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Ads are back in: Monetizing beyond subscriptions and transactions in gaming

GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. The rapid growth of direct-to-consumer streaming platforms has proven that subscriptions are viable. Subscription options have seen a massive increase as console, platform, and other industry players have tried to capture people’s time by creating an experience that offers a variety of games. But in the same breath, we hear about rapid subscription growth

The ‘XCOM 2 Collection’ Is Coming to iOS on November 5 as a Premium Port Bringing the Complete Tactical Experience to Modern iOS Devices

A little while ago, Feral Interactive were teasing a new project after bringing classics to mobile already in the form of Company of Heroes, Tropico, Rome: Total War, and more. That was just revealed to be the XCOM 2 Collection. XCOM 2 Collection is something I never thought would be on iOS considering how demanding it is on PC and how poorly it ran on PS4 and Xbox One at launch. After it was ported to Nintendo Switch recently (with a big download needed), I was hoping an iOS port

TGS 2020: ‘Ys VIII Mobile’ Gets a New Gameplay Showcase with a Look at Areas from the Original Game, Character Models, and More

At TGS 2019, Shaun tried Ys VIII Mobile. Ys VIII Mobile is a mobile conversion of Nihon Falcom’s amazing action RPG Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. Ys VIII Mobile was announced a while ago and it was even revealed to be getting a worldwide release. At TGS 2020, Linekong Entertainment showed off extended footage for Ys VIII Mobile giving us a look at how locations from the original game appear in the mobile conversion, character models, and more. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is one of my favourite games ever

‘Company of Heroes’ for iPhone and Android Is Out Now Worldwide with iCloud Save Backup on iOS

TouchArcade Rating: A few days ago, Feral Interactive posted an extended look at Company of Heroes ($13.99) on iPhone and Android showcasing the interface and how the game scales down to a smaller display. The company already brought Sega and Relic’s RTS classic to iPad in an excellent conversion that almost felt too good to be true when it was initially announced. Read my review of the iPad version here. Over the last week, I’ve been replaying the opening hours of Company of Heroes on iPhone 11 and it has

SwitchArcade Presents: The Best Nintendo Switch Fighting Games

For today’s special edition of SwitchArcade, I’m going to highlight the best fighting games on Nintendo Switch. These include retro arcade ports, new releases, some surprises, one game that people don’t consider a fighting game, and more. With the Nintendo Switch in its fourth year on the market, it has gotten quite a bit of support in the fighting game genre across many publishers. I also didn’t want to feature every single fighting game I like on the platform and cover the ones I would recommend when anyone is looking

‘Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair’ Is Now Rolling Out Worldwide on iOS and Android with ‘Danganronpa’ Discounted to Celebrate the New Release

TouchArcade Rating: Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair ($15.99) from Spike Chunsoft was announced for iOS and Android alongside the other mainline games in the series a while ago. The full Danganronpa trilogy will be out on iOS and Android soon bringing one of my favourite trilogy of games to mobile. These releases are anniversary editions with additional content included in the premium ports. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc ($7.99) arrived on iOS and Android in a pretty great conversion. Read my review of it here. Spike Chunsoft revealed that Danganronpa 2: Goodbye

Crysis Remastered Will Debut Gameplay This Week, Watch It Here

Crysis Remastered was officially revealed with a teaser a few weeks ago, but this week we'll finally get to see exactly what the nearly 13-year-old game will look like with some improved graphical features.The gameplay debut for Crysis Remastered is set for July 1 and will go live at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT / 6 PM CEST. Although no details about what will be shown have been shared, Crytek did reveal in its initial announcement that the remaster will introduce a "hardware and API-agnostic ray tracing solution,"