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YouTube Playables brings over 30 mini-games for Premium subscribers; Know all about it
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YouTube Playables brings over 30 mini-games for Premium subscribers; Know all about it

[ad_1] In September 2023, YouTube first announced that it was bringing gaming to its platform with its new Playables segment. It was considered a move back into gaming for Google after it stopped its Stadia gaming service in January 2023. After two months since it began testing the feature with a select group, YouTube Playables is finally here and it has been launched with more than 30 mini-games or arcade-like games. Some of the titles include Angry Birds Showdown, Brain Out, Daily Solitaire, The Daily Crossword, and more. These games are only available for Premium subscribers.A notification alerting the Premium users that the feature was coming to YouTube was sent last week, reported Droidlife. The notification suggested users try it out by turning on the feature. Upon opting in for t...
‘Angry Birds’ maker Rovio gets sweetened $738 million offer from Playtika
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‘Angry Birds’ maker Rovio gets sweetened $738 million offer from Playtika

[ad_1] Playtika Holding Corp on Thursday sweetened its offer for Finnish game maker Rovio, best known for its "Angry Birds" franchise, to 683 million euros ($737.50 million), as a consolidation in the industry gathers pace. The offer values each share of Rovio at 9.05 euros, about 60% higher than the company's closing price on Jan. 19. It is also roughly 40 million euros above a previously undisclosed offer that Israel's Playtika made in November. Espoo, Finland-based Rovio declined to comment. Its shares ended 2.5% lower at $5.67 in trading on the Finnish bourse before the offer was made public, while Playtika fell 2.6% in U.S. trading. Rovio has had a tumultuous ride since going public in September 2017 at a price of $11.50 and the company's gr...