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5 Android apps you shouldn't miss this week - Google Play Weekly
- A new Humble Bundle is out and includes four games, four more if you beat the average, two more if you donate over $8 and more if the Humble Bundle sells enough.
- Cyanogen is hosting a theme design contest. Winners get a free phone and we all win because there will be more themes!
- Google has released some new tools in the Google Account settings that let you track your account and associated devices.
- Google has announced seven new Chromecast apps including Comedy Central, Sesame Street Go, and Nickelodeon.
- Samsung is getting sued again, this time over the name of its music streaming service Milk.
And now here are five Android apps you shouldn’t miss this week!
[Price: Free with in app purchases]
To celebrate Black Friday, SwiftKey Keyboard is giving away seven of their theme packs for 50% off with promised savings of up to 66% of all SwiftKey theme packs. This includes the wildly popular Material Design theme pack and others. If you love SwiftKey, get in on that sale.
[Price: $3.99 for Monument Valley, $1.99 for Forgotten Shores DLC]
As we reported a while back, Monument Valley was preparing to launch their Forgotten Shores DLC and now it’s here. You can pick it up as an in app purchases for a scant $1.99 and it includes eight new gorgeous, geometry infused levels. If you loved Monument Valley and we know of people did, you’re definitely to like the expansion.
[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Bike Rivals is one of three games that can now be played on the Nexus Player. In this 2D BMX game, you ride through levels and through all sorts of clever obstacles to try to reach the end in a certain time. Along with the challenge, there are achievements and leaderboards to compare with your friends. It’s free to play so it can’t hurt to try it.
[Price: Free with in app purchases]
The second game to reach the Nexus Player this last week was Defenders. This is a tower defense game with reasonably good graphics and some fun features. There are 26 towers, 25 levels of upgrades, and a bunch of other stuff. It’s free to play with in app purchases.
[Price: $4.99]
Last to hit the Nexus Player this week is arguably the most ridiculous and that’s Goat Simulator. In this totally realistic simulator, you play as a goat and you do typical goat things like launching yourself from roof tops and causing general mayhem. It’s a delightful romp through absurdity and beyond and it’s only $4.99.
Wrap up
If we missed any awesome Android apps or Android games news, let us know in the comments!