Meta updates avatars for cross-platform and inclusivity
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is serious about the metaverse and you can see that in its more expressive cross-platform avatars. The...
Facebook revamps Messenger Kids with new parental controls and children’s guidelines
In December 2017, Facebook launched Messenger Kids, a child-friendly alternative to the main Messenger app that allows parents or guardians to review the people...
App Annie: The biggest apps and games of 2019
No doubt you’ve heard of Facebook Messenger, the top non-game app of 2019 in terms of downloads. But how about Free Fire, the battle...
Instant Games will migrate from Messenger to Facebook and Facebook Gaming tab
Instant Games have become a popular pastime, allowing friends to play light games with each other in their messaging apps. And Facebook has decided...
Facebook launches AR games for Messenger group video chat
Facebook today announced the introduction of augmented reality games in group video chat with up to six people at once. AR games are available today...
Deck of Dice aims for a lucky roll on Facebook Messenger
Deck of Dice, a startup with a product of the same name, has created a new parlor game by putting an entire deck of...
Tetris launches as an instant game on Facebook Messenger
Gamers play Tetris billions of times online every year, and over 500 million Tetris mobile games have been downloaded to date. But now you don’t...
Mojiworks raises $2.77 million for messenger games
Mojiworks raised nearly $2.77 million (£2.1 million) in a Series A round of funding for its messenger-based games. The round is led by Balderton...
Facebook starts letting developers monetize Instant Games on Messenger
Facebook has launched advertisements to monetize a new type of popular casual game, dubbed Instant Games, which people play on the Facebook Messenger feed....
Facebook rolls out Instant Games on Messenger to 1.2 billion people
Facebook is announcing today that it is rolling out Instant Games on Messenger more broadly to the 1.2 billion people who use the messaging system...