Chromecast Gets Family-Friendly Games

It has been one very interesting year for Google’s Chromecast, as this particular platform has seen the addition of hundreds of apps along the way in order to win the hearts of more of its users as well as to entice others to take a peek at it. Not only that, it has also introduced the Web experience on the TV through Android mirroring and Chrome tab casting. Now that the holiday season is about to kick off, even more apps are being added to the list, and that would include family-friendly games.

Chromecast basically makes good use of your smartphone or tablet, turning that into a controller for your TV screen, as you enjoy classic titles such as Wheel of Fortune or Hasbro’s Monopoly Dash, Scrabble Blitz, Connect Four Quads and Simon Swipe, right there and then in the comfort of your living room. Should you prefer to let your hair hang down and dance a bit, why not indulge in Just Dance Now? Your smartphone ought to figure out whether you happen to be pumping your fist high, or shaking your hands down low, where the right action would see you accumulate points along the way.

Basically, as long as you own a smartphone or a tablet, you will be able to participate in any of the aforementioned games that can be downloaded via the Play Store or App Store. [Press Release]

Edwin Kee
Categories: Computers, Gaming
Tags: chromecast, Google