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‘Dandara’ Just Got Updated with the ‘Trials of Fear’ Expansion Content for Free and the Game Is Discounted to Just $1.99 for a Limited Time

TouchArcade Rating: Dandara ($1.99) from developer Long Hat House and publisher Raw Fury is a very interesting game for me. I obviously love the gravity-defying Metroidvania platformer but the way the release was handled initially was excellent. It hit every platform including mobile at the same time and costed the same across the board. Recently, a big free update was announced for Dandara in the form of the Trials of Fear expansion. Watch the trailer for it below: The expansion has just gone live for me on iOS and Xbox

‘Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells’ from Zynga and Portkey Games is a new match-3 puzzle game based on ‘Harry Potter’

Zynga just announced a new Harry Potter mobile game being made in partnership with Portkey Games and Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment. Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells is a match-3 puzzle game based on the Harry Potter franchise that will feature various moments from the movies and many characters. You create your own character here and get to experience the world of Harry Potter featuring new spells, potions, key characters from the movies, and more. The puzzles here will feature chocolate frogs and other Harry Potter objects as obstacles. Harry Potter:

Ubisoft’s Free to Play Competitive Sports Game ‘Roller Champions’ Is Also Coming to Mobile

At E3 2019, Ubisoft revealed Roller Champions. Roller Champions is a competitive free to play game for multiple platforms. At E3 it was announced for PC only but it has been confirmed for mobile and consoles as well now. The PvP sports experience has a very cartoonish aesthetic as showcased in the trailers so far. It is going to be interesting to see how this game evolves as a free to play experience on multiple platforms. Roller Champions has been developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Winnipeg, and Ubisoft Pune. Watch

Tilting Point acquires mobile game Star Trek Timelines

Tilting Point announced this morning that it has acquired Star Trek Timelines, a free-to-play character collection game, from the game’s developer Disruptor Beam. It’s also hired Disruptor Beam team members to create a new studio, Wicked Realm Games. This follows Disruptor Beam‘s shuttering of its other titles, Game of Thrones Ascent and The Walking Dead: March to War. Moving forward, the company says it will be focused on its Disruptor Engine tools for mobile game development and operations. Tilting Point, meanwhile, had previously acquired the game Languinis and the monetization startup Gondola,

Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass for Console: NBA 2K20, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and More

My favorite part about being an Xbox Game Pass member is playing games that I haven’t tried yet and enjoying them on day one when they’re released. This week we have both of those and more! (I didn’t say I would be good at these games — there’s some bad basketball in my future). If you haven’t tried Xbox Game Pass yet, now is a great time to try your first month for $1. Let’s jump in! March 5  NBA 2K20 2K continues to redefine what’s possible in sports gaming with

‘Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’ Is Now Available on iOS and Android as a Premium Port with Controller Support

TouchArcade Rating: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night ($2.99) from Konami just had a surprise release on iOS and Android. The game that debuted on PS1 has been ported to iOS and Android as a premium game with a few additional features. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night includes the full game on mobile with its amazing original soundtrack and visuals. The iOS and Android release includes controller support and has a new continue feature. I see Game Center achievements have been included on iOS. Check out a screenshot from the port

Apple Arcade: ‘No Way Home’ Review – Show Me What You Got!

Mindless shooting in space is always fun. There’s something relaxing about killing alien ships in the middle of nowhere. It takes the fear of being stranded millions of miles away from home off your mind. Enter No Way Home, a fun shoot’em up game brought by SMG Studio, the team behind games like Death Squared and One More Line. In No Way Home, you play as Cho, the former Dutchess Start Captain. After the ship freezes for millions of years and is going to be wrecked by a bunch of

‘Stardew Valley’ iOS vs Nintendo Switch – What Platform Should You Buy it On?

TouchArcade Rating: When Stardew Valley ($7.99) was announced for mobile, I was very excited. I already loved the game and had played it for a while across PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch with the Switch version getting the maximum playtime of the lot. When it arrived on iOS, it was a fantastic port that has only improved over time. As with most indie games, the Nintendo Switch and mobile versions are on the spectrum for portable gaming fans. I already compared Dead Cells on iOS and Nintendo Switch and decided

‘Company of Heroes’ for iPad Review – Excellent Portable Real Time Strategy

TouchArcade Rating: Originally released on PC back in 2006, Company of Heroes ($13.99) is now on iPad thanks to Feral Interactive. The real time strategy classic has been adapted for touchscreen with two control options and a plethora of enhancements in its newest incarnation on iOS as a premium release. Since this is a Feral Interactive port, expectations are very high given their superlative track record. I’ve been playing Company of Heroes on a first generation iPad Pro (9.7") over the last week and the conversion is mostly everything I

SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews of ‘Snack World’, ‘Darksiders Genesis’, and ‘SEGA AGES Sonic 2’, Today’s New Releases and the Latest Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for February 24th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got full reviews of three recent releases: Snack World, Darksiders Genesis, and SEGA AGES Sonic the Hedgehog 2. We’ve also got summaries of two new releases, and a surprisingly hefty list of sales to check out. Let’s roll on into it! Reviews Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Gold ($49.99) Let me begin this review by saying that I could see some people really getting into Snack World. There’s a lot to do,