Games in Google+ Rolling Out to Users
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There were hints early on that Google planned to add games to Google+, but the search giant wasn’t talking. Today Google has announced Games in Google+. Everyone’s biggest fear was that the conversation-focused Google+ experience would be harmed by casual gaming, but it appears that El Goog is doing all it can to keep that from happening.
At the top of the page, there will be a new button that links to the Games area. While there, you can play games and see game updates from your circles. Google was careful to point out that the game updates are happening on your terms. If you don’t go to the games hub, you won’t be accosted by game updates.
Google worked with a few high profile developers to get a respectable stable of games ready to go at launch. Some of the better known titles include Angry Birds, Bejeweled Blitz, and Diamond Dash. The Games page will be rolling out to users in the coming days.
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Chewieshmoo
August 12, 2011 at 9:54am
Personally my uses for any Social site is to share photos/articles/links/comments and stay in touch. I could care less about games but I guess Google+ has to compete with Facebook and gives people what they seemingly want, I will prefer to stick with my own classic console and PC games.
Eoraptor
August 11, 2011 at 3:19pm
We'll have to wait and see, but the primary reason I signed on for G+ was that it ~didn't~ have games constantly pestering me, trying to make me sign up, make all my friends sign up, and then trick us all out of personally identifiable information. *cough*facespace*cough*
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