Using Remote Play Together, one player owns and runs the game, then up to four players — or even more with fast connections — can quickly join in the fun.
Apple Arcade has launched with iOS 13, and it's a fantastic value for those who love to play mobile games and have been yearning for more premium experiences. For just $4.99 a month, you will get access to a library of over 100 exclusive Apple Arcade games, and all of them are premium games with no in-app purchases or ads. It's what mobile gaming should be, and it sets the course for the future of mobile gaming.
The best part about the price of an Apple Arcade subscription is that it includes Family Sharing for free. That's right, for just $4.99 a month, you and up to six other people in your Family Sharing group can access Apple Arcade and it's amazing library. Here's all the details of how it works.
With Family Sharing, you can share iTunes, App Store, and Books purchases with everyone in your 'Family' group, including subscriptions like Apple Music, Apple News+, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade. Family Sharing also allows you to create accounts for children, so they will need to ask for permission to buy content, and others can be set as 'Parents or Guardians.' Even Reminders and photos can be shared through Family Sharing as well.
The biggest detail to remember about Family Sharing is that everyone in the group will be able to access the primary credit card of the Family owner. So you'll want to make sure that you only have people you trust with your credit card info in the group, such as spouses and parents. However, if someone's Apple ID has Store Credit available and if they are making a purchase, the individual account's store credit will be used first before the Family group owner's credit card.
Family Sharing also applies to other Apple services, like Find My, iCloud Photo Stream, calendars, reminders, and more. If an Apple service can be shared with others, then Family Sharing works with it automatically.
Family Sharing is very easy and straightforward to set up. The initial setup should be done with a parent or head of household, since the primary credit card on the Apple ID will be shared across all Apple IDs that are in a Family group.
Apple does not do any verification on the Apple IDs added to a Family Sharing group, so it does not necessarily need to be actual family members. You could add roommates, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, and whoever else. However, you should make sure that these people can be trusted, because they'll be able to access the credit card information on file with the Family Sharing group owner.
You can remove members or leave a Family at any time. Here's how.
Tap Family Sharing.
Tap Remove (person).
If you're in a Family group and want to leave yourself:
Apple Family Sharing allows for the primary group owner to add up to six other people in a Family. Again, these people don't necessarily have to be immediate or extended family members, but they should at least be people you can trust with your creidt card info.
Once you start the free one-month trial of Apple Arcade (you'll be billed $4.99 a month after the trial period), as long as you already set up Family Sharing, it will be accessible for everyone in your Family who has iOS 13 or later. The only steps that you need to do is set up Apple Family Sharing and sign up for Apple Arcade.
There should be no issues with multiple people in a single Family group playing Apple Arcade games at the same time. That's because every Apple Arcade game needs to be individually downloaded to the device, and they can all be played offline.
So far, we have only seen single player games on Apple Arcade since it launched early, but we are sure that there will be multiplayer games hitting the service in the future. If there are multiplayer games on Apple Arcade, then you and the person you want to play the game with will also need an Apple Arcade subscription, but if they're on your Family Sharing group, it's automatic.
Apple Arcade games also utilize Game Center for achievements, so we believe it will also use Game Center for matchmaking purposes.
Apple Arcade with Family Sharing is actually a bargain at $5 a month for a total of seven people, and there really isn't any extra setup involved. The service gives you access to a huge treasure trove of amazing premium games and there will constantly be new titles added to the library, making this a must for fans of mobile gaming.
Do you have any questions about how Apple Arcade works with Family Sharing? Drop them in the comments below and we'll do our best to answer.
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'Games People Play' | ||||
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Single by Joe South | ||||
from the album Introspect | ||||
B-side | 'Mirror of Your Mind' | |||
Released | August 1968 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, country rock, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 3:34 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe South | |||
Producer(s) | Joe South | |||
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'Games People Play' is a song written, composed, and performed by American singer-songwriter Joe South, released in August 1968,[1] that won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year.[2]
'Games People Play' is a protest song whose lyrics speak against various forms of hatred, hypocrisy, inhumanity, intolerance, and irresponsibility, in both interpersonal and social interactions between people. Billboard favorably reviewed the song some three months after its release and eight weeks before it finally reached the Hot 100.[3]
The song was released on South's debut album Introspect and as a single, reaching #12 on the Hot 100.[4] It was also a #6 hit in the UK in 1969, #4 in Ireland, and won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year.[5]
The distinctive guitar in the opening is played on a Danelectro electric sitar,[6] which can be seen in a video recorded to support South's album 'Introspect.' Concurrent with South's version of the song on the pop charts, Freddy Weller, guitarist for Paul Revere and the Raiders, released a country version of the song in 1969 as his debut single; this rendition spent two weeks at #2 on the country charts.[7]
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'Games People Play' was covered by Inner Circle on their 1994 album, Reggae Dancer. It reached #84 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #51 on Cash Box. It reached the Top 10 in parts of Europe, but did best in New Zealand, where it peaked at number four.
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Canadian singer Renée Martel recorded a French-language cover version (as 'Nos jeux d'enfants', translated to English, 'Our Children's Games') in 1969.
Don Gibson covered 'Games People Play' on his 1970 album, Hits, The Don Gibson Way.
The Everly Brothers included the song as part of a medley on their 1970 live album The Everly Brothers Show.
Jazz vocalist Johnny Hartman covered the song on his 1972 album Today.
Sami Jo covered the song on her debut LP in 1974.[26]
Tesla covered 'Games People Play' on their 1994 album, Bust a Nut.
'Games People Play' has also been covered by Jeannie C. Riley, Bob Andy, The Israelites, Lynn Anderson, King Curtis, Lee Dorsey, Dick Gaughan, Bettye Lavette, Lissie, Dolly Parton, Billie Jo Spears, Mel Tormé, Conway Twitty, Arlen Roth, Joe Dolan, Petula Clark, Merle Haggard, Don Williams, and Emily Rose.
In 2019, Elvis Costello performed 'Games People Play' publicly for the first time as a medley with his song 'Different Finger.'[27]
In 1968 The Road, a band consisting of RAF servicemen based at RAF Tengah in Singapore recorded the song on an EP on the Decca label.