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Epic Games to pre-install its game store on ‘millions’ of devices with new Telefónica deal

Epic Games is partnering with Telefónica, one of the largest telecommunication providers in the world, to preinstall the Epic Games Store on all new compatible Android devices on its network. Telefónica services Spain, the U.K., Germany, and Latin America. The company says the partnership will bring the Epic Games Store to “millions” of phones, marking

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YouTube is testing multiplayer mini-games

YouTube is experimenting with multiplayer mini-games under its collection of lightweight, free games dubbed “Playables.” Currently, Ludo Club and Magic Tiles 3 support multiplayer mode. “We’re beginning to test a new multiplayer feature for a few select games on YouTube Playables. Multiplayer on Playables lets you play games in real-time with other users,” the company

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The 22-year-old building Roblox developer tools to make gaming more efficient

Zander Brumbaugh discovered Roblox when he was 12.  Quickly, he went from playing on the platform to creating his own user-generated content and games. “The games I self-developed have garnered over 500 million visits, with titles peaking at over 80,000 concurrent users,” he told TechCrunch.  Brumbaugh noticed that Roblox still needed developer tools, such as

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Aptoide launches its alternative iOS game store in the EU

After the Digital Markets Act (DMA) forced Apple to allow third-party app stores for iOS in Europe, several developers have launched alternative stores, like the AltStore and MacPaw’s Setapp (currently in closed beta). The latest entrant is Aptoide, the long-standing Android app store upstart, which is launching a game store in Europe. The company announced

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YouTube’s free games catalog ‘Playables’ rolls out to all users

YouTube’s “app store” for games is rolling out more broadly. The company announced on Tuesday that its collection of lightweight, free games dubbed “Playables” will soon start to appear in the YouTube app for all users, in addition to the YouTube Home page. Previously, the games had been made available to select users for testing

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NYT Games launches a Wordle archive with access to more than 1,000 past puzzles

The New York Times Games announced on Tuesday that it’s launching a Wordle archive, offering subscribers access to more than 1,000 past Wordle puzzles. The company has started rolling out the Wordle archive on mobile and desktop to “Games” and “All Access” subscribers, but notes that the the rollout is expected to take place over “the next

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