Top 10 New Android Games This Week: Hop Swap, Colt Express

Welcome back to Android Gaming Weekly, our weekly recap of new game releases. We still plan to cover upcoming releases and games we're playing, but this column is dedicated to new games that you can start playing right now. Check out our top picks and let us know in the comments section if you have any suggestions for next week's post. Samarost 3 Description: Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. It is Amanita Design's most ambitious experience to date and a loose continuation of the hit indie games Samorost and Samorost 2. (Playboard) | (Play Store)   Soldiers Inc: Mobile Warfare Description: Step into the next generation of MMO strategy in Soldiers Inc: Mobile Warfare. Train your troops, build your base and command an army against your enemies. Conquer Black Sites and outposts full of resources, and team up with friends to take total control of the battlefield! (Playboard) | (Play Store)   My Talking Teddy Description: Poor Teddy has enough of the dirty city with all the horrible pollution… It´s time for him to travel to his very own magical house on the countryside of the beautiful Austrian Alps! Take care of Teddy and help him take care of the house and garden and to enjoy a life full adventurous quests! (Playboard) | (Play Store)   Colt Express Description: The game officially transposed from Colt Express, the famous train robbery boardgame. Plot your scheme step by step and dive into the action to loot the wagons. But watch out, you are not the only Most Wanted Man with the intention to become rich today : you might have to rethink your strategy…Play solo, with friends, family and worldwide in multiplayer! (Playboard) | (Play Store)   Battleship Lonewolf: Space TD Description:  Flight through space, command your ship, and wage epic war in galaxy. FLIGHT THROUGH SPACE: Deploy the space battleship Lone Wolf to wage epic war in space. ARM AND UPGRADE YOUR SHIP: Strategic formation of physical and optical weapons in addition to various turrets and active skills (Playboard) | (Play Store)   Knight Slinger Description: Goddess Odelia declares a war to vanquish the blessed land–Oratoria. To put an end to the mayhem, Goddess Moira assembles a legion of knights and makes her way to the front line. (Playboard) | (Play Store)   Hop Swap Description: Is the sky blue and the ground yellow? Or is the ground blue and the sky yellow? Hop and then swap – to jump through the ground which now becomes the sky! Journey through two worlds at the same time and swap between them to solve puzzles. (Playboard) | (Play Store)   Defend Your Turf Description: In a small town somewhere on earth, a bunch of guys dressed in blue hate another bunch of guys dressed in red. Use your brain as well as your fingers to guide red to absolute victory. You'll need skill, you'll need cunning. You'll need to drop cars on people's heads. Defend Your Turf is a genre-bending game – part beat 'em up, part real-time strategy and created specifically for touch screen devices. (Playboard) | (Play Store)   Mini Golf Buddies Description: Mini Golf Buddies is a 3D mini golf simulator for all ages. Swing your way through a huge collection of challenging levels. In this physics-based sport game your goal is to putt the ball in the hole within the time limit while solving tricky puzzles, collecting coins and having fun. Prepare to test your golfing skills! (Playboard) | (Play Store)   DISTRAINT: Pocket Pixel Horror Description: DISTRAINT: Pocket Pixel Horror is a 2D psychological horror adventure game which was made with the same engine (Clickteam Fusion 2.5) as the famous Five Nights At Freddy's games. (Playboard) | (Play Store)   Android Match ae http://androidmatch.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Puzzle game Human Resource Machine lets players program their own corporate drones

In 1961 a musical called How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying made light of the growing corporate culture in America. Half a century later, those same corporations are seen by many as a necessary evil, a soulless machine that runs on the lives of its employees. It's appropriate, then, that Human Resource Machine is more or less the opposite of How To Succeed in Business: instead of starting in the mailroom and becoming the CEO in a fun-filled week of singing and dancing, you play a literal human machine whose behavior is programmed like a computer, and who spends decades in service to a company that has nothing but contempt for you. Read More Puzzle game Human Resource Machine lets players program their own corporate drones was written by the awesome team at Android Police. Android Match ae http://androidmatch.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Fitbit said to be close to buying Pebble

A major deal between two well-known wearable companies may be in the works. Fitbit is reportedly close to buying Pebble. The deal is currently in the closing stages, says Financial Times, with Fitbit paying a "low price" for Pebble. Sources speaking to The Information echo this report. It's unclear when the deal might be completed, but when it is, it's expected that many Pebble employees will make the jump to Fitbit. However, production of future Pebble smartwatches "is in doubt." Pebble made a name for itself in 2012 when the Kickstarter for its first smartwatch earned $10.2 million. Since then, we've seen Pebble smartwatches hit major retailers and Pebble has released several new devices, but the company never seemed to gain a ton of traction with the general public. Plus, Pebble has been facing stiff competition from the likes of the Apple Watch and Google's Android Wear platform, both of which come from much larger companies. Stay tuned for more on this news as we get it. Sources: Financial Times, The Information Android Match ae http://androidmatch.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Google is rolling out 'OK Google' hotword support for Android Auto [APK Download]

Android Auto has existed for almost two years now, but it's improved only slightly in that time. One of the more vexing inadequacies in Android Auto thus far has been the lack of OK Google support. With the latest version, the hotword trigger is finally a thing. Just like with your phone, Android Auto now supports saying OK Google to wake up the voice control interface. There's a toggle in the Google voice settings where you set how you want the hotword to work. Read More Google is rolling out 'OK Google' hotword support for Android Auto [APK Download] was written by the awesome team at Android Police. Android Match ae http://androidmatch.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

DIRECTV NOW gets a dedicated Android app, right on schedule

Eager to get a slice of the growing cord-cutter pie, AT&T and DirecTV announced their own web-based premium TV service earlier this week. DIRECTV NOW officially launches today, so it's good to see that the service gets Android support immediately. The app is free and works with phones and tablets running Android 4.4 or higher. Sadly it's not compatible with Android TV, though Chromecast streaming is available on all videos. Read More DIRECTV NOW gets a dedicated Android app, right on schedule was written by the awesome team at Android Police. Android Match ae http://androidmatch.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Play Store has new layout and transitions for search results, may be rolling out via server-side update

Google iterates a lot on the Play Store - the new shade of green, darker and richer than the previous one - is currently rolling out globally, along with the big uninstall button and tweaked list view for apps. We've now had wind of another test, using big cards for apps that can be horizontally swiped through in search results.   When searching for an app, tapping a result will take you to this new view, where you see the current content but instead of in fullscreen, it is contained in a card. Read More Play Store has new layout and transitions for search results, may be rolling out via server-side update was written by the awesome team at Android Police. Android Match ae http://androidmatch.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Google updates Snapseed with improved image tuning UI and more accurate RAW colors [APK Download]

Snapseed is one of those rare apps that Google acquired and actually kept improving over time. The latest update to v2.13 adds more accurate display of images in RAW photos and a change to how image tuning tools are accessed. It's just starting to roll out, but we've got the APK handy too. The controls for tuning images in Snapseed are efficient, but take some getting used to. Different tools are available by swiping up and down on the screen. Read More Google updates Snapseed with improved image tuning UI and more accurate RAW colors [APK Download] was written by the awesome team at Android Police. Android Match ae http://androidmatch.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default