Hey everybody, and welcome to the week! It’s time as soon as once more for our look again on the noteworthy updates of the final seven days. It’s an actual motley crew of video games at this time, associates. I’m undecided if people are on summer time holidays or not, nevertheless it looks like updates have been barely sparser than ordinary. I did my finest to seek out some attention-grabbing updates, however truthful warning: at the least considered one of them is simply new portrait footage. That’s the place we’re at. In fact, you may maintain a watch out for updates your self by taking part within the TouchArcade boards. This weekly abstract is simply right here to fill you in on the belongings you may need missed. Let’s go for it!
Honkai: Star Rail, Free
Right here’s a scorching replace for Honkai Star Rail titled Best Duel Below the Pristine Blue. Positive. Good identify. What’s in it? New characters Yunli and Jiaoqiu, returning characters Huohuo and Sparkle, a few new Mild Cones based mostly round Destruction and Nihility, some new story, a handful of latest occasions, a brand new recreation mode, some new maps, new enemies… look, there’s loads in right here. You may wish to test it out in the event you like this recreation. And in the event you don’t like this recreation… properly, I’m undecided why you’re studying about updates for it. Thanks?
Spectaculator, $2.99
British readers rejoice! All of the hustle and bustle about emulators has left one app considerably forgotten. An app that hung in there by some means whereas others couldn’t. Spectaculator, the ZX Spectrum app. A month or two again it obtained its first replace in a very long time to carry it up to the mark, and its newest replace means that you can simply go forward and add your personal video games. It additionally now helps bodily keyboards for these on iOS 13.4 and up. What I’m saying is: it’s the 2020s, and there may be time for Jet Set Willy. I’ll give this the coveted UMMSotW award simply to point out kindness to our mates throughout the pond.
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There are sentences an individual expects to sort on any given day, after which there are sentences like “take a look at this Shrek-themed replace for sew on Apple Arcade”. However yeah: take a look at this Shrek-themed replace for sew on Apple Arcade. Ten Hoops that seize scenes from the film, plus another Hoops based mostly on dinosaurs and transportation. All these individuals who have been holding out on enjoying this puzzler for his or her favourite swamp ogre have lastly been vindicated.
SimCity BuildIt, Free
SimCity BuildIt has been holding pretty busy with its month-to-month updates, and right here’s one other one. This time the Mayor’s Cross is constructed round Rio de Janeiro, providing you with some cool new buildings and buildings that evoke town. Palacio do Catete, Rio Seashores, and Jardim Botanico, specifically. There are additionally some limited-time buildings to nab, so maintain your eyes peeled for these. I can’t wait till SimCity BuildIt lands on Winnipeg! Hey, it has to occur finally. What number of cities can there be on Earth? That many? Oh.
Homescapes, Free
Time for the compulsory free-to-play matching puzzle recreation replace for this week, and it’s Homescapes. Austin and Robbie are taking up freaking zombies this time, so let’s hope that goes properly for them. Undead Austin is likely to be too highly effective for anybody to take down. After that, Austin has a sports activities competitors to attend. Phew! There are a couple of extra story occasions on this replace, and naturally loads of new decor and issues to gather.
Star Warsâ„¢: Galaxy of Heroes, Free
I do know since a few of you learn that opening paragraph, you’ve been questioning which recreation replace was the one the place it was simply new portraits. Nicely, saddle up, cowpokes. We’ve arrived. Sure, the sport in query is none aside from Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. Sure, this recreation. That is the one with the brand new portraits and nothing else. Are they good portraits? They’re, truly. Nevertheless it’s exhausting to decorate this up a lot. New portraits. I don’t know if that’s thrilling sufficient to be included right here, however I managed to tug this out sufficient to make the paragraph the appropriate measurement, and I’m calling {that a} win.
Subway Surfers, Free
I don’t assume the Olympics are fairly completed but, however the Subway Surfers youngsters don’t have any time to hold round Paris. They’re on to New Orleans, the place new skaters Ozzy and Pins, new outfits for Pink and Morgan, and a few cool new boards to gather. Additionally included are some new challenges, plus loads of contemporary methods to fork out actual cash in alternate for digital items! Wow! It’s wild simply how common this recreation continues to be in spite of everything these years, however good on the builders.
Sonic Sprint Countless Runner Sport, Free
Talking of video games that simply carry on working regardless of the variety of years behind it, right here’s the newest replace for Sonic Sprint. There are three new runners to gather and use, together with Idol Shadow, Karate Knuckles, and Excessive Gear Sonic. Positive, they’re all simply characters everyone knows and love with some new equipment stapled to their fuzzy little our bodies, however we take what we are able to get round these components. And what we obtained this time was a handful of latest characters in a recreation virtually as previous as the beginning of my tenure at TouchArcade.
AFK Area, Free
AFK Area apparently is performing some type of summer-themed occasion, providing as much as 200 and seventy free attracts that can assist you by means of the season. There’s additionally a brand new Draconis hero named Lan, and a brand new summertime pores and skin to get pleasure from. That appears to be it from the replace notes, however don’t be too stunned if there’s extra in right here if you fireplace the sport up. That is one recreation that usually doesn’t do issues midway in terms of new stuff. If I’m flawed, then I blame Carter. He’ll by no means know anyway.
Bloons TD 6, $6.99
We’ll end issues up with a have a look at the newest model of Bloons TD 6. It brings a brand new Magic Monkey to the sport within the type of the Mermonkey, a strong amphibious tower with loads of tips to it. There’s a brand new intermediate map, the Luminous Cove, a brand new Psi Pores and skin, some new Quest, and an entire lot extra. Why not give it a glance and see what’s what?
That about wraps it up for final week’s vital updates. I’m certain I’ve missed some, although, so please be happy to remark beneath and let everybody know in the event you assume one thing needs to be talked about. As ordinary, main updates will doubtless get their very own information tales all through this week, and I’ll be again subsequent Monday to summarize and fill within the blanks. Have a terrific week!
