diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/about.jd b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/about.jd index c7c91ac4698d9..c25a9cf23284b 100644 --- a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/about.jd +++ b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/about.jd @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ page.image=/distribute/images/about-play.jpg

Google Play is the premier store for distributing Android apps. When you publish on Google Play, you put your apps in front of Android's huge base of - active customers, in more than 130 countries and territories across the + active customers, in more than 190 countries and territories across the world.

diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/monetize/ecommerce.jd b/docs/html/distribute/monetize/ecommerce.jd index 65e2b2002515b..dc56d465ecd2f 100644 --- a/docs/html/distribute/monetize/ecommerce.jd +++ b/docs/html/distribute/monetize/ecommerce.jd @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ page.tags="monetizing", "physical goods", "wallet" physical goods and services, such as clothing or movie tickets, through your apps using Instant Buy for - Android in the US. + Android (US Only).

diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/stories/games.jd b/docs/html/distribute/stories/games.jd index 1a482b14168b2..2351eed797396 100644 --- a/docs/html/distribute/stories/games.jd +++ b/docs/html/distribute/stories/games.jd @@ -1,246 +1,28 @@ page.title=Developer Stories: Google Play Game Services -meta.tags="google play, developer story, games, global" +meta.tags="google play, story, stories, games, global" page.image=/images/distribute/glu-ew-gpgames.jpg -page.metaDescription=How gaming studios are using Google Play game services to deliver new gaming experiences for their users. +page.metaDescription=How game studios are using Google Play game services to deliver new gaming experiences for their users. @jd:body -

One of the goals of Google -Play game services is to allow developers to focus on what they’re good at -as game developers — creating great gaming experiences for their users, by -building on top of what Google is good at: mobile and cloud services. Integral -to that is an easy integration process, one that provides a whole host of -features with little engineering work required.

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The gaming studios below understood the opportunity that Google Play game -services unlocked, and are starting to see real results following their -successful integrations.

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Concrete Software — Straightforward, easy to implement

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Concrete Software added several -features from Google Play game services into one of their top titles, -PBA -Bowling Challenge, including support for multiplayer, leaderboards, and -achievements.

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So far, their users have loved the new additions: average session length -is up more than 15%. Keith Pichelman, CEO of Concrete Software, explains:

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"The Google Play game services were straightforward and easy to implement. We -had been researching options for multiplayer services, so when Google Play game -services came out, it was an easy decision for us. Not only were they easy to -integrate, but the features have worked flawlessly.

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"PBA Bowling Challenge now has real-time multiplayer which our users instantly -were thrilled with; you can see in the reviews how people immediately raved about -the new game experience.

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"We also included achievements, leaderboards, and most recently cloud -synchronization from the Google Play game services as well. Using the game -services in PBA Bowling Challenge was a huge success, enough so that we are now -going back to our other titles, adding the features to them as well."

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Session lengths up: - After adding support for multiplayer with Google Play game services, Concrete - Software saw an increase in session lengths of more than 15% for PBA Bowling - Challenge.

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Glu was one of the first developers -to integrate Google Play game services, with -Eternity -Warriors 2. Based on this first success, Glu has integrated game services -into several more games, including Samurai vs. Zombies 2, Frontline Commando: -D-Day, Contract Killer 2, and Zombies Ate My Friends.

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Already supported in Eternity Warriors 2, they’ve seen a 40% increase in 7-day -user retention and a 20% increase in play sessions per day. Sourabh Ahuja, Glu's -Vice President of Android Development, explains:

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“Multiplayer, leaderboards, achievements — these are all things that we -had to build individually for our titles. The availability of these features in -Google Play game services helps us make our games stickier, and it’s awesome that -it comes directly from Google.

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Vector Unit just launched their -latest title, Riptide -GP2, with Google Play game services integration, and it has one of the strongest -integrations of multiplayer yet. Early reviews call multiplayer “one of the sweetest -cherries on top!”.

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Ralf Knoesel, CTO of Vector Unit, tells more about how they've used Google Play game -services:

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“We wanted to provide a really compelling multiplayer experience for our users, and -Google Play game services allowed us to do just that. With multiplayer, you can show off -your skills and your custom-tuned hydro jet in 4-way online battles with friends and -players around the world.

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"By providing an easy way to power this multiplayer experience, we were able to focus -on making the gameplay come alive — like the stunts, which are more daring and -slicker than ever (with more of them to master), or the realistic detail of the water -splashing against the camera lens.”

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+ Google Play game services + lets you add great social features to your games quickly, without having to + build them yourself. You can add multiplayer, game invites, quests, and a + variety of other features — all from within your app. Google provides + cross-platform game and player infrastructure for you, as well as insights + and analytics to help you understand the activities of users in your games. +

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+ The case study presentations below highlight how top game studios are taking + advantage of Google Play game services — the features they've added and + the results they are seeing. Each deck (PDF) is focused on a single game and + how it uses a specific Google Play gemes feature. +

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Choosing the right featured image is important, it needs to convey as much about the features of your apps and what makes them special as possible, - without being cluttered and confusing. Check out the Android Developers blog post - for more - Featured-Image Guidelines. + without being cluttered and confusing. To get started with the featured + image specs, read the featured + image guidelines in the Help Center.

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