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Pokémon GO developer and augmented reality pioneer Niantic, has called the burgeoning ‘metaverse’ – shared, online, virtual spaces where users can interact for entertainment, gaming, shopping, or simply social purposes – a “dystopian nightmare”.Hanke published his thoughts in a lengthy blog post on the official Niantic Labs site.

Sega’s classic RPG series Shining is set for a revival, with a new Shining Force game in development for mobile platforms.Japanese site Gamer.ne.jp says (as spotted by VGC) that developer Hive has licensed the Shining Force IP from Sega and is working on a title tentatively called Shining Force – Heroes of Light and Darkness.

My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge, a new free-to-play mobile adventure game, officially launches on Android and iOS devices today.From Devolver Digital, My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge follows Pedro on a quest for revenge after being left for dead while on a search for his kidnapped wife and kids in a shoot ’em up platforming experience featuring 37 levels.“Plan your high caliber choreography for the best scores and, if your skin is tough enough, test your skills in Blood Rush mode,” Devolver

PES 2022?’ we’ve got some bad news for you: Konami has announced that from this year onwards, its perennial sports franchise will be called eFootball. Under its new name, the series will become a free-to-play digital-only football experience arriving later this year.

Capcom has revealed another round of Street Fighter crossover content for Fortnite.During last night’s (August 3), Street Fighter V summer update on Twitch, it was announced that Guile and Cammy would be joining the battle royale and available in the Item Shop from August 7 at 8pm ET / August 8 at 1am BST.While Guile has his classic green fatigues, Cammy has been given a more modest redesign, now sporting dark leggings in her default outfit.

Pokémon GO‘s pandemic gameplay could be changed again following concerns raised by players.Last month, Niantic announced that it would be rolling back the gameplay changes it made to Pokémon GO due to the COVID-19 pandemic in select regions. Today (August 3) the update was applied in the US and New Zealand.

Nintendo is ending its mobile game Dr. Mario World, with the title set to shut down entirely on November 1.An ‘End of Service Notice’ was posted on the game’s official website today (July 28), thanking players for their support and confirming the end date.Effective immediately, players will not be able to purchase diamonds, Dr.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp‘s August update will soon see the addition of a collection of underwater-themed items.Today (July 27), the official Twitter account for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp announced that the mobile spin-off game will be receiving a new under the sea theme on August 8, 2021.“It’s almost August!” the post read.

Netmarble Corp and Marvel Entertainment have announced that Marvel Future Revolution will launch worldwide on August 25.Marvel Future Revolution is a free-to-play open-world action RPG launching on iOS and Android devices next month.

The Witcher: Monster Slayer is now out in the world, and it asks players to use augmented reality (AR) on their phones to hunt monsters from the fantasy series. The mobile title is developed and published by Spokko, a “member of the CD PROJEKT family”, and it tasks players with the Pokémon GO–like task of hunting down monsters (just not pocket ones this time) in the real world through AR camera technology.A recent trailer for the game, which fans can watch below, shows what players could end up

Konami has announced eFootball, a new free-to-play digital-only football experience arriving later this year.eFootball is a new game built from the ground up, implying the developer has dropped PES for the immediate future. In its place is a new free-to-play football game built around the concept of one-vs-one football.Konami revealed eFootball in an official trailer that went live earlier today (July 21).

ITALY: Land Of Wonders “portrays the beauty and tradition of [Italy] through an interactive and fun experience” according to a press release. Available for free, the mobile game is on both iOS and Android, and supports 11 languages.The game tasks the player with assisting Elio, an old lighthouse keeper, by collecting 20 sparks to help ensure the sun shines over Italy once again.

Google has revealed that some games can be played whilst they download, as a part of the upcoming Android 12 update.According to Google, the update will be “seeing games being ready to open at least 2 times faster” (thanks, The Verge).

Pokémon GO has earned more than £3.6billion ($5billion USD) in revenue since originally launching in the summer of 2016.According to Store Intelligence data gathered by Sensor Tower, Niantic has generated £724,000 ($1billion USD) on average each year since the AR game launched.This also means that Pokémon GO is the global leader in the Geolocation AR category, picking up £549.4million ($641.6million USD) in the first half of 2021.“Pokémon GO generated record revenue from player spending in

CD Projekt has announced The Witcher: Monster Slayer, a Pokémon Go-style mobile game, which will release on July 21.The Witcher: Monster Slayer is a free to play game developed by Spokko, a member of the CD Projekt family.

Nier Re[in]carnation, has been confirmed for a release on July 28 for both iOS and Android devices.Set in the same universe as previous games Nier: Automata and Nier Replicant, which in turn are spin-offs of the Drakengard series, Nier Re[in]carnation is an action RPG that mashes together several genres.Not much is known about the story, but you’ll play as the Girl of Light who wakes up in a strange realm known only as The Cage.

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 will support Android apps once the new operating system becomes available.  As revealed during the “What’s next for Windows event“, the decision to make Windows 11 compatible with Android apps going forward is a huge move that will see the software become accessible from the new Windows Store.

Firaxis Games‘ turn-based tactics game XCOM 2 is coming to Android. The port is being handled by Feral Interactive, who ported the game to iOS last year.First released on PC in 2016, followed by ports to consoles the same year, and a Nintendo Switch port in 2020, the Android version has a command interface “engineered for mobile”, including gesture controls and touchscreen commands.XCOM 2 Collection launches on Android on July 13.

Square Enix has announced Hitman Sniper: The Shadows, a new free-to-play entry into the mobile Hitman Sniper series.Set after the disappearance of Agent 47, Hitman Sniper: The Shadows will allow players to choose from five separate characters to carry out assassinations across the globe.Details on the game are scarce, but the launch website has the following to say: “A new threat to global stability has emerged.

Annapurna Interactive, publisher of titles such as What Remains of Edith Finch, Outer Wilds and The Pathless, is set to host its own showcase event next month.Annapurna earlier today (June 11) announced the forthcoming video game showcase with a brand-new trailer on its YouTube channel.

Roblox Corporation, the developer behind the massively successful online video game Roblox, with a $200million lawsuit alleging widespread copyright infringement.The suit was filed by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) on behalf of big publishers such as ABKCO Music & Records and indie labels such as Big Machine Records.

Activision is allegedly developing a new mobile title in its popular Call Of Duty series, following 2019’s Call Of Duty: Mobile by TiMi Studios.This is according to several new job listings that recently appeared on the company’s careers website, which revealed that a “new in-house studio” called Activision Mobile has been set up in order to work on “a new AAA mobile title in the Call Of Duty franchise.

Valorant is coming to mobile platforms.The news coincides with the PC game’s one-year anniversary, which it’s celebrating for the whole month of June with Valorant Y1 events.In a Polygon interview, executive producer Anna Donlon explained that Valorant Mobile will deliver a similar experience for players of the PC version, but it is nevertheless a “unique-to-mobile experience”.While details were light, Donlon confirmed that there will not be any cross-play functionality and that Valorant Mobile

Genshin Impact will be coming to the Epic Games Store.The free-to-play RPG launches on the digital platform on June 9 to coincide, although players can already wishlist the title.Genshin Impact is set in an open world where players can explore Mondstadt and Liyue Harbour, two of the seven major cities in the world of Teyvat.The third city, Inazuma, is due to arrive soon, which the new 1.6 update builds up to with new story content prefacing the next chapter.Dear Travelers,The adventure begins

Genshin Impact‘s 1.6 update, which will be arriving on June 9.In time with the changing season, the update is titled Midsummer Island Adventure, which also introduces summery alternative outfits for a few of the game’s characters.In this update, players will be able to join Klee on a boat that will take them to a new secluded archipelago.

Hatoful Boyfriend is being removed from three platforms according to its developer.The game will be removed from iOS, Android and the PS Store according to illustrator and game designer Hato Moa, who posted the news on Twitter.‼️Hatoful&HoliStar will not be available for new customers on iOS, Android, and PS store at the end of May. Anyone who currently owns the game will continue to still own it.

Opera GX, Maciej Kocemba, Opera GX Mobile is the “only browser designed specifically to compliment and enhance the gaming lifestyle”.Kocemba added: “Straight from their mobile devices, GX Mobile instantly connects users with the vast and vibrant digital ecosystem which exists around video games.“Providing instant access to core gaming content channels like Twitch, YouTube and Reddit, plus GX Corner – delivering up-to-the-minute gaming news, game release calendar and a deals aggregator, providing

Fortnite document has revealed Epic Games‘ supposed plans for high-profile in-game concerts featuring Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga.The 94-page document dates back to June 2020 and was released as part of Epic’s ongoing lawsuit against Apple.

Epic Games has revealed why its hit battle royale game Fortnite isn’t available on Microsoft’s xCloud streaming service.In a recent deposition stemming from Epic Games’ ongoing legal battles against Apple, Epic has indirectly revealed that it is reportedly intentionally withholding Fortnite from Xbox’s xCloud streaming service.When asked why Fortnite isn’t available on xCloud, Epic Games’ Vice President of business development Joe Kreiner responded: “We viewed Microsoft’s efforts with xCloud to

Pokémon GO Fest will be returning this summer as a two-day global event.As announced in a post on the game’s official website by developer Niantic, the event will run from July 17 and 18.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Pokémon GO festival adopted a new worldwide format so that players around the world could take part.

Electronic Arts (EA) and Respawn Entertainment have confirmed that Apex Legends Mobile is in development, and should be releasing soon.Game director Chad Grenier shared the news via a blogpost on the Apex Legends site on Monday, April 19.

Crash Bandicoot: On The Run has reportedly been downloaded over 23million times in the first week since its launch.Smartphone app market analyst Sensor Tower shared the data that it had accumulated from mobile app stores over the first quarter of the year.

Genshin Impact‘s latest update finally continues the open world action RPG’s main story.Since the game’s launch in September 2020, miHoYo has provided regular updates with new character questlines and time-limited events, but with only a few that continues its main Archon Quest.The new update titled ‘Chapter I: Act IV – We Will Be Reunited’ was first announced via the official Genshin Impact website on April 10, and went live on April 12.The quest continues the story related to the game’s

Lil Nas X has released a free browser video game titled Twerk Hero.The musician announced the game’s release on Twitter on Thursday, April 8. The game is now free to play on internet browsers and acts as a tie-in to his latest hit single, ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’.

Tencent, has reportedly earned US$10billion in 2020.The news was first reported exclusively by Reuters, which obtained the information from two anonymous sources “with direct knowledge of the matter”. This now reportedly makes TiMi “the world’s largest developer” according to Reuters’ sources.The $10billion generated by TiMi stems from its two biggest games, Call Of Duty Mobile in collaboration with Activision Blizzard, and Honor Of Kings.

Among Us has finally gone live.Developer InnerSloth shared the news via a new blogpost that details the new Airship level, a revised code of conduct, and a brief look into future updates for the popular game.The newly introduced Airship map is the fourth – and biggest – map to be introduced to the game. The Airship map was first announced in December last year during the Game Awards.The new map also includes new tasks such as jewel polishing and emptying trash among others.