US gaming company Snap has entered into a collaboration with third - party game developers that will use Snapchat 's layout as a development platform . Last year, Snap bought Prettygreat, a small Australian gaming studio, for $8.6m. 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 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 .