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Mapbox Enhances Points of Interest and AR Features of Unity SDK

Mapbox continues to enhance mapping features designed for gaming in the AR space with new features to its Maps Unity SDK. Specifically, Mapbox has added new features to points of interest and augmented reality to the latest version of the SDK. Mapbox will demonstrate next week at its Locate event.

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Eric Carter

Augmented Reality, Games, Location

2 days ago

Amazon Launches Beta Gadgets Skill API Alexa Skill Management

Amazon has launched a beta version of a Gadgets Skill API that allows developers to build game skills for Echo Buttons that work in conjunction with Amazon's Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show, Echo Plus and Echo Spot devices. Using the new API, developers can create new kinds of gaming experiences.

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Patricio Robles

Games, Entertainment, Voice

04-05-2018

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Developer

Nine APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Payments, Machine Learning, and Financial. Featured today is the PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds Developer API, which enables developers to access Battle Royale game data. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.

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Joy Culbertson

Payments, Games

03-23-2018

Amazon Introduces GameOn APIs and Gaming Competition Platform Amazon GameOn Game Amazon GameOn Admin

Amazon is doing its part to boost gaming competition through its recently announced GameOn platform. GameOn allows developers to introduce competitions into their games regardless of device, operating system, screen size, etc. Developers can offer in-game or real world prizes through GameOn.

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Eric Carter

Games, Competitions

03-21-2018

PUBG Launches Test Version of its API for Battle Royale Game Data PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Developer

PUBG has launched a test version of the PUBG Developer API. The API provides rich game data for developers looking to build tools and services around PUBG's popular battle royale game mode. PUBG anticipates the API will lead to apps and tools that expand what is currently available through OP.GG.

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Eric Carter

Games, Tools

03-19-2018

Facebook Opens its Instant Games Platform to All Developers Facebook Ads

Facebook this week announced it has opened its Instant Games platform to all developers. The platform, which had been in beta, allows developers to build HTML5-based games that can be played across Facebook directly within News Feeds and in Messenger conversations on desktop and mobile devices.

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Patricio Robles

Games, Social

03-16-2018

Blizzard Updates the World of Warcraft API World of Warcraft

Blizzard Entertainment, the maker of the popular World of Warcraft massively multiplayer online role-playing game, is making changes to a number of its APIs. Earlier this month, it announced pending Mythic Challenge Mode API changes, including the removal of keystone affixes.

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Patricio Robles

Games, Developers

01-30-2018

JoyToken Releases API for Building Online Casino Games Using Smart Contracts

JoyToken, a blockchain startup that aims to develop an infrastructure protocol for the gaming industry, has released an API that demonstrates how games will run on its platform. The platform employs smart contracts to create what the company calls a "'trustless' gambling ecosystem."

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Patricio Robles

Gambling, Blockchain, Games

01-18-2018

Eve Online ESI API Replacing CREST and XML APIs

A little over a year ago, CCP released its ESI API for Eve Online. One of the notable goals of the ESI API was to replace the CREST and XML APIs within 18 months. Just 14 months after ESI's release, the company has achieved parity, and will sunset the CREST and XML APIs on May 8, 2018.

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Eric Carter

Games

01-05-2018

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Mapbox Enhances Points of Interest and AR Features of Unity SDK

Amazon Launches Beta Gadgets Skill API Alexa Skill Management

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Facebook Opens its Instant Games Platform to All Developers Facebook Ads

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Eve Online ESI API Replacing CREST and XML APIs