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Apr 4, 2023 · Facebook Gaming is excited to announce that you can now play your favorite games during video calls on Messenger. This new, shared experience in Messenger makes it easy to play games with friends and family while in a video call, allowing you to deepen connections with friends and family by engaging in conversations and gameplay at the same time.
Apr 6, 2023 · Meta’s Facebook Gaming division has now enabled games to work during video calls over Messenger using iPhone, Android, or the web. The launch has 14 games that include Exploding Kittens, Mini ...
Feb 26, 2024 · Open the Facebook Messenger app on your phone. Tap on an individual or group chat of the person/people you want to play multiplayer games with. Tap on the video call icon located on the right-hand side of the screen next to the audio call icon. If you don’t see it, then tap the screen once to reveal the icons.
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By Matt Hanson
published 29 November 2016
Challenge your friends in the new feature
Facebook has updated its Messenger app to include the Instant Games in Messenger feature, which allows you to play games with your friends directly from the Messenger app.
With one billion people using Messenger each month there are plenty of people to play against, and you can challenge friends, share scores and make video and voice calls while you’re playing.
To start playing games in Facebook Messenger you’ll first need to update the Messenger app on your smartphone or tablet. The update should go live soon, so look out for a notification telling you there’s an update waiting.
If you don’t see the update, open up Google Play on Android, or the App Store on an Apple device, and search for Facebook Messenger to see if an update is waiting for you. If it is, click to install.
If there’s no update and no option to play games then the feature may not have rolled out to your country just yet. Initially 30 countries around the world are getting Instant Games in Messenger, with more to follow.
If you access Facebook Messenger through the Facebook website there’s no need to update anything – the option to play games should appear automatically.
All you need to do to challenge a friend to a game is start a conversation by clicking on the name of your friend or pressing the plus ‘+’ icon.
In the conversation window, tap the game controller icon below where you enter your message text, then choose the game you want to play.
You can also play amongst a group of friends, by creating a group chat within Messenger and starting the game from there.
You’ll be able to see live scores and a leader board within the chat – and don’t worry if you get beaten badly, as the score won’t be made public!
Instant Games in Messenger launches with 17 games from well-known publishers such as Konami, Bandai Namco, Zynga, and King, plus many more.
The lineup includes classics such as Pac-Man, Galaga and Space Invaders, as well as popular new games like Words with Friends and Endless Lake. Check out the image below for the full list.
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Jan 16, 2023 · Tap the purple and pink 2x2 grid icon. This icon features what looks like the buttons on a console controller in a 2x2 grid centered at the bottom of your screen. 3. Tap the controller icon. This indicates that you want to play games. It says "Play" underneath the icon. 4. Tap a game that you want to play on Messenger.
Apr 4, 2023 · Available titles include ‘Words with Friends’, ‘Exploding Kittens’ and a dozen more. Facebook just announced it is implementing multiplayer games into the video call feature within ...
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Apr 6, 2023 · In an effort to get more people (presumably young people) using Facebook Messenger, the social media company has announced that users can now play multiplayer games while on a Messenger video call. There are currently 14 free games to play with friends and family in Messenger for both iOS and Android users, including Words With Friends ...
