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Google unveils new tools to enhance gaming on Google Play

Google unveiled new tools and features that will enhance the gaming experience on Google Play. The company described them at the Google for Games Developer Summit ahead of the upcoming Game Developers Conference next week.

Aurash Mahbod, general manager for games on Google Play, said in a blog post it will reveal various initiatives aimed at helping developers create better gaming experiences.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.