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Pokémon GO’s Forever Forward season adds Mega Mewtwo X and Y

Mega Mewtwo X and Y will debut at July’s GO Fest, while three Community Days, refreshed eggs, and GO Pass rewards keep the season moving.

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PUBG Mobile joins Esports Nations Cup 2026 with 32-team field

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Wuthering Waves expands into animation with Elysium reveal

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MotoGP Rivals sets July 15 Southeast Asia mobile launch, pre-registration open

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Pocket Gamer highlights new Android and iOS games for July 16, 2026

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Tribo Games closes after four years, raising questions for Rumble Arcade

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Nintendo will shut down Mario Kart Tour without offline version

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Ex-Kabam studio unveils DC Universe fighting game DCKO

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Square Enix will shut down Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis in 2026

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Tencent eyes Gangstar revival ahead of GTA VI launch window

Grand Theft Auto VI now lands on November 19, 2026, and Tencent’s Gangstar play would need a strong soft launch to win the GTA crowd first.

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Roblox launches mobile-first AI Build tool as Zenless Zone Zero tops $600M

Roblox put AI game creation inside its mobile app, letting creators turn a text prompt into a published game and, from July 28, test Build in New Zealand.

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Taiwan hearings push eSports law as Google Play sets 10% fee

Google Play’s 10% Taiwan fee starts in 2027 as lawmakers press an eSports bill, putting more money and margin pressure on mobile tournament games.

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Pokémon Go Fest 2026 drives record revenue as Epic, Google drop settlement

Pokémon Go hit $15.1 million in a day during its first free Go Fest, while Epic and Google scrapped their US settlement and kept Android store rules unsettled.

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Nintendo will shut down Mario Kart Tour without offline version

Mario Kart Tour shuts down September 29, 2026, and Nintendo says there will be no offline version to preserve the mobile racer after the servers go dark.

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Game Releases

Mortal Kombat Mobile teases Fire & Ice update for July 22

MK II Movie Scorpion lands July 22 with Shinobi Tactics, and Realm Klash plus Tower changes make this one worth watching if you chase Scorpion teams.

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PUBG Mobile joins Esports Nations Cup 2026 with 32-team field

PUBG Mobile heads to Riyadh with 124 countries and territories in the mix, setting up a 32-team nation-vs-nation clash at Esports Nations Cup 2026.

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Game Releases

Blizzard brings Overwatch Rush mobile playtest back to the Philippines

Blizzard is sending Overwatch Rush back to the Philippines with a new hero, gameplay tweaks, and player-requested features, a stronger sign of iteration than a one-off beta.

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Hardware

Xbox explains cloud gaming on Android and how it differs from remote play

Xbox’s Android cloud-gaming setup makes one thing clear: the network matters more than the phone’s chip. Remote play, server streaming, and GeForce NOW are not the same.

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Hardware

Apple expands wireless game controller support across iPhone and Mac

A paired controller can still fail you in-game. Apple’s latest support map shows which models, OS versions, and modes actually work across iPhone, Mac, and more.

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How Snake and early handhelds shaped mobile gaming history

Snake made mobile gaming feel personal long before app stores, and the leap from Nokia 6110 to the iPhone App Store turned pocket play into a culture of its own.

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Square Enix will shut down Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis in 2026

Ever Crisis goes offline Oct. 6, cutting off live events and future story updates. Square Enix has already ended Red Crystal sales and will refund unused paid currency.

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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang July 2026 redeem codes for free rewards

Mobile Legends players get a July 20 code roundup checked for new codes, with rewards like skin shards and a 30-minute redemption timer to beat.

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Industry

Tribo Games closes after four years, raising questions for Rumble Arcade

Tribo Games is winding down after four years, and Rumble Arcade players are left wondering how long servers and updates will last. The studio called itself an agentic platform for mobile games.

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GamingonPhone Awards 2026 return to Bangkok, nominations now open

GamingonPhone opened nominations for its 2026 Awards as the show headed back to Bangkok, where the 2025 winners were crowned after a 106-member jury and 30 categories.

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Wuthering Waves expands into animation with Elysium reveal

Kuro Games unveiled Wuthering Waves: Elysium with a teaser, a TBA release date and a new animation label, Kuro Onroad, putting five key characters in the frame.

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Game Releases

Ex-Kabam studio unveils DC Universe fighting game DCKO

Former Kabam developers are taking a DC brawler into the mobile lane, with a roster-friendly license and a studio built for live ops.

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Digimon Up launches on Android and iOS with pixel-art nostalgia

DIGIMON UP is live on Android and iOS, with pixel art, free-to-play RPG structure, and launch rewards tied to 1,000,000 pre-registrations.

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Riot job listings point to mobile sandbox League of Legends MMO

Riot’s latest MMO hires point to a mobile sandbox with city building and growth loops, hinting at a League world built for persistent social play.

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Scopely to shut down Looney Tunes World of Mayhem in October 2026

Scopely will retire Looney Tunes World of Mayhem on October 15, 2026, with purchases ending August 16 and the game pulled from stores August 23.

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Game Releases

Pocket Gamer highlights new Android and iOS games for July 16, 2026

Pocket Gamer's July 16 picks are built for quick installs, and one teaser promises creature evolution through real-world scanning.

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Pokémon, Warframe, and Dragon Ball headline a crowded mobile release week

Pokémon, Warframe and Dragon Ball are the names to watch in a crowded mobile slate, but the real signal is which launches are breaking out and which are just noise.

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Love and Deepspace fans demand canceled Valko love interest be restored

More than 46,000 players signed a petition to restore Valko, and the backlash has swelled into a live-service pressure campaign Infold cannot ignore.

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V Project begins first Android closed beta in China this summer

Elementa is taking V Project into its first Android closed beta in China, a key early look at combat feel, monetization, and whether the idol game travels beyond home turf.

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Game Releases

Midnight Study brings Korean school horror to Android and iOS

Midnight Study turns card battling into a slingshot run through Yongcheon Girls’ High School, where sealed spirits wake up and every shot has to ricochet cleanly.

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Epic Games Store hits 40 million mobile installs, webshop delayed to July

Epic’s mobile store crossed 40 million installs, but the webshop it needs to push direct mobile spending slipped to July.

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Game Releases

Apple Arcade adds Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition in August lineup

Apple Arcade is leaning on NFL-branded football and the return of Retro Bowl to keep mobile players subscribed, with Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition arriving August 6.

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Nitrome’s Twin Shot Deluxe returns to mobile with new Atlantis levels

Twin Shot Deluxe is back on iOS and Android with 200-plus levels, a 60 FPS overhaul, and new Atlantis stages that make the Flash-era revival feel fresh.

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Pocket Gamer spotlights five mobile games to try this week

Pocket Gamer’s latest five-game mobile roundup filters the store noise down to a few real download candidates, from a tiny indie update to Barbie’s cross-platform push.

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