Several governmental bodies are looking into the phenomenon of loot boxes, the ESRB immediately brushed off the issue, and various publishers are exploring it or reigning it in depending on the day. It's a typical year in the era of microtr...

Bridge Constructor Portal is a mashup I didn't know I wanted. Whether it's a sign of more to come or merely an out-of-the-blue one-off, I'm surprised this game exists -- and also how much I like it. It borrows the ingenious puzzle mechanics...

Co-op games make me happy. Although I'm always down for a good competitive experience, there's something about teaming up with people, whether it's dear friends or strangers, and putting your heads together to solve a common problem. Burgle...

The perspective-shifting platformer Fez is making the rounds once more with another port. The latest version, Fez Pocket Edition, released earlier today on iPhone and iPad for $4.99. This port was handled by BlitWorks, the company who helpe...

Thumper is a special game, one I'm happy to see come to any and all platforms that make sense. The rhythm title is heading to iOS next with Thumper: Pocket Edition on January 24, 2018. Looking at the initial screenshots, I think this shoul...

As tabletop releases continue to move at breakneck speeds, one recently caught my eye due to the recommendation of a friend -- Race for the Galaxy. I've always been intrigued by the concept of tableau building, but Race for the Galaxy&...

Playdead's captivating platform-adventure title Inside is on its way to iOS this Friday, December 15. The mobile version is open for pre-order, but the pricing isn't fully known; it's listed as "free." For me, the first time through, it was...

It's been out for roughly six years, but in the past six months or so, 7 Wonders became my tabletop group's board game of choice -- either for warmups for heavier games or a cool down afterward ("dessert," as it's called). Our gro...

It's been rumored (and fairly obvious) for a long while now that the third generation would be making its way to Pokémon GO. However, now it seems those rumors have come to an end with an official announcement from The Pokémon...

Good dogs are one of life's few unconditional pleasures. "Hell yeah," you think when you see a dog walkin' down the street. Your day is better because of your proximity to that dog. "Is the owner gonna think I'm weird if I wanna pet this do...

Battle royale games might not seem like they'd be the smoothest fit for smartphones, but they do exist, and they stand to make a lot of money right now while the going is good for the genre. To that end, Bluehole and Tencent have plans for ...

I don't think I ever actually bought a Tamagotchi growing up -- I just accumulated all of the neglected units that my friends killed off, replaced the battery, and called them my own. Wait, nix that, I had a WWF (WWE) Tamagotchi, where you ...

Capcom is bringing Puzzle Fighter back this week in big-headed built-for-mobile form. The free-to-play iOS and Android title has been out in select regions like Canada and Australia since late September, but the game will soon be available ...

Marvel has tapped FoxNext Games for its latest franchise-spanning mobile RPG and we've got a first-look trailer. Marvel Strike Force will have players assembling a team of characters like Captain America, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Groot, ...

Hearthstone will be expanding once again later this year, and the collectible card game is taking some cues from Dungeons and Dragons.  The next expansion will focus on the rat-like Kobolds and their underground lair. Every ...

Dataminers gave us the heads up already, but now we have a better sense of Pokemon Go's plans for Halloween and Generation 3. There's some good news and bad news here. The good? Pikachu is wearing a witch hat tilted juuust so. Gosh is that ...

There are certain games that make me want to gush whenever I learn that a friend or even an acquaintance has played them. The Talos Principle, a philosophical first-person puzzle adventure title from Serious Sam studio Croteam, is one such ...

The rumors are true -- CCP is bringing the EVE Online universe into the mobile arena with Project Aurora. Announced at EVE Vegas today, Aurora is described as a free-to-play game set in the EVE universe. It's jointly developed by EVE c...

Raiku is out, Entei is in. What the hell am I talking about? Pokemon Go, of course! Hello? Are you still there? Ahem, yeah, Pokemon Go, the still pretty popular mobile rendition of the pocket monster franchise, has swapped out its legendari...

Flower wasn't thatgamecompany's first release, but it did put the studio on the map for a lot of folks. It's a beautiful, calming experience about gliding across fields and picking up flower petals, and I dug it. The team's new game Sky is ...

Puzzle Fighter is back and I'm still surprised to be jotting down those words. The new game is beginning to roll out today on iOS and Android in select regions ahead of a worldwide launch: Australia Canada Hong Kong Malaysia Mexico Singapo...

Inside, a popular indie side-scrolling puzzle-platformer by the makers of Limbo, is headed to Nintendo Switch and iOS devices at an unannounced date. This news comes via a Famitsu interview with a Playdead developer. The game is already ava...

The latest title in the acclaimed Ace Attorney series, Spirit of Justice, released yesterday on iOS and Android for $19.99. It joins the the first five mainline Ace Attorney games on mobile devices. The first Daigyakuten Saiban&nb...

I stopped playing Super Mario Run only a few weeks after launch last December, but I've yet to delete the app. It just sits there, catching my eye every time I make it to my phone's home screen. What'll it take for Nintendo to get me back i...

A mobile release of Thekla's island puzzle adventure The Witness has been planned for a long time and it's now a reality at last. The iPhone and iPad version launched last night for iOS 10.0 and newer. The pricing is lower than expected at ...