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YouTube rolls out its new Playables games to all users

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YouTube rolls out its new Playables games to all users Image: YouTubeEverybody’s getting into gaming these days. YouTube joins the slowly growing list of companies with gaming initiatives, rolling out its Playables program across mobile and desktop. To play, simply visit YouTube’s website or Android / iOS app and look for Playables in the sidebar. YouTube will let players save their progress and kee…

The Verge 1.2k 2024-05-29

LPT: Try carwash sponges instead of waterballoons for water games.

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LPT: Try carwash sponges instead of waterballoons for water games. With warmer months coming up soon, here’s a tip for a fun way to stay cool. I’ve run games for many summer programs, including water games, and I’ve hated trying to use waterballoons. They take a ton of time to prep and clean up, and they run out very quickly. So I looked for another option and ended up trying carwash sponges from Walmart and th…

Life Pro Tips 1.0k 2024-05-26

The key games to watch on Showdown Saturday

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The key games to watch on Showdown Saturday Playoff spots, division titles and seeds are up for grabs. Plus, a look at updated playoff projections, draft lottery standings and more.

ESPN 890 2024-04-29

Wrexham owner to make Enhanced Games doc

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Wrexham owner to make Enhanced Games doc Wrexham owner and Hollywood star Rob McElhenney is set to make a documentary based on the Enhanced Games, the proposed athletics competition for athletes who take performance-enhancing drugs.

ESPN 609 2024-04-09

The fight to save old video games

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The fight to save old video games Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeWhen I ask Frank Cifaldi, the founder and director of the Video Game History Foundation, to explain the importance of preserving and maintaining old video games, he answers with a movie analogy. Imagine, he said, “if movies were only released on, like, VHS, ever. You want to watch Back to the Future? All r…

The Verge 635 2024-03-06

How Insomniac Games tried to make a Spider-Man suit for every kind of player

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How Insomniac Games tried to make a Spider-Man suit for every kind of player Miles Morales in the Across the Spider-Verse suit. | Image: Sony Interactive EntertainmentFor the art team at Insomniac Games, there’s one job that everyone seems to want: working on Spidey’s suits. Since the first Spider-Man game on the PS4, modeling the in-game suits has been “a hotly contested assignment” among the studio’s character team, ac…

The Verge 661 2024-02-15

Purdue coach: Know Michigan was at our games

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Purdue coach: Know Michigan was at our games Purdue coach Ryan Walters said his staff has had to teach players new signals and that the team will operate differently when it visits Michigan on Saturday due to evidence of scouting by the Wolverines.

ESPN 1.2k 2024-02-10