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These are the battle royales you should be playing instead of Call of Duty Warzone Mobile
Smash the competition in these awesome battle royale games
There are times when being attached to a highly regarded franchise is more of a problem than you'd expect, given the hefty standards of fans; Call of Duty Warzone is a textbook example. The FPS battle royal has been critically panned on Steam by fans who feel it doesn't stack up to what was expected, given its subpar graphics, frequent crashes, aggressive monetization, and horrible interface. To the surprise of absolutely no one, the mobile port, Call of Duty Warzone Mobile, has had an equally lousy reception on the Play Store, sitting at a pitiful 3.3 review score at the time of writing. Outside the off-putting monetization features that plague Google's platform, the game is just an unremarkable battle royale with nothing special to set it above the rest.
Apex Legends Mobile: 5 tips to help you win the phone battle royale
Level up your gameplay and start winning matches
Apex Legends Mobile has been available for a little while now and is already taking the world by storm. The game relies heavily on tactics and knowledge of its intricate systems, which can seem daunting if you're new to the game. Once you start playing, Apex Legends Mobile is easy enough to get the hang of, and you can give yourself a headstart by following these five Apex Legends Mobile tips to ensure victory.
Apex Legends Mobile, compared: How does Respawn's battle royale stack up?
Is Apex Legends as legendary as Respawn says?
Apex Legends Mobile has been widely available on Android since May, and it faces some intense competition with PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty Mobile, and Fortnite, as they have been playable on our phones for years. Amazingly, it manages to compete thanks to a high level of polish. As a matter of fact, Apex Legends Mobile is shaping up to be one of the best Android games on the Play Store. So let's see how it compares to the competition.
That Final Fantasy battle royale shooter you never asked for is out now
Or maybe you did, since the servers are already overloaded
We've known about Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier since Square Enix announced the battle royale game back in February. In June, the first closed beta tests started rolling out, and despite minor tweaks to the typical gameplay setup, there's no doubt The First Soldier plays like any other battle royale. So yes, Square has hopped on the bandwagon to offer its very own PUBG clone for mobile, and today is the official release. So far, the servers are getting hammered, but Square is aware of the connectivity problem and is actively working on these network issues, which is why the game has just entered into a maintenance mode.
PUBG: New State finally has a release date, and its coming sooner than you'd think
Krafton is set to globally launch PUBG: New State next month
PUBG: New State was announced by Krafton back in February, and it isn't a replacement for PUBG: Mobile. It's actually something new that will exist alongside the old game. Of course, New State offers the same style of gameplay since it's a also battle royale title, but it will bring new graphics, new content, a new anti-cheat system, along with new locales set in the future. Until today, it was unknown when the New State would be officially released, but thanks to a fresh announcement from Krafton (along with a lengthy media shocase video, which can be viewed after the break), we now know PUBG: New State will land on Android and iOS on November 11th, across 200 countries. In anticipation of this launch, there's a final playtest scheduled for October 29th through the 30th that will be available in 28 countries.
PUBG: New State's 2nd closed alpha test is coming to 28 countries this month
It will run from August 27th to the 29th
If you haven't had enough PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in your life, I have some good news, there's a new PUBG game coming to mobile, and it's called PUBG: New State. It's coming to Android and iOS this year, and supposedly it will offer an exclusive map, ultra-realistic graphics, and it should be optimized from the ground up for mobile play.
Popular Battle Royale game PUBG was among the slew of Chinese mobile apps that were banned in India for national security concerns last year due to the South Korean developer Krafton's ties with Tencent. Krafton quickly promised to bring an extra version of PUBG to the country without any Chinese server connections, and following an extensive phase of teasers, trailers, and betas, Battlegrounds Mobile India is now finally available on the Play Store.
Battlegrounds Mobile India beta is now live for Android users
If you've played PUBG before, you'll feel right at home
PUBG Mobile was banned in India back in 2020 during a spree of Chinese app bans in the country. While it seemed clear the game would return as an Indian variant devoid of the Tencent server issue that caused the game to get banned in the first place, today, Krafton has confirmed the game is returning to the country as Battlegrounds Mobile India.
PUBG: New State enters closed alpha testing as a fresh entry in the series, here's a full hour of gameplay
The latest battle royale from Krafton, and it takes place in the future
Last night the closed alpha for PUBG: New State kicked off, and thanks to Krafton, I've gained access so that I can show precisely what this alpha brings to the table. I've recorded a full hour of 1080p 60FPS gameplay, spanning three drops into the new Troi map, and I also went out of my way to show all of the game's menus and settings at the start of the video. So if you're curious to see precisely what PUBG: New State's closed alpha has to offer, my lengthy gameplay video should answer all of your questions.
There really is a Final Fantasy battle royale coming, and I played it for 20 minutes
It's PUBG with a Final Fantasy skin, and I recorded my first drop
At the beginning of the year, Square Enix announced two mobile games themed around Final Fantasy VII, more than likely a reaction to the Remake's success on PS4. Of course, since Square is often reactionary to its successes, these two mobile offshoots didn't have any release dates. Of the two games, Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier has recently entered into a closed beta test, and since I got in, I've recorded a 20-minute gameplay video of my first jump in what is clearly a PUBG clone. So if you're eager to see Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier's battle royale gameplay in action, I indeed show off what the closed beta currently has to offer.
Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier opens pre-registration for closed beta testing
The CBT starts on June 1st
Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier is one of two Final Fantasy VII mobile games Square had announced back in February. This particular game is a battle royale, and it just entered into pre-registration on the Play Store. Those who chose to pre-reg are throwing their hat in the ring for access to an upcoming closed beta test planned for June 1st. So if you're eager to see how Square can capitalize on the battle royale trend, then you'll probably want to check out today's fresh pre-reg listing.
Apex Legends is finally coming to Android
The closed beta starts this month, but there's no cross-play with consoles or PC
Electronic Arts has finally revealed that it's bringing the hit battle royale game Apex Legends to mobile. As a matter of fact, this mobile version will enter into a closed beta test later this month on Android. Sadly only a few thousand players in India and the Philippines will be able to take part in this newly-announced testing phase, though there are plans to roll the game out to further regions as the year progresses. Much like the PC and console versions of the game, this mobile adaptation will be free-to-play.
Sony recently held a State of Play digital livestream where a host of developers and publishers announced new games for Sony's platform, and so Square Enix revealed an enhanced and expanded version of Final Fantasy VII Remake while also taking the time to announce two new mobile games that are themed around FF VII. The first is called Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier, and it will be a battle royale. The second game is called Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis, and it will offer a single-player experience. Both titles will be free-to-play.
Tetris gets three new modes, including a daily tournament with cash prizes
Who needs HQ Trivia when you've got Tetris
This past January, N3TWORK Inc. released a new version of Tetris for mobile, and it was well-received, thanks to competent monetization, smooth controls, and a few welcome skins. Well, as of today, Tetris has received a monumental update. First and foremost, there's a new competitive tournament mode called Tetris Primetime, which works a lot like HQ Trivia, in that you can actually win money by playing in this nightly live tournament. But that's not all, because two more modes are included in today's update, Tetris Together (a family mode) and Tetris Royale (a battle royale mode similar to Tetris 99). Best of all, today's update is totally free to explore, though it would appear all in-app purchases are currently gone, so if you previously paid for an ad-free experience, it would appear this purchase no longer works.
N3TWORK has partnered with The Tetris Company to exclusively develop and publish new Tetris games for mobile, and the first game that will reach Android is called Tetris Royale. Much like the Nintendo Switch game Tetris 99, 100-player matches will be the focus of Tetris Royale so that mobile players can put their falling-block skills to the test to battle their way up the leaderboards each season.
Welcome to the latest entry in our Bonus Round series, wherein we tell you all about the new Android games of the day that we couldn't get to during our regular news rounds. Consider this a quick update for the dedicated gamers who can't wait for our weekly roundups, and don't want to wade through a whole day's worth of news just to get their pixelated fix. Today we've got a couple of minimal puzzle games, an enjoyable tilt-control arcade game, a gorgeous pixel-based 2D platformer, a puzzle game themed around a calculator, and a side-scrolling battle royale shooter. Without further ado:
Gameloft is throwing its hat into the battle royale ring with a top-down shooter called Royale Rising. A team based in Brisbane Australia is developing the title, and if you'd like to take a look at how their work is progressing, you can jump into the limited early access beta today to give it a spin. The listing is only available to those who live in the US and Canada, and there is no word how long this beta will last, so if you want to check it out, make sure to do so soon.
As per an official Tweet yesterday evening from Epic Games, the developer has clearly stated that it has opened up the Fortnite Android Beta to more devices. This is only the first wave of invites, but more will surely follow. So if you haven't signed up yet, make sure to navigate to Epic's website to get on the waiting list.
Alright all you Fortnite fans, it's time to take an up-close look at the recent Galaxy Apps store release to see what Epic Games has actually delivered for Android. As you all surely know by now, Fortnite will not be listed on the Play Store. Instead, the APK will be published on Epic's website once the exclusivity deal with Samsung is over. Beta access has just opened up for non-Samsung users, but in order to score an invitation you will have to register on Epic's Fortnite beta webpage first. So if you are eager to get your hands on the game but have yet to play, let me outline exactly what you can expect in this hands-on with the Android version of Fortnite.
Now that Fortnite has taken over mobile gaming news for the week I bet Tencent is none too pleased that PUBG Mobile has taken a backseat. Well, to ensure that PUBG Mobile gets its own press coverage Tencent has soft-launched a lite version of its battle royale shooter in the Philippines. It's based on Unreal Engine 4, and it's optimized for devices with low RAM. This ensures PUBG Mobile Lite will be compatible with low-end Android devices without necessarily compromising the gameplay experience of the original release.