A recent Endgadget article put an interesting spin on the whole iPhone / iPod game phenomenon. In a survey, most touch owners admitted that they didn't bother with most of their applications, and deleted them after only a day of twiddling.
Most games are very reasonably priced indeed. For less than the cost of a pint you can grab some seriously excellent little diversions for your favourite flavour of touch device, but with that cheap price comes the caveat emptor - most games are either ridiculously shallow and don't really hold up very well to long-term play, or just don't work because of the "uniqueness" of the control method you need to use to manipulate them - either touch or accelerometer tilt stuff. Not always the best method of control for a device that relies on you being able to see the screen or what you're doing.
Supercell has released its new squad-building action game Squad Busters in Spain, Mexico, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Canada, and Singapore. This game features characters from different Supercell titles, such as Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, Hay Day, Clash Royale, and Boom Beach.
AFK Journey is one of the best games I’ve played this year, and comes close to being the perfect idle RPG.
Leniu Games has started taking pre-registrations of its Nordic fantasy open world MMO, Flame of Valhalla. This game features the War of Gods erupted in the mystical realm of Asgard, known as the land of gods as seen in various movies and TV series. The game is expected to release in first half of May 2024.
