Original Yo-Kai Watch headed to smartphones later this year
As the 3DS’s popularity fizzles out in Japan, developer Level-5 is migrating one of its most popular franchises to smarthphones. Yo-Kai Watch, the original...
Google Play’s new delta algorithm reduces size of Android app updates
Google today announced Google Play store improvements focused on the size of updates. A new delta algorithm, bsdiff, has been rolled out to further...
Pokémon Go servers down again — app is experiencing ongoing connection errors
Pokémon trainers have always had to deal with hardships like tough gym leaders, that meddling Team Rocket, and finding rare legendary creatures. But now...
Flaregames finds publishing mobile games is a better fit than making them
Klaas Kersting created Flaregames in Germany to make mobile games. But the company was late to the party, and it found it was lost...
Tencent’s reach is unmatched in the gaming market
In the new film Independence Day: Resurgence, a couple makes a video call to one another. When they hang up, the program they’re using tells...
Kill Shot Bravo developer finds partner to launch sniper game in China
China’s mobile gaming industry is like your rival high school’s prom. You’re not getting in unless you get a date with someone who’s already...
I’m running Android apps on a Chromebook, and it’s dope
Google said the Google Play Store was coming to Chrome OS, and now it’s finally here — in the developer channel of Chrome OS...
Minecraft gets Xbox Live: Console, PC, and mobile can play together
Xbox Live is expanding the way that Minecraft fans can play with one another. Microsoft is using its online service to bring cross-play to...
Pokémon Go beta test starts today — here’s how battles work
The next big Pokémon release is coming to phones soon, and it’ll give you plenty of challenges in addition to catching ’em all. A field...
Developer’s claim that Thai’s military junta is ‘great’ is about facing down uncertainty
From the outside, Thailand looks like a messy, dangerous place under a military cabal. But at least one developer in that country didn’t leave...