Snapchat unveils a game that you play with your face

Along with new festive holiday lenses for Christmas, Snapchat has also released a new lens that lets you play a game with your face.

The game, which is featured within the app, is called Santa's Helper. In it, your face is placed on an elf's body as you try to slide down a snowy slope, collecting presents and ornaments, and dodging bunny rabbits that'll try to punch you.

And here's the coolest part: you control your elf by turning your head left and right.

What does this new lens-based game mean for Snapchat? Is the company getting serious about gaming? Though Snapchat told TechCrunch Santa's Helper is "the launch of a new, native games feature," the game is unlikely to become the next Pokémon Go. Read more...