Google Releases Open Source Game Sample Utilizing Google Fit and Android Wear
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 by Richard Harris
Google has released Games in Motion, an open source game sample to demonstrate how developers can make games using Google Fit and Android Wear. Games in Motion is written in Java programming language using Android Studio. It was designed to demonstrate multiple Android technologies which include:- Android Wear bridges notifications from a phone or tablet to a paire...
New Cross Platform Releases for Game Developers from Google’s Fun Propulsion Labs
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 by Richard Harris
Google’s Fun Propulsion Labs (FPL) has announced several new releases for game developers including an updated Pie Noon - Google’s open source Android TV game - with networked multi-screen action, and new libraries including the Pindrop audio library and the Motive animation system.With Pie Noon multi-screen action, FPL has used the NearbyConnections API from the most r...
Play Games Player Analytics Are Now Live On The Google Play Developer Console
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 by Richard Harris
At the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Google announced its new Play Games Player Analytics service, a set of free reports to help developers manage their games business and understand in-game player behavior. Now the service has officially been released and is available through the Google Play Developer Console.Developers whose game is integrated with Google Play gam...
Google at GDC 2015 Launches New Tools for Android Development Monetization, Analytics and TV
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Google has introduced new tools and features for Android developers at its Developer Day during the Game Developers Conference. The new offerings include analytics for Google Play Games, new advertising options for AdMob and a Nearby Connections API for Android TV. Google has introduced Player Analytics, giving developers access to Android analytics repor...
Google Play Game Services Gets New Publishing API, Updated Unity Plugin, and Leaderboard Tamper Protection
Saturday, December 27, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
The Google Play games services (GPGS) has announced several new developer tools including a new Game Services Publishing API, a revamped Unity Plugin, additional enhancements to the C++ SDK, and improved Leaderboard Tamper Protection.New Game Publishing APIAt Google I/O this past June, Google Play Developer Publishing APIs were launched to automate the configuration and...
Android Developers Receive Expanded Google Play Games Management API for Testing
Friday, November 14, 2014 by Richard Harris
Android game developers with gaming apps on Google Play will find it easier to test games with a newly expanded suite of Management APIs to facilitate game development and testing, with better support for alpha and beta groups.The Google Play Management API is a set of tools that enable developers to do things like manage tester data and clean up bad leaderboard score s...
Google Play Game Services Offers Game Developers Updated Cross Platform Tools
Monday, October 13, 2014 by Richard Harris
Google Play Game Services is offering mobile game developers updated developer tools to provide: a more consistent set of game services across platforms; a refreshed UI based on material design; and new tools to give better visibility into what users are doing in games.The new features include:Real-time Multiplayer in the Play Games cross-platform C++ SDKTo make it easi...
Google Provides Android Developers With New C++ Cross Platform Tools
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Google has updated new tools that are now available to game developers to facilitate cross platform development. These include: updated Play Games cross-platform C++ SDK, updated Play Games SDK for iOS, and new game services alerts in the developer console.Updated Play Games C++ SDKGoogle has updated the Google Play Games C++ SDK with more cross-platform...
Google Helps App Developers With New Gaming Tools
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 by Richard Harris
Google has responded to the push for more and easier gaming development tools with the several new assitions including open sourcing of a 2D physics library and new features to the Google Play game services offering, such as a plug-in for Unity.
The open-source release of LiquidFun offers a new C++ 2D physics library that makes it easier for developers to add rea...
Game Developers Now Get More from Google Play Games
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
Games are where the money’s at and Android is the 800 lb gaming gorilla in the room!
Developers now have a couple of new features in Google Play Games to help understand player’s usage of games and provide more access to game date in Google cloud.
The Google Play Developer Console now has stats about game player activity in the console. Also, game service aler...
