Microsoft is working on games for Microsoft Teams

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Microsoft is trying to bring casual games to Microsoft Teams. According to sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, the software maker has begun testing games inside Microsoft Teams. The casual games allow people to play against one another.

Microsoft is looking at games as a way to improve the meeting experience as businesses continue to balance the needs of hybrid and remote work.

Microsoft is only testing casual games internally from its Casual Games offering, and the company could not roll this integration out to consumers and businesses. Microsoft wouldn't comment on its testing of games inside Microsoft Teams.

Virtual spaces inside Teams where colleagues can network and socialize with games are one of the things Microsoft envisions. These virtual spaces are part of Microsoft's metaverse plans, and the company has previously detailed its ambitions for 3D avatars andImmersive meetings that are expected to arrive in Microsoft Teams this year.

Microsoft has been adding features to Teams in order to make it easier to work from home. Microsoft Teams has been updated with remote-friendly views and features, and Together Mode was one of the first additions of the Pandemic Era.