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Title: Apple unveils a dedicated Games app at WWDC 2025

Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:40:28 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/apps/apple-unveils-a...

Apple is rolling out a new, dedicated gaming app, called Games, that will
come pre-installed on Mac, iPhone and iPad with macOS Tahoe 26 and iOS 26
this fall. It's basically a spit-shined, updated version of Game Center, a
service that Apple has let languish since its rollout roughly 15 years ago.

The new app will behave more like a modern gaming hub, a la Xbox or GOG
Galaxy. It'll include a space for leaderboards, matchmaking, recommendations,
news and launching games ΓÇö plus a direct pipeline to Apple Arcade, of
course. You can see what your friends are playing and challenge them to
specific feats in certain titles. The library tab will include every game
you've ever downloaded from the App Store, allowing you to booth them up
right there.

Apple's gaming push in recent years includes mobile and Mac support for AAA
experiences like Resident Evil Village, the Resident Evil 2 and 4 remakes,
Death Stranding and Assassin's Creed Mirage. At Summer Game Fest 2025 over
the weekend, IO Interactive announced that its Hitman trilogy, Hitman World
of Assassination, is heading to iPhone, iPad and Mac this summer.

Also on the video game front, Apple is still battling Epic Games in court
over claims of anti-competitive behavior, but they're mainly just closing out
appeals now that Fortnite is live on the App Store and third-party payments
are enabled on Apple's storefront. Xbox recently threw its support behind
Epic Games, filing an amicus brief accusing Apple of unfairly blocking the
Xbox mobile store in late May.

Also also in game land, last month Apple acquired its first video game
studio, the two-person team RAC7, which makes Sneaky Sasquatch.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/apps/apple-unveils-a...
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