Connect with the largest community of gamers around the world by logging in or creating a Facebook account. Facebook to Introduce a Gaming App to Take on Amazon's Twitch The social media titan accelerated its plans in the gaming space due to the pandemic. The free app caps several years of investment at Facebook, which said more than 700 million of its 2.5 billion monthly users already engaged with gaming content. Introducing the Facebook Gaming App Facebook’s Gaming app was released on Android a few days ago, with an iOS version soon to come. Facebook confirms that it is launching a Facebook Gaming app on mobile, helping gamers find new games to play and streamers to watch. This is actually part of a larger trend where the formerly distinct worlds of gaming and social media are merging. Facebook’s new dedicated gaming mobile app is set to be announced on April 20th. This guide is intended to be used as a starting point for your app and should be customized. The example app provides a screen by screen breakdown of the different events and parameters that can be collected. Tap to watch on the Facebook app Watch more gaming content live right now. Facebook launches a dedicated gaming app to take on Twitch and YouTube Published Mon, Apr 20 2020 7:52 AM EDT Updated Mon, Apr 20 2020 12:17 PM EDT Ryan Browne @Ryan_Browne_ App Events Best Practices for Strategy Gaming App. Facebook is trying to change this, having recently released its own dedicated gaming app.