Site Updates & Changelog

Added 12 new original self-made games: Snake Classic, Maze Runner, Color Match, Bubble Pop, Word Scramble, Tile Flip, Reaction Test, Math Rush, Block Stacker, Click Speed, Typing Speed, and Memory Pairs. All 22 self-made games now render as React components — no iframe, no third-party dependency, no copyright risk. They form the primary indexable content for AdSense re-moderation.

Added a real-time site-wide chat widget (socket.io). Guests get an auto-generated Guest-XXXXX nickname (5 random characters, saved in localStorage); registered users show their username or nickname. The widget is mounted in the root layout and is available on every page.

Removed the following high-risk trademark games from the sitemap and marked their pages noindex during AdSense re-moderation. The pages remain accessible by direct URL so existing links don't break, but they are no longer surfaced in search engines or in CalcBot's own category, "All Games", or homepage listings:

• Moto X3M Winter
• Cluster Rush
• Snow Rider 3D
• Eggy Car
• Doom 1
• Deepest Sword
• Happy Wheels
• Temple Run 2
• Jetpack Joyride
• Pac-Man
• The Impossible Quiz
• Crazy Cars

See our Game Licensing & Embed Policy Section 5 for the full IP risk classification.

Every /play/* game page now includes: a Controls section, a Compatibility table, a Last Tested date, a Troubleshooting section, a "Report Broken Game" form, an Editor's Note, a FAQ, Content Notes, and a Game Details table. This is the editorial standard documented in our Editorial Policy Section 2.

Created three new public policy pages: Editorial Policy, Game Testing Policy, and Game Licensing & Embed Policy. All three are linked from the footer and the HTML sitemap. This changelog page is also new.

Removed all AdSense ad units from every /play/* game page (P0-001 compliance). Ads remain disabled site-wide during AdSense re-moderation. Per our Licensing Policy Section 9, game pages will remain ad-free even after re-moderation completes — we monetize only our own editorial pages.

The /articles section was temporarily hidden during AdSense re-moderation. Routes return 404 (not just noindex — the pages do not render at all). The XML and HTML sitemaps exclude /articles. The educational-content feature flag (ENABLE_EDUCATIONAL_CONTENT) is set to 0. Articles will return after re-moderation completes.

Removed the "thousands of players" claim from the leaderboards page. The claim was speculative and we could not substantiate it. The leaderboards page now shows actual rating counts and review counts without inflated user-base language.

Added an HTML sitemap page at /sitemap listing all main sections, all games grouped by category, and all help & legal pages. This is distinct from the machine-readable /sitemap.xml file — both URLs coexist without conflict.

Added visible breadcrumbs (e.g., Home / Racing / Moto X3M) and a matching BreadcrumbList JSON-LD structured-data block to every game page and category page. The structured data helps search engines understand site hierarchy.

Added an "All Games" page at /games with category filters and sort options (alphabetical, by rating, by popularity). Replaces the previous "browse all games" experience that was scattered across category pages.

Initial CalcBot launch. 100+ browser games across 12 categories (racing, sports, platformer, puzzle, action, adventure, .io, idle, horror, strategy, casual, arcade), plus a scientific calculator and a small set of math articles. Embedded-game architecture (iframe from publisher CDNs), original editorial content on every game page, and a responsive mobile-first layout.