News YouTube Gaming migrates to main YouTube hub Separate website, app to shut down by March 2019; features implemented on YouTube main Sept. 18, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Tiny Lab, Google, ad companies accused of violating Children's Online Privacy Protection Act New Mexico lawsuit alleges companies illegally collected and tracked children's personal information Sept. 13, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Unity and Google Cloud unveil Open Match Matchmaking technology project made open source, game engine agnostic Sept. 7, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Google discloses vulnerability in Fortnite launcher that allowed possible malware installation Epic Games has since fixed the exploit, but CEO Tim Sweeney calls Google disclosure "irresponsible" Aug. 27, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News PSVR designer Richard Marks joins Google's advanced technology department Marks leaves Sony after nearly 20 years working on experimental projects July 31, 2018 Ivy Taylor
News Games account for 94% of Google Play revenue in South Korea Messaging and communication apps only bring in 2.2%, even less from social media and dating apps July 5, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Google reportedly planning streaming platform, gaming hardware Rumored gaming initiatives could include developer partnerships or outright acquisitions June 28, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Google launches Indie Games Accelerator in Asia Four-month program builds on Launchpad Accelerator, dozens of expert mentors already on board June 27, 2018 James Batchelor
News Unity and Google Cloud announce partnership to create multiplayer development suite Alliance aims to create server hosting, matchmaking tools to ease multiplayer game development in Unity June 20, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Google rethinks Chrome update after it breaks countless HTML5 games Developers have until October to alter their code before Google fully reinstates update May 17, 2018 Ivy Taylor
News Empires and Puzzles wins Best Breakthrough Hit at Google Play Awards Best Android apps and games announced at award ceremony ahead of Google I/O 2018 May 9, 2018 Ivy Taylor
Stub Google Play Instant is now open to all everyone Download free games initiative adds Candy Crush to its roster as it leaves beta May 9, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Google breaks HTML5 games with latest Chrome update Efforts to mute autoplay video ads have unexpectedly affected browser-based web games May 8, 2018 James Batchelor
News Google confirms new social gaming startup Arcade is an "experiment" that will reportedly release its first game this summer May 3, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Google Play faces allegations of market abuse in South Korea South Korean FTC begins survey of mobile companies to uncover alleged abuses April 17, 2018 Ivy Taylor
Stub Google announces Africa Web and Android Scholarship program Tech giant working with Udacity and Andela to provide funding for 15,000 web and Android scholarships in Africa March 26, 2018 Press Release
News Google Play announces Change the Game Design Challenge $10,000 college scholarship up for grabs in design contest March 22, 2018 Ivy Taylor
News Google opens up Maps data for developers to build mixed reality games Google Maps API grants access to accurate, living model of the world to serve as foundation for games March 15, 2018 Ivy Taylor
News Google Cloud teams with Ubisoft for open-source game server project Agones Companies invite developers to work together on enabling smoother matchmaking and multiplayer for games of all sizes March 14, 2018 James Batchelor
News Google launches ARCore 1.0 Developers can now publish augmented reality games to Play Store, support for China in the works Feb. 26, 2018 James Batchelor
News Bury Me, My Love triumphs in Google Play Indie Games Contest Old Man's Journey and Yellow named runners up as top titles promised up to €100,000 in marketing support Feb. 14, 2018 James Batchelor
News Google prepping game streaming service - Report Offering codenamed Yeti would work either with Chromecast or potential Google console Feb. 7, 2018 Brendan Sinclair
Opinion How mobile game devs are evolving test and launch strategies Google Play biz dev manager Emily Putze tracks how the traditional launch playbook for mobile games is changing Feb. 7, 2018 Emily Putze
Feature Google Play aims to "fundamentally change the trajectory" of Indian game revenues Director of Apps & Games Purnima Kochikar on the role of India in teaching developers to "build for billions" Jan. 24, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Former PlayStation and Xbox chief Phil Harrison joins Google He will work on a new business unit for the internet giant Jan. 23, 2018 Christopher Dring