Facebook Messenger launches Instant Games

Bored while you wait for friends to text back? Now you can challenge friends for high scores on Facebook Messenger's new Instant Games, like Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and Words With Friends Frenzy. Available right from your message threads, they load in seconds since they're built on the HTML5 mobile web standard, rather than having to be downloaded like clunky native apps.

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