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Shrouded Citadel lets players attempt to escape a deadly 1:1 scale citadel, out now on Oculus Quest
Now on Oculus Quest, Shrouded Citadel is a 1:1 scale first-person adventure where you'll have to dodge traps and shoot bad guys with IRL movements. Pifer Studios' immersive title was initially released as an AR mobile game, which features realistic visuals and vivid sound effects to make the game's interactive elements more engaging for players. Shrouded Citadel lets players hide behind cover to dodge enemy blasts or crouch low on the ground to avoid whirring blades overhead. The goal is to make it out of the mysterious citadel alive - only this time on the Oculus Quest version, enemies hit harder and bosses move faster. Players will also have to interact with elements using their hands i…
NetEase announces closed beta for MMORPG DarkBind
NetEase Games’ has announced the launch of the first closed beta test for new Action MMORPG DarkBind. Players in North America and Japan can sign up to get the first look at this new world from one of China's most prolific mobile game companies. Set in a dark and magical world, the story places gamers into the shoes of “The Returned One”, a character who is tasked with saving the world. The game features a large selection of weapon skills, offering a variety of skill set combos to use in battle. Players will need to experiment with and master these skill sets in order to determine the best strategy for each of the fearsome bosses and areas. NetEase claims to have made f…
Award-Winning adventure game Sumire reaches mobile
The award-winning adventure game Sumire has made its way to mobile devices after its Nintendo Switch and Steam release last year. Released to critical acclaim, and with the Switch version earning a 86 rating on Metacritic, Sumire has already received some nods from the industry, including a nomination for Best Indie Developer at the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2022. Sumire follows the story of a young girl, also named Sumire, who is on an emotional journey to reunite with the spirit of her grandmother. Set in mystical Japan, players are tasked to “live a perfect day” and experience a story based around love and connection, with the events unfolding over a single day. As Sum…
M&M’s Adventure lands on iOS and Android
After being on the market for 80 years, the confectionary M&M characters are getting their own game in M&M’s Adventure. Developed by Tilting Point in collaboration with Gear Inc and, of course, the Mars Retail Group, M&M’s Adventure is a puzzler that promises to be as challenging as it is likely to make you want to eat your phone after staring at all that candy. M&M’s Adventure is the first mobile outing for the sweet brand but not the first video game. There have been quite a few, including a kart racer, appropriately named M&M’s Kart Racing. Whilst it may be a bit odd for a confectionary brand to have their own line of video games, the Mars grou…
Mr Traffic crashes onto iOS
Dumpling Design has released its newest game, Mr Traffic, onto iOS. Inspired by Chinese traffic conductors, Mr Traffic follows the fortunes of a music conductor who, thanks to an admin error, has been moved over to conducting traffic, but still finds ways to make music. The gameplay for this app is incredibly simple in premise, making use of a one-touch control system. Tapping a car will make it go, and the aim is to rack up the highest score possible without having the cars crash into each other, or any of the unexpected and wacky characters who might show up. Making guest appearances are dinosaurs, giant chickens and even Godzilla, because even humongous lizards need to cross the road. Ea…
Strategy game Kayko and Kokosh: Build and Rule enters early access
Ditix Games has opened up pre-registration and early access for its upcoming strategy game, Kayko and Kokosh: Build and Rule. Based on the cult comics by Janusz Christa, players will take control of the fallen village of Mirmilowo and build it back to its former glory. Mirmilowo was once a standard village being run by the fairly unreliable castellan Mirmil and had to deal with constant aggression from a bandit group run by Bloody Hegemon. After weathering countless attacks, the villagers were saved by two heroes, Kayko and Kokosh, who taught the villagers how to fend off the bandits. After this, Mirmilowo flourished and the inhabitants enjoyed peaceful lives, right up until they were devas…
Bigfoot releases Guns Up for iOS and Android
Publishers NHN Bigfoot Corp has unveiled the launch of its first 2022 game, the military action-strategy game Guns Up! Mobile. First released on Playstation and PC as Guns Up!, the mobile version has been developed by the same company behind the original, Valkyrie Entertainment LLC, ensuring a release that will capture the essence of the original. Guns Up! Mobile casts the player as a commander of an army and tasks them to attack the opponent’s bases in order to claim resources and victory. At the beginning of each match, it is possible to scout the opposing bases in order to plan what troops and equipment need to be deployed to lay an effective siege. If the attack is successful then…
Bandai announce new Sword Art Online game
Prolific developers Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc have announced its new upcoming mobile title, Sword Art Online Variant Showdown. With 2022 marking the 10 year anniversary of the anime, a new game was always on the cards, with a simultaneous worldwide release being exciting news for international fans. Sword Art Online began life as a web novel self-published by creator Reki Kawahara back in 2002, which ran until 2008 when it was picked up and turned into the long-running manga series still in print today in one form or another. It arguably wasn’t until 2012, when the anime series was brought out, that it grabbed the attention of the international community with its premise; what if…
Streets of Rage 4 blazes onto mobile later this year
The newest entry to the iconic Streets of Rage series is coming to mobile. Streets of Rage 4 was released to critical acclaim on PC and consoles in 2020, and now Playdigious is teaming up with Dotemu, Lizardcard and Guard Crush Games to bring the brawler to the hands of the masses. The series was developed by Sega, with the first game releasing in 1991 for the Sega Genesis, or Mega Drive for those outside North America. The story centred around a handful of former police officers who run sideways through the city liberating it from an evil sundicate headed by the evil Mr X, a fairly bland villian who is able to successfully take over a whole city but can’t fend off three unarmed men w…
AlchiMerge softlaunch has begun
Swedish developer PocApp Studios has turned its hand to the merge genre, soft launching AlchiMerge in a few select countries. The game is currently available in Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam, with more to follow. PocApp Studios is a fairly new developer from Sweden that has created a fairly unique universe that focuses more on animals than humans in the past, with a generous heap of puns adorning the writing. The company was formed by a group of students in 2014 and has won numerous awards since, such as the Skövde Academic Game Awards, one of Sweden’s most prestigious awards for young developers, and the Applovin Indie Dev Prize. AlchiMerge is set in th…
Jumanji: The Curse Returns update brings new mechanic
Marmalade Game Studio has added a major new gameplay mechanic to its mobile board game Jumanji: The Curse Returns. With the addition of a card mechanic to the dice rolling, Marmalade will bring players closer to the spirit of urgency and chaos everyone wants a Jumanji to have. For those who have managed to never hear of the franchise, the first Jumanji film was released in 1995 and was loosely based on a book from a decade earlier. The story revolved around a supernatural board game named, fittingly, Jumanji where every dice roll released jungle mayhem into the real world, like carnivorous plants and lions. So obviously, everyone and their dog looked for a version to play, enter The Curse R…
King of Fighters Allstar latest collab with Street Fighter 5 is now available
The King Of Fighters Allstars’ new update has been released, and with it brings a collaboration with another titan of the fighting genre, Street Fighter. An event that is sure to excite fans of fighting games, and no doubt elicit cries of “it's about damn time”, this is the first time the two monoliths have come together in well over a decade. This update introduces a new mode called the “Dream match” PvP Event, which allows players to join a match regardless of their fighter's rank, core or buff. There are also specific events for this Collaboration that will offer unique rewards. The Rush Dungeon will grant daily special rewards, which include the Enhancement…
Animal Bar: Stockroom Scramble is Playful Fox Games' retro arcade game about managing a stockroom, out now on mobile
Featuring a retro vibe that takes players back to the good ol' days of the '80s, Animal Bar: Stockroom Scramble is out now on iOS and Android. Playful Fox Games' arcade title is a spin-off of its upcoming Animal Bar game, and lets players enjoy the feeling of "unboxing" an LCD handheld game, complete with pack-in sales pamphlets to round out all the nostalgia. Animal Bar: Stockroom Scramble offers players the chance to up their game by managing their beverage bar's stockroom from Animal Bar. They can keep the stockroom organised across Classic, Arcade and Hardcore variations, as well as two game modes (Game A and Game B). The title also features monophonic piezo-speaker-like sounds and even…
New hero and event coming to GrandChase
KOG Games are holding a pre-registration event to celebrate the release of its upcoming SR Rank Hero, Ragnar. The character will be available on April 5th and will bring with her an event to help boost player progression. Anyone who signs up for the Pre-Registration event will receive for free the new 5 star SR rank Ranger Hero, Ragnar. After signing up, a pre-registration code will be provided to each player that can be redeemed to claim the hero after release. Ragnar is described as a noble descendant and the heir to the Fire Spirit Lord. As such, she can transform into a fire dragon in order to scorch anyone and anything that stands in their way. With the Spirit World dying, Ragnar has…
New chapter of The Bard’s Tale out now
A new entry has been released in the world of popular RPG The Bard’s Tale, titled Warlocks of Largefearn. Developed in conjunction with Xbox Game Studios inXile entertainment and Wanderword, the game was first released on smart speakers, and brings with it an interesting control mechanism. For those who haven’t heard of them, Wanderword is one of the leading developers in the field of interactive audio entertainment games, which is a big hint to how The Bard’s Tale: Warlocks of Largefearn can be controlled. That’s right, whilst the option to interact with the menus and gameplay by touch remains, the game can be played using only voice commands if desired, which is an…
