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The hit PC title and sequel to The Book of Unwritten Tales is now available for mobile devices. Unwritten Tales 2 has been released to both the Apple App Store and Google Play as a joint venture between publisher Deep Silver FISHLABS, its original developer KING Art Games, and THQ Nordic. The game was originally launched for Linux, Microsoft Windows and OS X in 2015. The game has earned a "Very Positive" rating on Steam for its old point-and-click adventure style.

Apple announced on Monday that Siri has been updated to help fans prepare for Super Bowl 51. Apple TV owners can now tune-in live to the big game on February 5 by simply saying “Watch the Super Bowl" into their Siri remote. iPhone and iPad users will also be able to access all of Siri's football insight on Super Bowl Sunday by asking any NFL related questions.

Next weekend brings Super Bowl 51 to Houston, featuring the Atlanta Falcons (11-5) versus the New England Patriots (14-2). Apple TV owners can watch the entire event free directly on their devices. In fact, anyone with an iOS device such as an iPad or iPhone can also enjoy the Super Bowl anywhere with a Wi-Fi or data connection. So what's the easiest way to watch the game on Sunday, February 5th?

Each week we test a lot of apps to pick one to highlight as our App of the Week. This doesn't necessarily mean the selected app is the best, it just means we found it useful, interesting or fun enough to share. Sometimes we even highlight the worst App Store stories of the week, like we did previously with Mega Man. This week seemed like we had an obvious App of the Week candidate once Pokémon Duel popped-up on the US App Store, but it turned out to be a disappointment. Pokémon Duel isn't the Pokémon game fans have been waiting for. It is a strategy board game where players collect Pokémon amiibos or statues to battle in real time matches. The tutorial in Pokémon Duel is so overwhelming you're instantly turned off by the game. There's so much going on and to learn that you almost lose interest before you even play your first match. The game also features really long load times and useless IAPs making it a complete downer.

Apple has introduced a new app rating system for developers in iOS 10.3. The new system will be voluntary at first, but Apple eventually plans to force developers to use the new API, according to John Gruber of Daring Fireball.. This is good news for all app users, and here's why.

The current app rating process is horrible. Not only do you have to leave an app and sign in to rate it, but developers can hound you to over and over with pop-ups. The new system will not only allow users to rate an app within the app, but it limits developers to 3 pop-ups a year. Users will also never receive a pop-up again after they rate an app, and they will have the option to disable pop-up requests if they never want to see them.