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Another Eden is giving away a free five-star unit to celebrate five million downloads

WFS Inc has announced that its popular RPG, Another Eden, has achieved five million downloads since it first launched back in 2017. So to celebrate the momentous occasion WFS are giving away a free five-star unit – all you need to do is play through the special encounter which is available until September 16.

Everyday a new Whisper of Time encounter is going to appear in-game – complete this to receive a Whisper of Time drop. Once you’ve collected ten of these bad-boys, the encounter that’ll get you your free five-star becomes available – simple enough, right? In case you don’t get time before the end date, Whisper of Time drops are also still usable until October 14.

For those that don’t know, Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Space and Time – to use its full name – is a mobile JRPG that first dropped a few years back, before releasing worldwide early last year. Since its release, Eden has received a lot of praise for its story, soundtrack, and characters, soliciting many favourable comparisons with RPGs on PC and console.

But don’t take our word for it – you can watch the launch trailer below:

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To further celebrate the five million, we are also getting a Divine Paladin version of the character, Anabel, and there are plenty of other fateful encounters for you to try, as well as two special summer campaigns to undertake.

If you want to see what all the fuss is about, Another Eden is available on Google Play and the App Store. If you’re currently wanting for more recommendations, our list of the best mobile RPGs, and best mobile MMORPGs have plenty of great games to choose from!

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Hyena Squad is the latest turn-based strategy game by Wave Light Games

Wave Light Games, the developer of Demon’s Rise and Shieldwall Chronicles, has confirmed its next title, Hyena Squad, will launch on the App Store on September 9. Hyena Squad is a turn-based RPG similar to XCOM.  

Hyena Squad takes place in deep space, onboard an alien space station. It’s your job to infiltrate the station and rescue a VIP inmate with your team of mercenaries. You can choose from four different types of mercenary: armoured melee specialists, heavy gunners, elusive scouts, and mysterious psychics. Once you select your team, you must lead the assault, taking into account the environment, your characters’ line of sights, morale, and more. 

Hyena Squad builds on Wave Light Games’s previous RPGs by adding additional features for you to enjoy. There are 12 levels to master, each with different objectives like hostage rescue, escort to the safe zone, and various bosses. The environments in Hyena Squad are destructible, with fuel canisters and hazardous tanks to blow up. Your squad and the aliens you fight both have active and passive abilities, where you can inspire or confuse units, increasing the tactical tools at your disposal.

Hyena Squad will release this September on the App Store, where you can pre-order a copy for $1.99/£1.99. The game offers you a premium experience with no adverts, in-app purchases, or online requirements. 

If Hyena Squad sounds like the RPG for you, then check out the trailer below.

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Fancy checking out the best mobile RPGs or maybe the best mobile strategy games? Either way, we have the guide for you.

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Garena releases new Free Fire Sushi Menace elite pass

Garena has announced that the latest elite pass for Garena Free Fire is sushi-themed. Sushi Menace brings the world-famous Free Fire series into a quaint little sushi restaurant somewhere in Japan. Although, this is no ordinary sushi shack. It is the neutral meeting ground of two former warring mafia factions, where the fate of this dinner will decide if the partnership continues, or if the factions return to war.

The Sushi Menace elite pass introduces Taku and Shiori, the owners and chefs of the House of Knives. These martial arts experts don’t just know their way around a California roll; they are weapon masters in their own right, with Shiori specialising in pistols and knives, and Taku preferring katanas and rifles.

The owners of the House of Knives take on a comic book-like lifestyle, working days at their sushi restaurant, and nights as the Sushi Menace, a bounty hunting group. The elite pass doesn’t just put sushi on the menu though. There are a load of skins and backpacks, some of which include special effects.

There are plenty of juicy rewards for you to get your hands on in the Sushi Menace elite pass. We’ve listed a few examples of the sushi themed rewards below:

  • Sashimi slasher bundle skin (male)
  • Ramen slayer bundle skin (female)
  • Sashimi boat backpack skin
  • Salmon surfer skin
  • Sushi Menace grenade skin

Fancy looking at the teaser trailer for the Sushi Menace elite pass? Then watch the video below:

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You can download a free copy of Garena Free Fire from the App Store or Google Play.

Or, if you’re looking for the best multiplayer games mobile has to offer, you can check out the best mobile multiplayer games guide.

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Meteorfall: Krumit’s Tale is available for pre-registration on Google Play

July 31, 2020 Pre-registration for Meteorfall: Kurmit’s Tale is now open on Android

Meteorfall: Krumit’s Tale is now available pre-registration for Android users on Google Play. The brilliant deckbuilding roguelike has been on PC for some time now but is nearing a full launch on mobile. Krumit’s Tale is the sequel to the incredibly well-received Meteorfall: Journeys, another card-based roguelike with Tinder mechanics. However, in this Meteorfall, the Tinder mechanics are shelved for a more dynamic three-by-three grid system. This may not seem like an enormous deal, but to anyone who played the original, this is game-changing.

Roguelikes offer superb replayability as no two playthroughs are the same. They compound this by including five unique starting heroes in Meteorfall: Krumit’s Tale, each with their own playstyle. Although the gameplay changes each time you die, your progress is saved in other ways. After several runs, you will unlock the starting characters and new cards to use.

Not everyone is a fan of roguelikes, but if there was ever one to convert non-believers, Meteorfall is the game to do so. If you are interested in pre-registering for Meteorfall: Krumit’s Tale, or if you want to see the games official trailer, read on for more details.

You can pre-register for Meteorfall: Kurmit’s Tale by vising Google Play and clicking the large green button.

The trailer of Meteorfall: Krumit’s Tale is not too revealing when it comes to the combat itself. The three-by-three grid system is on screen for a couple of seconds, before the character cards and animations take over. With that being said, the art style and animation quality is top-notch.

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If you would like to know more about Meteorfall: Krumit’s Tale, then check out the Steam page, which comes out of early access on July 23.

If you would rather find out about Meteorfall: Journey and the best mobile card-based games, then check out our best mobile card game guide. Also, if you’re looking for more roguelikes, read our best mobile roguelikes guide.

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Get speedy solitaire game Cast for free on Android and iOS!

We here are Pocket Tactics love ourselves a good puzzle game, especially when they’re easy to pick-up-and-play on the move. Games like Threes! or deck-based dungeon games like Card Crawl are always a great way to spend a little time. So that’s why this week we decided to partner with Badbones Productions to give away codes for Cast – a fast-swiping, no nonsense, card-based puzzle game. Cast is free-to-play, but we’ve currently got codes for removing the in-games ads on Android and iOS.

In a similar vein to Threes!, the game centres around combining your cards to earn points, but there’s a little bit of a match-three component as card colour also becomes a consideration. The most important thing to remember, however, is that if you go below zero, you’re done.

Cast builds on a simple formula and escalates it, introducing new cards that damage your total, movement cards that push you in certain directions, and different colours that swap your type. When you round it all off with a lovely vintage aesthetic, it’s a decent little game!

So if fast-swiping card play sounds like your sort of thing, enter below and you might get your hands on one of our Android or iOS codes. If you do, though, please read our terms and conditions first!

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If you want to start playing Cast now, you can find it on Google Play and the App Store. You can also check out our list of the best mobile card games should it please you. Good luck! (We’re rooting for you).

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VainGlory developer’s new game Catalyst Black launches in early access next month

Super Evil Megacorp has announced that its upcoming game, Catalyst Black, is launching in early access from August 12. The shooter first reared its head back in May, and since then we’ve been trying to work out how much influence Catalyst Black takes from its predecessor. But unlike VainGlory, Super Evil Megacorp’s previous game, Catalyst Black is actually an arena shooter, and has a lot more in common with games like Brawl Stars.

But even that comparison doesn’t really do Catalyst Black justice. The game features ten player teams in a variety of drop-in drop-out modes, and is intended to ‘set a new bar for mobile gaming’. We know that literally every mobile game says that, but Catalyst Black’s unique combo of MOBA and arena shooter elements look to set it apart from many of its peers.

Early access to Catalyst Black is iOS only – once again, sorry Android users! If you want to sign up while there’s still space you can head on over to the ironically named ‘Secret Service‘ to secure your spot on the battlefield.

Super Mega Evil Corp also revealed some gameplay with Catalyst Black’s early access trailer:

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As you can see, it’s somewhat hard to determine exactly what Catalyst Black is – it feels likes a MOBA with elements such as neutral monsters, but it does also capture that same free-for-all feel of an arena battler. We’re excited to see more soon!

Catalyst Black’s drop-in drop-out system is also worth making a note of, as it claims next-to-no match-making times, and if that’s true, Black is sure to be very popular. Game controller support is also going to be offered from launch.

You can find out more info about Catalyst Black on its website. If you want some similar recommendations, check out our lists of the best mobile MOBAs and the best mobile multiplayer games!

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Dead by Daylight Mobile adds new skins and a training mode

The new update to Dead by Daylight Mobile sees the introduction of a new game mode: training. While training game modes are quite popular in games across a multitude of genres, few of them have as many benefits as the Dead by Daylight Mobile training mode does.

Unsurprisingly, the training mode is a solo experience where you can refine your skills against bots. The gameplay is the same as you would see outside of training, and you get to keep 50% of Bloodpoints and 10% of Character experience if you appease or outwit The Entity. The game mode offers advantages for new and veteran players, as the bot’s difficulty scales up depending on your skill level.

If you have yet to play Dead by Daylight Mobile, then you are missing out on a brilliant and yet terrifying survival experience – which you can read about in our Dead by Daylight Mobile review. The game is a four-on-one multiplayer horror where one killer hunts and stops the other four players from escaping. Dead by Daylight Mobile isn’t just entertaining, it is also exhilarating as the deranged killer can sneak up on you at any moment.

Dead by Daylight Mobile training mode trailer: What to expect from the new mode

If you are yet to see any of the gameplay for the new mode, this trailer will give you a better understanding of why training was added and how to use it.

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Dead by Daylight Mobile update: Cook Out outfits

As part of the Dead by Daylight Mobile update, four new skins have been added for players to collect. The outfits are only available inside Gold Tier Super Mystery Boxes and are available from now until August 23.

The new outfits include two killers and two survivors:

  • The Huntress: Wild Feast (Killer)
  • The Clown: Chef Carnage (Killer)
  • Jane Romero: Guest Superstar (Survivor)
  • Ace Visconti: Maitre Ace (Survivor)

If you are playing Dead by Daylight Mobile and would like to see the best survivors and killers, then you should read our Dead by Daylight character tier list.

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Here’s the first gameplay for ’80s-themed sci-fi RTS Chaotic Era

Bobby has revealed the first gameplay footage for its new sci-fi strategy game, Chaotic Era. The game first appeared back in February with a teaser trailer that left many of us puzzled as to the true nature of the game, but enchanted nonetheless by its standout ’80s sci-fi-themed visuals. The newest trailer confirms that Chaotic Era is, indeed, a space-based RTS, and further details on Bobby’s website give a little more insight into the game:

“A lone evacuation ship hurtles out into the darkness of space, thousands of lightyears off course. Onboard are the only humans left alive, awoken from hibernation by a nearby world. They reactivate their AI navigation system—damaged, but functioning enough to perform its hard-coded directive: to protect, sustain, and expand civilization.”

It’s a pretty exciting setup, and hints at Chaotic Era’s true scale – as a huge real-time strategy game set within a procedurally-generated universe. You grow your fledgling civilisation into a galaxy-spanning interstellar empire, which is pretty exciting, as that scale might dwarf all but a few mobile strategy games.

You can watched the trailer for Chaotic Era below:

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You can find out more details about Chaotic Era on the Bobby website, including some posts about how ’80s sci-fi inspired the game’s UI, and where Chaotic Era’s influences come from. Either way, we’re very excited to see a cool-looking strategy game of this scale make it to mobile.

You can currently sign up for further info on the website as well. If you’re on the lookout for more empire-building games to play in the meantime, maybe give our best mobile strategy games list a whirl?

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Popular RPG Summoners War now has a comic book spin-off

Com2uS has announced a team-up with Skybound comics to create a spin-off of Summoners War, its popular RPG. Summoners War: Legacy was revealed during a panel at the Skybound Xpo and acts as a prequel to the main game. Set 35 years before the climactic events of the original, Legacy explores new characters such as Abuus, Rai, and Tomas, delves further into the land Alea, and looks more closely at the fate of Durand’s parents. Legacy also represents an opportunity to expand the lore of the original, while also giving fans a new story experience.

“Summoners War is one of the world’s top mobile games thanks to its rabid fanbase, roaring esports community, and a rich in-game universe,” says John Nam, VP of Summoners War’s IP strategy department. “We’re expanding the IP into new frontiers by partnering with Skybound Entertainment on our first official comic book series, Summoners War: Legacy. Our friends at Skybound are a powerhouse of imagination and a perfect partner for helping Com2uS grow Summoners War in new directions.”

Summoners War: Legacy runs to around 40 pages, and you can pre-order it right now on the Skybound site.

If you want a look at the actual game, here’s a trailer for Summoner’s War:

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For those that don’t know, Summoner’s War is a fantasy RPG that sees you enter the Sky Arena and face off against a variety of monstrous foes. Summoner’s War is also one of the most popular games on mobile with over a 100 million players, and over a billion dollars in lifetime revenue.

If you want to play Summoner’s War for yourself, you can find it on Google Play and the App Store. If you’re looking for some similar games, be sure to check out our list of the best mobile RPGs!

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Tales of Crestoria’s monthly subscription costs $75

It’s no secret that mobile games occasionally have silly prices for gems and various other in-game items. We see single microtransactions go over the $100 mark pretty often, and there’s, quite frankly, very little micro about that sum. But Tales of Crestoria, Namco Bandai’s latest entry in the Tales franchise, is just adding to the silliness with its monthly subscription model.

Tales of Crestoria offers two different subscriptions, which it markets as ‘Reward Passes’, and these cost $7.99 and $38.99 respectively. The cheaper of the two provides you with eight days worth of 50 Gleamstones (the game’s equivalent of gems) and six of 100, which totals at 1,000. The more expensive offers 20 days of 250, which totals at 5,000.

Taken on their own, individual terms, these subscriptions provide you with four and 20 summons over their own periods respectively, and represent a saving of around 50-60% when compared to purchasing the Gleamstones directly. But it’s when you consider how much you can end up paying for both over a 30 day period that it starts to look a bit silly.

The first calculation is easy. If you purchase the cheapest twice, that’s a total of $15.98 over 28 days. The second is trickier, as you need to calculate it 1.5x to represent 30 days. That’s $58.49. Add the two together, and we get $74.47 for both subscriptions over a 30 day period. To be clear, this represents you logging in every single day for 30 days and grabbing the rewards, as the subscriptions either last 24 or 30 days respectively, but end early once you’ve collected the maximum number of daily rewards.

In other words, the total cost is hiding in plain sight. We find this a lot more distasteful than a $75 microtransaction (which also exists, by the way) as at least the latter is upfront. Besides, you can put any price tag you want on an item, it doesn’t mean that people are going to spend it.

But the deliberately obtuse nature of this system is that you’re giving the players the illusion that they’re spending a lot less. You may lack sympathy for the player that chooses to spend this, but the entire business model of mobile relies on this sort of shotgun spending. You hit a paywall and you reach for your wallet.

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Besides, subscriptions are usually designed to offer value. Take AFK Arena’s options, for example. For $5 you get 12 summons per month, while the $15 provides you with 47. Purchase both and you’re getting over 20 more summons than Tales of Crestoria’s $75 subscription for around a quarter of the cost. AFK Arena’s subscriptions also offer a $44 and $180 saving versus outright purchasing the gems, which is a considerably higher saving than Tales of Crestoria’s variants.