Facebook is starting Fan Groups for Facebook Gaming streamers.
Facebook is starting Fan Groups for Facebook Gaming streamers.
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Facebook launches gaming fan groups to grow player communities

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of Fan Groups, an improved Facebook Groups experience for creators and their communities on Facebook Gaming.

Gaming Fan Groups will help Facebook’s streamers, dubbed Facebook Gaming creators, and their fans develop deeper relationships during and outside of livestreams.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.