FB expands games option
Facebook has offered games on its Messenger platform over the years, but today the company has taken gaming one step further with the rolling out of Instant Games on Messenger.
The tech company is also launching new features that were exclusively previewed to developers at its annual F8 conference a few months back. These include rich gameplay features, which allow developers to create unique and sophisticated experiences and Game bots to help game makers come up with exciting features like new levels and rewards. “When developers start to take advantage of these new capabilities everyone wins with more dynamic and engaging gaming experiences,” the company said,
Rich gameplay features such as turn-based games (which is most requested feature) weave in leaderboards and tournaments, offer more visually engaging and customizable game messages during play. Game bots help re-engage players by calling out new game options and encouraging competition with updates on the leaderboards.
One of the first games to take advantage of the new rich gameplay features is Zynga’s Words With Friends. Words With Friends, one of the most popular games of all-time, is now available as a feature-rich, turn-based game in Messenger.
Users will begin to see new features as game developers start to incorporate the new capabilities with one of Instant Games on Messenger's biggest hits, Blackstorm's EverWing, which will be among the first to use game bots.
Depending on what device you use and where you are located, there are now up to 50 games titles available on Messenger, with more being introduced almost every week. They include the world’s no 1 Pool game – Miniclip's 8 Ball Pool – and Instant Games.
The new Instant Games on Messenger will roll out over the next few weeks worldwide for both iOS and Android starting today.
