The winds of chains might be blowing in the right direction for Android gaming.

In 2022, Google first announced its Google Play Games on PC project, which allows Android users to play their favorite games on Windows PC. Since then, Google has released several updates to improve ...

It's more for casual players ...

Google has been tinkering with porting its Play Games platform to Windows for several years, but it started getting serious about it last year. Now, with the 2026 Game Developer Conference underway, ...

In an unexpected move, Google announced it will be bringing some of its mobile catalog to PC. There's now a PC section in the Play Store Games tab, which will serve as "your dedicated home for ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Google Play is getting a bunch of new PC-focused features, including a dedicated tab in the Store. “Buy once, play anywhere” will start letting you play both PC and mobile versions of select games for ...