Your weekly briefing on what actually matters in mobile gaming — what to play, what to watch, and what to avoid.
🔥 Play this week
- Taxi Takeover is live in Gangstar Mirage City. Gameloft's open-world action RPG has a limited-time Crazy Taxi-style event running right now — hop in, grab fares, and knock out the taxi challenges before it wraps. Watch the event gameplay
- Brawl Stars just made "collect them all" way easier. The new Brawler Blast feature gives you a fresh way to unlock every one of the game's 108 Brawlers — worth checking if you're missing a few. See how it works
⏰ Mark your calendar
- Fortnite's Lilith bundle is a blink-and-you-miss-it deal. The Borderlands Siren is in the item shop for one week only — grab her now or wait for a rerun that might not come soon. Check the bundle
- COD Mobile Season 8 drops September 9. "Against All Fate" goes live at 5 PM PT — clear your battle pass progress and inventory space now so you're ready. Season 8 reveal
🕹️ Coming soon & worth your money
- PvZ3 Evolved is going global soon. If you've been stuck watching regional footage, the wait's almost over — worth pre-registering so you don't miss launch bonuses. Details on the launch
- COD Mobile is teaming up with Honkai Impact 3rd. A crossover event is inbound with new characters and modes — free to download and jump into once it lands. See the crossover trailer
- Stage Tour wants to be your new Guitar Hero. This rhythm game from Harmonix's team leans hard into plastic-guitar nostalgia — one to keep an eye on if Fortnite Festival never scratched the itch. Read the preview
- Pokémon TCG Pocket is adding dual-type cards. Announced at the PokémonXP convention, the new era brings powerful ex First Partner cards and dual-typing — collectors, start saving your currency. What's coming
- September's iOS release calendar just dropped — 50+ games. Pre-order links are live now if you want to lock in day-one downloads instead of hunting for them later. Full list with pre-order links
💸 Deals worth grabbing
- A solid batch of App Store premium titles are discounted right now. Afterplace, Machinarium, Evoland 2, 20 Minutes Till Dawn: Premium, and Titan Quest: Legendary Edition are all marked down this week — good time to fill gaps in your library. See the full sale list
See you next week — same time, same place, 100% of your screen still visible.