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My Hero Academia fans rejoice, as the English transition of the popular anime's Japanese mobile game My Hero Ultra Impact has begun pre-registration on both the Apple App Store and Google Play . The English version of the mobile RPG will include all of the characters, updates, and events of the Japanese version, which has amassed three million downloads since its May 2021 debut. In-game Hero Gems will be rewarded to those who pre-register, with the number of Hero Gems increasing with each milestone (up to 500 Gems per player). My Hero Ultra Impact lets you relive the events of the anime through touch-based RPG gameplay, with each hero's individual Quirks accessible with one tap. The game also features a PvP mode where players can customize and create teams of heroes and villains, as well as the Hero Base, a customizable area where players can invite characters from the anime, according to the official release, to "take a break from the strains of battle and relax." My Hero … [Read more...] about My Hero Ultra Impact Pre-Registration Goes Live For iOS And Android

Almost a year and a half since its removal from the App Store , Fortnite is returning to iOS, albeit not in the same form. Nvidia has announced that from next week, Fortnite will be available in a closed beta on its Geforce Now service, from which it will be streamed through the Safari web browser. The beta will also be available to Android users through the Geforce Now app which is available on the Play Store. The real star of the show, however, is the iOS version. While Fortnite was also removed from the Play Store, Android users could still download and install the game directly from Epic. The "walled-garden" nature of iOS means iPhone and iPad users don't have the same freedom. Apple's defence for its deep control of iOS has always been in the name of security and privacy. While there may be merit to that argument, it is also the case a significant proportion of Apple's revenue comes from taking a cut of in-app purchases. It was this cut and the inability to provide … [Read more...] about Fortnite returns to iPhone and iPad next week via Nvidia Geforce Now

Krafton, the company behind PUBG: Battlegrounds and PUBG: Mobile, has filed a lawsuit against developer Garena, alongside Apple and Google, seeking damages for what it calls "rampant, wilful copyright infringement" by a number of games available on the iOS and Android app stores it considers to be PUBG clones. Specifically, Krafton (thanks TechCrunch ) is targeting the continued availability of Garena's Free Fire games - which it calls "thinly veiled unauthorised versions of Battlegrounds" - with the original Free Fire having already been the recipient of a legal challenge by the PUBG developer. Free Fire: Battlegrounds, as Garena's game was rather shamelessly known at the time of the original lawsuit, launched for mobile devices shortly after PUBG's release in 2017 (PUBG Mobile arrived the following year) and Krafton's initial lawsuit, which accused Garena of copying key elements of its game, resulted in a settlement between the two companies in Singapore. Crucially, … [Read more...] about PUBG developer Krafton is suing Apple and Google over app store clone Free Fire

Krafton, the company behind PUBG: Battlegrounds and PUBG: Mobile, has filed a lawsuit against developer Garena, alongside Apple and Google, seeking damages for what it calls "rampant, wilful copyright infringement" by a number of games available on the iOS and Android app stores it considers to be PUBG clones. Specifically, Krafton (thanks TechCrunch ) is targeting the continued availability of Garena's Free Fire games - which it calls "thinly veiled unauthorised versions of Battlegrounds" - with the original Free Fire having already been the recipient of a legal challenge by the PUBG developer. Free Fire: Battlegrounds, as Garena's game was rather shamelessly known at the time of the original lawsuit, launched for mobile devices shortly after PUBG's release in 2017 (PUBG Mobile arrived the following year) and Krafton's initial lawsuit, which accused Garena of copying key elements of its game, resulted in a settlement between the two companies in Singapore. Crucially, … [Read more...] about PUBG: Battlegrounds developer Krafton is suing Apple and Google over app store clones

Disney and Tencent have announced Avatar: Reckoning, a new MMORPG set on Pandora for iOS and Android devices due for launch this year. You'll be able to play Avatar: Reckoning in three modes: via single-player story missions, PVP or co-op, as you explore "never-before-seen parts" of Avatar's world. "Meet new Na'vi clans fighting to defend their home, battle powerful RDA troops seeking to exploit the resources of the moon, and encounter spectacular alien creatures," a press release today boasted. There's no footage yet, just this singular piece of artwork. Chinese studio Archosaur Games, which made World of Kings and Naval Creed, is on development duties. The Avatar "franchise" began more than 12 years ago, when James Cameron's 2009 space epic earned nearly $3bn at the box office as everyone went to go try out their 3D specs. This December, the first of several continually-delayed film sequels is set to arrive. A third film has also already been shot, and there are plans for a … [Read more...] about Disney and Tencent announce Avatar MMORPG

Torchlight fans looking for a new way to play now that Torchlight III has been out for over a year will soon find it, as the mobile entry of the hack-and-slash action-RPG franchise Torchlight: Infinite will be entering closed beta on January 18. Developer XD Inc. announced the upcoming beta with a new gameplay trailer, showing off some of the game's flashy skill combos. Those who signed up on the Torchlight: Infinite website in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand will receive instructions on how to download the beta if selected. The beta will feature four playable heroes and 24 talent trees offering over 180 abilities, according to the official press release. All dungeons, encounters, and loot drops will be randomized, and there will be no cooldown or stamina system that will prevent players from enjoying the beta. Finally, everything in the beta can be unlocked for free, including heroes, skills, maps, and items. Torchlight: Infinite is set 200 years after the events … [Read more...] about Torchlight: Infinite Entering Closed Beta For iOS And Android On January 18

The founder of much-loved, much-missed fansite Pokévision has penned an impassioned open letter to the boss of Pokémon Go, requesting that the developer listen to feedback from the game's fans. Pokévision creator Yangcheng Liu's open letter , addressed to John Hanke, head honcho of Pokémon Go developer Niantic, also reveals the huge percentage of Pokémon Go players who used the now-defunct fan-made site every day. And, damningly, it claims Hanke personally requested that the Pokévision website be shut down. Pokévision allowed players to see where some Pokémon spawned, letting you run to their location and snap them up. With Pokémon Go's own method of tracking Pokémon broken since the app launched, the service became essential. Before it went dark over the weekend, Pokévision had a whopping 50m unique users with 11m visitors daily - around half the total Pokémon Go userbase. Pokévision's shutdown sparked anger among fans , who then swamped Pokémon Go's app store listing … [Read more...] about Pokévision creator issues impassioned plea to Pokémon Go boss

There's a brand new tracking mechanic in Pokémon Go - but only a small handful of players can try it out. The feature has been redesigned around Pokéstops, to show which locations a nearby Pokémon is closest to. It's a step up from there being no tracking at all... but it's still nowhere near the level of accuracy promised in early trailers for the game - or which was offered by services such as Pokévision before they were shut down. If you are one of the lucky few to get Pokémon Go's tracking feature, you should notice it as soon as you download last night's v1.30 patch. Here's a better look at how it works: Pokémon Go update v1.30 also fixes points bonuses while catching Pokémon, allows you to change your trainer name one time only, and restores the battery saver feature on iOS devices. General Pokémon just in your vicinity are now labelled as "sightings": 'Nearby' now replaced with 'sightings' screen #PokemonGo pic.twitter.com/sglnonULKY — Tom Phillips … [Read more...] about Pokémon Go has a new tracking mechanic, but only certain users have it

UPDATE 22/7/16: Pokémon Go is now available in Japan and already hugely popular, fuelled by a pent-up demand for the app and 3000 sponsored Pokémon Gyms in the form of McDonald's' restaurants. The launch had to be pushed back a day as word it was coming thanks to a leak (below) went viral, and The Pokémon Company feared it would need more servers to cope with the excitement. Japan's government has also chipped in, with warnings from the National Centre of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity. The agency has asked fans to be safe while playing, and not to get heatstroke. "I want people to abide by the warning so that people can play it on smartphones safely," said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has been quoted as saying. This morning, even Sony Worldwide Studios' Shuhei Yoshida has been out playing: Poke stops look pretty different in Japan :D pic.twitter.com/KNejzRJrIy — Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) July 22, 2016 This content is hosted on an external … [Read more...] about 3000 McDonald’s to become sponsored Pokémon Go gyms – in Japan

What's coming out this year? All the games that didn't come out last year! Ha ha, let's laugh off those mince pies. But it's not far from the truth. We wouldn't have the new God of War or Horizon games this year were it not for their delays, and let's hope they're all the better for it. But will they be the biggest releases this year? The Zelda Breath of the Wild sequel would argue otherwise, Elden Ring would argue otherwise, and it's hard to see many games topping either, except maybe Starfield. After all, it's not often we get a new Bethesda Game Studios game that isn't a Skyrim re-release. Yowch! But blockbusters are one thing, and a good year of gaming far from depends on them. Look a bit closer and you see a new Bayonetta in there, a new Splatoon, a new Plague Tale game - an underrated series if you ask me. There's a new Pokémon game, because there's always a new Pokémon game, there's Tango Softworks' new spooky-looking Ghostwire: Tokyo, and there's some eye-catching martial … [Read more...] about The games we’re looking forward to in 2022