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The Boox Palma is shaping up to be my favorite e-reader in years
Available for purchase today, this small e-reader is almost good enough to replace my smartphone
Boox is almost always at the forefront of e-reading tech, whether that's support for color screens or a competent OS that brings so much more to the table than the barebones firmware you'll find across Amazon, B&N, and Rakuten devices. Today, Boox is launching one of its most exciting devices to date, the phone-sized Boox Palma, and after using it for the last few days in preparation for an upcoming review, I can say there's a lot to love here.
Settlement Survival brings its popular city-building gameplay to mobile, but it's a rocky start
A potentially great port marred by sloppy execution
Settlement Survival, the popular low-poly city-builder, is out now on Android. Initially released on PC in 2022 after a year in Early Access, the game draws heavy inspiration from the indie hit Banished while adding enough personality to make it a unique offering. However, the mobile port of Settlement Survival feels like a rushed and unfinished experience, out now on Android and iOS.
Reigns: Three Kingdoms arrives on Android alongside two more Netflix Games
An idle cat collector, and a new Hello Kitty title join the award-winning card game
Netflix Games launched just over a year ago with an underwhelming library of just five games. Since then, the streaming giant has steadily grown its collection, adding notable titles like Into The Breach, Moonlighter, and Exploding Kittens. Well, Netflix just added three more games, Reigns: Three Kingdoms, Cats & Soup, and Hello Kitty Happiness Parade. This rounds out the library to a respectable 40 games.
Medieval II - Kingdoms is the definitive Total War experience on mobile
Four new campaigns offer players plenty of depth the original game lacked
Total War: Medieval II offers players large-scale battles across Europe during the Middle Ages, including factions from England to Egypt. It's one of the best strategy games for mobile, and today's release of the Kingdoms expansion takes the experience to new heights. Adding 24 playable factions alongside four stand-alone campaigns, it's well worth it for anyone who enjoyed the base game. We got our hands on this latest expansion to see it in action.
Amazon Kindle (2022) review: Edging out the Paperwhite as a must-buy
The new Kindle for 2022 brings some big upgrades, including USB-C
Amazon is back again with the latest base Kindle, and it's called the All-new Kindle (taking a page out of Nintendo's misguided book.) This 11th-generation model is finally bringing plenty of long-requested features at a $99 price point. The most significant addition is the new 300ppi high-res screen, alleviating the blurry text the base Kindle was known for.
Gamevice Flex hands-on: Even better than the original Razer Kishi
A familiar Kishi design returns under Gamevice, with plenty of improvements in tow
What with game streaming being in the news a whole heck of a lot recently, with Stadia shutting down, all the while, Logitech has a new handheld hitting the market soon. There has also been a rash of Android controllers released in the last few months that all offer Xbox branding (not to mention a free month of Cloud Gaming), signifying Xbox support, and one of the latest controllers hitting the market soon is the Gamevice Flex. The thing is, the Flex looks a heck of a lot like the Razer Kishi V1, and that's because Gamevice was partnered with Razer at the time the Kishi was released. Well, that partnership is over, with Razer now inspired by Backbone with the launch of the Kishi V2, which freed up Gamevice to take the design of the Kishi V1 and tweak it. So let's dig in and see precisely if these tweaks are worth it.
Road Redemption hands-on: Nostalgia isn't enough to save poor execution
Road Redemption is a disappointing experience that is barely worth the storage space
Road Redemption, the spiritual successor to Road Rash, is out now for Android. It's more or less a direct port of the PC game released in 2019, albeit with a significant graphical downgrade. If you're unfamiliar with the title, Road Redemption is a racing combat game where you'll smack, shoot, and kick rival bikers as you ride to victory. It's a fun idea, but the attempt to capitalize on nostalgia leaves much to be desired.
Indie puzzler Papers, Please brings its thought-provoking border control gameplay to Android
As an immigration inspector, you'll get to choose if you're loyal to the state or willing to use your position of power for your own means
Papers, Please started as a PC release in 2013, coming from Lucas Pope, the same indie dev behind Return of the Obra Dinn. Eventually, the dystopian puzzle game found its way to the iPad and PlayStation Vita, but a smartphone version was always missing from the lineup. Thankfully the developer recently revealed he would be bringing the game to Android and iOS on August 5th, which is today, so just as promised, Papers, Please is finally available on the Google Play Store.
Card Crawl Adventure is a new solitaire game from the developer behind the hit Card Thief
Check out the latest deck building game from Tinytouchtales
Tinytouchtales is probably best known for its game Card Thief, which was a follow-up to Card Crawl, both solitaire-style dungeon crawlers, the developer's bread and butter. Well, seeing that Tinytouchtales has found a good bit of success with its niche of solitaire deck building card games, there's a new release in the series available on the Play Store starting today, known as Card Crawl Adventure, which combines the dungeon crawling of Card Thief with a puzzle mechanic where you'll connect cards to take down your many foes.
Indie darling Into the Breach is an outstanding strategy game that's finally available on mobile
Netflix Games is bringing the heavy artillery with its latest release
Netflix Games has been busy building out its catalog of mobile games since November's launch, and even though not every title is a heavy hitter, Netflix Games already offers a handful of quality games, with more coming. Well, as of today, this catalog has grown by one more, and it's a doozy. The indie darling Into the Breach is now available on Android courtesy of Netflix Games, and all you need to play this exceptional mech-based strategy game is an active Netflix account.
Dicey Dungeons comes to Android with all-new free DLC in tow
For $5 you get the entire game and its new DLC
Terry Cavanagh's (of VVVVVV fame) roguelike deck builder Dicey Dungeons has finally launched on Android and iOS, along with all-new DLC for the game, which is now available on all supported platforms. Often compared favorably to Slay the Spire, Dicey Dungeons is a single-player experience where you won't have to continually spend money collecting cards to chase the meta. You can go at your own pace, building better and better decks as your progress, and since the mechanics are easy to understand, just about anyone can pick this up for an enjoyable gaming session or three. So if you've been itching for a fresh deck builder to play through and have yet to experience Dicey Dungeons, now is your chance to play on Android.
Now that June is over, it's time to check out all the best Android games released during the month in AP's latest monthly game roundup. This is a static page where each month of releases is available in an expandable box, so if you're curious to see what May or April offered, you're covered. Of course, today's post is all about the releases in June, and we have some bangers, including the slick platformer Dadish 3, and the roguelike dungeon crawler, Gloomgrave. So get comfy, as we have a handful of awesome games to explore.
Capcom's Ace Attorney Trilogy is finally available on Android in English, and it's on sale until June 15th
Nine years after the iOS release, the courtroom adventure trilogy finds its way to Android
Capcom's Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy never made its way West with an English translation as it did on iOS in 2013. Sure, Capcom went on a spree bringing plenty of other titles in the series to mobile in 2017, but the original trilogy never saw a release outside of Japan on Android. This all changes today as Capcom has finally launched the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy on Android in English, and you can currently pick up a copy on sale for $18.99 in celebration of its release.
Streets of Rage 4 is now available on Android — here's what to expect from the brawler
Mr. X's Nightmare DLC is also available, but it's an added cost
The Streets of Rage series offers side-scrolling beat 'em ups, initially developed by Sega for its consoles back in the 90s. As you can imagine, many 90s gamers grew up playing the first three titles, with the fourth title released in 2020. Amazingly Streets of Rage 4 somehow surpasses the initial three offerings from Sega, thanks to its challenging beat 'em up gameplay, slick graphics that can swap to pixel-based or hand-drawn, not to mention the game's kicking soundtrack. It's a perfect interpretation of an aging series recreated for the modern-day, and it just launched on Android, with optional Mr. X's Nightmare DLC in tow. So now that the game has landed on mobile, possibly as one of the best Android games on the platform, let's take a look and see how this particular port stacks up.
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is an adorable Zelda-like, now available on Android
Erase your paper trail in this indie adventure game by ripping up all of the tax documents you can find
At the end of April, we learned that Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion would be making its way from consoles and PC to mobile. This is an adventure game that plays similarly to classic Zelda titles, with a heavy dose of humor slapped on top, and it just launched on the Play Store this morning. So if you've been itching to get your hands on a quality Zelda-like on mobile or are simply keen to topple the government by tearing up endless tax forms, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is here, and it offers a boatload of fun.
Fortnite's going mobile on GeForce Now with touch controls and fancy graphics
Game streaming keeps growing more and more viable
Nvidia has been offering limited access in GeForce Now for a closed beta of a mobile-specific version of Fortnite that includes touch controls, and on this GFN Thursday, the game is finally going live for the masses. Seeing that I've been testing this title for the last few days, I figured it's prudent to write up my thoughts while also covering what's to be expected with today's GFN Thursday drop. So strap in, as Fortnite is back on the Play Store, sort of, but you'll have to stream it through the GeForce Now app.
Relic Hunters brings its looter-shooter gameplay to Netflix Games
Rogue Snail is going mobile with the release of Relic Hunters Rebels
Netflix is very much all-in with its gaming division, launching new titles on the regular. As it stands, we already know an Exploding Kittens game is coming this month, but ahead of that release comes the arrival of a Relic Hunters: Rebels. This is a title described as a looter shooter RPG, which is essentially a bite-sized offering of the series' shooter combat on mobile, built without the explicit need for heavy monetization like so many competitors on the Play Store, as the game is free to play with a Netflix subscription.
Echoes of Mana is now available on Android as a free-to-play release
The game brings a fresh story to the classic action RPG series
We first learned about Echoes of Mana back in June 2021, and the game finally entered into pre-registration this past March, signaling Square Enix was ramping up to the global release. While the initial Apple App Store listing touted an April 30th release date, Square confirmed at the end of last week the game would launch on the 27th. Coincidentally, that's today, and as of early this morning the servers for Echoes of Mana are live.
Inspired by Mega Man Battle Network, EndCycle VS is now available on Android
There's a new roguelike deck builder in town offering a heavy dose of nostalgia
You might not have heard of EndCycle VS since it's existed in early access on Steam up to this point, but today is release day, and this release encompasses not only PC but also Android. This is a release inspired by Mega Man Battle Network, a well-received collectible card game series, and much like its inspiration, you'll build out a unique deck in EndCycle VS to take on plenty of baddies. Seeing that EndCycle VS also offers roguelike gameplay, no two sessions play exactly the same, and with a heavy focus on multiplayer, this is a game that's also great online.
The RedMagic 7 Pro is going global with its bezel-less edge-to-edge screen
Thanks to an under-display front camera
Each year Nubia launches at least two lines of gaming smartphones within its RedMagic brand, a regular model towards the beginning of the year and a Pro model that follows sometime later. Seeing that the RedMagic 7 Pro was already announced for China back in February, the phone's going global now that the standard RedMagic 7 has been available across the globe since March. Early birds can snag the RedMagic 7 Pro starting today, though the gaming phone will be officially available in the West on April 27th.