Google launches Google Play Partner Program for large game devs
Google unveiled its Google Play Partner Program today as part of its services for large game developers. Google is holding its Google Games Summit...
Google Play names Pokémon Unite as Best Game of 2021
Google Play today announced the winners of its Best of 2021 awards, a collection of apps and games that it has decreed made a...
Google Play unveils ‘play as you download’ for Android games
Google announced “play as you download” on Android 12 devices so players can hop into mobile games and begin playing during a download. And...
Sensor Tower: Mobile game revenue grew 18% in the first half of 2021
Consumers have spent a lot more on mobile gaming so far this year. Mobile game revenues hit $44.7 billion in the first half of...
Google Play’s stance on real-money gaming leaves users vulnerable
Last month, Google’s Play Store policies changed to permit gambling and betting Android apps that use real money in 15 more countries than before, including...
Google Play’s best games of 2020 — Genshin Impact is the big winner
As part of its annual awards, Google Play announced that MiHoYo’s Genshin Impact walked away with the title of Best Game of 2020. The games...
ProBeat: Google should have picked Microsoft’s app store principles over Apple’s
Microsoft this week outlined a list of 10 principles for the Microsoft Store on Windows in a not-so subtle jab at Apple and Google....
Google’s Epic response: Android 12 will make it easier to install app stores
Google today announced it will make it easier to install and use third-party app stores with the release of Android 12 next year. (Google...
App Store war: Apple, Google delete Fortnite after Epic Games adds direct payment (Updated)
Shots have been fired in what could be a gigantic App Store war. Apple deleted Fortnite after Epic Games deliberately violated its terms of...
Google gives Android TV developers instant apps, speech-to-text, and predictive typing
Even before the pandemic, the battle to own your living room was reaching a boiling point. Now the big screen is bigger than ever...