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If you watch the Patreon video version of this podcast you’ll see that I went from my obnoxiously long hillbilly beard to clean shaven, which seems to have reverse aged me by about 10 or more years. I’m still not sure how I feel about that. Anyway, once Jared gets over that shock we get right into it and spend a bit of time talking about off topic things like the Turbo Grafx 16 Mini, which is a really great microconsole. From there we dig into some news, some upcoming games, some games closing down, and tons more. Give it a listen! Oh, and if you want a little extra back story behind the “lost" Neo Geo game Samurai Shodown V Perfect that we discuss, Brandon Sheffield’s Twitter thread is here , and Kotaku has a nice write up on it as well. Don’t forget to shoot us emails with any questions, feedback, or anything else relevant or irrelevant to podcast@toucharcade.com . We read ’em all, and love decoding messages written entirely in emoji. As always, you can listen to us with the...

The idea behind the TouchArcade Game of the Week is that every Friday afternoon we post the one game that came out this week that we think is worth giving a special nod to. Now, before anyone goes over-thinking this, it doesn’t necessarily mean our Game of the Week pick is the highest scoring game in a review, the game with the best graphics, or really any other quantifiable “best" thing. Instead, it’s more just us picking out the single game out of the week’s releases that we think is the most noteworthy, surprising, interesting, or really any other hard to describe quality that makes it worth having if you were just going to pick up one . These picks might be controversial, and that’s OK. If you disagree with what we’ve chosen, let’s try to use the comments of these articles to have conversations about what game is your game of the week and why . Without further ado…   ATOM RPG We’ve been saying for years that the original Fallout games would be a perfect fit on mobile d...

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition from Square Enix was originally supposed to release on January 23rd this year for iOS, Android, PS4, and Nintendo Switch but was delayed . The upcoming remaster of the classic Final Fantasy game is set to bring full cross platform online play and progression. This includes PS4 which isn’t that common when it comes to cross progression. Today, Square Enix announced the release date for all platforms in Japan. In addition to the release date, a few more things have been revealed for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition including newly recorded theme songs, a higher difficulty dungeon and boss unlocked after finishing the game, and more. Watch a new trailer for it below: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition releases on August 27th in Japan for PS4, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android. It is likely that the Western release is around the same time if not the same day. The Western release of Final Fantasy C...

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes constantly, so the need for everyone to release all on the same day has diminished. Still, we’ve kept our weekly Wednesday night format as for years that’s the time people knew to check TouchArcade for the list of new games. And so without further ado please check out the full list of this week’s new games below, and let us know in the comments section which games you’ll be picking up!   Alien Shooter 2 – Reloaded ($4.99) iTunes Description Alien Shooter 2 (Alien Shooter – Vengeance) is a l...

Pokemon GO (Free) from Niantic has been improving just like other games by letting people play and enjoy the game more from home. This functionality was elevated by the Remote Raid Pass that was also introduced. Earlier today, Niantic revealed a new Reality Blending feature coming to the AR aspect of Pokemon GO . PokeStop Scanning is also set to arrive for specific phone models to help Niantic continue to improve and refine the AR functionality. Reality Blending will ensure that Pokemon can move behind objects partially or completely for a more immersive AR experience. Niantic has announced Reality Blending for Samsung Galaxy S10, S9, Google Pixel 3, and Google Pixel 4 as of now. It will roll out to more devices after that. PokeStop Scanning will be available to level 40 trainers next month before it rolls out to more players. This will let trainers upload videos of a real life PokeStop if you opt in. The videos will be a maximum of 30 seconds long and from different angles to...

Super Fowlst 2 from Tom Young at CatCup Games was showcased with a release date earlier this month. Tom brought us the lovely Fowlst and then Super Fowlst (Free) on both iOS and Android. Today, the big sequel to both hass arrived in the form of Super Fowlst 2 for iOS and Android. Super Fowlst 2 builds on Super Fowlst with more content, controller support, and more. Watch the trailer for Super Fowlst 2 below: Super Fowlst 2 also has loads of characters to unlock across its procedurally generated levels. It is now available for free on iOS and Android with a single in app purchase of $4.99 to remove ads. If you’re interested in checking it out, you can get, Super Fowlst 2 on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here . The original Super Fowlst is still one of our favorites and we chose it as our Game of the Week when it came out on iOS. Did you play and enjoy Super Fowlst and Fowlst on iOS or Android?

Dragalia Lost (Free) recently had a new Fire Emblem event and added a new chapter to the main campaign. Today, a big update hass gone live on iOS and Android bringing in various new features and enhancements. As usual, a tenfold summon voucher will be sent to all players soon. Today’s update focusses on Shared Skills. You can now equip a third and fourth skill that can be used only by the team leader. The first and second shared skill have some differences as well. These skills must fit within the adventurer’s cost limit. A new event type, onslaught events, will begin in the middle of June. These are based around solo quests. More information for these will be revealed soon. The Royal Regimen will be added beginning later tonight or early tomorrow depending on your timezone to help new players learn the basics of the game. It has three stages as of now and will include rewards for players who clear the Endeavors in each stage. The 1.2.0 update also includes balance adjustments,...

We’re posting this a bit later in the day than usual because this is an AFTER DARK episode! Jared and I both had weird things going on today which had us recording super late. We still bang out a good show though, covering all sorts of relevant things like iPhone games, and more iPhone games. Definitely no off-topic tangents at all. Don’t forget to shoot us emails with any questions, feedback, or anything else relevant or irrelevant to podcast@toucharcade.com . We read ’em all, and love decoding messages written entirely in emoji. As always, you can listen to us with the links below… And if you like what you hear, please subscribe and/or drop us a review in iTunes. Much appreciated! As a companion to this audio podcast, we also do a video version of the same show that is exclusive to Patreon which allows you to see us playing the games we’re talking about. Backers can view the most recent video episodes of the TouchArcade show by clicking here . Be sure you’re logged in to see the...

The idea behind the TouchArcade Game of the Week is that every Friday afternoon we post the one game that came out this week that we think is worth giving a special nod to. Now, before anyone goes over-thinking this, it doesn’t necessarily mean our Game of the Week pick is the highest scoring game in a review, the game with the best graphics, or really any other quantifiable “best" thing. Instead, it’s more just us picking out the single game out of the week’s releases that we think is the most noteworthy, surprising, interesting, or really any other hard to describe quality that makes it worth having if you were just going to pick up one . These picks might be controversial, and that’s OK. If you disagree with what we’ve chosen, let’s try to use the comments of these articles to have conversations about what game is your game of the week and why . Without further ado…   High Rise – A Puzzle Cityscape Some of the very best games on mobile straddle the fine line between bein...

Over the last year, NIS has been bringing its console games to iOS and Android through its Game Variety brand. NIS recently brought The Firefly Diary after bringing the amazing Disgaea 1 Complete with exclusive features for the iOS and Android version. Today, NIS has announced (via Gematsu ) that the gorgeous adventure game The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince is coming to iOS and Android next week. The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince debuted last year on PS4 and Nintendo Switch in the West. It is one of the better games from the smaller teams within NIS in Japan. Watch the Nintendo Switch launch trailer for it below: The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince is available now on the eShop for Nintendo Switch and PSN for PS4 for $19.99. The iOS version is available to pre-order on the App Store for $15.99. While the App Store description and screenshots are in Japanese, the language support mentions English is supported. It is best to wait for confirmation on language support...

Wilmot’s Warehouse ($4.99) debuted on Nintendo Switch and PC platforms a little while ago. It is a puzzler about sorting inventory in a warehouse with some of the most elegant visuals. I had no idea about the game when it launched on Nintendo Switch and literally bought it after seeing how gorgeous some of the iconography was in the trailer. It was a good decision because Wilmot’s Warehouse is a super relaxing experience despite seeming like something that would stress you out. If you enjoy organising things, this is the game for you. Watch the original launch trailer below: Wilmot’s Warehouse has you arranging and organising stuff as you please before you get orders from the service hatch. The key to being able to excel here is remembering how and where you organise and put everything in the warehouse. When the service hatch opens, you get orders for various things and you need to hurry to get them for your co-workers. Wilmot’s Warehouse launched for $14.99 on Nintendo Switc...

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes constantly, so the need for everyone to release all on the same day has diminished. Still, we’ve kept our weekly Wednesday night format as for years that’s the time people knew to check TouchArcade for the list of new games. And so without further ado please check out the full list of this week’s new games below, and let us know in the comments section which games you’ll be picking up!   Astalo (Free) iTunes Description Ready, aim, slash! Astalo is a dungeon crawling action game designed fo...