Playdate releases first store update, includes a calculator

Tiny game console Playdate gets its first store update a month after its launch. It brings with it four new games and a productivity app. The Crankulator works as its sounds. It's a calculator that uses the handheld's crank to enter values. It even uses a synthetic voice to relay calculations.

The headlining game is Core Fault, a survival game where you're piloting a mining droid as it collects resources and dodges unhappy aliens. It's joined by a physics-driven flight game Gravity Express, spooky puzzle solver Life's Too Short, and a mahjong adaptation Sparrow Solitaire. Price ranges from USD 1 to USD 10 (around CAD 1.35 to CAD 14) for these games. You can check them out here.

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YouTube Premium subscribers on iOS get 'enhanced' 1080p videos

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YouTube is offering its Premium subscribers more value for their subscription. One of the new features includes an "enhanced bitrate version of 1080p," which is currently only available for iOS and promises "crisper" videos (particularly those heavy on detail and motion). This won't be available on all videos, though. It won't be available on videos uploaded at resolutions higher or lower than 1080p, Shorts, or live streams.

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New 'Star Wars: Visions Volume 2' trailer drops

If you've ever wanted to see how different studios take on the Star Wars universe, there will be a new Star Wars: Visions volume. This nine-short anthology series introduces tales from Wallace and Gromit's Aardman studios, Pixar veteran Rodrigo Blaas, Triggerfish, Studio Mir, and more.

While these aren't canonical tales, they give us fun and interesting animation styles and storytelling formats within the Star Wars universe. Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 will drop on Disney+ on May 4 (a.k.a. Star Wars Day).

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Nintendo helped bring a giant, playable 'Donkey Kong' cabinet to life

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Nintendo worked with the Strong National Museum of Play in New York to unveil a gigantic Donkey Kong arcade cabinet. How massive is this playable arcade game? It's nearly 20 feet tall. And yes, it will be playable for museum visitors starting June 30. The control interface is at normal human height. So there won't be any ladder climbing involved, even if it is a part of the game.

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