US gaming company Snap has entered into a collaboration with third - party game developers that will use Snapchat 's layout as a development platform . The partnership , nicknamed Project X , is set to become official in April , and follows the company 's 2018 acquisitions of Australian gaming company Prettygreat for $ 8.6 m and web - based game development firm PlayCanvas . Snap 's shares have gone up by nearly 3 % since the deal broke .
US technology company Snap has entered into a collaboration with third-party game developers that will use Snapchat's layout as a gaming platform. The partnership, nicknamed Project Cognac, is set to become official in April, and follows the company's 2018 acquisitions of Australian gaming studio Prettygreat for $8.6m and web-based game engine firm PlayCanvas. Snap's shares have gone up by nearly 3% since the news broke.