Facebook Now Shows Friends' Game Playing

Facebook has begun testing a new viral sidebar showing which friends play a particular game.

Facebook has begun testing a new viral sidebar showing which friends play a particular game.

Blogger Josh Constine calls this free feature Facebook’s effort to compensate for some of the virality taken off the site over the course of the year. This newest box labeled “Discover New Games” shows up on the right-hand side of a user’s page, in the same area where you might otherwise see the “People You May Know” box.

This new box displays the name and picture of friends who are playing a game you haven’t installed yet.

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