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\u201cWe\u2019re beginning to test a new multiplayer feature for a few select games on YouTube Playables. Multiplayer on Playables lets you play games in real-time with other users. We\u2019re starting our tests with two games: Ludo Club and Magic Tiles 3 on desktop and mobile devices. We\u2019re just getting started testing out new features for YouTube Playables with more to come in the future<\/em>,\u201d YouTube revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gaming is a critical driver of YouTube engagement, as many of the popular creators leave direct links to the gaming community under their videos. Plus, gaming content generates billions of hours of watch time every year. Thus, playing games on the platform is another way to keep users in the app, although YouTube has not yet shared data on whether there is a benefit to this decision.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Either way, it’s highly likely that multiplayer games will be another source of content on the platform. So it’s a neat experiment, and it will be curious to see if YouTube Playables<\/a> will really catch on.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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YouTube decided to expand its presence in the mini-game market. Back in May, the platform launched them within the Playables app, and now it has over 75 basic titles.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-youtube-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nYouTube Tests Multiplayer Games on Playables Platform - Mediacube<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"YouTube is testing multiplayer features on Playables with games like Ludo Club. 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