time to collect this iconic team. To cel…
PUBG Mobile announce amazing attendance figures for BLACKPINKS in-game concert The Virtual
The numbers are in for PUBG Mobiles' first in-game concert, and the turnout is looking very promising for music fans. The Virtual, as it was dubbed, was held by BLACKPINK, and looks very promising for future repeats of the like. Being held across two weekends, the concert with K-pop superstars BLACKPINK attracted a huge 15.7 million viewers overall. In addition, the music video for the special collaboration track Ready for Love was watched on Youtube 146 million times. With that many people being drawn to the game for the concert it wouldn’t be surprising to see another concert being held in-game in the future. Vincent Wang, Head of PUBG MOBILE Publishing at Tencent Games said &ldquo…
Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds recieves an update with new cooking event and new system
Netmarble has released the latest game update for Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds, including a new event and an anniversary celebration. Players will be able to don their chefs hat as they take part in a cooking competition, or build friendships with NPCs with the new Favor System. The Cooking Competition Episode will see players practising their wok work instead of their swordplay as the Kingdom of Evermore comes over all hungry. The rewards on offer include a Head Chef Hat Chest and other various power up materials, available to collect by completing various missions and tasks. Also added to the game are the Chef Outfit and the Sweets Cart, to bring out the budding culinarian inside everyone. I…
Super Baseball League's latest update introduce a new game mode and players
Haegin has announced the introduction of an interesting-sounding new game mode to its sports showdown game Super Baseball League. Named the Club Confrontation, this mode will be a team v team game with 13 players contributing on either side to build the best squad available. Club Confrontations will pit one club against another, with 13 users able to register one of their star players to the lineup. Each club will comprise of nine batters, one starting pitcher and three relief pitchers. Once each user has contributed their star slugger, the club master and/or club manager will go through the options and register the final lineup. The only caveat with selection is that duplicate players can&…
Niantic reveal upcoming events and surprises for Pokemon Go
Niantic has announced some upcoming important dates for its augmented reality mobile game, Pokemon Go. With the current Season of Go coming to an end over the next week or so, trainers the world over, especially in Asia, can eagerly await the next Community Days, and the return of a special event. September is looking to be an incredibly busy month for Pokemon Go to the delight of fans. As well as a Community Day taking place on September 18th, there are also two as yet unrevealed events taking place on the 3rd and 11th. October will have one Community Day on the 15th, whereas November will have one new Day on the 12th, and will host the return of Community Day Classic on November 5th, wher…
Apex Legends Mobiles introduces a familiar legend and more in upcoming event
Respawn Entertainment has announced the arrival of a brand new event to its battle royale title Apex Legends Mobile. Starting August 23rd the Hyperbeat Event will kick off, bringing a host of content including a new to mobile Legend. Surveillance Expert Crypto makes his way to mobile with a few tweaks to make him easier to handle. His signature aerial drones have been redesigned for Apex Legends Mobile to follow Crypto and automatically track enemies for a certain amount of time. Being an expert hacker, Crypto will still excel in information gathering to help plot the best strategies for his team. His three key skills include his passive Neurolink, his Tactical Surveillance Drone and his U…
August brings a bevy of content to Battle Royale NEW STATE: Mobile
KRAFTON Inc has announced a bumper August update for its battle royale NEW STATE: Mobile, including a fairly high-profile collaboration. Partnering with the iconic Assassin’s Creed series, players will be able to net a huge range of sneaky goodness during the event. Running until September 22nd the Assassin’s Creed event will offer the chance to collect two full outfits from two of the franchise's iconic protagonists; Shay Patrick Cormac from Assassin’s Creed: Rogue and the ever-popular Ezio Auditore da Firenze. On top of this, players will be able to obtain over 30 unique themed costumes, weapon skins and items through the limited-time events and collaboration crates.…
