Mobile virtual reality on track to hit $861M in revenues this year
You’re going to need a big ol’ pile of cash if you want to get into high-end virtual reality on the PC, but that...
Saudi Arabia’s mobile-gaming whales want what’s hot — even if it’s in another language
AMSTERDAM — The price of oil continues to drop, but Saudi Arabia still has cash to burn on mobile games. Only around 30 million...
Facebook named undisputed leader in mobile advertising for app developers
Amid the endless array of companies offering to help developers get their apps discovered, Facebook has emerged as by far the most effective choice....
Google Play Games drops Google+ integration
You no longer need a Google+ account to enjoy the benefits of connected gaming on Android. Google is introducing Gamer IDs to its Google...
Unity game-making tool gets native support for Google’s 5M Cardboard virtual reality devices
Google wants to keep the momentum it has with its virtual reality products going by supporting one of the most popular developer tools in...
Google reportedly plans to release a Cardboard successor like Samsung’s Gear VR this year
Google is planning to release a new virtual reality headset for smartphones this year, pegged as a successor to its Google Cardboard platform and...
Google’s AI beats a professional Go player, an industry first
Google has achieved something major in artificial intelligence (AI) research. A computer system it has built to play the ancient Chinese board game Go...
Google changes Android permissions to make game sign-ups easier
[Updated with additional news: 10:44 am Jan. 25] Google has changed the way the Android operating system handles permissions for game players so that...
App Annie 2015: Google Play saw 100% more downloads than the iOS App Store, but Apple generated 75% more revenue
In 2015, Google Play saw 100 percent more downloads than Apple’s App Store. Double the number of downloads is a huge achievement. In 2014,...
GamesBeat Summit 2016’s initial speakers include King’s CEO, Google’s chief game designer
We’re pleased to introduce our first two speakers for the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016, an event that’s set for May 3 and May 4...