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'Social gaming on Facebook is still a massive opportunity space for us and a massive business. 'If somebody called me up on the phone and said 'Hey I have the opportunity to put your brand or game in front of a massive audience of people, would you be interested?' the answer's yes' Leo Olebe

He simply sees Instant Games as a natural progression for Facebook to enable games to be played anywhere. Olebe, however, counters the notion that social gaming needs to be revived. Social network games have been in steep decline since the glory days of Farmville and companies like Zynga have had to pivot, transitioning their focus to where the players largely are - on mobile. We've just unlocked a very, very big gaming platform for developers and publishers around the world.' 'From a developer's perspective you build your game in HTML5 and it's not only the billion people a month who use Messenger but it's also a massive audience that's in the Facebook News Feed as well.

'This is something as a company that we've been almost bursting at the seams to talk about,' he said. caught up with Leo Olebe, director of global games partnerships, to find out more about the strategy behind Instant Games. That then 'offers a fun and social experience featuring score-based games, leaderboards, and group thread conversations to challenge and compete against anyone on Messenger.' Today, the social behemoth did indeed confirm the launch of its Instant Games program, which kicks things off with 17 titles, including old-school favorites like Pac-Man, Galaga (Bandai Namco), Space Invaders, and Arkanoid (Taito) along with new games like The Tribez: Puzzle Rush (Game Insight), Words with Friends: Frenzy (Zynga), Endless Lake (Spilgames) and more.Īs noted by Alissa Ju, Product Manager of Games at Facebook, Facebook users can access Instant Games on either web or mobile and don't need to install any new apps to play a game they simply click on the game controller icon just below where people type a message to get started. Earlier this month, word leaked that Facebook was on the cusp of launching a new initiative to offer games playable directly in Messenger or the Facebook News Feed.

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