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Age of Z Origins , the hugely enjoyable tower defence game from Camel Games is set to delight its fans with new content and rewards as part of its latest Halloween themed events, Road of Legends and Halloween Fright Night. With stunningly rendered visuals and ingeniously devised strategy features, Age of Z Origins is one of the top strategy games to try this Halloween season. It manages to excite and frighten in equal measure as its player is cast up against an army of undead zombies, seeking to ravage a city sanctuary that you’re charged with protecting in a post-apocalyptic world. The game provides all of the standard strategy features you’d expect of a quality SLG, including training your own troops, the manufacture of weapons, the ability to form alliances, and expansion of territory with the construction of new buildings and fortifications. As an added bonus, you’ll also be able to enter your city’s defence post to go head to head against an invading zombie horde. Thanks to...

Komoe Technology has announced today that in partnership with Reflex Fox they are set to release the upcoming brand new, card-based idle adventure game, Figure Fantasy . In Figure Fantasy the player will take control of some newly awoken figurines who find themselves in the human world. It will be your task to guide them through their miniature surroundings as you take the first step on a journey full of intrigue and adventure. The new title comes with exciting unboxing gameplay mechanics and over one hundred different types of figurines to collect. Each character comes with their own brands, designs and skills. By claiming idle resources with just a click, players can enjoy the game’s quest lines whilst effortlessly expanding their collection of figurines. With actual gameplay footage kept momentarily under wraps, Reflex Fox claims to have made use of the latest physics based rendering software to bring its figurines to life with realistic textures and 3D lighting effects. If the...

In this week’s episode of The TouchArcade Show, which is a podcast about mobile gaming, we talk about… mobile gaming! That’s right, we are surprisingly on-topic with this week’s discussion, diving into the new Pikmin Bloom game, the Diablo Immortal closed beta, the untimely demise of Project Cars GO , and more. But first we spend some time talking about Eli’s fancy new MacBook Pro that arrived this week, and I spend some time talking about my fancy new MacBook Air… which is literally air because all I got in the mail this week is an empty box. As always links to the stories we discuss can be found in the Show Notes below. 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 com...

After the wild success of Pokemon GO , it wasn’t surprising to see Nintendo ink a deal with Niantic to produce more mobile games that leverage their location-based technology and popular Nintendo characters. Well, technically Pokemon isn’t strictly a Nintendo property, but close enough. The first of these games was to be based on the Pikmin franchise, which started life on the Gamecube in the early 2000s but has seen renewed interest since the re-release of its third mainline entry on the Switch about a year ago. Then, without much warning, the first game from this partnership Pikmin Bloom released on iOS and Android devices this week. Now, I played and greatly enjoyed the original Pikmin as a young twenty-something a couple of decades ago, but haven’t paid much attention to the series sense. And despite that glorious summer of 2016 when absolutely everybody in the world was playing Pokemon GO , I haven’t been too into that game either. So my initial reaction to a Pikmin mobile...

If there’s one thing I know for sure it’s that the mobile gaming market is BRU-TAL. Just barely 7 months after its global launch, Project Cars GO from Gamevil and Slightly Mad Studios is shutting its doors for good on November 30th. You may recall that this collaboration between the two studios to bring the popular Project Cars series to mobile was originally announced way back in May of 2018. Things were pretty quiet on its progress until about a year ago when a beta test kicked off and an official trailer was released. It was then just this past March that Project Cars GO officially launched worldwide. The game was a single-button racer that played like a quick-time-event version of a racing game, and while that sounds pretty awful as I type it out, it was actually surprisingly fun. It never ceases to amaze me how ruthlessly companies will cut the cord on a free to play mobile game if things don’t go according to plan. I mean I get it, these games are majorly expensive to r...

Who would’ve thought that the only thing standing between you and brain-hungry zombies is, well, your brain? In Puzzles & Survival , you’ll have to use your wits to fend off hordes of the undead in a unique match-3 puzzler from 37GAMES. After all, it’s hard enough to resist the call of a match-3 puzzle just beckoning for you to solve it – it’s even harder to fight the urge to kill zombies with it. Here are just some of the reasons why getting into the game is oh-so-satisfying: Deep strategy meets casual gameplay A one-of-a-kind combination of match-3 elements with tactical features, Puzzles & Survival tasks players with strategizing the best course of action to take to rid the world of the relentless undead. More than the match-3 mechanics, the game also features an advantage triangle system that’s fun and highly engaging. Players will also have to figure out how to properly manage their sanctuaries and participate in alliance events, because no survivor should have to fa...

Following its reveal for Apple Arcade last month, Crayola Create and Play+ () has launched on Apple Arcade as a “+" version of the original colorful educational app for kids. The original app is still available free with a few paid subscription options. You can check it out here although it isn’t available worldwide. Red Games Co’s Crayola Create and Play+ Apple Arcade release doesn’t have any additional purchases or subscriptions needed over the Apple Arcade one. It includes coding exercises, unlimited activities and coloring pages, mini-games, and more for kids aged between 3 and 8. Check it out here on Apple Arcade. Following the many Halloween updates going live on the store in general, three Apple Arcade games have been updated today. Zen Studios’ Zen Pinball Party adds Peanuts’ Snoopy Pinball. Barring this, the update has brought in flipper activation for shoulder buttons on controllers, leaderboard filters for LCD minigames, and a lot of fixes. Tilting Point’s Mast...

Diablo Immortal . Remember that? This made-for-mobile entry in the famed Diablo series was originally announced way back in November of 2018, and Blizzard has always been pretty upfront about them doing what they normally do and taking as long as it takes for them to be happy with the game before actually releasing it. Back in August they highlighted a number of areas they were looking to make improvements based on the feedback they received from previous alpha tests, and they also officially pushed the game back to 2022 in order to give themselves ample time to nail everything to their liking. Now an important next step is taking place in the development process of Diablo Immortal as the game is kicking off a closed beta test starting today. Here is a brand new trailer showing off the current state of the game as well as some of its new features, headlined by the new playable Necromancer class. If you want a much more extensive breakdown of everything you can expect in this beta...

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for October 28th, 2021. I won’t take up too much of your time with the introductions today, friends. We’ve got more than twenty-five new releases to go through, and there are some real big-pants fancy dining experiences on the menu this time. We’ve got summaries for every game, plus the usual lists of incoming and outgoing sales. Let’s get our hands dirty! New Releases Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water ($39.99) SwitchArcade Highlight! Looking for a scary game to play for Halloween? You probably can’t do much better than this. The cult favorite ghost photography series returns with this port of the Wii U installment of the series. It features higher resolution graphics, new outfits and accessories, updated controls, and so on. The Nintendo character costumes from the Wii U game have been removed, unfortunately. There’s an Atelier Ryza costume, though. That’s cool, right? Right. I’ll have a review of this one as soon a...

Late last month, Bandai Namco Entertainment’s Tales of Luminaria for iOS and Android had pre-orders and pre-registrations go live . The game was originally announced at Gamescom 2021 Opening Night Live. Tales of Luminaria has 21 protagonists and it features 3D seamless action RPG gameplay with excellent music going by the trailers so far. Each protagonist has a different story taking place during the conflict between different sides of the world with a stylish aesthetic. Today, Bandai Namco Entertainment announced the official Tales of Luminaria release date for iOS and Android for both the Japanese and global releases. Both versions will release within a day of each other. Check out the Tales of Luminaria boss theme song below: Tales of Luminaria releases on November 4th globally for iOS and Android. It is free to play with in app purchases. The App Store page mentions different PB Stone purchases and a Noble Pass (likely a paid subscription). These in app purchases “can enha...

Following its official announcement yesterday , Pikmin Bloom has just gone live on the App Store in the USA with more regions being added over time. Pikmin Bloom from Nintendo and Niantic was originally announced as a Pikmin mobile game that would be the first in a series of apps developed together. Following the initial release in Australia and Singapore, Pikmin Bloom has now rolled out to the USA (after going live in Canada earlier today). Pikmin Bloom has you walking to grow more Pikmin as you walk more. You then collect flowers from your Pikmin’s heads and plant them to make flowers bloom. It also has a diary-like feature at the end of the day to see your step count and log your memories. Watch the Pikmin Bloom launch trailer below: If you’d like to check it out, you can download Pikmin Bloom for free on the App Store for iOS here and Google Play for Android here in the USA and Canada. It will go live in more regions over time. As revealed with the game announcement, P...

Pokemon Cafe Mix for iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch is now Pokemon Cafe ReMix (Free) with today’s major update on all platforms. Ever since Pokemon Cafe Mix released on mobile and Nintendo Switch, it was updated to add regular new orders, Pokemon, and more. Today, the major 2.0 update has gone live bringing a lot to the game including a new name. Pokemon Cafe Mix is now Pokemon Cafe ReMix . This update adds new puzzle elements, new dress-up options, new Pokemon, and more. Once you update, expect new Pokemon who haven’t visited the cafe to start arriving, four new modes, and more. Watch the Pokemon Cafe ReMix trailer below: If you’ve not played it yet, Pokemon Cafe ReMix has you trying to solve puzzles to serve drinks and dishes in your own Pokemon Cafe and it uses touch controls even on Nintendo Switch. Pokemon Cafe ReMix is still a free to start game with in app purchases. If you’re interested in checking it out, you can get Pokemon Cafe ReMix on iOS here on the App S...

Earlier this month, Square Enix confirmed that Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier will release in November 2021. If you’ve not kept up with Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier , it is a 75 player battle royale featuring various elements from Final Fantasy VII and the series in general. Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier will include a training mode, controller support, a revamped tutorial, collection to exchange pieces from monsters for items, a new Ninja gameplay style, and more. Pre-orders and pre-registrations for Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier have just gone live on the App Store and Google Play worldwide. The pre-registration campaign includes special gifts for all players with a Shinra Helicopter skin being given away at 2 million pre-registrations. Watch the TGS 2021 Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier trailer below: While Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier doesn’t have a confirmed release date yet, the App Store has it listed for November 30th. If you’d like t...

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!   Bug Tilt (Free) iTunes Description Tilt your way to success, in this endless free to play snake “nature-...