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TGS 2020: Koei Tecmo Announced a New ‘Dynasty Warriors’ Game for iOS and Android with a Closed Beta Planned for Next Month

Over the years, many developers and publishers from Japan have brought their franchises to mobile through old ports, new licensed releases, and more. Koei Tecmo and Omega Force’s popular Dynasty Warriors franchise is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and there were two announcements made at TGS 2020 to celebrate this. The first was Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires for literally every console and PC that is set for an early 2021 release in and outside Japan. The second is Dynasty Warriors for iOS and Android. Dynasty Warriors is a hack

Magical Adventure RPG ‘Genshin Impact’ is out now on iOS, Android, PS4, and PC

TouchArcade Rating: Genshin Impact (Free) from miHoYo is a magical adventure RPG with great visuals. It has been in the works for a while now for multiple platforms including mobile, Nintendo Switch, and PS4. Pre-orders for it went live recently and the game was available to download as a preload beginning last night. The servers went live a few hours ago on iOS, Android, PS4, and PC. The Nintendo Switch version is releasing at a later date. As detailed before, Genshin Impact includes both singleplayer and multiplayer including cross platform

Nintendo Goes WAHOOO! – The TouchArcade Show #463

In this week’s episode of The TouchArcade Show we discuss Amazon’s recent event where they unveiled some new hardware products as well as announced a new cloud gaming service called Luna. Were you aware that Amazon held an event this week? You’re probably not alone! With Eli’s Android device finally updated he tries out Microsoft’s xCloud for the first time LIVE ON AIR, and of course we dig into all of the big mobile gaming news stories of this past week. It’s an XL episode this week, so strap in!

TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Aruna’s Adventure’

TouchArcade Rating:There were a bunch of really good games released this week, but the one I find I keep coming back to is the one that offers exactly what it says it does on the tin. It’s Aruna’s Adventure ($4.99) from developer James Swiney, and it promises an adventure in a similar vein to the original 8-bit The Legend of Zelda. That’s precisely what you get, and while it sounds strange, it’s that focus and simplicity that makes Aruna’s Adventure so enjoyable. Don’t expect any huge skill trees or complex

Nintendo just surprised Switch owners by releasing ‘Kirby Fighters 2’

Sponsored Links Nintendo Nintendo has officially launched a new Kirby brawler for the Switch that it never officially confirmed until now. Kirby Fighters 2 is now available as a digital download for $20, and as the trailer’s voiceover says, it’s a Kirby vs. Kirby vs. Kirby vs. Kirby affair. Nintendo accidentally revealed the title on the eShop earlier today before pulling it down prior to its official launch. A brand-new Kirby game is available NOW! Choose from a cast of Kirby’s most iconic copy abilities and duke it out to

‘Among Us’ developers cancel sequel plans, focus on their new/old smash hit

Sponsored Links Innersloth Back in 2018, Innersloth released Among Us, a simple Mafia-style party game that requires teamwork from its players, but also tasks one of them as an imposter whose job is to undermine the group’s efforts. Until about August of this year it hadn’t attracted much attention, which is when the game suddenly exploded in popularity with Twitch players featuring it constantly and drawing more interest, as well as crossplay for iOS and Android that let people easily join in the games.Just a month ago the developers announced

‘Amnesia: The Dark Descent’ and its sequel go open source

Sponsored Links Frictional Games A little after its tenth anniversary, Amnesia: The Dark Descent is now open-source, allowing modders and aspiring game developers to delve into the title's codebase to see how the horror masterpiece was created. You can download the source code for both The Dark Descent and its sequel, A Machine for Pigs (which itself started out as a mod), through GitHub. As series developer Frictional Games points out, the annoucement doesn't mean you can get the two titles for free. "It just means that people are free

BlizzCon will return as an online-only event in February 2021

Sponsored Links Blizzard After cancelling this year’s BlizzCon convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Blizzard has announced that it will hold a replacement show online. BlizzConline (yep) will be held on February 19th-20th, 2021 with all the latest news around its popular franchises including World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Hearthstone and Starcraft. ? BlizzConline is set to take place February 19-20, 2021!There's lots of planning left to do, but we wanted to provide an early heads-up on how you can take part in the online festivities! ?Check out the blog

Microsoft keeps the same price for its new wireless Xbox controllers

Sponsored Links Microsoft On Tuesday morning Microsoft will start taking pre-orders for its next-generation console family, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. While the consoles will work with existing Xbox One gamepads, if you want a second Xbox Wireless Controller to maintain the subtle tweaks, low latency connection and dedicated Share button shown off in March, it will cost $60. That’s the same price as its predecessor, and, as Microsoft had confirmed previously, still means it uses AA batteries right out of the box. Microsoft If you’d prefer

Apple and Sony Events – The TouchArcade Show #462

There were two pretty big events in the world of tech and gaming this week, so in this episode we discuss Apple’s latest event where they announced a new Apple Watch and a couple of new iPads as well as their decision to suddenly drop iOS 14 on everyone out of the blue. We then dive into Sony’s latest PlayStation 5 event and talk about our thoughts on the coming generation of consoles which leads nicely into a discussion about Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming service that launched this week. Finally