Apple Arcade

It’s been a month since Apple released iOS 18 to the public, but the company is already working on future software updates. Interestingly, as Apple has been investing more in gaming, it seems that the company is now working on a new App Store-like app dedicated to games.

Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on all the available Apple Arcade games plus the latest releases.

Apple Arcade added a big new title today. Balatro+ is now available for Arcade users, bringing the addictive card game to a new audience across all of Apple’s platforms. Here’s what you should know.

Apple Arcade has announced its upcoming releases with three new games and a range of updates landing in September. Headlining the new launches is NFL Retro Bowl ’25 featuring official teams and players with nostalgic graphics and gameplay.

Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added almost every week with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on all the available Apple Arcade games plus the latest releases.

In a follow-up report to their previous coverage, MobileGamer has again collated a set of off-the-record comments from Apple Arcade game developers about how the service is faring.

The leading complaints revolved around payments and poor communication channels with their Apple representatives. One indie developer is reported to have not been paid for six months, with other studios chasing month-long delays in getting their Bonus Pool royalty payments from Apple.

Looking for a great time on Apple Arcade? One of the service’s games with a strong fan following, Grindstone, just scored a big update that adds 100 new levels.

Apple is continuing its monthly release cycle for Apple Arcade launches and now it’s shared what’s coming in August. The popular Temple Run series will see a new release as the headliner with two more titles expanding the available games.

Contrary to all of its competitors in the VR headset space, the Apple Vision Pro hasn’t had much of a gaming story. Slowly, though, additional spatial titles keep getting added to Apple Arcade, including two new ones Apple just announced.

Apple has been into a monthly release cycle for Apple Arcade launches recently and it has just announced what’s on the horizon. At the end of May and into June, we’ll see Where Cards Fall come to Vision Pro, plus Rabbids: Legends of the Multiverse, Return to Monkey Island+, and more arrive on the platform.

Apple Arcade has announced the next round of games coming to the platform in April. The releases include three titles coming on April 4 across Apple devices and two popular games launching spatial gaming experiences for Vision Pro.

Apple Arcade is being criticized by developers for lack of transparency around payments, falling payouts, and cancelled projects.

There is, though, hope that Netflix’s move into gaming may lead Apple to showing its own subscription games service more love …

Last week Apple announced a bunch of very specific changes to iOS and the App Store only for EU customers. Apple refers to these changes as risks that it has smartly tried to mitigate. Apple simply can’t guarantee the same consumer protections to customers in the EU, however, now that the Digital Markets Act is dictating the company’s policies.

As part of the same news drop, Apple announced a complete one-eighty on its App Store ban on streaming game services. This change is immediate, global, and seemingly not directly a result of the DMA. Why the sudden change of heart?

To close out the year, Apple Arcade is highlighting a collection of “Essential” titles available on the platform. Across five categories, for kids to adults, solo to multiplayer, and more – here are the 30 games Apple thinks you should play.

After debuting a handful of new releases including NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition in October, Apple Arcade is getting 8 new launches for the holiday season. Those include Disney Dreamlight Valley, Sonic Dream Team, Knotwords, Football Manager 2024, and more.

Apple Arcade is adding a range of new games throughout the month of October. Apple announced today that new games including Cut the Rope 3, Jeopardy! World Tour+, and NBA2K24 are coming to Apple Arcade, along with over 30 other updates.

Apple Arcade has announced September will bring four new games to the platform along with 40+ notable updates to popular games like Angry Birds Reloaded, WHAT THE CAR?, Jetpack Joyride 2, and Hello Kitty Island Adventure.

SEGA’s classic rhythm game Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go is one of four new games coming to Apple Arcade this month.

SEGA says that the revival version is exclusive to Apple’s streaming games service, and includes new songs and a brand-new Story Mode …

Apple Arcade is set to get a big boost in July with the addition of three major new titles. As first reported by Polygon, the new titles include a remastered version of Ridiculous Fishing alongside “App Store Greats” versions of Stardew Valley and Slay the Spire.

Apple also says that “major” updates are coming to existing Apple Arcade titles Mini Motorways and Mini Metro+ in July. Plus, updates to What the Car? and What the Golf?

After releasing titles slowly, usually at a pace of one per week for the last two years, Apple Arcade has launched a slew of new titles today. In all, there are 20 new games available with TMNT Splintered Fate, WHAT THE CAR?, Cityscapes: Sim builder, and Temple Run+ being some of the headliners.