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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a very popular property currently, with the manga recently wrapping up its 8th ‘season’ Jojolion, and the Anime currently midway through its 6th (Stone Ocean). In alignment with this, a new JJBA mobile game is in development – and it’s coming to the West. Making the …

When Microsoft first announced Windows 11, one of the marquee features of the new OS was the ability to install and run Android apps without the need for an emulator like Blue Stacks. The feature wasn't ready in time for launch back in October, but Windows Insiders can now finally …

Zynga is one of the most well known video game publishers in the mobile space, having released classics such as Farmville, Words With Friends and more. Their repertoire within the mobile space must have piqued the interest of Take-Two Interactive as they have acquired the company for $12.7 Billion. Making …

Despite being free at the point of entry, many free-to-play game studios have managed to amass an audience who are willing to spend a great deal of money on their games. This has been proven time and time again, and in 2021 a record-breaking 8 mobile titles managed to rake …

Square Enix has never been afraid to cross over its Final Fantasy games with different franchises. This is even more so the case with the publisher’s mobile efforts. Following in the footsteps of its older brother, War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius will be crossing over with the …

As mobile chipsets get more and more powerful, and bigger – more expansive – games come to mobile phones, there has started to become a need for a gaming handheld to represent the Android community. In response, Razer is collaborating with Qualcomm to create just that. Videocardz.com managed to get …

Following on from recent leaks, last night the Surface Duo 2 was officially announced, breathing new life into Microsoft's take on the dual-screen smartphone concept. The original Duo launched with a flagship price tag without the specs to match. This is changing with the Duo 2, which makes significant upgrades …

Google has always been experimental with its marketing, from revealing phones prior to its announcement, to announcing a phone only by confirming that the unannounced phone’s purported cancellation was false. The search engine giant has now sent out an email to its fans saying “You're invited to Google's Birthday party.” …

The WipEout franchise has historically offered a fast-paced and hectic futuristic racing experience as far back as the playstation One. The past decade has not been kind to the franchise however, with the last original game releasing all the way back in 2008. After waiting for so long, WipEout is …

Recently Microsoft announced that Android app support would not be available on Windows 11 at launch, although the company is gearing up to test the feature, having put the Android subsystem on the Microsoft Store. Curiously, the listing also noted support for Xbox, sparking rumours that consoles will be getting …

In the wake of some media products’ overwhelming success, the creators behind the art sometimes turn to pseudonyms when releasing their next project in order to test whether it can succeed in its own right. Such was the case with Clash of Clans developers Supercell, who released their most recent …

Google's Pixel smartphone announcements have been breaking out of the normal repetitive cycle over the last couple of years. Google decided to confirm the Pixel 5 early after leaks and this year, the company is getting ahead of the leaks entirely by announcing the Pixel 6 today, which will be the first to feature a Google-designed custom SoC. 

For as long as there have been mobile devices, there have been ways to switch phones while still keeping all of your contacts, messages, and other important pieces of data. Be it through transferring sim cards, microSD cards, or bespoke apps, the act of transferring has been possible – if …

Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad is a free-to-play action RPG released for mobile devices last year which took many of the publisher’s most well known characters and pitted them against one another. The game was met with controversy due to questionable marketing decisions, and it seems following launch, the game’s reception …

Though perhaps not the follow up to Automata that fans expected, NieR: Re[in]carnation is a free-to-play mobile title from creative director Yoko Taro. Previously only available in Japan, it has now been confirmed to be launching next month in the West. Following the surprise success of NieR: Automata – which …

Samsung has another foldable phone coming later this year. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, which has yet to be officially announced, is currently going through FCC approval, giving us an early look at some of the features we can expect.  The Galaxy Z Fold 3 was certified by the …

In April, LG officially announced that it is exiting the smartphone business and shutting down its smartphone division. While some devices will continue to be supported with software updates, Android smartphone production is reportedly ending today.  According to Korean news site, Asiae, LG has ended smartphone production today as it …

Android has been around for over a decade at this point and has grown tremendously during that time. Google's mobile operating system has now set a new record, with Android being used on over 3 billion active devices. Since Android is open source, smartphone makers have been free to adopt …

While Call of Duty: Warzone has been receiving all of the attention, with the PC and console battle royale game seeing over 100 million players, its mobile counterpart has been quietly dwarfing that figure, with Activision now confirming that Call of Duty: Mobile has surpassed 500 million players. Making the …

Just under two years after it was first announced that Apex Legends would eventually make its way to mobile, the first-person battle royale game is finally here – almost. The “specially designed for touchscreens” shooter will be entering beta this Spring, with a full release later on. Making the announcement, …

Genshin Impact surprised many people when it was released last year. The free-to-play mobile, PC and console game offered an open world RPG with fun gameplay and interesting characters. The choice to be free-to-play appears to have worked out for the developers MiHoYo, as since its launch in September, the …

Ever since its launch in 2015, Rocket League has become a major player in the industry, with well over 50 million users. Following its success on consoles and PC, Rocket League is now tackling the mobile market with Rocket League Sideswipe, “a new, standalone Rocket League experience built from the …

Pokémon GO took the world by storm when it first launched back in 2016. Since then, the game has continued to consistently bring in a great deal of revenue every year. Developed by Niantic, Nintendo is once again partnering with the studio to bring another of Nintendo’s properties to life: …

In the past, digital stores such as Steam, Apple’s App Store and Google Play all took a 30% cut of every transaction. While being the industry standard, Epic Games swooped in with much fairer percentage cuts, pressuring the others to do the same. Following Apple, Google has now reduced its …

Samsung is revamping its commitment to security on Android devices. Moving forward, Galaxy devices will now receive regular security updates for a minimum of four years after release, with updates set to be delivered on a monthly or quarterly basis. Previously, Samsung offered up three years of security updates for …

Microsoft's ambitious foldable phone concept, the Surface Duo, will officially be available outside of the US starting next week. On the 18th of February, the dual-screen Android smartphone will release in Europe and Canada, although it has quite the price hike in the UK compared to the US.  Equipped with …

While talk surrounding the Epic Games and Apple situation may have appeared to quieten down, the Fortnite creator and iPhone inventor are still very much butting heads. As the companies wait to see how everything pans out in the US, Epic Games has now shifted its focus to the UK …

Twice a month Microsoft announces a new batch of games which are set to join its Game Pass subscription service. For the second half of December, the console manufacturer is taking advantage of its recent purchase of ZeniMax Media, adding Skyrim: Special Edition – alongside many other titles – to …

Typically, we expect Samsung to launch its flagship smartphone in February or March of any given year. The company will apparently be going a bit earlier than usual in 2021, with reports claiming that the Galaxy S21 will arrive in January.  According to sources speaking with both Android Authority and …

Over the course of each month Microsoft refreshes its Game Pass service with a number of new titles. For the first half of December, subscribers can get their hands on a plethora of major releases, including Remedy’s Control, Dragon Quest XI S, Greedfall, Superhot, and more. During the first half …