mobile gaming
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Mobile gaming: cozy cats and zombie hordes
Three of Apple Arcade's five October games are already on the App Store
Apple Arcade's October 1 lineup has five games and only two are new. The rest are App Store titles repackaged as ad-free subscription releases, led by an exclusive Pusheen the Cat game.
2026-09-22
Mobile gaming: Operation Concrete Impact
Rainbow Six Mobile's 3v3 on-ramp can end in tear gas, and that's the point
Close Quarters is a permanent 3v3 mode with one objective, a 30-second unlock and a tear gas overtime. The season pairs it with an attacker locked to the Premium Battle Pass and a bundle sold outside the in-game store.
2026-09-18
Apple Arcade
Block Blast!+ drops its ads for Apple Arcade's $6.99 subscription
Block Blast!+, one of the most popular daily puzzle games, hits Apple Arcade on September 3 with ads and in-app purchases stripped out. Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+, the 2025 App Store Award winner for Cultural Impact, comes along, plus three more games and late-August updates.
2026-08-17
Gaming & AR
A decade later, Pokémon Go's 2015 pipe dream finally paid off in Times Square
A decade after its debut, Pokémon Go finally realized its 2015 trailer vision with a 2,000-player Mewtwo raid in Times Square. The game has evolved through community focus and in-person events, now owned by Scopely, which sees it as a forever game with endless growth potential.
2026-07-17