Google Plus gets games section

Good news for gamers in Google's upcoming social network Google+ —a new games section that can let them pick up from where they left off.

In a Google+ post, Google's Vermont Lasmarias said this new feature should make it easier for users to access the games they play often.

"Recently played games will be available from a games section on the Google+ homepage. Hopefully, this will allow you to pick up from where you left off, in just one click," Lasmarias said.

A separate article on tech site The Next Web said this should make the ability to jump back and forth through the various pages on Google+ much more fluid.

But it also noted the idea may have been inspired by Facebook’s current user interface, "a theme that appears eerily similar."

"Both networks have different ideas that have been proven to work, and I won’t be surprised to see the two continuing to nab similarly designed templates from one another as each platform evolves," it said.

It also asked why a Games section was added to the front page in the first place.

"Is it a move by Google+ to spotlight games on the young platform due to a lack of players? Is Google+ trying to reach out to new developers, and has games traffic been suffering? Or is this simply the first of many new sections we will start to see?" it said. — TJD, GMA News