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Apple's all-new "Emoji Game" for Apple News+ subscribers is now available for users running iOS 18.4 or newer.

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The Emoji Game was initially unveiled at WWDC earlier this year as an iOS 26 feature, but to coincide with World Emoji Day today, Apple has released the game for all Apple News+ subscribers running iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, or newer.

The game shows words and blank spots with a selection of emoji and emoji combinations below, and the player needs to drag an emoji into the blank spot to fill in the word. If the word is "disappear," for example, you would drag a pear to the blank spot in the word. Pear could also be used to finish off the word "fruitful." The Emoji Game also uses Genmoji to offer unique emojis.

The game is limited to Apple News+ subscribers. Apple News+ is priced at $12.99 per month, but the whole family can use the service. Apple has been aiming to increase the number of games that are available, and the app also features Crossword, Quartiles, and Sudoku.

New Emoji Game puzzles will be released on a daily basis. The game is currently available in the U.S. and for English-speaking users in Canada. It can be accessed from the Following tab in the News app. Results can be tracked on Game Center leaderboards.

Article Link: Apple News+'s All-New 'Emoji Game' Now Available
 
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Good to know about it. But would have liked for it to be available separately as the countries where News+ is available is very limited. At least in regions where News+ is not available, Apple can make it a part of Arcade.
 
Apple has released the game for all Apple News+ subscribers running iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, or newer.

The game is currently available in the U.S. and for English-speaking users in Canada.

Someone at MacRumors is taking a narrow view.
Apple News+ subscribers aren’t limited to the subset of people on Earth situated in the USA, therefore these two sentences do not compute.
 
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never found any of the 'games' in my full price non discounted Apple one subscription....

Oh wait, im in the UK and Apple think its ok to make us pay the same and get less features...

Anyone have any ideas how a feature as innocuous as a game is limited to various territories - its not a language thing because in the UK, we speak... English ... funnily enough.
 
Ugh another US only feature. Still waiting for the word game here in the UK. I can understand why these things might take time to translate, but surely this could come to every English speaking country right now?
 
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