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News Fri, Oct 23, 2026

탕탕에이스 launches on 23rd to Google Play and App Store

Gorilla Studio has released 탕탕에이스, the official follow-up to 탕탕특공대, on the 23rd via Google Play and the Apple App Store. The game is a vertical, one-handed roguelike shooter that combines bullet-hell dodging with randomized skill picks and promises over 100 build combinations. Matches run roughly five to ten minutes each, designed for short play sessions on a single hand. Players can mix and match 11 animal pilots with nine fighter types; named pilots include cat "Nyango", dog "Olla", fox "FlameTail", and bear "Seolmong," and both pilots and planes carry unique skills. Progression layers include equipment and weapons, traits, research, chips, and support units, while core skill upgrades occur every three skill levels. During runs you'll face normal mobs, elite enemies, and bosses, and each level-up presents three random choices for the player to select from. Control and combat are tuned for vertical, one-thumb play: attacks use auto-aim, but bullet dodging and situational skill choices remain manual. Lifting your finger slows time to help thread through dense bullet patterns, a neat wrinkle for single-thumb play. The game frames its campaign around a sky-spreading zombie virus that turns machines and creatures into mechanical zombie swarms, and the animal pilots join a "Sky Rescue Operation" to save isolated cities and survivor hubs. Gorilla Studio is offering free in-game items and currency during the first seven days after launch, and it will roll out limited events and dungeon content in stages. A 28-day "Base Sortie" event begins on day three and awards the fighter "Phantom" and pilot "FlameTail" among other rewards. From day eight a ten-day "Starsea Fishing Season" features the plane "DarkNight Blade" and pilot "Seolmong." The permanent dungeon "Meteor Bombardment" unlocks after clearing main stage 12-10; players destroy meteors amid an uncontrolled storm to collect gold. "We hope players experience fiery aerial combat with just one finger and the thrill of ever-changing skill combinations," Gorilla Studio said. Takeaway: if you want short, vertical runs with quick decision-making, 탕탕에이스 gives you one-thumb controls, randomized 3-choice level-ups, and a packed first week of free goods and timed events to explore those 100+ builds.

News Fri, Oct 23, 2026

Valofe's AVA RE:BIRTH launches on 28th; pre-download opens 23rd

Valofe confirmed that AVA RE:BIRTH will begin official service on the 28th, with pre-download available from the 23rd. The release targets major overseas markets including Japan, Thailand, Brazil, North America and Europe, and will be available via Pmang and VFUN. AVA RE:BIRTH is a spin-off developed by Valofe under a license for the Alliance of Valiant Arms (AVA) IP owned by Neowiz. The team kept the original’s weapon personalities and strategic combat as core elements while rearranging modes and balance for the new title. The live launch will add player-to-player item trading, a new game mode, custom rooms where users set match conditions, and server selection. Valofe ran a closed beta test for key overseas regions starting on the 2nd and used player feedback to make concrete adjustments. The studio tuned combat responsiveness and clarified weapon characteristics so each gun’s feel is more distinct, and it reworked enemy difficulty, spawn locations, and behavior in the extraction-shooter style content called HUNTING FIELD. Planned follow-ups include an equipment cost limit system and clan features to support team play and community building. A Valofe representative said, “We reflected the voices players sent during CBT into the official service, and from the 23rd pre-download through the 28th launch we’re concentrating on polishing the build and will continue updates afterward.” Takeaway: If you played the CBT, expect clearer weapon differentiation and rebalanced HUNTING FIELD encounters at launch, with competitive-oriented systems (equipment cost limits) and clan tools arriving in subsequent updates.

News Thu, Oct 22, 2026

Gravemark launches worldwide on Android from Tokyo hammock

Gravemark, a Japanese dark-fantasy hack-and-slash from Tokyo hammock, has launched worldwide on Android as a free-to-play title designed for vertical, one-hand play. Battles run automatically, leaving you to decide when to trigger skills, pop potions, and which loot to cram into your grid-based bag before returning to town. Combat in Gravemark centers on automated attacks with player input for skills and potions. Each floor offers a binary choice of two paths: an enemy, a Spring, or—rarely—a Gravemark node. After every kill time freezes so you can inspect drops and fit items into your limited inventory; anything you carry home stays unidentified until you get it identified in town. If you die before returning, all items in your bag and the gold collected during that run are lost, while equipped gear and stash contents remain safe. The game layers progression with 15 Relics sitting above Legendary tier, each bearing a unique name and artwork. You can pick from four characters—Knight, Reaver, Sentinel, and Mage—then push through four named depths: Limbo, Malebolge, Cocytus, and Judecca. Judecca is the Endless Abyss where floors continue indefinitely, and your seasonal rank is recorded by the deepest floor you manage to return from alive. Gravemark is available now on the Google Play Store for Android. If you liked the sound of one-handed runs and tight inventory puzzles, also check our separate news on the point-and-click horror title Cult Vacui on Android. The real hook here is the run-level risk management: everything you pack matters because only equipped items and stash contents are protected, while everything collected during a run can vanish if you die—so packing and retreat decisions become the mechanical heart of each expedition.

Update Thu, Oct 22, 2026

Dispatch comes to iOS and Android on December 9

AdHoc Studio’s superhero workplace comedy adventure Dispatch will launch on iOS and Android on December 9, the developer announced. The mobile release follows earlier launches on PlayStation 5 and Steam on October 22, 2025, Switch 2 and Switch on January 29, 2026, and Xbox Series plus the Microsoft Store PC build on July 29, 2026. Dispatch has sold over five million copies across platforms. On mobile, the first four episodes are free to play, with the full game available as a $19.99 unlock; App Store and Google Play pre-registration are listed as coming soon. Deluxe Edition owners get a free update right now adding Commentary Mode — more than 16 hours of cast and crew audio including Aaron Paul, Laura Bailey and Erin Yvette — and a Storyboard Mode that runs the game via its original animatic storyboards. Standard edition owners can buy the Deluxe upgrade for $10.99. New trailers accompany the announcements. If you prefer audio extras or want to see the game’s animatics, the Deluxe update is already live for Deluxe owners and purchasable for others, while mobile players can sample four episodes before deciding on the $19.99 full unlock.

News Thu, Oct 22, 2026

Ride Camens Stories ends service on October 31, 2026

Bandai's Card Business Department announced that the smartphone app Ride Camens Stories (iOS/Android) will end service on October 31, 2026. The app provided access to the story content for the Ride Camens franchise. Ride Camens began as a育成アドベンチャー game that told the stories of masked heroes fighting their fates; that original mobile game launched on May 30, 2024 and its online service was terminated on October 31, 2025. After the main game's shutdown, the separate Ride Camens Stories app continued to host the narrative content for a time before today's service-end notice. Bandai says that once the Ride Camens Stories service ends, the app will no longer be covered by operation guarantees or support. The announcement also notes the scheduled date may change without prior notice, and it distinguishes the offline version from the online story app. If you used Ride Camens Stories to read the game's episodes, plan for story access and support to stop after October 31, 2026; the mobile app will no longer receive operational guarantees or customer support once the service closes.

News Thu, Oct 22, 2026

Once Human launches free ocean expansion 'Isle of the Forbidden' on 22

Once Human released its largest free expansion, Isle of the Forbidden, on the 22nd, adding a vast living-sea region and new survival-focused systems across PC, mobile, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. The expansion moves gameplay off the mainland and into an oceanic sandbox where shipbuilding, modular fleet play, and large-scale cooperative content take center stage. Isle of the Forbidden opens with a starting plains area where players can learn basic sailing and ship handling before venturing into four named danger zones. Each danger zone brings a distinct environmental hazard players must master: the sight-blocking Strange Mist, the sanity-draining Black Tsunami, a corrosive storm called Siu that eats at equipment and accelerates crop growth, and the explosive volcanic-like Tempest named Cheonhwa. Those hazards change how you kit out a ship and what survival skills you prioritize; the expansion also introduces a modular ship-crafting system that gives players broad freedom to design hulls, install propulsion upgrades via a progression tech tree, and fit decks with cannons, harpoons, and noncombat workstations. Ship decks can be fitted with practical installations—automatic nets, smelters, generators, and workbenches—turning vessels into mobile fortresses and production hubs. Five distinct ghost ships drift through the ocean fog; sinking them drops rare blueprints and modules that advance crafting tiers. In addition to conventional naval combat, Isle of the Forbidden adds towering biomechanical lighthouses called the Tower of Calamity that guard each region. Players can attack these with ship weapons and personal firearms; destroying a tower unlocks higher-grade crafting stages and lets a fleet progress into deeper, more dangerous waters where the Tower of Calamity mutates into a deadlier Abyssal Lighthouse at second-tier encounters. The expansion’s apex content centers on a gargantuan ancient being dubbed the Master of the Sea. Awakening that final encounter requires server-wide cooperation and runs on a 21-day, two-stage cadence. During Stage One, servers race to clear five regions and their Towers of Calamity as quickly as possible; rapid progress spawns random Corrupted Zones and triggers the Stage Two boss, the Owl of Ruin, earlier. Server progress toward purifying anomalies is shown in a shared progress tracker, and when the required conditions are met the Master of the Sea can be roused. The ultimate fight is a four-player cooperative raid in which teams breach the creature’s shell and strike its heart from the inside. Isle of the Forbidden also introduces a collectible environmental infection called Duet that manipulates weather and wind via music; Duet can be captured and used as a new gameplay tool. Separately, Once Human announced it will participate as the first game in the United Nations Environment Programme–backed Green Game Jam 2027. As part of that involvement, the team will run a community environmental campaign titled “Mr. Wish’s Drifting Plague” tied to the popular infection Mister Wish through November 20. Participants receive in-game rewards including a cosmetic charity box, and selected community stories will be showcased across the game’s channels. Takeaway: Isle of the Forbidden builds a survival loop that blends shipcraft progression, region-specific survival skills, and emergent fleet play into large-scale cooperative objectives—players who want the final four-player raid will need to contribute to server progress across the 21-day cycle, hunt ghost ships for rare blueprints, and push past evolving lighthouse threats to unlock the Master of the Sea.

News Thu, Oct 22, 2026

Gravity launches Ragnarok Online PLUS+ Korea CBT on Oct 22

Gravity opened the domestic closed beta test for Ragnarok Online PLUS+ on October 22, running the Korea-only CBT through October 29. The company says the test exists to inspect core systems and confirm service stability across PC and mobile environments before full launch. The CBT is open to Korean players only and lasts eight days. Players can join the test on PC by downloading the client from the official website, or on mobile via Google Play and Apple TestFlight. The client supports the original Ragnarok play feel while adding convenience features: an automatic hunting (auto-hunt) system and, on PC, a dedicated widget that shows real-time play status in the lower screen area even when the game window is minimized. Those access details are the practical route into the build being evaluated over the next week. Ragnarok Online PLUS+ expands the franchise world with two parallel realms born from the Heart Shard of Imir: Sorr and Mani. The project first appeared at G-Star 2025 under the tentative name "Ragnarok Online Project 1.5," where Gravity presented a darker, hostile parallel-world setting that drew attention from attendees. The new title keeps the original game's core pacing but layers a different narrative backdrop and quality-of-life changes aimed at smoothing routine play. Gravity is running several in-game and community promotions during the CBT. Every account receives a daily login reward, and players who log in on the eighth day will receive a boxed item at launch that lets them pick either the Angel's Headband or the Devil's Headband — two classic accessories from the original. The company will also grant rewards tied to accumulated playtime and reaching specific levels, and operate participatory content such as treasure hunts and boss summons. On the official community channels, testers can post screenshots, report bugs, and share guides; Gravity will hold drawings from participant submissions and hand out additional benefits after the full service begins. "We expanded the original world while adding new elements so both veteran and new users can enjoy the title," said Lee Hee-soo, head of the Ragnarok Online PLUS+ business team at Gravity, inviting players to join the CBT and leave feedback. If you want the Angel or Devil headband at launch, the clearest path is simple: complete eight daily logins during the Oct 22–29 CBT and use the selection box you'll receive.

News Thu, Oct 22, 2026

Seal M2 launches October 22 after 1.3M pre-registrations

Playwith Korea launched the MMORPG Seal M2 on October 22; the game was developed by Playwith Games and is live on Google Play and the Apple App Store, with a PC version available through Com2uS's HIVE platform. Seal M2 carries the aesthetic and identity of the original Seal Online and the earlier mobile entry Seal M, aiming to serve familiar fans while offering fresh gameplay for newcomers. The team opened pre-registration on September 3 and recorded 1.3 million participants. Pre-downloads began October 19 and the mobile release went live at 10:00 AM on October 22. To celebrate reaching one million pre-registrants, Playwith Korea is granting all participating users in-game items including a fast travel ticket, instant resurrection ticket, costume and O-Parts summon tickets, and a Gigantes of Inheritance (계승의 기간테스). Seal M2's systems rework includes new takes on combat, progression, collection, cooperation, and competition; the announcement frames those systems as a reimagining of core MMORPG loops rather than a straight port of the older titles. Playwith Korea also launched community activities alongside release: an official forum signup event and a "New Seal Story" event to engage early players. Playwith Korea said, "We sincerely thank users who waited for the official launch," and promised stable service and diverse content so players can experience Seal M2's distinct appeal. Takeaway: Seal M2 ships as a cross-platform revival—mobile clients on iOS and Android plus a PC option via HIVE—backed by a large pre-registration base and a launch bundle of useful consumables and cosmetics for every pre-registrant, meaning early adopters get immediate progression and collection tools from day one.

News Thu, Oct 22, 2026

World Quest ends service on October 21 after PHP vulnerability

World Quest announced it will end service on October 21 after operators confirmed a serious vulnerability in the PHP used on the game’s servers and said they cannot sufficiently mitigate the issue on the game’s older infrastructure. The team said protecting player information was the priority and decided to terminate service the same day; an apology accompanied the notice and a player message will appear later on the service-termination page. The statement specifies the problem is a vulnerability in the PHP itself running on the servers and that, because the game operates on an older system, adequate countermeasures aren’t possible. The announcement asks for understanding and links to the original notice; it also includes an apology for the sudden timing of the shutdown. World Quest originally ran from 2011 through 2019 across app stores and platforms including GREE, Mobage, and Wakupura, then returned in May 2020 so players who couldn’t travel during the COVID-19 pandemic could enjoy virtual overseas trips. The restart in 2020 was explicitly mentioned in the service history in the termination notice. Takeaway: the team chose same-day termination to block exposure tied to a server-side PHP flaw and will publish the formal player greeting on the service-termination page, so that page is now the canonical source for next steps and messages to users.

News Wed, Oct 21, 2026

Monopoly Go earns Hasbro $41M in Q3 2026

Monopoly Go generated $41 million in Q3 2026 for Hasbro, bringing the licensor’s take from Scopely’s game to $127 million across the first nine months of the year, the company reported on October 20. That $41M matches Hasbro’s Q1 take and sits slightly below Q2’s $44M, while the nine-month total is nearly identical to last year’s $126M for the same period. The quarter covered Scopely’s Looney Tunes takeover, which ran from July 29 to September 23, followed immediately by the Monster Mash season that launched on September 23 and runs through November 25. Monster Mash includes crossovers with KPop Demon Hunters and Ghostbusters. Scopely says Monopoly Go has passed 300 million downloads, and Sensor Tower reported in January that the game was the fastest to reach $6 billion in in‑app purchase revenue. Hasbro’s broader digital and licensed gaming revenue rose 3% to $134.1M in Q3 and is up 7% to $390.9M year-to-date. In Consumer Products, Hasbro named KPop Demon Hunters alongside Marvel and Transformers as leading brands; that business grew 4% to $827.9M. Magic: The Gathering posted a quarterly revenue high of $616.1M, up 34%. Takeaway: Monopoly Go is delivering steady, repeatable license income for Hasbro — $41M quarters are now part of the company’s ongoing digital revenue mix, alongside strong performance from Magic: The Gathering and Hasbro’s consumer brands.