In this week's podcast, Peter, Keith, and I tell the tale of a pair of star-crossed lovers. One an Android fan, the other an iOS devotee, their destinies are tied together by the need to pay rent and share body heat when the boiler claps out. Yes, that's right: Peter and his girlfriend got new phones. It's a whole thing. If that top gossip wasn't spicy enough for you, we also chat about the red-hot auto-runner Rayman Fiesta Run, share some new details about Cut the Rope 2, and reveal the official release date for Broken Sword 5.

WARNING: We would like to advise listeners that the Halloween edition of the Pocket Gamer Podcast contains talk of ghosts, zombies, and other unholy emissaries of Satan. There's also a terrifying anecdote about a Peter being accosted by a drunken Ukrainian man in a restaurant, and at least one instance of the word 'boo'. Plus: We talk about the upcoming second season of The Walking Dead; the release of Anomaly 2; and list the spookiest games on the App Store.

Hoarse and weary from a day spent judging games at Steel Media's Big Indie Pitch in London's Earls Court, Keith and I park ourselves behind the podcasting mic to chat about the week's mobile news. Naturally, we kick things off with a breakdown of the newly announced iPad Air and iPad mini, and ask 'how thin can an iPad get before it technically ceases to exist?' We also cover the week's new gaming releases, including Hero Academy creator Robot Entertainment's sci-fi action RPG Echo Prime, and Madfinger's much anticipated zombie shooter sequel Dead Trigger 2.

After missing last week's episode due to a non-specific family crisis (something about a wilting peace lily), Keith joins me behind the mic discuss the hot topics in the world of mobile gaming. This week, we take a tour of Tiny Death Star; look at free-to-play brawler Batman: Arkham Origins; and contemplate the possibility that Angry Birds Go! might actually be quite good. Also, I explain why you should really go and grab ingenious text-adventure DEVICE 6 this very instant.

This week, Peter and I offer valuable insight into Apple's new in-app purchase protocols. Having gotten the public service announcement out of the way, we proceed to babble on about 3DS release of the year Pokemon X & Y, and discuss whether Square Enix will make good on its threat to bring Final Fantasy VII to iOS. Also: how to control Ellen Page's tiny legs with you phone.

In this week's episode of the Pocket Gamer Podcast, Peter, Keith, and I tackle the big issues currently facing humanity: Who is buying all the military shooters? How did Dragon Quest crash the Japanese economy? What the hell is a Lumia, anyway? We also cover all the latest updates, new releases, previews, and reviews from the world of mobile gaming.

This week's podcast is chock-full of scandalous conjecture.

Did Apple pay EA fat stacks of cash to ensure Plants vs Zombies 2 was released on the App Store before Google Play?

Is Tesco's new Hudl tablet the bargain of the year, or is it made of sawdust and despair?

Can a warrior still be considered noble even when he doesn't have any trousers on?

Listen as Peter and I attempt to get to the bottom of these issues without skewing off on an unrelated tangent and oh look a squirrel.

Peter returns to the podcast booth this week to join Keith and I as we share our thoughts on Apple's newly-released iOS 7.

Also, I explain why Infinity Blade III's new narrative structure feels a bit weird, and Peter gets all pedantic over exactly how many of the Phoenix Wright games are considered canon.

With Peter laid up in bed after contracting Parisian flu, it falls to Keith and I wade into the "unapologetically plastic" aftermath of Apple's iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C announcements.

We also chat about imminent arrival of Infinity Blade III, and discuss hot new Ubisoft properties Rayman Fiesta Run and Assassin's Creed: Pirates.

Then I complain about Where's My Water? 2's awful energy system for 10 minutes.

The Pocket Gamer Podcast gets an international flavour this week, when regular hosts Peter, Keith, and I are joined by the editor-in-chief of sister site 148Apps, Jeff Scott.

As Jeff attended PAX last week, we get him to tell us his top three iOS games from the show. Also, we discuss Activision's surprise Call of Duty game, while Peter gets off his nuts on energy drinks and rants about freemium haters.