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Developers will now be able to use all Google Play player engagement features, Apteligent and OneSignal also added
Read More »Google cancels work on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive rival, goes all-in on mobile VR
Android-powered platform Daydream unveiled in May as successor to barebones Cardboard
Read More »Submissions open for Google’s inaugural Indie Games Festival
US and Canadian studios with fewer than 16 members and a 2016 release under their belts invited to take part
Read More »Niantic calms Pokemon Go data access fears
Pokemon Go co-creator Niantic has said that it is not accessing iOS users’ entire Google accounts. It emerged yesterday that, if a Google account is used at sign-in, the iOS version of the game grants itself complete access to the associated user account upon installation. This led to fears that …
Read More »Google: ‘There has been a marked shift in the way developers advertise’
Vinod Ramachandran, senior product manager for Google’s app install advertising business, reveals the ways games advertising has evolved and breaks down the tech giant’s options for creators looking to get their title noticed
Read More »Unreal Diaries: VR for the masses
With Unreal Engine support for Google’s Daydream platform, mobile VR is ready to reach all-new heights
Read More »Android introducing Early Access section to Google Play store
Users able to send feedback on open beta tests directly to creators
Read More »Unreal Engine 4 adds Google Daydream support
Integration available now through GitHub, with binary tools launch arriving in 4.12 update on June 1st
Read More »Google gets serious about VR with Daydream
There’s a new major player in the virtual reality market. Google last night lifted the lid on its new Daydream platform, which takes what it began with Google Cardboard and brings it to a new higher tech territory. VR features are to be embedded directly into the Android OS itself, …
Read More »Google announces Android-powered mobile VR platform Daydream
Android N operating system will include a ‘VR Mode’ to boost performance of experiences on ‘Daydream-ready’ smartphones
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