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PSA: Panic Recommends Update as Older Playdate OS Secure Certificates About to Expire

You will need to update your Playdate handheld OS due to a secure certificate expiration that could prevent server access.

By Jenni LadaOctober 7, 2026

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Playdate Season 3 Launches in October With 8 Games

Playdate Season 3 starts in October 2026 for the handheld gaming device, and it's the smallest one so far.

By Jenni LadaSeptember 9, 2026

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Playdate Is Proving to Be a Home for Adventure Games

Playdate adventure games seem to be getting more diverse, engaging, and inclusive as people realize how to use the handheld.

By Jenni LadaMay 24, 2025

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Playdate Season 2 Games Start to Appear in May

The Playdate Season 2 pass is available ahead of its debut in May, and a Shadowgate PD remake is included among its games.

By Jenni LadaApril 17, 2025

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Playdate Season 2 Games Launch in 2025

Panic confirmed there will be a Playdate Season 2 and announced some other new games on the way to the handheld.

By Jenni LadaOctober 31, 2024

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Siliconera’s Playdate Games That May Be Worth Your Time

There are tons of great Playdate games, and we're just highlighting some of the best ones to keep in mind when you go ...

By Jenni LadaMarch 25, 2024

Review: Mars After Midnight Shows What a Playdate Game Can Do Lucas Pope Games

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Review: Mars After Midnight Shows What a Playdate Game Can Do

Mars After Midnight is an instant classic game for the Playdate that melds the art and premise of past great Lucas Pope games.

By Jenni LadaMarch 15, 2024

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Playdate Handheld’s Price Going Up, New Games Announced

The Panic Playdate handheld's price is going up in April, and there are also more games via the new Catalog.

By Jenni LadaMarch 7, 2023

Playdate, the handheld from Panic that comes with a lineup of games that unlocks weekly, ended up delayed until 2022 due to a battery issue.

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Playdate Handheld Release Delayed to 2022

Playdate, the handheld from Panic that comes with a lineup of games that unlocks weekly, ended up delayed until 2022 due to a ...

By Jenni LadaNovember 11, 2021

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PlayDate Pre-orders Will Open Next Week

Panic noted that the Playdate handheld pre-orders will open at the end of July 2021 and said that the system won't "sell out."

By Jenni LadaJuly 22, 2021

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Playdate Pre-order Window Will Open in July 2021

The Playdate pre-order phase will open in July 2021, there will be 24 Season 1 games, and Playdate Pulp will let people make ...

By Jenni LadaJune 8, 2021

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Playdate Pre-order Details and Games Will Appear in Its June Update

A June 2021 Playdate update stream is on the way, and it will offer pre-order information and details and go over more of ...

By Jenni LadaJune 4, 2021

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Playdate Release Window Is Still 2020, With Developer Previews Launching Sooner

The Playdate handheld is still on track to appear in 2020, though developer units will launch sooner.

By Jenni LadaDecember 20, 2019

Panic’s Playdate Handheld Will Launch In 2020 And Include A Keita Takahashi Game

A new Playdate handheld will have crank and a new game delivered every week for a few months.

By Jenni LadaMay 24, 2019

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PSA: Panic Recommends Update as Older Playdate OS Secure Certificates About to Expire

Playdate Season 3 Launches in October With 8 Games

Playdate Is Proving to Be a Home for Adventure Games

Playdate Season 2 Games Start to Appear in May

Playdate Season 2 Games Launch in 2025

Siliconera’s Playdate Games That May Be Worth Your Time

Review: Mars After Midnight Shows What a Playdate Game Can Do

Playdate Handheld’s Price Going Up, New Games Announced

Playdate Handheld Release Delayed to 2022

PlayDate Pre-orders Will Open Next Week

Playdate Pre-order Window Will Open in July 2021

Playdate Pre-order Details and Games Will Appear in Its June Update

Playdate Release Window Is Still 2020, With Developer Previews Launching Sooner

Panic’s Playdate Handheld Will Launch In 2020 And Include A Keita Takahashi Game

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