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\n$400k worth of Playdate game consoles have disappeared in Las Vegas.\n<\/p>\n

\nThat’s according to Panic, the hardware maker behind the palm-sized, crank-operated console, with company co-founder Cabel Sasser calling it “a bit of a true crime drama” (thanks, Game File<\/a>).\n<\/p>\n

\nSasser spoke at GDC last week, when he revealed this news, stating pallets containing the consoles had gone missing in Las Vegas. Panic, he said, was still trying to track them down. <\/p>\n

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$400k worth of Playdate game consoles have disappeared in Las Vegas. That’s according to Panic, the hardware maker behind the palm-sized, crank-operated console, with company co-founder Cabel Sasser calling it “a bit of a true crime drama” (thanks, Game File). Sasser spoke at GDC last week, when he revealed this news, stating pallets containing the consoles had gone missing in Las Vegas. Panic, he said, was still trying to track them down. 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