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The major Honkai Star Rail’s 1.5 update “The Crepuscule Zone" recently released on all platforms bringing in the Fyxestroll Garden new location in the Xianzhou Luofu which features many paranormal cases, players forming a ghost-hunting squad, support for three new playable characters (Huohuo, Hanya, and Argenti), additional events like helping March 7th restore her cherished photographs to their original conditions, a Guest Book feature letting players check on the visiting history of their friends in the Astral Express, and more. Argenti is in phase 2 of the update, and we have a new character trailer showcasing Argenti today. Before that, Honkai Star Rail won Apple’s App Store Award for iPhone Game of the Year. Read about all the winners here . Watch the Honkai Star Rail version 1.5 phase 2 trailer for Argenti below: I ended up deleting Honkai Star Rail on PS5 because I ran out of space on the SSD, but I play it more on iPhone 15 Pro now. I’m not sure I’ll bother with ne...

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for November 30th, 2023. It’s Thursday, and unlike last Thursday this is a regular-sized big-pants release day. If you like video games, and I have to believe you do, you’ll want to check through the summaries of the many new games hitting the eShop today. After that, we do our usual lists of the latest sales and outgoing discounts. There’s a lot, so let’s get into it! New Releases Arcadian Atlas ($19.99) This is a turn-based tactical RPG that is paying some clear homage to the likes of Tactics Ogre and Final Fantasy Tactics . That’s not exactly a rare thing in this genre, of course. Somehow this was made by a tiny team of individuals, and it’s certainly respectable in light of that. I’ll be doing a full review of this one soon, but what I will say for now is that the game’s somewhat mixed reception on other platforms is not unearned. Well, maybe it will pull up in the end. Trip World DX ($19.99) Oh, is this finally...

The Sonic Dream Team Apple Arcade announcement was very exciting for a few reasons. I’m always excited to play a new Sonic game, but I was curious about this new 3D entry because I loved Sonic Frontiers and have played that on every platform now. Sonic Dream Team has been developed by SEGA HARDLight who have done some amazing PC and console ports over the years, and I figured now was a great time to chat with the team about Sonic Dream Team , playable characters, platform choices, and the game’s vision. I had a chance to talk to Dan Rossati (Studio Creative Director) at SEGA HARDLight about those topics and more. TouchArcade (TA): Tell us a little bit about yourself and SEGA HARDlight. Dan Rossati (DR): I feel it’s best to start with the studio – HARDlight has been working with the Sonic IP for well over a decade, and in that time, we’ve gained a lot of experience with the brand. For instance, Sonic Dash is ten years old and still going strong today, and along with its sister ...

Many years ago, I remember seeing a few copies of the Hitman Absolution collector’s edition in stores. Those didn’t end up selling out and were discounted heavily. I was not familiar with the series at that point, I just remember hearing a lot of folks lament the changes that game made to the formula. I didn’t bother playing it. When Hitman (the first game in the new trilogy) hit PS4, Xbox One, and PC in 2016, I ended up playing and adoring it. I was a fan, and couldn’t wait to play more from IO Interactive. Fast forward to today, the World of Assassination trilogy is superb, and I’ve bought those games multiple times across all platforms. I even ended up getting the HD collection on Xbox that included Hitman: Blood Money , but not playing it really. When Feral Interactive announced Hitman: Blood Money — Reprisal () , I knew this would be the way I experience this beloved IO Interactive classic. I also didn’t want to play prior versions to see how I feel about the game through Hit...

After multiple delays and the games being MIA for mobile, Rockstar Games’ remake/remaster of the classic trilogy is coming to iOS and Android in less than two weeks. The surprising news is that all three games are Netflix exclusives. This is the biggest get yet for Netflix. If you’ve not kept up with the trilogy, it was released in a rough state, but has since been improved a lot on Xbox Series X at least. Not much improvement on the Switch side, but the Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition will be interesting to play on mobile. This release brings GTA: Vice City – NETFLIX , San Andreas , and GTA III in their new remake form to mobile. Read my review of the trilogy on Switch here . I’ll definitely be covering these new ports. Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition launched on November 11th, 2021 for Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC (Rockstar Games Launcher). The iOS and Android versions were originally scheduled for t...

Last week, the excellent Samurai Shodown II hit iOS and Android as a part of Hamster’s ACA NeoGeo lineup. Shaun reviewed it here . This week, SNK and Hamster have launched another classic with the original Metal Slug has released on iOS and Android as the newest ACA NeoGeo series release. Metal Slug released in 1996 originally, and it has you controlling Marco and Tarma trying to defeat Donald Morden. While not my favorite entry in the series, it is a good one to see ported over in its ACA NeoGeo form. Watch the Metal Slug ACA NeoGeo trailer for its console release from Hamster below: You can buy Metal Slug ACA NeoGeo on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here . As with prior releases on mobile, this costs half of what it does on consoles at $3.99. If you aren’t sure if this one is for you, I’d recommend going with one of the games Shaun recommended in his best games list. If you’ve not played an SNK re-release from Hamster you can read Shaun’s article h...

Open world survival and crafting adventure game Dysmantle ($9.99) was one of our favorite games of 2022, and has gotten quite a bit of support with free and paid content since launching. Its newest content pack, the Pets & Dungeons DLC, launched on PC last month , and it has finally hit mobile today. This DLC includes more than 20 unique pets, new dungeons, new trinkets and tools, special recipes, and also bonus content for those who own the Doomsday and Underworld DLC packs. This paid DLC is available on iOS as an in app purchase of around $4 depending on your region. The update is set to rollout on consoles as well, but should be out on iOS and Android by later today worldwide. Watch the Dysmantle Pets & Dungeons DLC trailer below: If you’ve not gotten it yet, we featured Dysmantle as our our Game of the Week when it hit iOS. Dysmantle has you trying to escape the island by breaking everything for materials, fight creatures, survive, build outputs, and more. The bas...

After a bit of teasing, the huge Among Us (Free) Indie Cosmicube update featuring some notable collaborations is now live. These include some of my favorite indie games like Untitled Goose Game , Celeste , and Crypt of the Necrodancer . The update which released earlier today also has fixes for the recent Fungle update. Read about that here. The complete Among Us Indie Cosmicube costs 7,000 beans and will be available to grab from now until February 28th, 2024. Check out the full list of cosmetics included here . This cosmicube includes 25 hats, 18 skins, 12 nameplates, 9 visors, and 6 pets. This will allow for 8,091,720 possible combinations from this new Indie Cosmicube. If you’ve not gotten Among Us yet, it is available for free on the App Store for iOS here and Google Play for Android here . Check it out on Nintendo Switch here and Steam here . Here’s our forum thread for the game. It continues to get huge updates on all platforms, and the developers have announced that ...

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for November 28th, 2023. In today’s article, we’ve got a little slice of news before we head into another parade of reviews. Our pal Mikhail has his takes on Spirittea, Salt & Sacrifice , and Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery , while I dive into the retro zone with Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection and Irem Collection Volume 1 . After that, it’s new release time. Not a whole lot going on there, but we summarize it anyway. We then wrap things up with the usual lists of new and outgoing sales. Let’s get to it! News The Next Two ‘Tetris 99’ Maximus Cup Events Have Been Announced It looks like we’ll be finishing out the year with two more Maximus Cup events for Tetris 99. The first is a tie-in with Wario Ware: Move It! , and it’s kicking off this Thursday and running through Monday. Then, a couple of weeks later on December 14th, we’ll be seeing a Super Mario Bros. Wonder event. They both work the usual way, wi...