Minecraft developer Mojang is switching the Java Edition's graphics API from OpenGL to Vulkan ahead of its Vibrant Visuals update.

Forge has launched its application programming interface (API) for game developers to engage and reward players for their gaming habits. San Francisco-based Forge said the API enables game developers ...

Valve is working on an API for its upcoming handheld, the Steam Deck, that will make life easier for game developers. Valve is working on a Steam Deck API that will allow game developers to make sure ...

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A Destiny 2 API outage, which the Bungie team induced after noting an increase in disconnects in the aftermath of the Spire of the Watcher dungeon launch, shows how much players depend on the game's ...

League of Legends developer Riot Games has just gone and slammed the launch button on their new API beta. For anyone with a League of Legends account, you can now have a tinker with a new piece of ...

Google wants to help developers build the next Pokémon Go. The company announced that it's opening Google Maps to game developers who want to use its data to build location-based games similar to ...

Mobile gaming can be a finicky thing. Not only does any title have to account for varying screen resolutions and multiplayer play, but with such a saturated device market, being able to take a game ...

Let’s look at the most important package you’ll be dealing with when writing games with Mobile Internet Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0: the package javax.microedition.lcdui.game. In this chapter, I show ...

AMD has scored another win for their Mantle API, with upcoming title Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth to support it alongside DirectX 11. Previous Civilization titles, such as Civilization V, ...