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Masters of Albion has been released in early access on the global online PC store Steam, a model which allows users to purchase and play games in active development before their official launch.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 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
Their new Dodger ownership group doesn’t play games.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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
“It is not wise to play games with the king.”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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