{"id":107988,"date":"2020-01-24T11:02:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T11:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pockettactics.com\/articles\/best-new-iphone-android-games-january-24th-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-01-24T11:02:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T11:02:02","slug":"the-weekender-license-holder-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/01\/24\/the-weekender-license-holder-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekender: License Holder Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

I thought this week might turn out to be quite interesting after the explosive news regarding Carcassonne<\/em> (see below), but things seemed to settle down quite quickly. As you\u2019ll read below though, that wasn\u2019t the only franchise that will be changing the guard!<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve also caught up on a few reviews this week and then I had a bit of a moment<\/a> regarding Black Desert Mobile.<\/em> I\u2019m sorry.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in the world of mobile games…<\/p>\n

New App Releases<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s another dud weak in terms of releases, however a couple of things caught our eye\u2026<\/p>\n

Retro Bowl (iOS<\/a> & Android<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

We didn\u2019t spot this in time last week, but we wanted to give a quick shout out to Retro Bowl<\/em>. It\u2019s from the developers of New Star Soccer<\/em> and is themed around the American NFL. You pick your favourite team and manage all aspects of their existence both on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a \u2018free-to-try\u2019 game in the sense that you get to play five games for free before being prompted to pay for the full game, which costs $0.99\/\u00a30.99.<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kf7DIBfD54U]<\/p>\n

Tetris is Dead? Long Live Tetris?<\/h3>\n

Echoing the news we heard about Carcassonne<\/em><\/a> earlier in the week, it seems EA\u2019s stable of mobile Tetris<\/em> games are also being replaced by a new upstart. The AAA games publisher was responsible for Tetris 2011<\/em>, Tetris Premium<\/em> and Tetris Blitz<\/em> – these games are still available on iOS but have vanished from Google Play.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re unsure at this time if Android users are still able to download the game if they\u2019ve had it downloaded previously, or whether existing downloads still work. The developers have stated officially the games will be retired on April 20th, 2020<\/strong>. At this point even iOS users won\u2019t be able to play them, regardless if they\u2019ve got them on a device or not.<\/p>\n

This is where the new challenger comes in. A company called N3TWORK INC. has now released a new free Tetris<\/em> app on both iOS<\/a> and Android<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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They\u2019ve only done one game before – a free-to-play fantasy match-3 puzzle\/RPG called Legendary: Game of Heroes RPG<\/em>, as well as an Apple Watch game called Mafia Watch<\/em>. That\u2019s nice, I guess? It\u2019s a shame this latest shut-down is more draconian than Carcarsonne<\/em> but it depends on the terms of the license deal they have.<\/p>\n

Best App Updates<\/h2>\n

On the bright side, there\u2019s a couple of cool and interesting app updates to cover this week. Let\u2019s take a look\u2026<\/p>\n

Star Traders: Frontiers<\/h3>\n

Our 2019 GOTY Winner<\/a> is still proving it\u2019s worth with another sizable update this week. The main focus is improving how Interdictors fare in battles, as well as adding in three new specialist ships that specialise in anti-craft warfare (\u2018crafts\u2019 are fighters, bombers etc…)<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also been some further tweaks to various talents, as well as an overhaul of the Frontier Liner starting ship. Lovely stuff.<\/p>\n

Out There: The Alliance Update<\/h3>\n

When Out There<\/em> launched on Nintendo Switch it did so as Out There: Omega The Alliance<\/em>, an exclusive version of the game that came with goodies like a new ending, new spaceships and achievements. Developer Mi-Clos did reassure everyone though back in November that this content would be coming to other platforms, and now it\u2019s finally out as a free update on mobile. If you haven\u2019t played in a while now might be a great chance to dive back in. We\u2019ve included the Nintendo Switch trailer so you can see what the new edition will look like.<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M14lmV_XEL0?controls=0]<\/p>\n

App Sales<\/h2>\n