Browsing: Playground

The HUUCH Motion Bundle is a great way to get kids off the couch and moving by turning their bodies into video game controllers. And when it works, it’s genuinely fun. My three kids, ages 5, 9 and 12, enjoyed playing together, something that’s not always easy to find in a video game. Honestly, finding…

Sometimes, a text exchange with a friend calls for a super specific image to express a thought. It’s the kind of image that you can’t find in the legion of emoji on your phone, or hiding in your photo library — an angry avocado, or a picture of you and that friend on the moon…

I’ve been gaming ever since my parents first gifted me one of those handheld Tiger Electronics games that were fun for about all of five minutes. Then I was exposed to the greatness that is Altered Beast and have been hooked ever since (I still think that game is a banger, forget the naysayers!).

Google has launched a new AI-powered experimental gaming platform called Playground, which lets you create games without needing to know how to code or draw. It has an interface similar to most AI chatbots, where you can type in a prompt for the kind of game you want to build. You can also choose whether to…

Google today announced an “experimental gaming platform” called Playground that lets you “create, play, and share” browser-based games. The goal is to “make game creation more approachable and ignite everyday creativity.”

Playground Games is being a bit cagey about Fable’s graphics settings across PC and console, but has confirmed the Xbox Series X version will have a 60fps performance mode.