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In possibly its boldest play for the space to date, Netflix has tapped the games industry heavyweight and EA veteran, Mike Verdu as its vice president of game development. Verdu has made the move to the streaming giant from Facebook where he held the role of VP of VR and …

Universal, Warner and Sony have each singed multi-territory licensing deals with the social media platform.

The multi-player edition of the popular game has been developed in partnership with CoolGames for the Instant Games by Facebook platform.

“We are excited to welcome the Gfinity team and support them in their international expansion to build one of the most dynamic and exciting esports leagues in the world.”

The new deal follows on the heels of the social network's recent partnership with Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

The deal will extend to music used across Facebook, Instagram and Oculus and echoes similar deals struck with Universal Music just before Christmas.

The partnership will look to facilitate deeper engagement between artists and fans, empowering users to express themselves through music, share their favourite songs and build communities around music culture.

Consumers can now engage with the brand via AI tech and machine learning in order to shop and converse via the Facebook platform.

CoolGames makes the announcement as it launches its latest title, Tetris, to Facebook Messenger.

Watch will allow users to discover videos from outside of their feed, create watchlists and present an easier way to follow shows created by artists, brands and publishers.