January 19, 2021 Sponsored Finding success in 4x strategy games A preview of the new mobile game genre report from Google Play
January 15, 2021 To Battle! Epic brings app store battle with Apple and Google to the UK Two filings were submitted to the Competition Appeal Tribunal
January 13, 2021 Game Drive Introducing Game Drive: the acceleration programme from MY.GAMES and Google that promises to fuel mobile developers The new initiative will see successful mobile studios rewarded with consultation on how to level up their business
January 6, 2021 Stand Up Google employees rally together to form the Alphabet Workers Union "Our goals go beyond the workplace questions of 'Are people getting paid enough?' Our issues are going much broader"
December 8, 2020 Around The World Google releases Stadia in eight European countries, including Poland and Portugal "All new Stadia users can also get one free month of Stadia Pro"
November 23, 2020 Don't Cross The Streams Google Stadia: The good, the bad and the ugly of the cloud-streaming platform's first year Stumbled start or headed for the Google graveyard?
November 19, 2020 In The Clouds Google Stadia to begin public testing for iOS devices in the coming weeks Via a progressive web application
November 18, 2020 Have Some Drive My.Games partners with Google for a new accelerator programme Game Drive is aimed at mobile games studios
November 12, 2020 Stadia Google will give away Stadia Premiere Editions to YouTube Premium subscribers Only if users were signed up as of November 6th
November 4, 2020 Court Date Judge denies Google's move to have its Epic Games case start in 2022 Epic has suggested a date of February 2021
October 30, 2020 Going Mobile Mobile gaming on the rise as 70 per cent of gamers are playing more than before People aged 18-to-34 are the most likely to play games
October 23, 2020 Pay Up Stadia creative director Hutchinson insists streamers should pay royalties Google has distanced itself, the tweets "do not reflect those of Stadia, YouTube or Google"
October 21, 2020 Lacking Trust The US government files an antitrust lawsuit against Google "Countless advertisers must pay a toll to Google's search advertising and general search text advertising monopolies"
October 16, 2020 Top Of The World Google was the top mobile publisher via downloads in September Voodoo cracked the top three
October 8, 2020 Going Mobile Google Stadia now fully supports mobile data streaming At a resolution of 720p
October 7, 2020 Trust Issues US antitrust committee completes investigation into 'monopolistic' practices of Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google "These firms typically run the marketplace while seven also competing in it—a position that enables them to write one set of rules for others, while they play by another"
October 5, 2020 Delayed Change Google delays Play Store changes in India to 2022 "We are setting up listening sessions with leading Indian startups to understand their concerns more deeply"
September 30, 2020 Trust Issues China is looking at possible antitrust investigation into Google “China will also look at what other countries have done, including holding inquiries with Google executives"
September 29, 2020 Making Changes Google to make third-party stores more accessible with Android 12 "We will be making changes in Android 12 to make it even easier for people to use other app stores on their devices"
September 7, 2020 Case Dismissed Google to ask court to dismiss Epic Games' lawsuit It wants the case to remain seperate from Apple's
August 14, 2020 Hard Day's Fortnite Why is Epic going to war with Apple and Google? Untangling the mess of the Fortnite mobile debacle
August 14, 2020 It's A Battle Fortnite generated just $10 million in revenue from Google Play before its removal It secured 11 million downloads in four months through Google's store
August 13, 2020 Grab A Deal Epic is circumventing Apple and Google's fees to offer discounted V-Bucks in Fortnite on mobile "Epic passes along payment processing savings to you"
July 30, 2020 Game On The Go Google adds 4G and 5G streaming to its Android Stadia app New experiment reportedly offers resolutions of 360p
July 28, 2020 You're A Winner Google names its 2020 Indie Games Festival winners Across Europe, Japan and South Korea
July 20, 2020 Defying History Google Play blocks World War II game Attentat 1942 from select storefronts Not available in Germany, France, Austria, and Russia
July 15, 2020 Going Exclusive Harmonix, Konami, Supermassive sign up to bring exclusives to Stadia As part of latest Stadia Connect event
June 18, 2020 Grab A Deal Google reduces Stadia Premiere Edition price Now costs $99, only comes with one free month of Pro tier
June 18, 2020 #blacklivesmatter Google pledges $175 million for aiding Black communites "Google commits to translating the energy of this moment into lasting meaningful change"
June 15, 2020 Oh Dear Google mistakenly uploads Ubisoft's God & Monsters E3 demo build to Stadia Gamers could play an in-development version of the new IP
June 15, 2020 Still Streaming Stadia exceeds one million downloads on Android devices The platform has been made available to more phones
June 11, 2020 Impressive Numbers Google had the most downloads of all mobile publishers in May Voodoo and Crazy Labs cracked the top five
May 19, 2020 10 Years On Opinion: Android has finally reached its tipping point Baby how you're grown
May 18, 2020 Laying Seige Ubisoft sues Apple and Google over a mobile "copy" of Rainbow Six Siege "Ubisoft's competitors are constantly looking for ways to piggyback on R6S's popularity"
April 29, 2020 More Games In 2021 Google and EA partner to bring Star Wars, FIFA and Madden NFL to Stadia Set to launch later this year
April 28, 2020 Launch Exclusive Interview: Why Moonshine Studios is proud to launch Get Packed first on Google Stadia "Stadia has been a natural fit for our development pipeline"
April 23, 2020 Everyone Loves A Comeback Google Stadia mobile app surpasses one million installs in five months 50 per cent increase over launch week
April 9, 2020 Try It Out Google Stadia Pro is free for two months 1080p is now the default resolution in order to not take up too much bandwidth
March 31, 2020 44 Per Cent Growth AppsFlyer: Google becomes number one for mobile app advertising Facebook dominates retargeting
March 31, 2020 A Good Deed Google parent company Alphabet donates $800 million to combat the coronavirus It will give ad grants to government agencies
March 25, 2020 Teamwork Crytek teams up with Google to bring the Cryengine to Android It's expected to launch later this year
March 24, 2020 Plenty Of Play Google Play gathered 116 billion downloads of games and apps in 2019 New developer tools are coming, including Google Play Asset Delivery, Android GPU Inspector and Android Performance Tuner.
March 20, 2020 Exclusive Data Google mobile downloads suggest Stadia has sold 107,000 units in the last two months US tops group for the largest portion of installs
March 16, 2020 Containment Update: Rockstar, EA and Maysalward are the latest companies to enforce remote working due to the coronavirus Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and Google also request staff to work remotely
March 10, 2020 A Good Cause Google Play opens up donations for coronavirus relief efforts on its store 100 per cent of donations go to the cause
March 10, 2020 Back Of The Net Google and Adidas partner for smart insoles that track performance in FIFA Mobile Utilising the software goes towards FIFA Ultimate Team.
March 5, 2020 Beach View Google Stadia recruits former Sony Santa Monica studio head Shannon Studstill to lead new Playa Vista studio "So excited to build and support a new team of creatives"
March 4, 2020 Further Cancellations Games First London 2020 and Google I/O cancelled due to coronavirus concerns Refunds will be issued
March 2, 2020 Lacking Indies Developers and publishers are avoiding Stadia because Google isn't offering a big enough incentive A lack of money and industry commitment