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Who says you can’t run around and play games with your friends just because you’re a “grown-up”?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
When we play games, he observes, we usually care about the “experiences that come from trying hard to win,” but we don’t necessarily care about winning itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
By 2017, one of its early projects, called Universe, which aimed to train AI agents to play games and use computers like humans, was floundering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Spencer also launched Xbox Game Pass in 2017, a subscription service allowing players to download and play games on their PC and other devices besides an Xbox.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
People don’t play games anymore; they live them.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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