Facebook launches new gaming app to entertain those in quarantine

CALIFORNIA: Social networking giant Facebook always remains busy in bringing something new to entertain its users. Grabbing the opportunity during lockdown, the platform has launched a gaming app, just to keep its millions of users around the world away from boredom.

The new dedicated gaming app, which is said to be a challenger for Amazon’s Twitch platform, will allow people to create, watch and participate in livestreams of games on e-sports and other competitions online.

According to Facebook, the new app is available for both Android as well as Apple’s iOS platform.

“Introducing the Facebook Gaming App is all about encouraging meaningful community interactions for people locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic,” said the social networking site. “It will enable users to watch e-sports or game competitions as well as participate in games with other users online,” it added.

As per reports, the new app has successfully managed to attract over 700 million global users since its launch.

“The Facebook Gaming app is a focused, gaming-only experience where you can watch your favourite streamers, play instant games and take part in gaming groups,” the leading social network said in a statement. “It’s all of Facebook Gaming in one neat, app-sized package.”