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Bethesda has released a new Halloween-themed update for Fallout Shelter. The company announced the All Hallows’ Eve update onTwitter, revealing that it’s out now for Fallout Shelter’s iOS and Android editions. As one might guess, the patch adds Halloween decorations throughout the game, as well as costumes for the vault …
Read More »Everquest designer forms indie studio Stonethunder Games
Everquest franchise designer Ryan Barker has moved on from the game he spent the past fifteen years working on to found his own studio, Stonethunder Games. Games Industryreports Barker formed the studio earlier this year, likely spurred by Sony’s sale of Everquest developer Sony Online Entertainment – which has since …
Read More »Konami is making a new Bomberman
Cherished console series Bomberman is getting a new entry! And you can probably guess what’s coming next, right? Pocket Gamer reports that Famitsu has revealed Taisen Bomberman, which is in development for iOS and Android and is designed to mark the series’ 30th birthday. It’s due out some time this …
Read More »Telltale details Game of Thrones season finale release
The sixth and final release of Telltale’s debut Game of Thrones episodic will land next week, the studio has announced. Dubbed The Ice Dragon, the episode will arrive simultaneously across all platforms on November 17th – a first for a Telltale release. Along with the release dates of the upcoming …
Read More »Lara Croft: Relic Run surpasses 10m downloads
Free-to-play mobile release Lara Croft: Relic Run has exceeded 10m downloads, Square Enix has announced. The company revealed the milestone was reached across Android, iOS and Windows Phone platforms – and less than six months out from its launch back in May. Square Enix is celebrating with a new content …
Read More »Mobile livestreaming and subscription fees come to YouTube Gaming
Mobile gamers looking to show off what they are playing are in luck as YouTube Gaming is introducing streaming for mobile devices. At the moment this is limited to Android devices, not iOS, according to a post on the official YouTube blog. In an article on Polygon, Google’s global head …
Read More »This year Movember has a smartphone game
Growing a fabulous moustache isn’t going to be the only way to contribute to Movember this year. GameSpot reports that The Movember Foundation has today launched a game on iOS called Run Mo Run! It’s also on the way to Android, although that version doesn’t seem to have appeared yet. …
Read More »Tales from the Borderlands season finale arrives this month
Telltale has revealed the fifth and final episode of Tales from the Borderlands debut season will launch next week. As has become a standard for the studio’s episodic releases, Episode Five: The Vault of the Traveler will arrive first for PC, Mac, PS3 and PS4 – debuting for the platforms …
Read More »NHL Supercard launches on iOS and Android
2K Games has announced a follow-up to its free-to-play mobile trading card game property Supercard, launching NHL Supercard for iOS and Android platforms. The hockey game features more than 450 cards, which can be trained in playmaking, stick handling, focus, and skating. Players can participate in quick games to earn …
Read More »Now Telltale’s games have been pulled from the Apple App Store
Game of Thrones and Tales from the Borderlands are currently the only Telltale Games available to purchase from the Apple App Store. Eurogamer reports that The Walking Dead, Back to the Future, The Wolf Among Us, Jurassic Park and Sam and Max have all vanished. And not only are they …
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