Meta reconsiders shutting down its unpopular metaverse game world
Meta has pulled the plug on its plan to, well, pull the plug on a big but unpopular part of its metaverse.
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Apple Arcade’s April lineup adding two of the most acclaimed recent indie games
Apple Arcade’s April lineup will introduce three new titles to the subscription gaming platform. These include a couple of the most acclaimed indie games of the last few years.
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Apple is attending this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco in an official capacity with three presentations on the calendar for March 11.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Mac is about to get a new AAA game in rare day-one launch
Next week will be big for the Mac, with several new MacBooks launching. But another key moment is around the corner: Crimson Desert, a AAA game debuts next month with a day-one macOS release.
Expand Expanding CloseSubway Surfers City is coming to iOS next month, details here
Subway Surfers has been one of the most successful mobile games ever. And now its long-anticipated sequel—Subway Surfers City—is officially coming next month.
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iOS 26 introduces two brand new apps for iPhone users, one of which is called ‘Apple Games.’ Here’s what the Games app does, including recent iOS 26.2 updates.
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Resident Evil Survival Unit for iOS now up for pre-order, if you don’t mind waiting [U: Launched]
Update, November 18, 4:11 p.m. ET: The app is now available on the App Store. The original story follows below
Sony’s subsidiary Aniplex Inc. has made Resident Evil: Survival Unit available for pre-order on the App Store, ahead of its release. Way ahead, as it turns out. Here are the details.
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The iPhone is about to get another AAA console-quality game: Red Dead Redemption is launching on iOS in just a few weeks. Here are the details.
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iOS 26.2 is coming next month, and developer beta 2 just arrived today, highlighting three new improvements for Apple’s Games app.
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This is how you can play the real native Fortnite on an Apple Silicon Mac
There are official ways to play Fortnite on a Mac, using one of three cloud gaming services. But you can also visit GitHub to install the real native mobile Fortnite on any Apple Silicon Mac …
Expand Expanding CloseBackbone’s iPhone controllers now available in these new colors: Hands-on and review
Recently, Backbone launched new Pink and Purple editions of their Pro and One controllers, with a focus on design and casual gaming.
Expand Expanding CloseNew iPhone game RidePods uses clever AirPods trick for steering
AirPods are always getting better, and iOS 26 recently added a bunch of new features. But a new game on the App Store, RidePods, takes AirPods in a unique and clever new direction as game controllers.
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Daily puzzle games are on the rise, including in Apple News+. And another new game just arrived on the App Store that pairs daily puzzles with cuteness and chill vibes: Pokémon Friends is here.
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Apple Arcade is getting four new games next month, with Play-Doh World topping the bill. Apple says this and the other games will be available from August 7.
The other new titles are Worms Across Worlds, the latest addition to the Worms franchise; the 3D puzzle game Let’s Go Mightycat!; and Everybody Shogi, described as a vibrant strategy game based on the traditional Japanese board game …
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PSA: Fortnite for iPhone and iPad no longer runs on iOS 26 beta after Blitz Royale update [U]
Update 6/25/2025: Eight days later, version 36.10.1 on the App Store restores iOS 26 support.
Fortnite returned to the U.S. App Store last month after a five year hiatus over litigation between Epic Games and Apple. As of today, however, Fortnite is as good as gone on iPhones and iPads running the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 beta.
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Apple’s relationship with gaming on the Mac has always been… interesting. While the company has spent a fortune trying to frame the Mac as a proper gaming machine, gamers have yet to embrace it like Apple had hoped. But with Metal 4, announced at WWDC25, Apple is introducing two practical moves that could help more AAA games run even better on the Mac. Here’s what they are.
Expand Expanding CloseApple’s new ‘Games’ app: Three features coming to your iPhone later this year
Last fall 9to5Mac exclusively reported that Apple had a new, dedicated ‘Games’ app in the works for iPhone and more. Then this week, Bloomberg corroborated that report and outlined the timing: the new ‘Games’ app is coming this year in iOS 26 and more. Here are three features to expect.
Expand Expanding CloseGamePal is the perfect companion app for keeping track of your game collection
Every gaming platform has its own app for managing games, such as Apple’s Game Center, for example. But for those who have multiple consoles, GamePal is a great companion app that helps players keep track of their entire game library.
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The popular console game emulator Delta has just gotten another huge update. With its latest version, users can now play online multiplayer Nintendo DS games.
Expand Expanding CloseResident Evil 3 now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Following the release of Resident Evil 2 for Apple devices last December, Capcom has now released Resident Evil 3 on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This means that fans of the popular game can now play it on the latest Apple devices.
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Since Apple allowed sideloading on iPhone and iPad in the EU through App Marketplaces, we’ve seen the rise of a few alternatives to Apple’s App Store. Now there’s another alternative app store coming, as Skich, a platform for discovering new mobile games, is launching its own App Marketplace for iOS users in the EU.
Expand Expanding CloseCrossOver 25 brings Red Dead Redemption 2 and more games to macOS
Mac gamers are probably familiar with CrossOver, a platform that lets users run Windows software on macOS and Linux as if it were native software. CodeWeavers, the company behind the app, has now released CrossOver 25 with a series of enhancements – including support for more games like Red Dead Redemption 2.
Expand Expanding CloseThis iOS game just shut down over a mysterious In-App Purchase bug
Game makers Square Enix today announced that the iOS version of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles has reached its sudden end. The reason is a strange one: an unfixable bug that Square Enix says is related to recent In-App Purchase “model” changes.
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You’ve probably heard someone say “but can it run Doom?” That’s because running Doom on the most unexpected platforms and devices has become a fun challenge among developers. Now someone has done something really surprising: they’ve run Doom on an Apple Lightning to HDMI adapter.
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