Your weekly briefing on what actually matters in mobile gaming ā what to play, what to watch, and what to avoid.
š„ Play this week
- Taxi Takeover is in full swing. Gangstar Mirage City's limited-time Taxi Takeover event is live now with new stages daily, and the new Thronebite Gun just dropped as a nasty reward weapon ā get your runs in before the event rotates out. Watch the Day 4 & 5 gameplay
- Free spiders for everyone. COD Mobile's Widow's Bite Draw is live right now, unlocking the Cronen Squall - Widow's Bite and Lyra - Widow Sentinel. Get your draws in before Season 8 rolls in and pushes it out of rotation. See the draw details
ā° Mark your calendar
- Lilith's leaving soon. The Fortnite x Borderlands bundle featuring Lilith the Siren is only in the item shop for one week ā if you want the Siren skin, buy before it vanishes. Check the Lilith bundle
- COD Mobile Season 8 lands September 9. "Against All Fate" goes live at 5 PM PT with a Honkai Impact 3rd crossover, new Operators, modes, and a Mythic Series Armory. Clear your battle pass progress before the reset. Watch the Season 8 trailer
- This free game needs YOU. Touch Down is stuck behind a 10,000-player unlock wall before it releases ā if you want in (and a shot at launch trophies), go play the challenge now. Join the challenge
š¹ļø Coming soon & worth your money
- Sword Art Online fans, this one's out now. Swordheart: Black Flame just launched ā idle RPG combat, familiar SAO characters, guild bosses and cross-server rankings ready to grind today. Watch the launch gameplay
- A match-3 that actually innovates just dropped. Gembound is a solo-dev roguelite where your board is dealt from a finite, buildable 121-gem deck instead of endless RNG drops ā worth a look if Puzzle Quest bores you now. Check out Gembound
- Lara Croft goes mobile co-op. Temple of Osiris is playable now with 2 and 3-player co-op tomb-raiding ā grab some friends before you sink hours into it solo. Watch the 3-player co-op run
- Plants vs. Zombies 3 finally goes global. PvZ3 Evolved's worldwide release is coming soon ā good time to pre-register if you loved the original. Get the details
- Rust Mobile beta 2 is opening up. Pre-register now and sign up for the second beta test ahead of the full Kings of Chaos launch event. Pre-register for Rust Mobile
- 50+ new iOS games are dropping this September. A full list with pre-order links is out if you want to plan your download queue and lock in launch-day pricing. Browse the September list
šø Deals worth grabbing
- Premium iOS titles are discounted right now. This week's sale roundup includes Afterplace, Machinarium, Evoland 2, 20 Minutes Till Dawn: Premium, Titan Quest: Legendary Edition and more ā check individual App Store listings for exact price drops before they expire. See the full sale list
See you next week ā same time, same place, 100% of your screen still visible.