At last, the much-awaited, much-speculated-upon NBA 2K21 for mobile is finally out — but it’s probably not what you had in mind. Sorry. Publisher 2K decided to bring its act to Apple Arcade, adding NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition to the long and exciting list of games that iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV users can play on demand with the service, just in time for the second half of the current NBA regular season.
Watch: First 12 minutes of Final Fantasy 8 for Android/iOS
The latest addition to Square Enix’s sprawling list of Final Fantasy games for mobile is now available on the Google Play Store and App Store. You can now buy and download Final Fantasy VIII Remastered on your Android or iOS device.
Open-world Pokemon Legends: Arceus, more announced for Switch
In case you didn’t know, Pokemon is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. It’s not surprising then that The Pokemon Company has revealed a couple of new games on the horizon for the Nintendo Switch platform during today’s Pokemon Presents broadcast.
Nintendo Direct: All new games, content coming to the Switch
Nintendo earlier concluded its first Nintendo Direct livestream event since September 2019. In case you missed the new announcements — and there were plenty to look forward to and get excited about — you can read all about them here.
Here is OPPO’s updated ColorOS 11 global rollout timeline
Barely five months ago, OPPO launched ColorOS 11, its user interface that’s based on Android 11. The company released a list of devices that are eligible to get it and a rollout timeline of the beta version.
Here’s the easiest way to run Google apps on a Huawei device
Huawei has been effectively left without access to Google and many of its Android applications. Many of the company’s current models — including the Huawei Mate 40 Pro, which runs the latest EMUI 11 software and is an already excellent flagship smartphone sans Google’s help — would have been much easier to recommend if they could run the Play Store, YouTube, Drive, Photos, and a lot more first-party Google apps.
Vivo OriginOS beta recruitment goes live for these phones in China
Vivo, as some of you know, recently unveiled the new OriginOS update, which is based on Android 11 (for now, at least) and will replace Funtouch OS as its Android overlay of choice on its current and future smartphones.
Realme 7 Pro gets Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 beta in PH
Realme Philippines has announced an early access program for the Realme 7 Pro, allowing users to get a taste of the latest Realme UI 2.0 overlay based on Android 11 ahead of a public rollout. Currently, the phone ships with Android 10.
This is Huawei PH’s EMUI 11 update rollout schedule
Huawei P40 and Mate 30 series phones released in the Philippines received the latest EMUI version in December. But when are the other devices going to get it?
How to get 120 fps in League of Legends: Wild Rift
League of Legends: Wild Rift is undoubtedly one of the most popular mobile games today, despite still in its open beta or pilot stage. It performs incredibly well and runs at a rock-solid 60 fps on many midrange devices we’ve tested. Unfortunately, the visuals can’t get any smoother than 60 fps at the moment. Or so we thought.
EMUI 11: When your Huawei device will get the update
In early September, we already had a pre-release build of Huawei‘s latest Android-based EMUI version on our P40 Pro. Back then, we showed you the new features Huawei users should expect to see once their devices get the update.
OPPO debuts rollable phone, other concept products at INNO Day
Earlier today, OPPO hosted its annual INNO Day event, where the technology company unveiled its latest concept products as its vision of an integrated future, including a smartphone with a rollable screen and AR glasses, both of which were hinted at by an official teaser poster.
Find out if your Huawei/Honor device might run HarmonyOS
Because Huawei can no longer ship devices with Google Mobile Services and Google apps preinstalled, the company is looking to adopt its own HarmonyOS, also known as Hongmeng OS in China, as a unified operating system for all kinds of products — from smartphones, tablets, and wearables to appliances.
League of Legends: Wild Rift to block certain VPN apps
League of Legends: Wild Rift has launched a regional open beta for select markets, including the Philippines. We’ve been playing it, and, so far, we think LoL for mobile is everything we expected and more. Moonton, the China-based game developer of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, has every reason to be worried.
LoL: Wild Rift: iOS, Android open beta now live
The wait is over — for some people at least. The regional open beta for League of Legends: Wild Rift (see our review of this game here) is now live to all players in select countries, including the Philippines.
LoL: Wild Rift regional open beta launches Oct 27
Just like that, the countdown for the public release of League of Legends: Wild Rift has begun. Riot Games today announced that the regional open beta will kick off in select markets by the end of the month.
LoL: Wild Rift best played on iPhone 12, Riot Games implies
Apple came out with four iPhone 12 models earlier today, from the iPhone 12 Mini to the iPhone 12 Pro Max. They introduce Apple‘s A14 Bionic chip to smartphones, along with 5G and wireless charging over the now-revived MagSafe standard.
League of Legends: Wild Rift review: MOBA players should be excited
League of Legends: Wild Rift opened its first regional closed beta last month, with select players from Asian countries joining the trial. Before that, the game had a limited alpha launch for players in Brazil and the Philippines.
NBA 2K21 gameplay on PS5, Xbox Series X/S looks insanely good
The next-gen version of NBA 2K21 is arguably one of the most anticipated sports titles in recent memory, probably since 2K came out with NBA 2K14 for PS4 and Xbox One, which were new at the time.
Mobile Legends update: Top Project NEXT features, gameplay video
Moonton recently rolled out its Project NEXT update for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, easily one of the most popular MOBAs for Android and iOS devices now.
