For all its’ fanfare when it was released, and I was one of those in the mass of excited bodies, Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket has been underwhelming. Even its latest event, which recently kicked off, the Wonder Pick Event Part 2, had been a bit of a whimper.

To start off, it has hardly been a proper update has it? As the name suggests it is continuing the work that Part 1 started last week, and that had more content. Pretty much all we have is the addition of a few new Blastoise items in the event shop, which is okay at best.

Whilst we all deeply love the involved worlds and storytelling of a Witcher 3 or a Final Fantasy, sometimes we just have silly, stupid fun, and that is what Snoozy Kazoo is serving up. You can now get your hands on Turnip Boy Robs a Bank for mobile and revel in the anarchy.

This is the second game in this series following Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion because vegetables get up to a lot more fugitive fun than we all thought. As you might have deduced by the names, both the game and the developer, we aren't in for an epic world-ending story here, just a thoroughly enjoyable stupid time.

Today is a good day for two reasons. First of all, the first Final Fantasy is coming to Apple Arcade for subscribers to have a field day with. Technically named Final Fantasy+. Secondly, this article is a flimsy pretext for me to discuss one of my all-time favourite series.

Final Fantasy is one of those franchises that you would have heard of even if you have only played Snake on a Nokia. Even the tale around its name is legendary. If you believe the story, it was to be Square's “final” attempt at avoiding bankruptcy. In reality, according to interviews with Hironobu Sakaguchi, father of the franchise, the title merely meant it was his final attempt to become a successful game developer.

HoYo is looking to ring in the New Year with Zenless Zone Zero version 1.5 placing famous in-game singer Astra Yao on the stage. She will perform at Starloop, with her trusty bodyguard Evelyn and the Proxy keeping watch for any and all conspiracies threatening the concert.

You will be able to recruit the star of the show as an S-Rank Ether Support, and she sounds pretty interesting. Astra can enter the Idyllic Cadenza state, boosting her team's attack. She will even stick around to buff should you switch members, which is perfect for a burst window. You can also use her Ultimate to heal everyone, an extra bonus.

HAEGIN has announced the latest addition to their social networking game Play Together, called the Club system. Whilst I initially read this and thought, surely they can be encouraging young players to start going to nightclubs, turns out it is just their way of saying a Clan-like system.

Misleading name aside, seriously I can’t be the only person to see Social and Club and immediately think of alcohol, Clubs are a way to get all your friends in one place for some innocent fun. It allows those of a similar mindset to communicate in Members-only chats, and to trade collectible cards to unlock rewards.

Before we start with this, let's all take a moment to look above this text and admire that fantastic artwork. I love it so much. Anyway! PUBG Mobile has launched its version 3.6 update, which adds a host of changes, chief among being the Sacred Quartet mode.

Until March 5th, you can engage with this mode, complete with a beautiful floating sanctuary that is spilling out with elemental energy. Here you can interact with devices such as Fire Stones, Water Geysers, and Wood Vines to unlock special treasures. You can also access the Mystic Enclave by means of transport throughout the map for a spot of meditation and quiet contemplation.

With the New Year upon, the offices of the world have erupted into that one question asked each January; what are your resolutions? You can have the best will in the world, but sticking to these elusive little buggers is incredibly difficult, however, Habit Kingdom is a new app aiming to fix this.

When I first scanned the title I misread it as Hobbit Kingdom and got excited for some good old Tolkien fun. After noticing my error, I was a little disappointed, but then it was replaced with great wonder. I struggle with sticking with these self-improvement things like eating right and walking, so could an app help?

If you want to make a successful video game then you couldn’t really get much more of an advantage by starting with one of the world's biggest card games. This is what Mattel163 did with UNO! Mobile, and, as you will expect, I am about to rattle off some impressive numbers.

UNO! Mobile launched in 2019, which is now somehow six years ago even though it feels like six hours. Since then it has amassed over 400 million players, who have played over 30 billion games. That's 75 matches per player, although I personally have done a lot more.

There are some exciting times to hand with The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross making it a New Year to remember. The New Year Festival 2025 is packing January full of fruitful events to clear and introduce the first UR double hero for players to recruit. Let’s start with that headline news.

[Light of the Holy War] Elizabeth & Melidoas is the double hero, and it must be said the design is spectacular. I am quite taken by it. To get the most of out this new duo you will need to stack your team with Demons and Goddesses, as two of their skills scale off that.

Wuthering Waves is here to make our New Year a very joyous one indeed with the arrival of Version 2.0, dubbed All Silent Souls Can Sing. This massive new update also coincides with the game's PlayStation 5 launch, and it is incredibly easy to set up your existing account. I did it immediately.

You will travel to the beautiful new nation of Rinascita, where Echoes live harmoniously with humans. They even function as vehicles here. To celebrate their Sentinel, the people used to host Carnevale, a festival of music, art, and joy. It has been dormant for a while, but the people are clamouring for it once more, and you arrive just at the right time.

We don’t do TV show reviews here, but I feel like Squid Games Season 2 didn't hit as hard as the original did. Maybe because it was released in that lazy week between Christmas and New Yaer. Cultural phenomenon or not, however, its release does mean some shiny new content for Squid Game: Unleashed.

It will all kick off tomorrow, January 3rd for those reading after today. Straight from Season 2, you can try a round or two of Mingle, with the objective being to find and occupy a safe room before the timer runs out. If you are outside, you are eliminated, and your phone explodes. Maybe not, but that would be hilarious.

Infold Games is starting the year with a bang, pun very much intended, with the Nightly Rendezvous update coming to Love and Deepspace. Yes, I am covering this entirely because I thought of that terrible joke and I regret nothing. Now I am committed so let’s get into it!

Love and Deepspace is celebrating its first anniversary, lasting until January 19th for three weeks of many rewards. Xavier, Rafayel, Zayne, and Sylus will each have a limited five-star Memory to collect, with Night of Secrecy, Misty Silhouette, Intertidal Zone, and Absolute Zeal available up for grabs.

Whenever Bleach: Brave Souls updates pop up on the old news feed, it usually comes with about 100 components, and its New Year update is no different. There's a host of new summons, a Tower to scale, Co-Op Quests, and of course, a bunch of tasty gifts.

Until January 24th you can enjoy the Thousand-Year Blood War Zenith Summons: Fervor, complete with themed versions of Ichigo Kurosaki, Senjumaru Shutara, and Askin Nakk Le Vaar. You can also have a free pull on a special banner that will give you a choice of ten six-star characters to choose between to keep.

We all know that the best of all the mythologies is Norse. You may disagree, but then you would be wrong. Vikings, Odin, giant wolves, what else do you need? Lionheart Studio clearly agrees as they announce pre-registrations for Valhalla Survival a hack-and-slash set in this fantastic world.

Having built that up, I am mad about the story. It is set after Ragnarok, you know, that massive event that kills pretty much every Norse god? Well, not anymore! Instead, it has created rifts that spew void creatures, with known rotter Loki taking this opportunity to kidnap the Queen of Midgard. Odin rallies Valhalla's finest, and the game is on.

Games like Age of Empires 2 and The Settlers 4 made up most of my PC childhood, I loved resource management and village building. Not once though did I think this needed roguelike elements, mostly cause that didn’t really exist, but As Far The Eye is coming to mobile soon, and the combination sounds actually amazing.

As Far The Eye, or AFATE which is an acronym I love, is a turn-based resource-management game. You are placed in charge of a mobile village and must take your tribe to the centre of the world, known as The Eye. Sounds pretty easy, but it is a Roguelike for a reason.