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Pikmin Bloom is now available in the US, Canada, and the rest of the Americas

Niantic and Nintendo’s latest AR title Pikmin Bloom continued its global rollout today. The game is now available for users in the U.S., Canada, and all of the Americas. Pikmin Bloom is another attempt at bringing further immersion to a Nintendo property, similar to how Pokémon Go works. But the goals and gameplay within this game are different. During your time playing Pikmin Bloom, you’ll collect and grow seedlings into Pikmin. These Pikmin can then be sent out on adventures to retrieve items, such as collectibles or fruit. Fruit can

Niantic to cease development on Catan: World Explorers app later this year

Niantic has scrapped one of its ongoing projects, opting to cancel further development and fully cease operations for Catan: World Explorers.  The location-baed take on the popular Catan boardgame will be officially “sunset” on Nov. 18, with Niantic planning to remove the game from all active app stores as of today. Overall, this means the game will no longer be downloadable in the limited regions it has rolled out to since launching its first beta in July 2020. In-app purchases will also be removed from the shop, although players can

What Time Does the MyNBA 2K22 App Release?

Top GamesImage provided by Take-Two Interactive Software.What time does the MyNBA 2K22 app release?NBA 2K22 is here, and players are excited to step back on the court as some of their favorite NBA players. Alongside the release of the game is the official companion app, dubbed “My NBA2K22.” Despite the game being out, the app is nowhere to be seen. So, what time does the MyNBA 2K22 app release?With every release of a game within the NBA 2K series, a companion app has always been released alongside it, serving as

How to scan your face in NBA 2K22

NBA 2K22 is finally here and it’s time for fans to switch over to the new title from the previous one. Alongside roster updates and quality-of-life changes, new adventures await players in the form of MyPlayer and The City mode. While some players will enjoy jumping right into the action, others may prefer taking their time while creating their characters. Customizing a character can take hours, especially if you’re trying hard to base your character on yourself. There’s a way that you can fast-forward this process, however. Like previous titles, NBA 2K22 allows

Pokemon UNITE Android Release Date

PokémonPhoto by The Pokemon CompanyPokemon UNITE fans are counting the days until mobile players join the party, and it turns out they won’t really be waiting for long. The release date of the mobile versions of Pokemon UNITE has been revealed, so here’s when it comes out.Pokemon UNITE is the latest spin-off in the ever growing franchise, inspired by other games in the MOBA genre like League of Legends. Players can choose from a variety of Pokemon and duke it out in different arenas, and given its free-to-start model, anyone

Riot set to replace League+ app with Riot Mobile in October

Riot Games is “upgrading” its League+ mobile app to Riot Mobile on Oct. 4, the company announced today. The upgraded version will provide support for all of Riot’s primary titles, including League of Legends, VALORANT, Teamfight Tactics, Wild Rift, and Legends of Runeterra. In response to the rapid expansion of its other titles outside of League, Riot said it wanted to expand its mobile companion as well. League+ was first released on both the Apple and Google app stores in 2016, providing players with League news and videos, in-game chat

Epic Games Lawsuit Reveals How Far Google Allegedly Went to Maintain Android App Market

Google worked harder than initially suspected to keep Fortnite on its Play Store. / Photo courtesy of Epic GamesAfter Epic Games last year added a way for Fortnite players on Android devices to pay it directly, circumventing the Google Play Store and cutting Google out of the transactions, Google promptly removed Fortnite from its store, and Epic Games slapped the tech giant with a suit alleging monopolistic practices.The judge in the case, Judge James Donato, unsealed a fully unredacted version of Epic's original complaint against Google (H/T Leah Nylen), and

N and Reshiram will join Pokémon Masters EX on Aug. 30 as part of second anniversary celebrations

Pokémon Masters EX will add yet another new Sync Pair later this month to celebrate the game’s second anniversary. N and Reshiram which will join the game on Aug. 30 at 1 am CT, which was revealed at the Pokémon Presents event yesterday. More anniversary sync-pairs are coming over the next month. While N already has a Sync Pair within the game alongside Zekrom, this upcoming addition with Reshiram is a master Sync Pair boasting its own unique outfit. According to the announcement, Reshiram will have the ability to target

How Online Gaming Has Helped Millions

The past few years have been a struggle for everyone. It has been hard to find ways of keeping yourself entertained and to find something that will help you switch off from day-to-day life. Online gaming – and especially online casinos – have helped a lot of people to have fun and feel excitement once again. The good thing about online gaming is that you can play it from anywhere and everywhere. You can see some of the most visited platforms here; these platforms have seen a huge increase in

China roundup: Games are opium, algorithms need scrutiny

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. The question for the tech news cycle in China these days has become: Who is Beijing’s next target? Regulatory clampdowns are common in China’s tech industry but the breadth of the recent moves has been unprecedented. No major tech giant is exempted and everyone is being attacked from a slightly different angle, but Beijing’s message is clear: Tech businesses are to