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Game Releases
F2P
1.Angry Birds Journey (Rovio). Classic slingshot puzzle.
2.Disney Twisted-Wonderland (F4samurai/Sega/Square Enix/Aniplex) - US & Canada. Adventure jRPG in a Disney-inspired world with anime-styled art-direction. The game was released exclusively in Japan in March 2020.
3.Monopoly Tycoon (Nvizzio Creations). City-builder with iconic board game IP from Hasbro.
4.Awaken: Chaos Era (Century Games, publisher of Guns of Glory & King of Avalon). Hero-collecting RPG with high-production value similar to Raid: Shadow Legends.
5.Royal Riches (Spyke Games). Social casino slots like Coin Master. Turkish studio raised $55M in a seed round led by Griffin Gaming Partners to scale the game and expand team.
6.RPG Dice: Heroes of Whitestone (WIMO Games). Hero-collecting RPG, where you roll dice and move the party on the board. Debut title from the studio based in Austin, Texas, USA, employing 40 industry veterans.
Apple Arcade
7.Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis (Viacom). Tennis sim with Nickelodeon characters.
Netflix
8.Arcanium: Rise of Akhan (Supercombo/Rogue Games). Roguelike with deckbuilding combat. The game was released in Early Access on Steam in December 2020 (308 mostly positive reviews).
9.Krispee Street (FrostyPop). Hidden object game based on the webcomic. The 4th title on Netflix from Canadian indie studio.
Upcoming Games
1.Doctor Who mobile game (East Side Games) - announcement. Canadian studio is going to release F2P title based on IP from BBC Studios this year.
Cancelled Games
1.Marvel Realm of Champions (Kabam). MOBA with Marvel characters. Title is pulled from stores, server will go offline on March 31.
2.Forza Street (Microsoft). Racing sim is closing this Spring. It was released globally in May 2020.