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Play online games on YouTube? Check out Netflix Games-like ‘Playables’

Google is considering entering the world of online gaming as it explores new opportunities after the underwhelming performance of gaming platform, Stadia. The company is now turning its attention to YouTube, which already serves as a significant platform for game livestreams and contributes to a substantial portion of its revenue. YouTube is reportedly working on a new feature called "Playables" to further expand its gaming offerings.The Wall Street Journal revealed that YouTube is internally testing Playables, a feature that will allow users to play games directly on the platform. Employees have been invited to test the product, and the company is adding various games, including Stack Bounce, to the testing lineup. Once officially launched, Playables will not only be accessible on You...
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Netflix’s Job Listings Point Towards Its Cloud Gaming Plans

Streaming giant Netflix is eyeing the cloud gaming segment and is hunting for professionals to launch at least 50 gaming titles by the end of this year. The buzz is based on recent job listing posts on its website and LinkedIn. On Tuesday, the company announced the global launch of the exclusive Netflix-inspired version of the popular 'Heads Up!' game which will be available for all its subscribers. Netflix said the game will come with new decks from popular series including Stranger Things, Squid Game, Bridgerton, and Shadow and Bone.According to its LinkedIn job post, the company is looking for a security product manager with experience handling "cloud gaming challenges". The post on company's website says it's on the hunt for a rendering engineer who can support Netflix's "cloud gami...
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Netflix’s Job Listings Point Towards Its Cloud Gaming Plans

Streaming giant Netflix is eyeing the cloud gaming segment and is hunting for professionals to launch at least 50 gaming titles by the end of this year. The buzz is based on recent job listing posts on its website and LinkedIn. On Tuesday, the company announced the global launch of the exclusive Netflix-inspired version of the popular 'Heads Up!' game which will be available for all its subscribers. Netflix said the game will come with new decks from popular series including Stranger Things, Squid Game, Bridgerton, and Shadow and Bone.According to its LinkedIn job post, the company is looking for a security product manager with experience handling "cloud gaming challenges". The post on company's website says it's on the hunt for a rendering engineer who can support Netflix's "cloud gami...