Facebook wants to be your new games arcade

From CNET: Pac-Man will soon be chomping up your Facebook feed.

The social network on Tuesday unveiled a new feature called Instant Games that lets people play games on their news feeds and on the chat app Facebook Messenger, without installing any new apps.

In addition to Pac-Man, there are classics like Space Invaders and Galaga. There are also modern games like Zynga's Words with Friends: Frenzy and Shuffle Cats Mini, a game by King, maker of Candy Crush. Right now, there are 17 games available, but Facebook wants game developers to add to the list.

The one thing all the games have in common is they are based on racking up a high score, instead of, say, a role-playing game where you move through a world.

To play the games, tap on the new game controller icon at the bottom of the Facebook Messenger app. There, you'll be taken to a new section of the app that will let you play and discover new games. With the new feature, you'll be able to see leaderboards, chat with friends about games and compete with people on Messenger.

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