It's like DOOM but different.

Alpha Dog Games and Bethesda Softworks released a new DOOM today. Mighty DOOM is a top-down, single-touch shooter that is free to download right now for iOS and Android devices.

Bethesda notes that anybody who downloads and plays Mighty DOOM before April 20, 2023 will get the Mini Slayer's pack for free. This includes exclusive weapon skins, equipment keys, and Crystals. ...

You want in on these 'Mons? You better fork over the cash, kid.

Niantic, the studio behind the still relatively popular Pokemon GO asked players to stay well away from a Las Vegas park unless they purchased a $30 (USD) content pass.

A special event, called Hoenn, held in Las Vegas' Sunset Park allowed players that owned the in-game pass to enjoy some special activities. These activities were focused on content found in Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire. This special event...

These mobile titles will be sunset starting in May.

Electronic Arts announce that both Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile are shutting down. The end of Apex Legends Mobile will happen on May 1, 2023 at 4PM (PT). The date and time that Battlefield Mobile will cease to be was not provided in EA's statement. Furthermore, the studio behind Battlefield Mobile, Industrial Toys, is also being completely shut down.

EA's statement continues on to provide some reasons why...

The focus shifts more towards the remaining two studios.

In May 2022, Embracer Group announced that they had acquired a number of studios from Square Enix in a deal worth $300 million. At the time, Today, Embracer is shutting down at least one of those studios, a move that impacts roughly 200 employees.

CDE Entertainment, an Embracer-owned business group made up of assets acquired during that Square Enix acquisition, announced that they are shutting down its publishing...

The game lasted only about a year.

Square Enix announces that they are shutting down the servers for their mobile battle royale game, Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier. This title released back in November 2021 and will come to an unceremonious end on January 11, 2023.

Today's announcement came with word that Square Enix just wasn't "able to deliver the experience that (they) were hoping to." This is despite the game having received fairly regular updates and...

The Production Team at Top Games Inc. Answers Questions About EVONY: The King’s Return
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The production team at EVONY has managed to construct a sophisticated game, which begs the question: are casual gamers looking for more out of their user experience? Based on EVONY sales numbers, the answer seems to be a resounding yes. We look at the details, the storylines, and what makes Top Games Inc. stand out.


Why has EVONY enjoyed such long-lasting success since its debut...

Four different models announced, but not a single small formfactor.

Apple, by way of today's "Far Out" event earlier today, announced the latest generation of their smartphones: The iPhone 14. Though there is no "small" model in the 14-series, there are four different models that you will be able to choose from: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Prices for these new phones will start at $799 (USD) for the basic iPhone...

Get ready for mobile games based on PlayStation IPs.

Sony announced today that they are acquiring the mobile game developer Savage Game Studios. The full financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Savage Game will be integrated into the newly formed PlayStation Studios Mobile Division, which will be tasked with creating mobile games based on new and already existing PlayStation IPs. Savage Game will operate separate from the studios working on console...

Since last year, Netflix has been by giving its users access to a selection of free video games as they continue to try and diversify the product that they continue to offer. However, it has been revealed to have been a rather sluggish start.

The games to have been offered have only had a total of 23.3 million downloads, as well as an average of 1.7 million daily users, according to research undertaken by Apptopia for CNBC. These findings make for grim reading for the streaming...

And it's not even close.

Activision Blizzard, by way of a recent financial report, says that they have made more money through their mobile releases in the last quarter than it has on all of its console and PC titles combined. TweakTown shares some of these quarterly report findings showing that games like Diablo Immortal, Call of Duty Mobile, and Candy Crush Saga make up about 51% of Activision's total earnings.

Compared to the same quarter in 2021, Activision Blizzard's...

The game has also been downloaded over 10 million times.

On June 20, we learned not only that Diablo Immortal's release in China was delayed, but also that the game already pulled in $24 million (USD) through microtransactions. That's how much the game made just in its first two weeks of availability. At the time, I guessed that Diablo Immortal would pull in about $50 million over the course of an entire month.

Now, Mobilegamer.biz reports (on data collected by Appmagi...

Pre-loads are also now available.

Blizzard provides the release roadmap for Diablo Immortal ahead of its launch on June 2. The game, which is now also coming to PC in addition to the mobile releases, is also currently available for pre-load through Battle.net. As it currently stands, Diablo Immortal will not have a rolling launch, but will instead be available to everyone at 10AM (PDT) on the 2nd.

This is being considered an "open beta" release, at least as far...

If you have a device that uses a browser, you can play Fortnite on it.

Microsoft announced that they partnered with Epic Games to bring Fortnite to all browser-enabled devices for free. This is being done through the Xbox Cloud Gaming service, which is still currently in a beta phase in 26 countries.

What this means for you is that you can now play Fortnite basically anywhere and on any device. This includes playing Fortnite once again on iOS devices.

All...

Do you guys not have PCs?

Diablo Immortal is an upcoming free-to-play action-RPG. The game was originally announced to be a mobile-only title, planned for release on iOS and Android devices, but that has apparently changed ever so slightly.

Diablo Immortal will now also be coming out on the PC in addition to its planned mobile release. It will be out on June 2 on PC as an "open beta" release. PC and mobile and will feature cross-play and cross-progression saves....