News Google joins investors in Chinese game streaming platform Chushou has now raised $120 million, Google wants to push it to "more people around the world" Jan. 5, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Google Play: Gender bias in mobile gaming needs to change "Change the Game" initiative launched as survey finds 47% of most active male gamers would prefer not to play with women Dec. 7, 2017 Brendan Sinclair
Stub Google launches 3D asset library for VR/AR developers New library Poly offers thousands of free models built with Tilt Brush and Blocks Nov. 2, 2017 Press Release
News YouTube introduces Twitch-style sponsorship service for streamers Trials of the $4.99 per month model have proven successful as platform abandons paid channel service Sept. 20, 2017 Ivy Taylor
News Google gets into augmented reality with ARCore App-building platform supports Android Studio, Unity, Unreal out of the gate, works with millions of existing phones Aug. 29, 2017 Brendan Sinclair
Feature Who plays mobile games? Google Play's UX researcher Allen Bevans identifies various 'player segments' and how they engage with smartphones June 15, 2017 Allen Bevans
News Warner Bros and Google using Wonder Woman to get girls into coding New Made With Code project will use latest superhero firm to introduce skills to young women June 1, 2017 James Batchelor
News Noah Falstein leaves Google, says he's "not ready to give up making games" Internet giant's chief game designer departs after opportuninty to develop new titles "fails to materialise" April 7, 2017 James Batchelor
Stub Google has shipped 10m Cardboard VR viewers Daydream's antecedent has doubled shipments in the last year, with 150 million app downloads Feb. 28, 2017 Matthew Handrahan
Feature "Don't rely on being featured by app stores" Google's Matteo Vallone encourages mobile devs to find other channels to new audiences and trust in the quality of their games Feb. 28, 2017 James Batchelor
News Google Play: "We have a responsibility to shine a spotlight on high quality experiences" Jamil Moledina explains how Google is doubling down on engagement and curation for its Play store developers Feb. 27, 2017 James Brightman
News Reigns wins first Google Indie Games Contest Causality and Battle of Polytopia are runners up after 1000 submissions whittled down to Top 10 Feb. 17, 2017 James Batchelor
News Improbable teams with Google to help devs build bigger game worlds SpatialOS Games Innovation Program unlocks start-up's expansive tech, free alpha version launches today Dec. 13, 2016 James Batchelor
News Google Play opens up Early Access Developers can now nominate their games to be included in early funding program Sept. 1, 2016 Brendan Sinclair
News Google Play is adding an Early Access section Curated storefront will be the most visible part of a push to make open betas more visible to the public May 20, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Report: Google to release Cardboard successor this year Plastic cased model to have better lenses, sensors, comparable to GearVR Feb. 8, 2016 Dan Pearson
News Google Cardboard has shipped 5 million units VR viewer hits sales milestone, apps have been downloaded 25 million times through Google Play Jan. 28, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Vine GM leaves Twitter to work on VR at Google Jason Toff switches jobs as Google posts ads for roles working on multiple VR devices Jan. 25, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Google appoints new VP of virtual reality Clay Bavor, VP for product management, previously oversaw Google Cardboard Jan. 13, 2016 Rachel Weber
News Google Play poised for Chinese launch in 2016 - report Mobile app store will be Google's biggest move in vast market since its retreat in 2010 Nov. 23, 2015 Matthew Handrahan
News Google Play to introduce mandatory "ad funded" label - report App developers must register relevant content by January 2016 or risk suspension Nov. 19, 2015 Matthew Handrahan
Feature Go Play Inside - Is Project Tango Going to Underpin AR? Project Lead Johnny Lee on Google's environment-mapping future tech Oct. 12, 2015 Dan Pearson
News Google Play APK limit doubled to 100MB Android developers given more control over the quality and complexity of their games Sept. 29, 2015 Matthew Handrahan
News Google's tips for VR development Chief game designer Noah Falstein pushes devs to start simple with Google Cardboard Aug. 14, 2015 Rachel Weber
News Niantic Labs spun off into independent company Ingress developer detaches from Google after reshuffle Aug. 13, 2015 Dan Pearson