LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned skilled social media platform, is engaged on diversifying its choices past job searches and enterprise networking. The corporate is reportedly going so as to add video games to the platform to extend person engagement. LinkedIn can be the newest within the line of a number of social media platforms like Fb and YouTube which have experimented with including in-app video games.
In keeping with a TechCrunch report, LinkedIn is engaged on bringing a number of puzzle-based video games on the app, three of that are referred to as “Queens”, “Inference” and “Crossclimb.” The social media platform confirmed its gaming plans to the publication, however didn’t reveal a launch window for the upcoming video games.
“We’re enjoying with including puzzle-based video games throughout the LinkedIn expertise to unlock a little bit of enjoyable, deepen relationships, and hopefully spark the chance for conversations,” the report quoted a LinkedIn spokesperson as saying.
Nima Owji, an app researcher, additionally discovered proof of in-app LinkedIn video games, posting screenshots on X (previously Twitter) that counsel that corporations on the platform shall be ranked within the video games based mostly on the scores of their workers. The screenshots showcase three video games — “Blueprint”, “Queens” and “Crossclimb,” all of which appear puzzle-based video games.
BREAKING: #LinkedIn is engaged on IN-APP GAMES!
There are going to be a couple of totally different video games and corporations shall be ranked within the video games based mostly on the scores of their workers!
Fairly cool and enjoyable, in my view! pic.twitter.com/hLITqc8aqw
— Nima Owji (@nima_owji) March 16, 2024
Whereas LinkedIn confirmed its plans to supply video games to its customers, there aren’t any particulars but concerning the quantity and style of video games that shall be obtainable on the platform. The video games may doubtless be supplied as a part of LinkedIn Premium subscription.
Earlier this month, LinkedIn disclosed gross sales figures for its premium subscription for the primary time, confirming that the service reached $1.7 billion (roughly Rs. 14,091 crore) in income in 2023 after the corporate added AI instruments to the platform.
In November final yr, YouTube launched “Playables” sport arcade, assortment of over 30 arcade video games that may be performed on the YouTube app on iOS, Android and Net, for its premium subscribers.
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