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Beloved actor and father figure of a generation of movie watchers, Tom Hanks releases a video game. Yes, that’s right – the man known to many as Woody van Toy Storythe bastard colonel of ElvisWilson’s friend out of the volleyball Put away, and Forest Gump itself will debut Hanx101 Trivia on the Apple Arcade subscription service at September 2, 2022.

[Update: 31 August 2022 – Apple describes Hanx101 Trivia as ‘Hank’s first game,’ and it being created ‘as a way for him to share his love and passion for trivia,’ according to a press release. However, GamesHub has been informed by peers at GameIndustry that Hank was previously involved in the development and release of another mobile game, Tom Hanks’ Electric City: The Revolt. The original article continues below.]

Hanx101 Trivia is, of course, a general knowledge trivia game that covers different categories: math, geography, food, all those fun stuff. It includes a single player component with a high score challenge, as well as head-to-head and team-based multiplayer modes. It is being developed by BlueLine Studios in collaboration with Tom Hanks. BlueLine is staffed with several former Electronic Arts and Zynga employees, and Hanx101 Trivia is the company’s first title.

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The game itself doesn’t appear to have the face of Tom Hanks, but we’ll be sure to update this article if the actor does indeed appear in some form. This isn’t the actor’s first foray into the world of software, either – Hanks released Hanx Writer in 2017, a new typewriter app that shared his love for analog typewriters.

A big Tom Thanks to Tom Hanks for giving us Hanx101 Trivia. It will be available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV.

All new Apple Arcade games coming in September 2022

In addition to Hanx101 TriviaApple Arcade will also see four other new games coming to the service, the most exciting of which is Shovel Knight Dig.

A spin-off of the exceptional retro platformer Kick Knight, To dig sees the universe rendered in a more detailed graphic style. It happens that To dig retains the action combat of the original game, but introduces a kind of tunnel mechanism that randomly strings together a series of rooms for a different adventure each time.

In addition, the beautiful GRIS from Devolver Digital is getting an ‘App Store Greats’ version – essentially the same version of the game as on the App Store, available only to Apple Arcade subscribers at no extra cost.

Here are all the new games launching on Apple Arcade in September 2022, as described by Apple:

Arcade Originals

  • Hanx101 Trivia (BlueLine studios) Launch 2 September: Tom Hanks challenges fellow trivia aficionados! Play, learn, compete and become a master of trivia with Hanx101 Trivia, created and developed in collaboration with actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks. Players can test their knowledge in multiple categories, from history to math, geography to food – the questions keep coming. Players can beat their own high score or challenge others in head-to-head trivia standoffs or team play in the first-ever trivia game on Apple Arcade.
  • Horizon Chase 2 (Aquiris Game Studio) Launch 9 September: Horizon Chase 2, the latest game in the award-winning racing franchise, is a fast-paced arcade racing game with a unique art style, an exciting and original soundtrack, and — in a first series — online multiplayer across all game modes. Featuring classic ’90s arcade gameplay with accessible yet competitive controls, original and exclusive car designs and many customizations, players around the world race in an immersive and dynamic experience that is a modern take on classic arcade racing.
  • Garden Tails: Match and Grow (PlayDots) Launch September 16: Enter a peaceful world and build a garden full of life. In this calming match 3 puzzle game, players can play at their own pace and watch their plot become a haven for all kinds of life. From common critters to majestic rarities, players will unravel the charming histories and backstories of all the animal friends they’ve met along the way. Take a break, sit back and start creating a vibrant and lush garden, puzzle by puzzle.
  • Shovel Knight Dig (Yacht Club games) Launch September 23: When Drill Knight and his dastardly burrowing crew blast apart Shovel Knight’s peaceful campsite and steal his loot, he grabs his trusty Shovel Blade and begins tunneling after them. Shovel Knight Dig is an exciting all-new adventure from the popular 2D side-scrolling platform series. The game is the first Shovel Knight title to feature glorious graphics and sound with high color pixels. Smooth animation, scaling, rotation and parallax create the most compelling Shovel Knight world yet. Players will meet new friends and enemies, visit strange lands and equip themselves in their quest to prevent the entire land from collapsing beneath their feet. Jump, chop and dig through an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig.

App Store Greats

  • GRIS+ (Devolver Digital) Launch September 30: GRIS+ is a serene and evocative experience, free from danger, frustration or death. Players will explore a carefully designed world brought to life with delicate art, detailed animation and an elegant original score. Throughout the game, light puzzles, platforming sequences, and optional skill-based challenges will reveal themselves as more of Gris’s world becomes accessible. Gris is a hopeful young girl who is lost in her own world and must deal with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through grief is reflected in her dress, which gives new skills to better navigate her faded reality. As the story unfolds, Gris will grow emotionally and see her world in a different way, revealing new paths to explore using her newfound abilities.