Facebook Instant Games launches in-app purchases on May 7

Facebook continues to try to entice gamers and game developers into its ecosystem, this time by adding a new way for devs to monetize on its Instant Games platform: in-app purchases. At its F8 developers conference today, the social media giant said that developers will be able to submit their games for approval on May 7 though the documentation is available today. The feature will at first only be available for titles played on the web and Android devices.

Since launching in 2016, Instant Games has built up a library of games that includes hits such as Zynga’s Words With Friends and arcade classics like Tetris. And last month, the platform exited its beta phase and is now recruiting developers in earnest, which is where features like in-app purchases come in.