In a double-header of Pokemon GO news, it appears that Niantic Labs has teamed up with Sprint for… something. What this may actually end up being remains to be seen, but we won’t have to wait long to find out what’s going on with the two companies, as they are planning to hold a join press conference tomorrow.
Day: 6 December 2016
One of the problems with mobile gaming isn’t so much the games themselves, but the download sizes. This holds true with not just your initial update of a big game, but also the subsequent updates that games and apps get that also are big. If you have unlimited data on your plan, then this doesn’t matter much either way. However, if you don’t have unlimited data, the last thing you want to do is chew up a large chunk of your data downloading a 1GB game update.
Released by Blind Mice Games, Warlord Strike is a new MOBA game that crosses its gameplay with that of an RTS title. Players will be tasked with building a team of champions who will need to defeat an opponent’s team, in order to successfully capture the orbs of power.
Released by Origin8 Technologies Ltd, the outfit behind the Sentinel franchise of games, comes a new game that’s something of a departure from what they were releasing before. In this game, players are tasked with overseeing an outer space mining operation, with all the perils that such an endeavor would entail.
A couple of months ago Twitch bought Curse, which started off as a communication suite for gamers to use while in game but has since expanded greatly in what that platform provides. Since then the team at Twitch has been working on integrating Curse’s suite of communication tools into its platform, and now it looks like video calling has finally arrived for Twitch. To start, it is now available for desktop users, but mobile support is in the works.
Help stop a time traveling mad scientist from rewriting history in Kelving and the Infamous Time Machine
Released by Blyts, Kelvin and the Infamous Time Machine is a point-and-click adventure that’s now available on Android. In this game, players will assume the eponymous role of Kelvin, whose job is to assist the mad scientist Dr Edwin Lupin. This same Dr Lupin is, as of late, feeling especially slighted in the department of notoriety, building a time machine nets him only ridicule.
Rescue a cursed princess, in a story told in stained glass in Little Briar Rose, now available from Google Play
Released by Mangatar, Little Briar Rose is a point-and-click adventure that’s recently been released on Android. What sets this game apart from others is its visuals. To wit, the game is designed with hand drawn visuals to look like it’s been entirely done in stained glass, even drawing its inspiration from the introduction of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty.
[Update: Game Released] Capcom is planning to release Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney onto Android this Winter
Fans of the Ace Attorney franchise will be happen to know that a new game within the franchise will be heading to Android before the end of this year. Capcom has announced that Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney will be arriving this Winter for mobile devices, with Android being one of those platforms to get the game.