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Best Apple Arcade games for iPhone and iPad

Apple Arcade’s library features tons of premium games. Here are the best of them.

Apple’s video game subscription service, Apple Arcade, has been around since 2019, offering a staggering selection of more than 200 games to play on your iPhone and iPad.

While it’s easy to download a trial and try out each game on the service, that’s a lot of games to pick through. We only have so much time on this Earth before Death’s skeletal hands reach out and pull us into the mire. Luckily for you, we’re here to help you squeeze more out of life before you expire.

Whether you want a grand adventure, a short story, some platforming fun or deep strategy, there’s an Apple Arcade game on iOS for you. So let’s dive into some of the best iPad and iPhone games on Apple Arcade.

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NBA 2K21: Ratings revealed for Warriors rookies Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody

With the highly-anticipated launch of the new NBA 2K21 video game, rookie ratings for Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody have been released.

Since being selected in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody have been taking the next steps in their rookie campaigns. 

Both Kuminga and Moody impressed during a stint in Las Vegas. During the summer league, the G League Ignite alum averaged 17.4 points on 39.7% shooting from the floor with 5.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game averages in four contests. Moody added 16.3 points per contest on 44.4% shooting from the field with 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and an assist per game in four summer league contests.

Since the conclusion of the summer league, the new Golden State duo have been in the Bay Area. Moody has thrown out the first pitch for the Oakland Athletics and Kuminga has made an appearance at Chase Center for a workout.

Before training camp, the pair of rookies will get to find out where they stand in the latest edition of the NBA 2K video game — a staple for any new player in the association. 

With the long-awaited release of NBA 2K21, the ratings for Kuminga and Moody have been revealed. 

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Every former Michigan State Basketball player rating in NBA 2K21

We took a look at where every Michigan State player is rated heading into the end of the season in the popular basketball simulation game.

NBA 2K21 has updated their player ratings as we head into the midway point of the NBA season, and there are some surprising changes for Michigan State Basketball players around the league.

Xavier Tillman and Cassius Winston are now included as of recently, and Tillman has earned a lot of respect, jumping 7 points since December. Other Spartans like Gary Harris and Draymond Green may be facing some disrespect in their ratings.

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We rank every former Spartan from lowest-ranked to highest-ranked below. You can also check out last year’s rankings to see how they changed here.

NBA 2K21 reveals rating for Warriors rookie James Wiseman

After being selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Warriors, James Wiseman earned a new NBA 2K21 rating.

The reveal of NBA 2K ratings has turned into a right of passage for newcomers to the association.

For the Golden State Warriors, No. 2 overall draft pick James Wiseman will be added to the roster with a new 2K rating. The Memphis product will slide in after Eric Paschall as the sixth highest-rated Warrior with a 77 overall.

Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Kelly Oubre Jr., Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and Paschall rank higher than Wiseman on the Warriors roster. The rookie ranks just in front of Golden State’s veteran centers Marquese Chriss and Kevon Looney.

Wiseman joins fellow top picks Anthony Edwards from the Minnesota Timberwolves and LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets as the three highest-rated rookies in the game with 77s.

After grabbing 32 boards in a three-game stint with the Memphis Tigers, Wiseman has earned the title of “glass cleaner” in 2K21.

Take a look at Edwards, Wiseman, Ball and Atlanta’s Onyeka Okongwu in the next-generation edition of the game via @pastapadre on Twitter:

Although Wiseman will likely miss all of Golden State’s preseason, the 19-year-old center will have the chance to increase his 2K rating when the Warriors open the season against Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets on Dec. 22.

As he competes for minutes in Steve Kerr’s rotation with Looney and Chriss, the Warriors will need Wiseman to blossom into a factor in the frontcourt for a chance to return to the postseason.

If the former five-star recruit can live up to the hype, Wiseman’s rating will likely grow quickly as he learns from Curry and Green in the Bay Area.

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LaMelo Ball given 77 rating in NBA 2K21, same rating as brother Lonzo

LaMelo Ball was finally, and officially, included in NBA 2K21 and given a 77 rating, matching the rating of his older brother Lonzo.

In being drafted by the Charlotte Hornets with the No. 3 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, LaMelo Ball was finally and officially added to NBA 2K’s roster for their latest game, 2K21. Ball and other members of the 2020 draft class were included in the 2K20 version of MyTeam via special cards after the draft was delayed from its typical date.

LaMelo’s rating of 77 is the same as his older brother Lonzo, who saw his rating decrease of a career year in New Orleans last season. The main difference between their ratings is that Lonzo has 19 badges, including four gold badges, while LaMelo has just four bronze badges.

The highest stat group for LaMelo is his Playmaking where he has an 84 rating with an 86 in Ball Handling and Pass IQ. His Outside Shooting is rated 78 with a 95 Shot IQ and 85 Offensive Consistency. Ball’s highest individual stat is his 98 rating in Hands while he has an 84 in Speed and Acceleration. For fans of the franchise mode, Ball has a potential of 88.

Compared to Lonzo, LaMelo has the same Playmaking rating though Lonzo’s rating is pulled down by his poor Pass Vision rating. Lonzo has a Three-Point Shot of 80 while LaMelo’s rating is 71. Lonzo also has a much high Defense rating at 75 compared to LaMelo’s 59.

Relative to the 2020 NBA Draft Class, LaMelo is tied for the highest rating alongside fellow top-3 picks Anthony Edwards and James Wiseman. Former teammate Onyeka Okongwu has a 76 rating.

Ball is the fourth-highest rated Hornet with Devonte’ Graham and Terry Rozier rated a 79 and Cody Zeller a 78. Ball, PJ Washington and Miles Bridges all have 77 ratings.

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NBA 2K21 next-gen impressions: How big is the upgrade from PS4 to PS5?

There’s no going back.

With the transition to a new generation of consoles this year, many cross-gen games are offering free upgrades from PS4 to PS5, or from Xbox One to the Xbox Series S|X.

2K is going a few steps further with the next-gen edition of NBA 2K21. Instead of just relying on a promise of increased performance and shorter load times, 2K21 introduces several major content additions exclusive to next-gen consoles, from a new WNBA career mode to “The City,” an expansive multiplayer hub.

It’s still extremely difficult to find next-gen consoles for purchase, but many gamers will be wondering if the upgrade is actually worth it. With the first week of the new generation in the books, 2K vets Nick Schwartz and Mike Sykes offered their takes on the next-gen version of 2K21:

NBA 2K21 finally created a real WNBA MyPlayer mode and it’s awesome

It’s been a long time coming, but the WNBA finally has a new career mode in NBA 2K21 on next-gen consoles.

We’re just weeks away from the debut of NBA 2K21 on the PS5 and Xbox Series X and S, and the exciting news just keeps coming. Finally, after fans had been asking for years, 2K has finally created a full WNBA career mode.

NBA 2K20 included a WNBA season mode that allowed players to control their favorite WNBA team. But it was only for one single season. One. That’s it. And there was no online experience that came with it. The mode wasn’t nearly enough.

That’s done now. Instead of just a season, players can now play through a unique WNBA MyCareer mode with a created player and all.

This mode, called “The W,” allows players to create their own WNBA player and turn her into a star at the highest level in the league.

Users will play in WNBA games to progress their player. As your player becomes better, she’ll get opportunities to help the WNBA become more popular as a league.

It’ll also allow players to have off-court jobs like offseason coaching gigs, influencer jobs, and entrepreneurial opportunities that will help the player increase the league’s notoriety while earning a paycheck.

There’s an online mode, too. The W mode has its own online courts for 3v3 play between users. It’s basically 2K’s Park mode but for the W only. The court looks dope, too.

Not quite 5 on 5, but this works.

It’s about time 2K did this. There are lots of women who play NBA 2K, and they’ll finally be able to make players who look like them and play online with them.

This mode seemed like a no-brainer from the jump, but better late than never.

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NBA 2K21 unveiled a stunning new next-gen gameplay video and it looks amazing

Wow, this looks great.

The next generation of gaming is only a couple weeks away with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S being released in mid-November.

It looks like NBA 2L is ready for that moment to get here. On Tuesday, new gameplay footage of NBA 2K21 on the next-gen systems was unveiled and it looks absolutely incredible down to the smallest details.

The game’s opening presentation looks exactly like an NBA game would. It feels like a real NBA ecosystem It’s filled with coaches huddling, refs congregating and players warming up. It even features Steph Curry doing his pre-game warm-up sprint.

It also loads incredibly fast and features an optional rail cam presentation that we saw in the NBA’s Disney World bubble. Here’s a look.

This all looks good visually — even the sweat.

It is fair to point out that there was very little defense being played here — shots weren’t being contested at all. And it seemed like the game was on the lowest difficulty setting, so we don’t really know exactly how it plays.

But the mechanics seem smooth and the presentation is amazing. For now, that’s good enough. We’ll learn more once gameplay reviews start rolling in the coming weeks.

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Rockets star James Harden ranks third in NBA 2K21 player ratings

Among top players whose ratings have been released, Harden edges out Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, and Luka Doncic.

The next-gen edition of NBA 2K21 on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X will be released in early November, and 2K is now rolling out updated player ratings for the upcoming 2020-21 NBA season.

Due to COVID-19’s disruption of the usual NBA calendar, next season isn’t likely to begin on the court until at least late December. Nonetheless, that delay isn’t expected to affect the video game industry.

While NBA 2K21 has not released entire rosters just yet, ratings for many of the league’s elite players have leaked this week. Among those, Houston Rockets star James Harden (96) currently has the game’s No. 3 overall rating. Only LeBron James (98) of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo (97) of the Milwaukee Bucks are higher.

Players are rated across numerous categories on a 1 to 100 scale. Recent All-Stars who are just behind Harden include Golden State’s Steph Curry (95); Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant (95); Portland’s Damian Lillard (95); Dallas’ Luka Doncic (94); and Miami’s Jimmy Butler (93).

Ratings for the rest of Houston’s current roster have yet to be released.

Harden averaged 34.3 points, 7.5 assists, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game last season, and he joined Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson as the only players to ever lead the NBA in points and steals in the same season. He shot 44.4% from the field and 35.5% on 3-pointers.

With that scoring average, Harden became just the fourth player since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976 to win a scoring title in three straight years, joining Durant, Michael Jordan, and George Gervin.

Harden also won the NBA’s scoring title in the 2018-19 season, when he averaged 36.1 points per game, and in the 2017-18 season (30.4 points). Harden is now just the third player in league history to average more than 34 points per game in multiple seasons, joining a pair of Basketball Hall of Famers in Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain.

Harden is the only NBA player to have been an MVP finalist and an All-NBA First Team member in each of the last four seasons. He won the league’s MVP award in 2018.

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NBA 2K21: A look at Steph Curry’s evolution in video games during his NBA career

As Stephen Curry’s grown into an MVP with the Golden State Warriors, his features in NBA video games has undergone some dramatic changes.

Although NBA 2K21 has been out for a few weeks, the game is generating some buzz after a new trailer dropped featuring gameplay and graphics for the next generation consoles.

During the trailer, the Splash Brothers led the Golden State Warriors in a contest against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Klay Thompson, Tim Hardaway Jr., Steve Kerr and Kevon Looney all make appearances in the gameplay trailer. Steph Curry capped off the clip celebrating a game-winning 3-pointer over Doncic at American Airlines Center.

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Following the trailer’s release, photos were being shared all over the internet with Curry’s appearance in video games dating back to College Hoops 2K7. The pictures help show dramatic changes in gaming graphics since Curry arrived at the NBA level. It’s safe to say; video games have come a long way.

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You’ll be able to play the new edition of NBA 2K21 on the next-gen consoles in November. Xbox Series X and Series S are set to release on Nov. 10, with Sony’s PlayStation 5 slated to be available two days later on Nov. 12.

For a full look at Curry and the rest of the Golden State Warriors ratings in NBA 2K21, click here.

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