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RARE PHOTOS: Playdate | Vintage Vibes

Despite Reacher star's new action movie only having 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's the number 1 movie on Prime Video

Playdate also stars Grown Ups' Kevin James

Total Film

‘Makes The Bottom Of The Barrel Look Like Everest.’ Critics Have Seen Playdate, And They Aren’t Holding Back On Alan Ritchson And Kevin James’ Action Comedy

Available to stream now.

Cinemablend

This game about channel surfing surreal alien broadcasts used to be exclusive to a 1-bit console with a crank—but now it's coming to Steam

Blippo Plus makes the jump to color next month.

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Playdate makes video game releases feel like a TV series with the release of season 2

And it's the perfect solution if you can't get a Nintendo Switch 2.

Creative Bloq

Couldn't preorder a Switch 2? No worries, Playdate has big news coming this week

New games are coming to the delightful minimalist console.

Creative Bloq

I finally tried the Playdate and it was so much fun I left my Switch at home for the first time in years

Panic’s Playdate has a retro look but this one-of-a-kind handheld offers loads of games and unique gameplay experiences you won’t find anywhere else.

Tom’s Guide

Playdate $400K consoles theft misery ends with mysterious return of consignment — investigations 'closing in' on the perps

Gaming handheld brand Playdate is celebrating the return of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of misdelivered-then-stolen devices. Playdate has a curious tale to share about the return of the stolen loot.

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You had one job FedEx: $400,000 worth of stolen Playdate consoles reappear at a random restaurant

Crime never pays.

PC Gamer

Nothing Ear leak claims company's earbuds will see striking changes, both inside and out

New information claims the earbuds will last well over 30 hours with the case and the Ear (a) model could be in yellow.

TechRadar

Lucas Pope interview - how he swapped the Obra Dinn for a Martian colony in new Playdate game, Mars After Midnight

We interview game developer Lucas Pope about his new game, Mars After Midnight, which is out now for Playdate.

TechRadar

Lucas Pope's new Playdate exclusive is a delightful riff on Papers, Please, but for farty Martians and sad cyclops

Mars After Midnight is out now for $6, and it's delightful.

PC Gamer

Playdate's success proves there's a strong appetite for novelty handhelds

Panic's Playdate has vastly outsold its initial production run, showing unique selling points can resonate strongly.

TechRadar

The Playdate at 1: Not the Second Coming of the Game Boy

Nearly a year after Panic released the crank-equipped Playdate, the handheld isn't a revolution, but it's proof there's still plenty of room to experiment with hardware, game design, and community building.

Inverse

Playdate review: You’ll love this weird handheld, if you can find one

With a unique “season” of games that you can spin your way through using a tiny metallic crank, the Playdate is charming, expensive, and hard not to love.

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Playdate’s Pulp tool lets you design a video game in your browser

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