Facebook recently push an unexpected update for its Messenger service. It now includes fifteen games, such as Pac-Man or Galaga on which to challenge his friends.
the More time passes, and more Facebook seeks to enrich Messenger, service chat. Recently, this has resulted in the arrival of the publicity, encryption (optional) communications, or by the arrival of Instant Video. The social network has reached a new stage yesterday with the introduction of games and functions related to these.
Want to organize a contest on Pac-Man ?
A new icon in the form of a joystick makes its appearance above the input area of the text, on versions for Android (5.0 minimum) and iOS (8.0 minimum) of the Messenger app, but also on computers, via the web versions of Facebook and Messenger. Clicking opens a menu offering you to try a dozen of titles.
The catalog offers a wide enough variety of genres, ranging from the classic Pac-Man and Galaga titles, the most modern as well as Shuffle Cats (the last-born of Zynga), or Endless Lake, a runner at the design is very heavily inspired by Monument Valley.
All have in common to focus on the score, and therefore to promote competition between friends. So, beat your record will send a notification to all people present in the active conversation at the time you launched the game, which may annoy some. A ranking system unique to each title is also provided.
Facebook update on its platform Instant Games
These games are based on the new platform, Instant Games, that Facebook inaugurated with this first test on Messenger. The goal is to allow developers to offer games in HTML5 directly on the social network, playable also on mobile devices than on computers, with no installation required. To appeal to the studios, the social network is said to be able to rely on its very large number of users, more than $ 1.7 billion.
a Few have already cracked. This is particularly the case of Zynga, historically very dependent on the social network, but also actors more generalists like the japanese Bandai Namco, Konami or Taito. Moment Games is currently available in 30 countries, including France.
Kevin Hottot
Journalist specialized in the video game universe. Passionate about Dogecoin, crowdfunding. Never travels without his pony.
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