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Catalyst Black: The Next-Generation Mobile Multiplayer Action Game Built On Google Cloud
At Super Evil Megacorp our vision is to push the creative and technical boundaries of video games. This was the driving force behind Vainglory, released in 2014, which showcased AAA-quality games can be successful on mobile while filling a gap for multiplayer online battle arena games on mobile. Our vision continues with the development of our next free-to-play …
Progress On Initiatives To Keeping Google Play safe
We want to keep you updated on the privacy and security initiatives we shared earlier this year, so you can plan ahead and use new tools to safely build your business. In the past few months, we launched: Google Play SDK Index to help you evaluate an SDK’s reliability and safety and make informed decisions about whether an SDK is right for …
Go Global At Ramadan
Tips for engaging players during this special month Developers from around the world have found that during Ramadan they see an increase in activity from people in the many countries where the holy month is observed. This provides a significant opportunity to reinforce or increase engagement, uplift monetization, and enhance a game’s success. Ramadan is …
Access Android Vitals Data Through The New Play Developer Reporting API
Quality is foundational to your game or app’s success on Google Play, and Android vitals in Google Play Console is a great way to track how your app is performing. In fact, over 80% of the top one thousand developers check Android vitals at least once a month to monitor and troubleshoot their technical quality, and many …
Things To Know From The 2022 Google For Games Developer Summit
Over the years, we’ve seen that apps and games are not just experiences – they’re businesses – led by talented people like yourselves. So it’s our goal to continue supporting your businesses to reach even greater potential. At our recent Google for Games Developer Summit, we shared how teams across Google have been continuing to …
Building Apps For Android Automotive OS
Today we’re announcing the availability of version 1.2 beta of the Car App Library, enabling app developers to start building their navigation, parking, and charging apps for Android Automotive OS. Now, developers can begin building and testing apps for these categories using the Automotive OS emulator across both Android Automotive OS and Android Auto. For the entire list of …
12L And New Android APIs And Tools For Large Screens
There are over a quarter billion large screen devices running Android across tablets, foldables, and ChromeOS devices. In just the last 12 months we’ve seen nearly 100 million new Android tablet activations–a 20% year-over-year growth, while ChromeOS, now the fastest growing desktop platform, grew by 92%. We’ve also seen Foldable devices on the rise, with …
Diversify App Revenue With Hybrid Monetization
There is an ever-increasing number of apps competing for people’s attention and their wallets. At the same time, as smartphones become increasingly affordable and ubiquitous, the diversity of the audience for any app is growing. To maximize the opportunity presented by these expanding audiences, developers need monetization strategies that increase LTV and maximize revenue. This …
How Battle Passes Can Boost Engagement And Monetization In Your Game
Introduction Battle passes (or season passes) have grown increasingly popular in mobile games. With as many as 30 of the top 100 games on Google Play now featuring a battle pass. Recently, game developers have continued to invest in and innovate with battle passes as a primary method of driving engagement, retention and monetization. This …
Tools To Help Developers Provide A Positive User Experience
Google helps protect billions of users every day through the use of a robust set of tools designed to keep users safe online. We’re proud to provide a wide range of these same resources to help developers build safe and successful apps. User participation increases when people have a safe and positive app engagement. …