It’s always a good day when IGG unveils a new Lords Mobile collab event, and this one is shaping up to be extra special. 

Between September 1st and November 12th, the hugely popular and innovative cross-platform strategy MMO Lords Mobile is playing host to the hugely popular medieval combat league Armored Combat Worldwide, in an event dubbed Lords Mobile x AWC. 

Here’s the lowdown. 

The legendary warriors of the ACW have invaded the Kingdoms of Athena—where, it has to be said, they fit right in. This incursion presents you with the perfect opportunity to get your hands on exclusive items, play exclusive content, win prizes, and more.

Take the ACW Ultimate Armor Challenge. This one lets you earn attack chances by completing specific quests. After each round, you get a share of the treasure your side has plundered, along with rewards based on the total damage you’ve inflicted. 

It gets better. The top 100 players after the event will receive an avalanche of bonus rewards, in the form of in-game items and real-world goodies like an iPhone 14 Pro Max 256GB, an iPad Pro 11” Wi-Fi 256GB, and a $500 Amazon Gift Card. 

Plus, the Lords Mobile x ACW events lets you get your hands on an exclusive Guild frame and a free Armored Knight avatar, which you earn one piece at a time by completing daily quests. 

Also in the pipeline are some huge offline 150v150 and 5v5 armored combat competitions where teams fight under the banners of various Lords Mobile guilds.

And the Lords Mobile x ACW event will even give you the chance to win tickets to the ACW league, which means you’ll have the rare opportunity to see what MMA looked like in medieval Europe. 

In the unlikely event that you don’t already have it installed, grab Lords Mobile for free on the Google Play Store, the App Store, or Steam right now. If you prefer, you can also snag the standalone PC version directly from the official website.
To learn more about Lords Mobile x ACW, head to the official Facebook page.

Defense Derby stands as a trailblazer in the realm of tower defense strategy games, bringing innovation and deep strategic elements — setting it apart from the pack. The game aligns with traditional tower defense rules but shines through with its groundbreaking scouting system. This fresh layer of complexity opens up a new world of possibilities for players, allowing them to upset the flow of gameplay, construct unique strategies, and mold their path to victory. These transformations have created a vibrant gaming experience where matches turn in favor of those players who master this new mechanic. 

TouchTapPlay presents a dive into the essence of Defense Derby — uncovering its unique mechanics, innovative PvP, and revolutionary approach to gameplay. Welcome to the new era of tower defense gaming.

The Communal Aspect of Strategy

Tower defense games traditionally encouraged players to concentrate on their individual gameplay, building their fortifications in isolation. Defense Derby, however, dramatically shifts this. In its 4-player battles, every player’s decision ripples across the battlefield, affecting everyone. It’s a much different experience thinking not only how your decisions will affect yourself but those around you. This interplay injects a fresh dose of fun derived from the intense mind games that transpire, transforming the gameplay into a multiplayer strategic feast.

Interplay of Strategy and Real-Time Bidding in PvP

The essence of Defense Derby is its real-time bidding system, crafted into the 4-player PvP battle framework. The objective is simple on the surface – survive the monster hordes and keep your castle standing – yet very deep when delved into. The game cleverly combines elements of defense, strategy, and battle royale, shaping a gaming experience that’s unique in its own right. The “scouting system” stands as a testament to this innovation, revealed as a primary source of the game’s appeal from early access tests. It provides the means to outsmart opponents by anticipating their strategies and executing countermoves.

Mind Games and Psychological Intrigue

A defining aspect of Defense Derby’s gameplay lies in its focus on the psychological battles between players. Success isn’t only determined by the player’s ability to make the right tactical decisions but also by their capacity to predict, manipulate, and respond to their opponent’s strategies. This creates an interesting amount of mind games, where players are not only engaged in a battle of defenses but also a strategic dance of wits and deception.

The game’s scouting system forms the crux of this mental fight. The bidding system is a unique battleground: players must anticipate their rivals’ needs, outbid them, and maintain a careful balance of their own resources. As the strategies unfold, they lend thrilling volatility to each match, making every encounter a unique one. This added layer of psychological depth takes the game beyond traditional tower defense and makes Defense Derby an immersive and competitive experience.

Bringing PvP to the Masses: Simplifying Complexity

With Defense Derby, the developers embarked on a mission to render the thrill of PvP games accessible to those who found them overwhelming. The game is designed to minimize complex rules and promote an intuitive understanding of gameplay mechanics. Focusing on the concept of attribute synergy, the game ensures that players can enjoy the game without an excessive learning curve.

The primary allure of Defense Derby lies in the process of building an optimal deck through strategic scouting. This process is akin to a mental chess match, where players aim to acquire their desired unit at the lowest possible price while blocking others from acquiring their preferred units. Players must shrewdly assess the value of the scouting card, taking into account the faction, type, and unit combination, before making their bid with Derby Chips. It’s a process that’s easy to understand but has plenty of room for mastery.

The strategic conundrum deepens when the origin of the scouting card is considered. The card on offer comes from the deck of the player with the most Derby Chips. This adds an additional layer of tactical thought, making active scouting a double-edged sword — beneficial if your card can be merged but problematic if it ends up benefiting your opponent.

Equalizing Skill Gaps: Mind Games Over Mastery

An inherent challenge in games like Defense Derby (where users create personal decks to compete with others) is the skill disparity. To get around this, Defense Derby emphasizes the role of chance and mind games over raw skill. Once again, the scouting system perfectly demonstrates this design. Instead of relying heavily on controls, players can use their chips and engage in strategic duels with their counterparts — a bigger focus on the mind than the hands.

To further promote a fair playing field, the game’s matchmaking system ensures that players of similar skill levels can enjoy the PvP mode together. Modes like the Friendly Derby and the equal deck mode have been introduced to reduce skill gaps as well. In these modes, all players have equal deck stats or use the same deck, ensuring a balanced competitive environment. This focus on fairness in game design showcases Defense Derby’s commitment to providing an equitable PvP experience.

The Final Verdict: A Strategy Masterpiece

Through its novel scouting system and intriguing PvP dynamics, Defense Derby redefines the tower defense genre. It has successfully created a gameplay experience that is accessible yet strategically rich, making it a unique entry in the gaming world. The game offers a fresh challenge for both newcomers and veteran strategy gamers, promising an awesome experience with every match. Defense Derby stands as a testament to innovation, paving the way for a new era of strategy gaming.

About KRAFTON, Inc.

Hailing from South Korea, KRAFTON, Inc. specializes in the creation and distribution of compelling games that offer unique, engaging experiences. Since its inception in 2007, KRAFTON has housed an array of globally acclaimed developers, including PUBG STUDIOS, Striking Distance Studios, Unknown Worlds, VECTOR NORTH, Neon Giant, KRAFTON Montréal Studio, Bluehole Studio, RisingWings, 5minlab, Dreamotion, and ReLU Games. These studios continually push the boundaries of creativity and technological innovation, aiming to captivate a wider audience by diversifying KRAFTON’s platforms and services.

KRAFTON lays claim to several premier entertainment properties, such as PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, PUBG MOBILE, The Callisto Protocol, NEW STATE MOBILE, Moonbreaker, TERA, and ELYON. Boasting a dedicated and enthusiastic team worldwide, KRAFTON is a technologically progressive company with world-class capabilities, looking to expand into areas like multimedia entertainment and deep learning. For further insights, visit www.krafton.com.

About RisingWings

Based in South Korea, RisingWings is a game development studio with a keen focus on crafting universally appealing mobile games. Guided by the ambition to be the top mobile game provider, RisingWings has an impressive portfolio of successful mobile games, ranging from real-time strategy to casual games such as Castle Craft, Castle Burn, Archery King, Bowling King, Mini Golf King, and Golf King: World Tour. For additional information about RisingWings and their work, please visit https://en.risingwings.com.

Last Fortress: Underground, the biggest mobile strategy game featuring zombies, has just announced its first ever crossover event, and it’s with Amazon’s hit superhero series, The Boys.

It’s an unlikely crossover for sure, but we’re here for it. When it arrives on July 31, the popular characters Butcher, Hughie, and Starlight will feature as playable characters.

In fact, you can unlock Starlight for free by participating in the beginning of the event. This involves completing a series of objectives throughout the week, earning Starlight when you’ve beat them all.

Hughie and Butcher will then become available later on in the collaboration. You can’t quite unlock them with as much ease as Starlight, but you’ll get a chance to unlock them via the game’s gacha system.

That’s not all, though. The event will also feature a ton of collectible items from the Amazon series, including Butcher’s vehicle, themed buildings, and profile customisations. You can also find all information about the event in a dedicated collection room.

Wrapping it up is a new storyline that ties into the series plot. Join Butcher, Hughie, and Starlight as they help you fend off the zombie horde and learn more about the outbreak.

If you haven’t heard of Last Fortress: Underground, It’s a mobile strategy game that sees you build your own underground shelter.

You build a variety of rooms necessary for survival, recruit survivors, and create a team out of them to send into battle. You also have to venture out occasionally to scavenge for resources.

Got friends? Well, you can establish alliances to help you. Allies can accelerate each other’s construction and research activities, as well as help each other survive.

Fancy checking out Last Fortress: Underground for yourself? Well, do so by grabbing it from the App Store or Google Play right now.

Seven Knights 2, Netmarble’s acclaimed MMORPG sequel for mobile, has just received a new Mythic Hero, costumes, and more in its latest massive content update. 

The new addition to the game’s hero roster is Mythic Rudy, a Universal type Ranged hero whose special ability involves turning into a Demon after getting his hands on the God of Madness Buff. 

But his talents don’t end there. Mythic Rudy is also able to decrease the duration for which his allies are under the Crowd Control effect, meaning they can stay limber when facing off against lockdown teams. 

Then there’s PvP. Against other players, Mythic Rudy shrinks the Skill Cooldown of his allies when all targets have been revived. He recovers their HP, too, and imbues his team with a continuous damage duration increase as long as he’s in the fight. 

But Mythic Rudy isn’t just a collection of abilities. He’s a person, and you’ll get to meet him through a series of new story episodes. 

Finally, the latest Seven Knights 2 update adds a whole new outfit to collect. It’s called Costume of Moon Slicing Yacha Ace, and you can pick it up in two color palettes: Devilish Slash and Demonic Slash. 

Naturally, Netmarble has put on a series of events to mark the arrival of all this new content. 

From the top, the Rudy’s Ruby Event will let you obtain 1,111 Rubies a day for seven days by checking in between July 5th and September 13th. 

Also beginning on July 5th there’s the Check-In Event with Moon Slicing Yacha Ace, which gives you a series of rewards at certain intervals for checking in every day for two weeks. 

On the first day you’ll get Summon Vouchers, on the seventh you’ll get a Legendary+ Equipment Set Selection Chest, and you’ll get the Hero Summon Tickets on the 14th day. This one ends on August 2nd. 

Next, there’s the Month of 7K Carnival Event. This is a three-month bonanza running throughout July, August, and September, letting you earn various different rewards by completing missions. 

The actual rewards you’ll receive will vary depending on what kind of player you are: new, returning, or active.

Lastly, there’s the Super 7 Crafting Event Celebrating Month of 7K. Running from July 5th until July 19th, this one sees you completing missions in order to earn Super Seven Coins, and then using those coins to craft a Super Seven Box, containing Legendary Pet Summon Voucher Fragments and a variety of Summon Tickets. 

It’s all happening in Seven Knights 2. To join in the fun, head to the Google Play Store, the App Store, or the official site to download the game for free right now. 

MMORPGs have been stuck in a rut for some time now. The genre has had its heyday, and is now propped up by a small collection of evergreen titles like Final Fantasy XIV or The Elder Scrolls Online. These are great games, but they don’t really provide that hit of nostalgia some of us are looking for.

Enter Ancients Reborn, a brand new take on the classic MMORPG. This mobile entry takes the foundations laid down by the likes of RuneScape or Albion, providing a huge open world to explore with your friends or strangers.

But its real strength lies in its robust crafting, skilling, and player-driven economy systems. Just like in RuneScape, you can spend time developing a variety of different skills, from blacksmithing, to fishing, to woodcutting. While doing so, you’ll gather resources that you can turn into vital equipment and items that you can then sell to other players.

That’s where that economy comes in. You can sell your items in the marketplace, or your very own in-game store. Then, you save your cash in the bank. Using these systems, you can run your very own business in-game, never needing to lift an actual sword and fight.

Those who do like to battle will find plenty to keep them busy though. You can complete quests and fight monsters to level up, take on challenging dungeons to test your skills, or just explore and see what you can find.

The world might be big, but that doesn’t mean it’s a chore to wander about. You can unlock a variety of mounts to help speed up travel. If you like animals in general, you should be pleased to learn that you can also unlock pets to join you on your adventure.

So, basically, if you like classic MMORPGs like RuneScape or Albion Online, you’ll find plenty to like here. It provides a similar gameplay experience, but with visuals that are more reminiscent of the early days of the genre.

So head on over to Google Play or the App Store to grab Ancients Reborn right now for free. You can also keep up to date with the latest Ancients Reborn news at the official Discord.

Lords Mobile, the hugely popular strategy MMO from developer IGG, is joining forces with Dreamworks How to Train Your Dragon for a massive collab event that will see players soaring through the sky and carousing with the dragons of Berk. 

Not only does the event sound like a blast, but taking part will let you get your hands on an exclusive Castle Skin, Turf Decorations, Equipment, emotes, avatars, and more. 

Set to run from May 1st until June 30th, the Dreamworks How to Train Your Dragon event will see Viking warriors arriving in the Kingdoms of Athena from their home in Berk, accompanied by their iconic dragon pets, giving you the chance to get airborne. 

The event consists of multiple events, as is the custom. 

First up, there’s the Berk Festival, which lets you collect Dragon Manual Pages to upgrade Hiccup, win gifts, and upgrade your Turf Decorations. Once upgraded, your turf will stay that way for the entire duration of the two-month event.

Then there’s the Viking Treasure Hunt, which sees you collecting puzzle pieces to earn collab rewards, including a Toothless and Light Fury Castle Skin, collab emotes and collab avatars. 

Throughout the event you’ll also be able to visit the Berk Emporium, exchanging the Berk Coins you find during the Viking Treasure Hunt for exclusive emotes, avatars, and more. 

To learn more about the Lords Mobile x Dreamworks How to Train Your Dragon event, head to the special event website, where you’ll find details and dates for all the individual events. 

They include a Dragon Trainer Tournament, which lets you gain Dragon Scales by playing Kingdom Clash, Guild Fest, and Dragon Arena before exchanging them for Skillstone Cores, Astralite, Lunite, and other rare items. 

Plus, you’ll be able to earn more rewards by inviting old allies to rejoin the game. There’s even a custom iPad on offer. 

You can download Lords Mobile for free right now on the Google Play Store, the App Store, and Steam. 

And don’t forget to follow it on Facebook. 

Today Long Tech Network Limited and AMC announced a collaboration between Last Shelter: Survival, a mobile survival SLG with over 100 million downloads, and the global smash hit television series The Walking Dead. The  limited-time in-game event kicks off today and will last for 3 weeks.

The event will find The Walking Dead fan-favorite characters Daryl and Maggie fighting side-by-side with the Commander of the wasteland to fight off the human and zombie threat. 

In addition to the characters, iconic locations from the series, such as the prison, the Alexandria Safe-Zone and the Greene Family Farm, will appear in the game as base skins. Players will play the role of the Commander, and will be tasked with completing a series of events with Maggie and Daryl, including:

• Unlock the Mystery: Complete quests to collect stickers and light up the collection board.
• Collect Clues: There are many survivor camps in the wasteland, where survivors are awaiting rescue. Clues leading to the whereabouts of Daryl are also hidden there. Players will need to send their teams to rescue survivors and look for clues at the camps.
• Drive & Survive: The wasteland is infested with zombies. The Commander needs to navigate through the horde. Start your engine and control the vehicle to crush the zombies and collect rewards.

Community events are also planned to celebrate the collaboration. Emotes of Daryl and Maggie are now available in-game, with animated versions available on Last Shelter: Survival’s official Discord server. Members of the official community can also create their own emotes, and participate in an upcoming cosplay event. The emotes receiving the highest number of likes may appear in our game.

The Last Shelter: Survival is a free-to-play mobile SLG set in the zombie apocalypse. The horde is coming! Download the game from the App Store and Google Play to survive. And join the official community for more info.

Games are available on multiple devices, including PCs, consoles, mobile phones, etc., and PCs and consoles have always dominated the market, but with smartphones becoming more powerful day by day, the player base has shifted a lot. 

Based on the survey conducted by ExpressVPN, 70% of people out of 1,000 professed gamers in the U.S. and 1,000 in the UK have said that their preferred platform is a mobile phone, making them the number 1 gaming device.

It doesn’t mean that PC and console gaming has faded away, as 61% of the gamers who participated in the survey love to play on consoles, and 50% of them like PC gaming. 

However, the high percentage of people playing mobile games is an interesting fact, and according to Astra from Ninjas in Pyjamas, “It makes sense because the phone is a device we use 24/7 in our daily lives for everything. Buying extra consoles or even a PC costs much more. The phone, in a sense, is kind of all-in-one (gaming, calling, watching, etc.).”

A lot of publishers are trying to target mobile gaming audiences, which is why many popular titles like Call of Duty, PUBG, Genshin Impact, and more are available for mobile devices, with more releasing soon, including Valorant Mobile, Call of Duty: Warzone, etc. 

“I’ve already seen a few mobile LAN tournaments pop up that are adapted from the same areas where I’ve competed,” Aleksib from Ninjas in Pyjamas tells ExpressVPN. “Mobile games are just getting bigger and bigger.”

Sacred Summons, Appguru Technology’s popular Asian MMORPG, finally has a global release date – and it’s right on top of us. 

According to the press release we’ve just received, Sacred Summons will be available in North America, Australia, Indonesia, Europe, the Philippines, and a number of other regions on April 18th. 

That’s pretty much now. 

Sacred Summons is already a massive hit in Asia. More than 10 million players have downloaded it so far, while the recent Open Beta for the global release attracted over 250,000 eager MMO fans. 

Those fans helped the game’s developers to create a number of tweaks and improvements, all of which will be included in the full release.

They include more balanced pets, summons, and class skills, along with improvements to a raft of game features including event rewards, daily rewards, loot drop rates, server downtime rewards, summoning rates, and more.

There’s some brand new content to enjoy, too, with story quests, cosmetic items such as wings and costumes, and a whole new class making their first appearance in this global version. 

Here’s the lowdown on what could be one of the biggest mobile titles of the year. 

Sacred Summons is a graphically lush MMORPG that sees you playing as a Summoner, charged with defending the human realm from the evil forces of Chaos. 

Your first task is to pick a class from the six available, each one representing a different style of combat. There’s DPS, ranged, melee, and more, and once you’ve made your choice you get to customize your character’s skin tone, hairstyle, and much, much more.

There are more than 40 Guardians to summon into your stable, and over 100 different cosmetic items to collect, equip, and upgrade. 

Gameplaywise, you’ll spend your time completing story quests, taking on World Bosses either alone or with your fellow players, amassing loot in a range of different casual modes, and going toe to toe with human opponents in PvP. 

To begin your Sacred Summons adventure, head to the Google Play Store or the App Store on April 18th and get downloading.

It’s not hard to find a casual arcade game on Google Play or the App Store, but it can be hard to find a good one. 

For every Crossy Road, there are roughly a billion duds, clogging up your storefront and blocking your path to true happiness. 

What you need – what we all need – is for our games to be professionally validated, and PXLPLAY comes with some of the most impressive validation around.

Not only was it a finalist at the Pocket Gamer Connect Seattle 2023 Big Indie Pitch event, but the studio behind PXLPLAY reached the finals in the Best Indie Developer of the 2023 Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards too. 

If you haven’t played PXLPLAY yet, here’s what you’ve been missing. 

Created by indie developer Pixel Play LLC, PXLPLAY is an arcade game in the tradition of titles like Crossy Road and Pac-Man 256. 

That means it’s simple to play and boasts a colorful 3D art-style that manages to be both cleanly minimal and packed with charming detail. 

The aim of the game is to survive an endless series of randomly generated stages. You start off playing as PXL, a loveable cube bouncing along a floating platform, collecting smaller cubes that translate into points, which translate into leaderboard supremacy. 

Over time you get to unlock more than 80 different characters, so if PXL doesn’t float your boat you’ll have plenty of options. 

Each of the game’s suspended walkways is full of twists and turns – by which we mean sharp right angles. To stay on solid ground you need to tap on the screen to change direction whenever you reach a corner. 

The same action lets you activate power-ups whenever you bounce over them, allowing you to shrink under high obstacles, vault over low ones, expand in size, and temporarily speed up. 

And that’s pretty much the game. PXLPLAY is rated for EVERYONE on Google Play, and it’s part of the Families Program, so it’s genuinely one for the whole family.

You can download PXLPLAY for free right now on the App Store and Google Play.