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It's Playoffs time in the NBA, and 2K is celebrating with a limited time sale on NBA 2K15.

2K's newest wrestling sim, WWE 2K, is now available on the App Store. The game lets you play with a full roster of wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, the Undertaker, Sting, and John Cena - or create your own. You can take your favorite wrestler and play in the career mode; piledriving your way to fame. And if you need a bigger challenge there are also live multiplayer matches.

“As the first simulation-based WWE video game for mobile devices, WWE 2K provides an opportunity to experience virtual WWE action anywhere and at any time,” said Greg Thomas, President at Visual Concepts, in a press release. “Inspired by the gameplay and authenticity of WWE 2K for consoles, WWE 2K offers WWE and mobile gaming enthusiasts a variety of popular WWE Superstars, game modes and more in a premium mobile format.”

You can get your hands on WWE 2Kright now for $7.99.

2K DRIVE, the racing game by 2K, is currently free to download. The game offers daily challenges, real licensed cars, authentic locations, and a unique feature, RaceFace, which lets you take a selfie and put yourself behind the wheel. If you can't get enough of cars after the race, it also gives you a live news feed on everything in the automotive world.

Take 2K DRIVE out for a test drive for free today.

It seems like this month has been pretty big for wrestling. First Wrestlemania, then2K has announces that they're releasing WWE 2K for iOS. It's asimulation-based WWE game where you'll get to play with several WWE superstars such asJohn Cena,Hulk Hogan, Sting, Triple H, and the Undertaker. There will be three different match types and a ton of moves for your wrestlers to perform. They'll even getSuperstar ring entrances. The game also features Create-a-Superstar,Career Mode,live multiplayer matches, and unlockable rewards.

“WWE 2K marks a great milestone in 2K’s partnership with WWE, as we bring the first authentic WWE simulation experience to market for mobile devices,” said Greg Thomas, President at Visual Concepts, in a press release. “WWE gaming enthusiasts will soon experience WWE action and several fan-favorite modes inspired by the WWE 2K flagship console series in an engaging new way.”

WWE 2K will be available this spring for $7.99.

Today might not be the first day of spring - although you would think it's still the middle of winter with the snow we've been getting in NYC - but 2K is still celebrating the changing of the seasons with a pretty impressive sale.

There aren't all that many price drops to go around, but I think the quality makes up for the lack in quantity. Or just XCOM. Just XCOM being on sale is enoguh. The rest is gravy.

Here's what you can get, and for how much:

• XCOM: Enemy Within- $4.99
• Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution 2 - $4.99
• BioShock- $2.99
• NBA 2K15 - $2.99
• NHL 2K - $2.99

Does anything on that list tickle your fancy? Personally I'd jump on XCOM if I didn't already own it (like three times over).

Sid Meier's Starships is a pretty great game in its own right, but it doesn't do a very good job of helping new players get acclimated to its systems - or its star systems (bah-dum-TSHHH). That's why we've taken it upon ourselves to cover some of the basics, a few of the things you won't learn about in-game unless you dig through the menus, and some strategies that will hopefully keep your fleet mobile and allow you to dominate the galaxy.

Getting Started

• Keep it simple - For your first time out, don’t bother messing around with things like map size, difficulty, or victory conditions. There’s no shame in reducing the number of opponents, either.
• The Purity Faction is the most beginner friendly - None are necessarily the best, of course, but Purity’s ability to earn double rewards will really come in handy for newbies.
• Choose Bolivar or Fielding as your leader - There might be six other leaders to choose from, but these two are the most straightforward and will make the most sense to beginners.
• Make liberal use of the Advice button - The little “info” button to the far left of the row of icons at the bottom of the screen will be your only friend in learning how to play Starships - aside from this guide, that is. Try to tap it every time you’re ready to take a new action as its suggestions should point you in the right direction.
• Go out and explore - You won’t have much of a chance at any sort of victory if you don’t leave your home planet. So find those navigation lines that point to new planets, and get to visiting!

2K has released new content for WWE SuperCard. The update adds the Fusion Chamber, which allows players to merge lower-ranking cards to create 48 new super-powerful Fusion cards.

There will be eight rarity levels of recipes for merging, from Common to Survivor. You'll also be able to purchase new card packs, Ultra Rare, Epic, and Legendary WWE Divas to expand your lineup.

You can download WWE SuperCard for free on the App Store.

2K, Turtle Rock Studios, and Cat Daddy Games have launched their companion app for the 4 vs 1 shooter Evolve. The app, titled Evolve: Hunters Quest, is a Match-3 puzzle game that connects to your main game and lets you join a team of hunters as they explore the planet Shear. The game has over 100 missions that will earn you Mastery Points to level up your characters with and can also be used in the main Evolve game as well. By playing Evolve: Hunters Quest, you can find and unlock art from Evolve and let you watch replays of your online multiplayer matches.

Evolve: Hunters Quest is available from the App Store now and it's a free download.

2k and Firaxis have formally announced an upcoming game: Sid Meier’s Starships.

The new game is part of the Sid Meier series, and specifically expands upon Civilization: Beyond Earth's science fiction universe. The game is described as a turn-based strategy game that makes the player the fleet commander ultimately in pursuit of peace.

Sid Meier (who serves as creative development chief at Firaxis) talks about experiences with regards to the new game. “When designing Starships, I was intrigued by the idea of exploring the next chapter in the story of Civilization: Beyond Earth. What happens after we colonize our new home and eventually build starships to take to the stars? What has become of our long-lost brothers and sisters from the planet Earth?” he says. “My goal was to create an experience that focuses on starship design and combat within a universe filled with interstellar adventure, diplomacy, and exploration.”

There's no word on pricing yet, but Sid Meier's Starships is scheduled to drop in "early 2015."

A new update has arrived for 2K's wrestling collectible card game WWE SuperCard - bringing in new cards, animations, a new rarity level, 'Survivor' and more.

John Cena and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson can be found among the sixty new cards added to the game, with Manager Support cards and cards themed around the new WWE 2K15 also added. Competing cards also have 24 new animations, with the new card rarity 'Survivor' bringing the total number of rarity levels up to eight.

Furthermore, rewards and drop rates in Exhibition matches have been rebalanced, with players now having an increased chance of getting higher level cards from the draft board. Card energy limits have also been upped and the performance of People's Champion Challenge rewards screens and the Card Catalog have also been improved.

WWE SuperCard is available to slam download onto your iOS device from the App Store for free.

Telltale Games has announced the season premiere episode of Tales from the Borderlands, 'Zer0 Sum,' will be coming to iOS before the end of this year.

Revisit Pandora after the events of Borderlands 2 with this five-part episodic adventure game series. You'll get to play as Rhys, a Hyperion 'suit' with dreams of being the next Handsome Jack, and Fiona, a Pandoran con artist looking to score her biggest swindle ever.

Todat 2K and Firaxis Games have announced the iOS version of their fantastic alien-blasting strategy game, XCOM: Enemy Within. This enhanced edition of XCOM: Enemy Unknown comes with a ton of new content including new gear, story, classes, maps, and gameplay.

Now you can add new facilities to your base, such as the slightly creepy Genetics Lab that allows you to mess around with your soldiers' biology and the Cybernetics Lab where you can convert your soldiers into giant mechanical supermen. You're going to need them, too. The alien forces have a new ally amongst the humans. A shadowy organization called EXALT is working against humanity - you'll want to infiltrate their inner workings and take them down before they have us all bowing to our new alien overlords.

Enemy Within also has new multiplayer maps, units, and abilities. Gang up on those aliens in one-on-one, turn-based matches.

Unfortunately the app is only compatible with iPad 3, iPad mini 2, iPhone 5 and up. It WILL NOT be able to run on earlier generations of iOS hardware.

You'll be able to download XCOM: Enemy Within from the App Store for $12.99 tomorrow.