The Google Snake game functions on a vertical axis, making it easy and comfortable to play on a smartphone. The premise of the game involves running around and eating as many apples as you can ...

Casual games are just as — if not more — important, as they make up a huge chunk of the gaming market that's constantly ...

And it’s maybe there, in Google’s ability to pull us into engaging with their apps, that the April Fools prank spirit lies. Snake will be available in both the iOS and Android Google Maps apps ...

Today, Google is celebrating the Lunar New Year, marking the start of the Year of the Snake with a new Google Doodle game. Here's how to play.

Google, as part of its array of Google Doodle games, now has a version of Snake in which you have a daily challenge. Sometimes, you're in a very small space with obstacles.

As an April Fools’ Day gag, Google has temporarily added the very famous game, Snake, to its maps service. Following which, users can enjoy the game in the Google Maps app on both Android and iOS.

Google Maps’ Snake: How to play You’ll know your Google Maps app has the Snake Easter egg when, upon opening the app, the menu icon on the upper left-hand corner moves the way a snake would.

Google loves a good April Fools' gag. The company "announced" a NES-inspired 8-bit Google Maps in 2012, added a Pac-Man game to Maps in 2015 and a Where's Waldo search last year.

Google announced Snake as a primarily mobile game, and so the best way to play will be to open this up on your iOS or Android device when the update goes live, which the company says will open today.

ICYMI, Google Maps' Snake game for April Fools' Day is here, and it replaces your beloved snake with a virtual train. It's the #throwback that I needed on my phone.

People using Google Maps on April Fools' Day might notice an extra feature in the navigation app: "Play Snake." The 90s throwback game became available to Android and iOS users around the world ...