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Apple Arcade Expands with 'Pusheen's Place' and More in October
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In Short: Apple Arcade is set to expand its gaming library with five new titles, including 'Pusheen's Place' and 'River City Survivors,' on October 1.
Apple Arcade is set to expand its gaming library with five new titles, including 'Pusheen's Place' and 'River City Survivors,' on October 1. 'Pusheen's Place' is the first officially licensed game featuring the popular Pusheen, a gray tabby cat, allowing players to craft and decorate their own Pusheen paradise. The game includes mini-games like Snack Stack, Parfait Pop, and Batch Match, as well as over 100 kitties to collect, including Pusheenicorn and Pancake Pusheen.
River City Survivors, a survivors-style action game from the long-running River City series, will also be available. Players can choose from 20 characters, including franchise icons Kunio and Riki. The game is part of the growing lineup of titles that are ad-free and in-app purchase-free, making it a popular choice among gamers. Other new additions include Terraria+, a 2D sandbox adventure game, and three App Store games that are getting special Arcade versions, including Touchgrind BMX 2+ and 4 Pics 1 Word+.
Apple Arcade continues to grow with new titles every month, offering a diverse range of games that cater to different tastes. The addition of 'Pusheen's Place' and 'River City Survivors' is expected to attract a wider audience, especially fans of the Pusheen character and the River City series. With dozens of security fixes and Spotlight optimizations, Apple Arcade is poised to provide a seamless gaming experience for its subscribers.
What's confirmed
- Pusheen's Place is the first officially licensed game featuring the wildly popular Pusheen, a gray tabby you've probably seen before.
- Available exclusively on Apple Arcade, players will craft their own Pusheen paradise.
- Players will craft and decorate rooms and collect over 100 kitties, including Pusheenicorn and Pancake Pusheen.
- Mini-games, like Snack Stack, Parfait Pop, and Batch Match, are also available for play.
- Pusheen’s Place and River City Survivors, meanwhile, are brand new games not yet available on the App Store.
What's still developing
- Terraria+ is a 2D sandbox adventure game centered on exploration, crafting, building, and combat in procedurally generated worlds.
- Pusheen's Place joins Arcade's existing lineup of "cozy" titles, including " Hello Kitty Island Adventure," " Tamagotchi Adventure Kingdom," and " Cozy Caravan." Apple Arcade is a subscription service that provides access to more than 200 games across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro, all free of ads and in-app purchases.
- In the U.S., Apple Arcade costs $6.99 per month with a one-month free trial, and customers who purchase a new iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV get three months of the service for free.
- Apple Arcade is also included in Apple One 's Individual ($21.95), Family ($27.95), and Premier ($39.95) plans in the U.S., each with a one-month free trial.
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