Attention, loss of time at the office with a view : Facebook launches Instant Games – LCI

RETROGAMING – mail Facebook continues to diversify its activities. After the video, calls, purchases, employment, or chatbots, place video games in Messenger. Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Galaga… you’ll even be able to challenge your friends.

You spend a lot of time on Facebook ? It’s not going to go down with the last update of the messaging of the social network. Messenger open from this Tuesday, a section “video games”. In particular, there is a dozen games including some great classics, accessible from your smartphone as your computer.

With nearly a billion users, Facebook knows that it holds the gold between the hands with this home solution for fun, social, scattered with a pinch of challenges between friends. For this, the firm of Mark Zuckerberg has teamed up with a few pros of the game, such as Bandai Namco, Konami or even Zynga, a true specialist in the online gaming (FarmVille, Bubble Safari, Empires and Allies…).

It is necessary to go in Facebook Messenger and open a conversation with one of your contacts. A small icon in the shape of a thumb appears. By clicking, you will gain access to the list of 15 games is very varied. Instant Games work on mobile devices, or Desktop version on your computer or Mac. It is deployed in a first time in 30 countries, including France.

therefore, You can find Pac-Man, Galaga, Space Invaders, Track & Field 100 m for fans of old arcade games. But also puzzle games (2020 Connect, Hex, RLIF, Brick Pop, The Tribez : Puzzle Rush…), games of words, such as Wordalot Express or Frenzy, or action games (Endless Lake, EverWing, etc.).

other games should be added soon to the list. King, the father of Candy Crush is announced on the list of the partners of Instant Games.

By opening Instant Games from a chat window of Messenger, you go and challenge your friend to a game of your choice. Once your round is over, your score is displayed in the discussion and your friend (or friends in case of discussion aggregate) can rise to the challenge. At any time, you can know which of your friends have played the game and see their score.