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A trailer for an apparent new Sonic mobile game that looks similar to Fall Guys is being shared online.

Sega has officially announced Sonic Rumble, a mobile game previously leaked as Sonic Toys Party.

Disney Dreamlight Valley developer Gameloft has recently revealed that players will be able to use their Royal Tools while visiting other players’ Valleys soon. By introducing the new feature, the devs will likely increase the level of interactivity that gamers may have in Disney Dreamlight Valley while playing together with their friends.

Sonic Dream Team's Content Update 2, or Version 1.3, has introduced a host of new content to the game, including a new zone. The last big content drop for the title was released in February.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate launched for Apple Arcade in May 2023. Now, more fans of everyone’s favorite green sewer-dwelling fighters will get a chance to play the action roguelike when it comes to the Nintendo Switch this July.

Gameloft's Disney Dreamlight Valley boasts a number of familiar faces and magical castles, but one creative player wanted to introduce another beloved property, doing so via their in-game reproduction of Far Far Away from the Shrek franchise. While the beloved ogre is a property of Dreamworks and not Disney, the lack of video games based on Shrek have led to some gamers taking creative matters into their own hands.

Sega has a new franchise crossover game in development, and it will be an Apple Arcade exclusive, a reputable leaker has said. This information comes from Midori, who has had an accurate track record regarding the developments of Sega titles. Sega has started a new initiative to develop titles exclusively for these platforms. This can be seen with the acquisition of Angry Birds developer Rovio late last year, as well as new mobile games such as Sonic Dream Team and Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop. Midori also says Sega is working on a mobile exclusive crossover game.

Apple has announced five titles coming to the Apple Arcade service in April, including two spatial games for the Vision Pro Headset. New games Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop, Super Monsters Ate My Condo+, and Sago Mini Trips+ will be available on April 4 across Apple devices. Meanwhile, Apple Vision Pro users will get Crossy Road Castle and Solitaire Stories on April 25. The Vision Pro mixed reality headset launched last month and boasts over a dozen spatial gaming experiences.

A number of developers have said they are concerned about the future of Apple Arcade, with one person stating there is «the smell of death» around the mobile game subscription service.

Final Fantasy brand manager Yoshinori Kitase has explained why he didn’t decide to leave Square Enix when his mentor and Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi did.

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A number of developers have expressed uncertainty over the future of Apple Arcade.

Legendary video game music composer Nobuo Uematsu has said he doesn’t think he’ll be able to compose an entire game’s soundtrack ever again.

Pokémon developer Game Freak has released the remaster of its cult favourite 3DS game, Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!, for Nintendo Switch.

Sonic Dream Team has released its first post-launch update, fixing boss fights and introducing brand-new mission types. Sonic Dream Team is an Apple Arcade exclusive title that was released in December 2023, developed by Sega HARDlight. While HARDlight was responsible for a number of previous Sonic mobile games, like Sonic Forces: Speed Battle and Sonic Dash, Dream Team is the first full 3D platformer the studio worked on, featuring six playable characters and 12 levels across four zones.

Apple on Thursday announced the arrival of new "spatial games" that are designed to work on the company's recently launched Apple Vision Pro headset. These games are designed to run on visionOS and are available to Apple Arcade subscribers, according to the company. Users will be able to interact with these games using hand gestures, while viewing elements in an immersive mode that uses augmented reality (AR) technology. Meanwhile, a total of 250 non-spatial titles can also be accessed on the mixed reality headset.

PlatinumGames has slightly delayed the shutdown of its Apple Arcade title, World of Demons.

PlatinumGames has announced that it will be ending support for its Apple Arcade-exclusive hack-and-slash action game World of Demons on January 18. After the date, the game will no longer be available for download. The announcement also states that the game will only be playable for those that already have the game installed for an additional two weeks before going offline on February 1.

Apple has announced the winners of the 2023 App Store Awards, listing the 14 best apps and games across different categories. Fitness-focussed hiking and biking app AllTrails has emerged as the best app on iPhone this year, while miHoYo's latest RPG gacha title Honkai: Star Rail has been named as the iPhone Game of the Year. Other winners include machine learning-powered editing app Photomator, souls-like action RPG Lies of P, and curated film streaming platform Mubi. Last month, Apple had announced a list of 40 finalists, based on their technical and creative achievements, for its annual App Store Awards.

Sega and Sonic Team have released the opening animation for Sonic Dream Team, its Apple Arcade-exclusive platformer that’s out next month. Directed by Tyson Hesse and animated by Powerhouse Animation with music by Tee Lopes, it sees Sonic, Amy, Tails, Knuckles, Cream and Rouge battling against Eggman and his latest schemes. Check it out below.

Every month, Apple Arcade introduces new games to its services and this year it added approximately 60 new games. Now, the company has announced that it will be introducing eight new games along with new updates to its popular titles for families and friends to enjoy together. According to Apple, the games will be included gradually with a week's gap. Check the list of eight new games which are to be introduced.

Sega is teaming up with Apple Arcade for a new game in the Sonic franchise. Titled Sonic Dream Team, the game will be released exclusively on Apple Arcade, and will be out on December 5. Sonic Dream Team will join other Sega titles, like Sonic Racing, Sonic Dash+, Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go and Football Manager 2023 Touch on Apple Arcade.

It's about to get more expensive to watch Ted Lasso and The Morning Show. Apple TV+ is receiving its second price hike since the streaming service launched in 2019. 

iPads and iPhones may not be the first platform you associate with some of those bigger triple-A titles, but Apple continues pushing its devices as the go-to for more intense games. From Resident Evil 4 to Death Stranding, the newest phones and tablets will support more graphically intense games.

The Apple Arcade subscription service includes over 200 games that members can enjoy without any ads or in-app purchases. These games are designed to be compatible with mobile devices such as phones or tablets, and often will also work with Apple TV or Mac computers. The catalog of options includes every genre from sports to RPGs. For a fee, its subscribers get access to many new releases of App Store favorites without the ads, and it frequently features titles that are not available on other platforms, at least for a time.

If you are an iPhone owner and a gaming enthusiast, then exciting news awaits you. Apple Arcade enthusiasts, get ready for a thrilling gaming experience as a wave of new updates and exciting additions flood the platform. Take a look at all the fun you are going to experience this time:

By Andrew Webster, an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.

Publisher Tilting Point has revealed Cypher 007, a new top-down action game starring James Bond, coming to Apple Arcade on iOS devices later this month. It launches on September 29 and takes players into «The Mind Trap.» 

James Bond will bring his espionage hijinks to Apple Arcade later this month.

Apple Arcade is adding four new games this month including a James Bond title called Cypher 007.

Cypher 007 is a top-down James Bond game coming to Apple Arcade on September 29, publisher Tilting Point has announced.

After a two decade-long absence for an original adventure, Samba de Amigo is back and poised to have its greatest success ever as a franchise. The original Dreamcast game had a pack with maracas, while the Wii re-release feature Wii Remote playback. The Switch incarnation called Party Central features JoyCon controls coming as close as possible to the maraca controls of the DC game by allowing the player to move the JoyCon to match the screen command. However, one thing that really shocked me with this game was just how well everything works with a twin-stick control setup.

During the February Nintendo Direct, the first new Samba de Amigo game in over 20 years was announced for the Switch in the form of Party Central. Due out on August 29, this offering will get both a physical and digital release – but it’s not the only Samba de Amigo game on the market. Apple Arcade devices will get a version of the game with exclusive features and songs. The Apple Arcade version features the franchise’s first story mode, and unfortunately the in-store trailer doesn’t show any of it, alongside exclusive songs like “The Edge of Glory” by Lady Gaga, Psy’s “Daddy”, and “The Walker” by Fitz and the Tantrums.

It has been a long time since subscription services were just for TV and film, and now we have many on the market for all the gamers out there.

Fantasian, from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, may be on its way to Steam.

Samba de Amigo is coming to Apple Arcade. Sega’s classic maraca-shaking rhythm franchise is seeing a renaissance this year as the new installment arrives on Apple platforms and Nintendo Switch on the same day. A VR port for Meta Quest, announced in early June, is also scheduled to launch sometime this fall.

After what feels like far too long an absence, it's all go-go-go in the world of Samba de Amigo. Not only is Sega's beloved rhythm-action series getting outings on Switch and Meta Quest soon, it'll be launching onto mobile via Apple Arcade this month.

SEGA has announced Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go for Apple Arcade. It will launch on August 29.

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.

A new mobile version of Samba de Amigo is the headline addition to Apple Arcade this month.