Canadian Android users get first dibs on 'Pokémon UNITE' beta test

Interested Canadian Android users looking to try out Pokémon UNITE will be the lucky ones to try out the game first. The regional beta test will be exclusively available in Canada for Android devices, even though the free-to-play, multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game will come to iOS and the Nintendo Switch.

Aside from limiting the beta test to one device, players need to be older than 16 years old and capturing or streaming gameplay isn't allowed. In-game progress you've made will be reset when the beta test is completed.

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'Call of Duty: Mobile' surpasses 35 million downloads worldwide in its first 3 days

In the first three days since Activision and Tencent's Timi game development division launched Call of Duty: Mobile, the free-to-play shooting game has been downloaded over 35 million times worldwide. According to mobile analytics company Sensor Tower, the game has reached 20 million downloads in the first two days. Activision claims the game has gotten the no. 1 ranking on the Apple App Store in over 100 countries.

As for how much revenue the company has earned so far, Sensor Tower claims the game has racked up around US$2 million (approximately CA$2.7 million) in the same two-day period. Like a lot of mobile games, Call of Duty: Mobile comes with in-app purchases that range from $1.39 to $139.99. 

'Call of Duty: Mobile' is now live for both Android and iOS

While some users have spotted the game over the past few weeks, today marks the official day that Call of Duty: Mobile is available on both Android and iOS in Canada.

Developed by Activision and Tencent's Timi division, the game offers a full-fledged Call of Duty multiplayer experience on smartphones. It's mostly free-to-play, but there are in-app purchases that can go as high as $139.99. There is even a Fortnite-inspired "battle pass" available for the game.

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ASUS partners with ‘PUBG’ publisher Tencent Games for new ROG Phone

It isn’t exactly a secret that ASUS is working on another ROG Phone, but it’s been revealed on Chinese social media site Weibo that the company is partnering with Tencent for the new gaming smartphone. Tencent’s gaming division is a video game publishing giant from China and it has published games like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Ring of Elysium, and League of Legends. The partnership means Tencent will help optimize its games and the gaming experience on the second-generation ROG Phone.

The phone is expected to launch in China sometime in July. Some of the rumoured specs of the ROG Phone 2 include a 120Hz display, updated Snapdragon processor, and most likely, more RAM.

Source: GSMArena