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It's now easier for users to stream games on Facebook

It's now easier for users to stream games on Facebook

It is now easier for players to stream games to Facebook thanks to changes from the social media giant's API.

The firm has revealed a number of changes designed to help developers out. The first is changes to its API, which the social media behemoth says will enable users to stream directly to Facebook within seconds. That's without any hardware magic or third-party software.

If you make mobile games, this functionality is coming to those platforms soon, too.

The streaming functionality isn't the only changed announced. Facebook has also revealed that developers will be able to reward those who tune in to watch their games on the social media colossus' streaming service.

You can read the full story over on PCGamesInsider.biz.


PCGamesInsider Contributing Editor

Alex Calvin is a freelance journalist who writes about the business of games. He started out at UK trade paper MCV in 2013 and left as deputy editor over three years later. In June 2017, he joined Steel Media as the editor for new site PCGamesInsider.biz. In October 2019 he left this full-time position at the company but still contributes to the site on a daily basis. He has also written for GamesIndustry.biz, VGC, Games London, The Observer/Guardian and Esquire UK.