Great news for fans (and detractors) of Facebook gaming. Facebook has reorganized it game applications to make them more fun, and less annoying, for users.
Gaming is a contentious issue on Facebook. Roughly 200 million users love playing games, Facebook announced at a recent ‘Gaming Event’ at their Palo Alto headquarters, with the rest of their user base not as interested. This poses unique challenges for the service and for users who find themselves getting endless requests to play games they’re simply not interested in.
According to Facebook’s statistics, the top 10 games on the site have more than 12 million active users each. Facebook has conceded that the company hasn’t had, “the right tools to enable developers to grow their games while at the same time providing a great user experience for non-gamers.”
And with that, changes are being made to improve the experience for everyone. Here’s what those changes entail:
If you don’t play games on Facebook, you can expect to stop seeing your News Feed populated with application stories about those games. If you don’t play Farmville, you won’t have to read about it. There will only be game updates when something big happens, like several different friends signing up for one game all at once.
If you do play games on Facebook, you will see full game stories (instead of collapsed ones) in the News Feed. You will also see more calls to action within those stories, highlighting tasks that need to be completed inside the game.
Related Posts
We review a lot of health wearables. This one tracks something most ignore.
We've discussed the Hume Band’s design ethos before; specifically, how its screen-free, fabric-wrapped profile respects your attention span. But for those who treat their health as a long-term asset, the form factor is secondary to the data.
Rokid’s AI glasses offer a more affordable route to wearables than Meta Ray-Ban
The AI Glasses Style is completely screenless and weighs just 38.5 grams, making it light enough to wear all day without discomfort. Instead of visual overlays, it relies on voice, audio, and a built-in 12MP Sony camera capable of shooting 4K video in clips up to 10 minutes.
Forget the watch, Apple’s AI Pin might be its next wearable move
According to the details shared so far, the wearable is still in the very early stages of development. In fact, Apple could launch it or even cancel it, depending on how engineering and market conditions evolve. That said, people familiar with the project say the company is targeting a 2027 release window, a move that would position Apple directly against other AI wearable efforts from competitors like OpenAI and others experimenting with similar form factors.