Snap Inc Gets Into Gaming; Six Titles Incoming

Snapchat might be on a downwards screw over the by twelvemonth, but that hasn't stopped its parent company—Snap Inc—from diversifying their portfolio. Today, the visitor appear the launch of its gaming integration for the social app called Snap Games. The store is accessible from within the Snapchat app via the Conversation bar. You tin can play games and chat with your friends at the same time. Dissever installation of the games is not required. Here are some of the titles that are currently available.

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Tiny Royale - Zynga
Snake Squad - Game Closure
C.A.T.S. Migrate Race - ZeptoLab
Zombie Rescue Squad - PikPok
Alphabear Hustle - Spry Fox

Snap Inc has wanted to break into the mobile gaming space for quite some time. Recently, Tencent managed to get their hands on 145.8m of Snap Inc's shares, which amounts to a sizable 12% stake in the company. Tencent is arguably one of the biggest names in the gaming manufacture and is responsible for the likes of the massively pop PUBG Mobile and a host of other titles. Using Snapchat'due south reach and Tencent's expertise in the mobile gaming space, Snap Inc has the potential to make a mark on the marketplace.

Snap Inc also caused British VR and software startup PlayCanvas, which is all-time known for an open-source engine that powers Facebook and browser games. The engine tin as well power virtual reality experiences for browsers. It is based on HTML5 and WebGL and has previously been adopted by King, Disney, and Nickelodeon.

The mobile gaming space is a hotly contested i, and it'll become even more than so with Snap Inc dipping its toes in it. With Tencent in on the activity, nosotros can certainly expect to see more titles show up on Snapchat.

News Source: Gameindustry