Summary

  • Google is planning to expand its range of multi-platform games in time for the Game Developers Conference (GDC) next week.
  • The company aims to attract more gamers by offering exciting news and improvement on the gameplay as well as the graphics.
  • Google will be making the Vulkan technology into the official graphics API on Android to enable creators to build more immersive visuals.
  • Android users will also be able to play a wider range of PC-only games available on Google Play Games.
  • In addition, Google will make it easier for developers to publish their games on Android devices using its new pilot programme.
  • Google aims to partner with major game engines to make integrating the Vulkan API easier for developers.
  • Today, over 45% of sessions from new games on Unity use Vulkan, and this number isexpected to grow rapidly.

By Dean Takahashi

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