Instant Games: Facebook’s New Cross-Platform Experience for Messenger, News Feed

Facebook Tuesday announced the launch of Instant Games, an HTML5 cross-platform gaming experience for Messenger and News Feed on both mobile and the web.

Facebook Tuesday announced the launch of Instant Games, an HTML5 cross-platform gaming experience for Messenger and News Feed on both mobile and the web.

Tom Dotan of The Information reported earlier this month that the social network was testing the platform, which would allow Messenger users to play “lightweight” and “asynchronous” games against their friends.

Product manager, games Alissa Ju announced in a blog post that users will begin seeing a game controller icon below their status update composers, and a dedicated Instant Games bookmark will also be added.

Ju added that Instant Games is now available in 30 countries for iOS version 8 or later and Android version 5 or later.

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