New games now: Elder Scrolls, Fall Guys, Fortnite and Squid Game incoming as Kart Rider gets cancelled

Here every Friday you’ll find big games gone global, fresh soft launches, newly-confirmed release dates and everything in between.

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The Elder Scrolls Castles (Bethesda)

Bethesda confirmed this week that this new Elder Scrolls game from the makers of Fallout Shelter is rolling out worldwide on September 10. It’s open for pre-reg on iOS and Android now.

Fall Guys, Fortnite, Rocket League (Mediatonic/Epic)

Twitter user FGMuffins claimed earlier this week that Epic Games is set to announce a mobile version of Fall Guys soon.

And sure enough yesterday the official Fall Guys twitter/X account appeared to be teasing a mobile edition. It posted a “let us out” video of Fall Guys beans failing to break through the screen.

Epic also confirmed this week on X that its Games Store, Fortnite and Rocket League Sideswipe have all been submitted to Apple for notarization, so those are incoming for EU players only.

Update: these leakers were bang on. Epic has now launched its Games Store on iOS and Android.

Squid Game: Unleashed (Netflix)

Netflix Games teased this week that its Squid Game tie-in is subtitled Unleashed and will be part of Gamescom’s Opening Night Live stream on August 20.

Kart Rider: Drift (Nexon)

Nexon has announced that it is closing down the mobile and console versions of its kart racing game globally. This is in order to refocus the title on the PC edition in Korea and Taiwan only.

Mist Survival (FunPlus)

This casual strategy and sim survival game – not to be confused with the 2018 PC survival title of the exact same name – is out now in soft launch on Google Play in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the United States.

Age of Empires Mobile (Tencent)

Tencent label Level Infinite has confirmed that its new Timi-developed Age of Empires game is launching globally on iOS and Android on October 17. It’s open for pre-reg on both platforms now.

Dunk City Dynasty (NetEase)

The Chinese games giant is now taking sign-ups for a closed alpha test for this upcoming 3v3 basketball title. It is coming to both iOS and Android.

The Pinball Wizard (Frosty Pop Games)

Touch Arcade reports that this Apple Arcade launch title has launched as a completely free game on the App Store, with no ads or IAPs.

Operation Apocalypse (NetEase)

Gaming On Phone reports that this 5v5 multiplayer shooter title is coming to China imminently. The game was set to roll out on August 16 but has been postponed, though seemingly not by much.