Mobile Games / 2026-09-06
Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved keeps rewriting its first-hour experience
PopCap and EA roll out Title Update 1.0.5 for Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved, reworking the critical first-hour tutorial and reward economy.
Soft Launches
Games in their awkward regional-test phase. Soft launches, betas, and early-access drops on Android and iOS, tracked before the global release makes it official.
Page 2 of 3
Related topics:
Mobile Games / 2026-09-06
Hill Climb Racing 3 tests real-time competition without losing its simple charm
Fingersoft tests real-time multiplayer racing in Hill Climb Racing 3 across European soft-launch markets without compromising physics charm.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-06
Garena Free City pushes GTA-style mobile worlds into more markets
Garena expands its open-world urban crime sandbox Free City to the Philippines, testing performance across entry-level and flagship devices.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-06
Pure Crime gives Miniclip its own open-world gangster experiment
Miniclip tests Pure Crime: Gangster Shooting in the UK, Canada, and the Philippines, exploring open-world urban gameplay on iOS and Android.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-06
Paint Brawl turns Subway Surfers characters into a colourful arena shooter
SYBO tests Paint Brawl in the UK, transforming beloved Subway Surfers characters into a vibrant multiplayer territory-painting arena shooter.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-06
Top General puts Century Games into another mobile 4X battlefield
Century Games tests military 4X strategy title Top General across the US, UK, Brazil, and the Philippines on iOS and Google Play.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-06
Rival Nations keeps expanding its persistent European war test
Miniclip and Green Horse expand Android soft-launch testing for persistent MMO war game Rival Nations across five European territories.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-06
Mobile soft launches are increasingly becoming the real development laboratory
Major mobile publishers increasingly rely on extended soft launches to refine retention, gameplay systems, and monetization before global release.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-05
Overwatch Rush becomes one of Blizzard's most important mobile tests
Blizzard expands the regional soft launch for Overwatch Rush across Southeast Asia, testing top-down mobile-native hero shooter combat and live progression.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-05
Miniclip quietly tests Bird Find across the US, India and Puerto Rico
Miniclip begins testing Bird Find – Logic Puzzle Game on Android in the US, India and Puerto Rico, blending hidden-object discovery with logic progression.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-05
Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved keeps rebuilding its opening experience
PopCap rolls out Title Update 1.0.5 for Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved, overhauling new-player onboarding and reward pacing during regional soft-launch testing.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-05
Hill Climb Racing 3 puts real-time multiplayer through its European test
Fingersoft evaluates real-time multiplayer physics racing in Hill Climb Racing 3 across the UK, Norway, Sweden and Finland ahead of global rollout.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-05
Garena Free City expands its open-world mobile test
Garena Free City registers downloads in the Philippines and new markets, pushing technical limits for GTA-style urban sandbox simulation on Android devices.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-05
Tencent prepares Crownstone Survival for a multi-country Android test
Tencent readies Crownstone Survival for Google Play soft launch across France, the US, Turkey, Indonesia and the Philippines, targeting persistent survival MMOs.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-05
Puzzle Panic becomes the first mobile test from Limit Break's Gabe Leydon
Gabe Leydon's Limit Break soft-launches 3D arcade puzzler Puzzle Panic on iOS in Singapore, New Zealand and Australia, testing fast casual mechanics.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-05
Rival Nations keeps building its European strategy test
Rival Nations continues its European Android soft launch, testing territorial expansion, social alliance obligations, and persistent multiplayer warfare.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-05
Aqua Match extends Playrix's enormous match-three laboratory
Playrix tests aquatic match-three title Aqua Match across 12 markets, refining event meta-progression loops alongside classic underwater puzzle solving.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-04
Overwatch Rush begins real mobile soft launch across Southeast Asia
Blizzard's top-down mobile hero shooter Overwatch Rush starts soft-launch testing across the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-04
Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved keeps reworking its early game ahead of wider rollout
EA and PopCap refine Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved with Title Update 1.0.5, overhauling early tutorial pacing and rewards during regional testing.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-04
Hill Climb Racing 3 tests real-time multiplayer in four European markets
Fingersoft tests live multiplayer physics racing in Hill Climb Racing 3 across the UK, Norway, Sweden and Finland on Google Play.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-04
Garena Free City expands the race for a convincing GTA-style mobile world
Garena Free City expands testing into the Philippines and new regions as the publisher scales its ambitious GTA-style open-world urban crime title.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-04
Rival Nations expands persistent mobile warfare across Europe
Multiplayer war MMO Rival Nations expands its Android soft launch across six European nations including France, Poland and the United Kingdom.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-04
Royal Splash: Tower Blast gives Moon Active a physics-puzzle test beyond Coin Master
Coin Master creator Moon Active tests physics-puzzle battler Royal Splash: Tower Blast in India and Israel as it expands its mobile casual portfolio.
Mobile Games / 2026-09-04
Aqua Match takes Playrix's match-three expertise underwater
Playrix tests aquatic puzzle adventure Aqua Match across 12 countries, bringing its deep meta-game progression to underwater match-three boards.
Frequently asked questions
What is a soft launch?
A limited regional release used to test a mobile game before its global launch. This hub tracks notable soft launches and beta tests.