New game digest: Ratchet & Clank, Madden, College Football, Digimon, Word Play and more

 

Here every Friday you’ll find the latest global releases, game dates, new soft launches and everything in between.

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Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble (Sony)

After testing and “refining” the game through regional soft launches in Canada, the Nordics, France, and Asia, Sony’s free-to-play multiplayer hero shooter, Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, is “gearing up” for global launch. Players are invited to pre-register on the App Store and Google Play now.

EA Sports Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition (EA)

NFL Retro Bowl 27, Retro Bowl College+, and Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition are joining Apple Arcade, with the latter designed “specifically” for Apple’s premium subscription service. The American football sim offers “an immersive season-based experience featuring current NFL teams and realistic simulation gameplay,” and seamless controller support across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.

Madden and Retro Bowl College+ are set to launch on August 6. NFL Retro Bowl ’27 doesn’t arrive until September 3.

EA College Football Mobile 27 (EA)

EA College Football Mobile 27, in which players can build their ultimate college football team roster, was released worldwide on iOS and Android on July 9. New modes are slated to arrive later this season.

Digimon Up (Bandai Namco)

After securing over a million sign-ups during pre-registration in May, this monster-raising RPG released on iOS and Android on July 15.

Word Play Mobile (Mark Brown)

Mark Brown, aka the Game Maker’s Toolkit, has just released a new word game where players make up the rules. It’s available now on iOS devices globally.

Plants on Fire: Attack&Defend (ByteDance)

ByteDance’s Nuverse is set to release its PvP tower defence game, Plants on Fire: Attack&Defend, on iOS devices on August 29 after debuting on Android earlier in the year. AppMagic‘s data suggests it was soft-launched in Anguilla before being rolled out more widely.

Rogue Puzzle Quest (Boombit Games)

Rogue Puzzle Quest is a new fantasy puzzle adventure from Boombit Games. AppMagic data suggests it’s been soft-launched in the US but only for Android devices.

Family Tales: Merge & Design (Century Games)

Century Games’ Family Tales: Merge & Design has just popped up on AppMagic, seemingly slated for a US release on iOS.

Sort Art – Pixel Coloring Game (Easybrain / Miniclip)

A puzzle game that blends pixel coloring and tile sorting, Sort Art – Pixel Coloring Game has popped up on AppMagic. Right now, it seems exclusive to the Google Play Store, and only available in India, Puerto Rico, and the US.

Aniimo (Pawprint Studio)

As Pawprint Studio gears up to release its free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG, Aniimo, on PC, consoles, and mobile later this year, it’s opened spots for its Global Beta Test. At the time of writing, 17.9m would-be players have signed up.