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Apple kicked off its fall media event with an exploration of updates coming to Apple Watch. Version 2 of watchOS will include several enhancements, such as Time Travel. Turning the Digital Crown forward previews one's entire day. In addition to third party complications, which can display an array of data right on the watch face, Transit will be added to map functions. Overall, there are 10,000 watch applications currently available.

Ironhide Game Studio's hit tower defense title Kingdom Rush has gone free forever on the Apple App Store. This is a steal for iOS users since playing the game does not require any in-app purchases.

The medieval tower defense game put the indy developer Ironhide on the map, and it is still considered one of the best tower defense games ever released. Most importantly Ironhide never forget its fans and has been releasing regular updates for Kingdom Rush even since it was released in 2011.

Apple this week released a new Twitter account dedicated to App Store games. The @AppStoreGames account has already hosted an "AppStoreChat" with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, and has promised to tweet exclusive looks at the "hottest" games every Monday. Apple's old @AppStore account will now only cover apps released to the App Store.

Minecraft: Pocket Edition version 0.12 will drop around September 8th, according to developer Tommaso Checchi. The update will add a slew of new features which you can see here.

Transforming hit console titles into hit mobile games isn't an easy task. Most video game publishers take the lazy route by releasing a free-to-play endless runner based on one of their popular licenses, instead of developing something unique for mobile devices. Square Enix is guilty of this tactic, launching Lara Croft: Relic Run in May, but the company has also started releasing some great mobile games starting with their Hitman titles.

Hitman Go is a turn-based puzzle game that has received great reviews from both fans and critics. This is why mobile gaming fans were excited when Square Enix announced they would be creating a Go title based on its Tomb Raider series.

Apple has been doing a lot with the App Store to promote gaming on iOS devices. In February it released a section dedicated to premium games with no in-app purchases, and it has changed the "Free" button to a "Get" button for games with IAPs. Apple also added several App Store enhancments with the release of iOS 8, including bundles and a new Explore tab for searching subcategories.