Top five new AR games for your iPhone or iPad

Augmented reality gaming using ARKit is in its second year on iOS, and developers are getting the hang of creating games using Apple's framework. AppleInsider takes a look at some of the top AR games that iPhone and iPad owners should try out on their mobile devices.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 1

Valve's Steam is dropping support for macOS Yosemite & earlier in 2019

As a result of technical changes, Valve's Steam game store and launcher will no longer work on Yosemite or any older versions of macOS beginning Jan. 1.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 5

Epic Game Store coming to compete with Valve's Steam, Mac App Store

Fortnite and Gears of War developer Epic Games is in the process of building the Epic Games Store, which could potentially lure Mac and Windows developers away from Valve's industry-dominant Steam platform.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 8

Blizzard's popular Diablo series coming to iOS with 'Diablo Immortal'

On Friday at its annual Blizzcon event, Activision Blizzard announced "Diablo Immortal," the first iteration of the Diablo series to come to mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 10

Popular farming RPG Stardew Valley breaks soil on iPhones & iPads Oct. 24

Farming-themed role-playing game Stardew Valley, already a hit on consoles and PCs, is launching on iPhone and iPad Oct. 24, developer ConcernedApe (Eric Barone) revealed on Tuesday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 2

Hands on: Civilization VI in its entirety has made its way to the iPhone

Civilization VI is now available not just for the iPad but for the iPhone as well. AppleInsider has spent several hours (for science) testing it out to see how it compares to its iPad and Mac counterparts.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 17

Epic says fix coming for Fortnite's poor performance on iPhone & iPad

Epic Games is working to rush out a patch for Fortnite, one of the most popular games in the world, following a barrage of complaints that the iOS version of the game has become unplayable.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 4

'Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp' finally reaches $50M, slowest Nintendo phone game to hit milestone

Nintendo's "Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp" — once a highly-anticipated iOS and Android game — only recently surpassed $50 million in global player spending, making it the slowest of Nintendo's smartphone games to do so.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1

Nintendo's next iPhone game, Dragalia Lost, coming Sept. 27

Nintendo's next smartphone game, "Dragalia Lost," will launch in the U.S., Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau on Sept. 27, the company has announced.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 2

Hands on: There need to be more games like Civilization VI on iPad

"Civilization VI" is one of a the few games that debuted on iPad with feature parity to the Mac and Windows versions. After playing the game for the past eight months on our iPad, we've come to the conclusion we need more of this caliber game on iOS.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 20

Multiplayer hit 'Fortnite' may be headed to the Apple TV [u]

One of the most popular games in the world, "Fortnite," could be coming to the Apple TV at some point in the future, code suggests. [Updated with denial by Epic]

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 9

'Fallout Shelter' studio sues 'Westworld' publishers for cloning iPhone game

Bethesda Softworks has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Behavior Interactive for copyright infringement, alleging the recently-released 'Westworld' iOS game copies gameplay elements from 'Fallout Shelter,' and potentially some of the game's code.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 15

Free to download Fortnite generates $100M in 90 days via in-app purchases

'Fortnite' has become the second most successful free-to-play game launched on iOS, according to analysts, hitting the $100 million milestone for in-app purchases just 90 days after it shipped on iPhone and iPad, and outpacing its rivals in the 'battle royale' genre.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 14

Valve not giving up, rolls out new Steam Link beta for iOS, Apple TV

Valve Software is having another go at bringing the Steam Link game-streaming app to iOS and tvOS following Apple's public refusal to list the app in the App Store.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 27

The Mac gaming landscape remains dire, with no improvements in sight

Apple is in a very strange position with the Mac and iOS in regards to gaming. One platform is enormous and making a ton of money for Apple and some developers, and the other is nearly dead. AppleInsider talks about the two, and what, if anything, is going on to improve the situation.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 69

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