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Playing.RuAn experimental gaming portal with 1001 Flash games

Playing.Ru (2005) was an experimental gaming portal built on our forum engine, featuring 1001 Flash games with descriptions, discussions, and community interaction.

An experimental gaming portal with 1001 Flash games

In 2005, we launched Playing.Ru, a gaming portal featuring a collection of 1001 free Flash games.

Each game had its own page with description and could be played directly in the browser — all integrated with our community system.


Features and highlights

  • 🎮 A catalog of 1001 Flash games, each with its own playable page.

  • 📝 Descriptions and info for every game.

  • 💬 Integrated with our forum engine for comments, ratings, and discussions.

  • 🔗 Connected to our forum ecosystem, later separated onto its own domain.

  • 🗂️ Built entirely on our CMS + vBulletin integration.


Why it mattered

Playing.Ru was less about business and more about experimenting with new directions.

It extended our forum ecosystem into the gaming space, giving users both a place to play and a community to discuss games.

While the portal itself never became a major traffic driver, it represented an early experiment in entertainment-focused web platforms, foreshadowing later trends in casual gaming portals.