Mobile Games News Recap | Week of January 31 to February 6, 2022

Discover it weekly recap of mobile gaming news on Android and iOS from the week of January 31 to February 6, 2022! We let you read all about it below. ⬇️

1️⃣ Sony buys Bungie, the developers of Destiny, for $3.6 billion. Following Microsoft’s purchase of Blizzard Activision King, this acquisition continues to strengthen the industry’s biggest players at the top of the video game industry’s food chain. Also on the industry side, we note that India has decided to invest in animation and gaming with a dedicated budget, according to Nirmala Sitharaman (Indian Minister of Finance and Commercial Affairs), which is quite logical when you know that the mobile game market in India alone represents 1.5 billion dollars in revenue and will probably grow until reaching more than 5 billion dollars in 2025. Moreover, we note the appearance on the 2022 release calendar of the game Indus, a Battle Royale title inspired by Indian lore but with a futuristic twist and developed by the (also) Indian studio SuperGames.

2️⃣ Andrew Wilson, CEO of Electronic Arts, confirmed the opening of the closed beta test of Battlefield mobile later this month. Players who were able to get their hands on the previous test phase were disappointed with their experience. We therefore hope that this additional beta will be more convincing.

3️⃣ Last week we told you about the PUBG mobile Aftermath map from update 1.8. This time, a devtalk livestream around the game reveals the ambition to produce new Cheerpark activities to make the title a real social hub where to make friends with other players.

4️⃣ To not miss anything events of this monthwe invite you to find the calendar of Pokémon GO events for February 2022 in our dedicated article.

5️⃣ From now on, we can use “Hey Siri” to cast Harry Potter spells on his iPhone. Do you dream of turning on your flashlight with a simple Lumos ? Or even prepare your own spells? We tell you how to do all this in detail.

6️⃣ The announcement of the start of Apex Legends mobile soft launch pleased BR PC fans and mobile game enthusiasts, and we hope to be able to get our hands on it quickly!

7️⃣ mobile starbornean interagalactic strategy game, is expected to arrive on mobile and PC around mid-2022.

8️⃣ Pre-registrations for NOISZ STARLIVHT, a very special musical bullet hell, are open.

9️⃣ Attack on Titan: Brave Order will be released in Japan on February 11. In the meantime, the game is available for pre-registration on its official website.

🔟 With Activision’s track record, we find out that King would make more money than Blizzard, a new Warcraft game is in the works for mobile, and some rumors are circulating about a potential Overwatch mobile game.

1️⃣1️⃣ End of the game for Marvel Realm of Champions since the game will close its doors at the end of March 2022. Since its launch in December 2022, Kabam’s 3v3 MOBA (studio behind the very good game Shop Titans) had convinced some players, but not enough for them to remain faithful to him in number until the beginning of the year 2022. Online game requires, without a server, you will no longer be able to access new games from the closing of the game.

1️⃣2️⃣ Summoners War: Sky Arena is now available on Facebook Gaming for US-based players. This means that you just have to go to the page fb.gg/play on Android or PC to be able to launch the game, without installation. Even if this news does not concern you directly, we can expect cloud offers to come closer to different publishers with the development of the metaverse, to ensure a large quantity of quality content available to all and supported by a existing community.

1️⃣3️⃣ Hextech Mayhem is finally added to the list of Netflix games on mobile. Therefore, if you have a Netflix account with an active subscription plan, you can test Riot Forge’s rhythm game for free on your smartphone!

1️⃣4️⃣ The Genshin Impact update 2.5 is unveiled with a superb trailer We will detail all the information of the patch in a detailed article soon, for the release of the update.

1️⃣5️⃣ RL Sideswipe launches its S2 all in twirling goals and eager volleyball games.

Do not hesitate to consult the latest mobile game releases to discover what’s new! See you next week for fresh news on your favorite mobile games. 😃