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Love it or hate it, Coffee Stain Studios' App Store joke has somehow managed to spawn three sequels. The third game in the series does what all bad franchises should do by traveling to space. In Goat Simulator Waste of Space, players leave Earth after surviving the zombie apocalypze in Goat Z and after wasting money on Goat MMO Simulator. But what does a goat do in space? He crowdfunds a space colony, of course.

There may be no shortage of incredible iOS games, but as an iPhone user, it’s easy to fall into a download rut that sees you continuously turn to the same old arcade ports, endless runners, puzzle games and other common titles that dominate the marketplace.

These games may be perfect for providing short bursts of amusement on the go, but sometimes you crave something that offers a little more. A game that provides entertainment that goes beyond tapping your phone at the right time. A game that’s going to ask more from you than just some well-timed screen taps. A game that... well, a game that’s a little different.

Big changes could be on the horizon for the Siri personal assistant. According to reports, Apple is planning to launch an SDK for Siri at WWDC next month. This would open the voice assistant to third-party developers. Apple is also said to be working on new hardware to compete with the Amazon Echo and Google Home.

After dominating the interactive toy / video game market, Activision has set its sights on mobile users by bringing its popular Skylanders series to the App Store as a collectible card game. Skylanders Battlecast is a Hearthstone-like title where players can unlock and collect 300 Character, Spell, Gear and Relic cards from the Skylanders universe.

More competition for Apple Watch has just hit Kickstarter. Pebble has already quadrupled their $1 million goal after introducing two new smartwatches and a brand new 3G-enabled running accessory. The Pebble 2, Time 2 and Pebble Core comprise Pebble's third Kickstarter campaign.