Social networking site opens pilot program to help small and medium-sized developers release their games globally.

Facebook today announced Facebook Mobile Games Publishing, an all-new pilot program aimed at helping small and medium-sized developers release their games across the world.

In a blog post on the company's website, engineer Victor Medeiros said the games ecosystem on Facebook is "steadily growing," but with this expansion, some developers are having difficulty making their games visible to Facebook's more than 1 billion users.

"There are many developers with awesome mobile games who don¥t yet have the upfront resources for a paid strategy, and we want to help them find a path to success, too," Medeiros said.

Through the new Mobile Games Publishing program, Facebook will work with "select" game developers and provide promotional support for games across the company's suite of apps.

"This program is designed to reach people who already play games on Facebook with new games that may interest them," Medeiros said. "For example, we will help strategy game fans find strategy games and casual game enthusiasts find casual games."

Medeiros said Facebook is invested in the success of the games and, in exchange for a revenue share, will collaborate with developers to help their games reach a wide audience. Facebook will also lend analytics tools to developers that are part of the program.

Early program participants include the following:

• 5th Planet's RPG card battle game, Dawn of the Dragons
• Brainbow's puzzle-packed adventure game, Dr. Newton: The Great Brain Adventure
• Certain Affinity's pirate-themed strategy game, Age of Booty: Tactics
• Dragonplay's social poker game, Live Hold'Em
• Gameloft's medieval strategy/simulation game, Kingdoms & Lords
• Gamevil's train management simulation Train City
• KiwiGames' quest-based exploration game, Shipwrecked
• Outplay Entertainment's explore-and-battle fantasy game, Monster Legacy
• Space Ape's multiplayer combat strategy game, Samurai Siege
• WeMade Entertainment's endless-running game WINDrunner

Those interested in taking part in the Mobile Games Publishing program can apply through Facebook's website.

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