YouTube has launched its Playables programme on desktop and mobile devices, adding its name to the steadily expanding list of businesses pursuing gaming projects.
The company revealed on Tuesday that its library of simple, no-cost games, known as “Playables,” will soon begin to show up on the YouTube app for everyone, in addition to the YouTube homepage.
The games were previously tested by a small group of users before becoming available to YouTube Premium subscribers in November of last year.
Newsng understands that most of these games are a great bonus to using YouTube when you’re bored, include cloud saves that follow you from device to device, and are simple to start playing right away.
YouTube’s Playables don’t clash with the App Store model or violate Apple’s policies because they don’t monetize through in-app purchases or paid downloads; nevertheless, they do face competition from the App Store’s free games, which are frequently downloaded by casual players and earn revenue through advertisements.
Angry Birds Showdown, Words of Wonders, Cut the Rope, Tomb of the Mask, and Trivia Crack are just a few of the most well-known games in the Playables collection.
It also brings in games like Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, and GameSnacks, which was developed out of Stack Bounce, a game available on its HTML minigames service.
Professional networking platform, LinkedIn, well-known for its job postings and unsolicited career advice, recently entered the gaming industry.
