Minecraft: Story Mode - season two announcedTelltale and Mojang revealed that the second season of Minecraft: Story Mode will be available across all platforms on 11 July. The story will follow Jesse after she gets her hand stuck in some kind of an ancient gauntlet. Telltale's "Crowd Play" feature will also be available.JULY 7
Pokemon GoPokemon Go is celebrating its first anniversary soon. The game has been downloaded 752 million times since it launched, and it made £926 million in revenue during the last year.JULY 3
Pokemon Go summer update aftermathEven before you try your hand at Raid Battles, you can enjoy the new additions brought about by the latest Pokemon Go update. In this article, we go over raid battle rewards, gym badges, motivation and PokeCoins.JUNE 28
Pokemon Go after the summer updateSo the Raid Battles are here. There's more to them than just coming up to a Raid Boss and picking a fight, and today we go into detail on how to find and defeat one, and what rewards you can reap by doing this.JUNE 28
Pokemon GO's big summer updatePokemon Go is about to receive the biggest update since the launched last year. The update will temporarily shut down the in-game Gyms, and bring new features such as Raid Battles and Gym Badges.JUNE 23
Player of the MonthIf you want to enter AltChar's Player of the Month and showcase your skills, then you'll need to know how to capture and upload your gameplay to Youtube or Vimeo - take a look at our video for a simple guide on how to do it.Robert EdwardsJUNE 21
Angry Birds EvolutionRovio Entertainment released another game featuring a flock of riled avians. This time there's more than 100 of them and they can evolve. Angry Birds Evolution is available now for free on mobile.JUNE 15
Valve eating its own hat on Apple collaborationAfter comparing console and iOS development to a 'walled garden' earlier this year, owing to problems in getting their mobile app onto the platform, Valve is now teaming up with Apple to bring SteamVR and HTC Vive to Apple computers.JUNE 6
Pokemon regional championshipsUK Games Expo 2017 will play host to Pokemon regional championships from 03 to 04 June. There will be no age cap and the players will compete in Pokemon TCG, Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon.JUNE 2
PvP and legendaries coming to Pokemon GO this summerA feature that should have been part of Pokemon GO since launch is finally coming this summer. PvP, Legendary Pokemon and greater emphasis on teams are all confirmed features in near future updates.JUNE 1
Magikarp Jump - not too high thoughPokemon: Magikarp Jump is a mobile game about Magikarp. Go figure. In addition to Magikarp, there are some Support Pokemon who grant various handy power-ups available for purchase with diamonds or obtainable for free upon completing a certain League.JUNE 1
Pokemon Go: Legendary newsJoel McHale hosted the 21st Webby Awards, because they couldn't afford Will Arnett. Niantic's own Archit Bhargava accepted the award Pokemon Go won for The Best Mobile Game. Mr Bhargava took the opportunity to share the news about the legendary summer that awaits us this year.MAY 22
Fhacktions is a location-based MOBA from ParaguaySouth American developer Posibillian Tech will be holding an open beta for their location-based MOBA Fhacktions in the near future. The studio has plans to release the game for both iOS and Android.MAY 20
Paradox Interactive opens a new studioParadox Interactive is opening a new mobile games developer studio in Malmö, Sweden. Their mobile game made in collaboration with Introversion Software, Prison Architect: Mobile, will be coming to a smartphone screen near you sometime this spring.MAY 18
The Legend of Zelda and PokemonAnother Pokemon game is making its way to the mobile devices of the world. Before the Pokemon game comes out, there will be a Legend of Zelda game available for smartphones.MAY 15
EA releasing a new Sims gameEA announced a new mobile Sims game. The new game will come out for Android and iOS and feature all the signature features of its predecessors.MAY 11
Titanfall: Assault mobile RTS gameNexon, Respawn and Particle City have teamed up once again to try and make a mobile RTS game set in the Titanfall universe. Titanfall: Assault will feature elements of a card game, as well as some fast-paced PvP action.MAY 4
Pokemon GoPokemon Go received a new update, taking it to version 0.61.0 for Android and 1.31.0 for iOS devices. The nests have migrated according to their biweekly schedule.APRIL 7
Plus-size 'reviews' reminding us that advertising is immune to shameIt is totally ok to call your paid advertisement a review if you have it read by a plus-size model. Mobile gaming and its marketing business practices reaching peak absurdity while YouTube views keep stacking up.APRIL 5
Pokemon GoPhotos of PokeStops and Ingress portals have been updated to feature high resolution images captured by Ingress players.APRIL 3
MinecraftMojang released their latest Minecraft snapshot - the snapshot 17W13A. The changes it brings include some feathery friends and a new robot butler.MARCH 30
Pokemon GoNiantic reassured us the shiny Magikarp is still in the wild even though the Water Festival has come to an end. The next in-game event is still a mystery but we think Easter is a viable candidate. An Android update addressing some bugs and crashes has been released.MARCH 30
Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 3 launchesTellTale have released the latest installment of their Walking Dead RPG series. Based on the comic books - and faithful to them - the atmospheric game series still has considerable appeal to those who only the TV series.MARCH 28
New mini-game: GlideA race track for experiencing the elytra full on - Glide will be available for consoles tomorrow. In the form of a free mini-game, Glide will feature a race track full of obstacles and "power-ups" with a time counter and a leaderborad.MARCH 27