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Google Play Changes

Following the settlement between Epic and Google, there have been major changes to the Google Play Store.

Google has announced significant changes that will open up Android devices to competition in stores and payments, and we’ve settled our disputes with Google worldwide including in the US, Australia, and UK. Android is now fully open to robust competition among mobile app stores outside of the US, and Epic and Google have submitted a proposal to the US District Court to finalize the same here. Globally, developers will have choices in how they make payments using Google Play’s payment system and competing payment systems, with reduced fees and the ability to point users outside apps to make purchases. And Google will take steps to support the future open metaverse. 

These changes will evolve Android into a true open platform with competition among stores, as we’ve seen on Windows where Steam, the Epic Games Store, Good Old Games, and others offer consumers and developers real choice and lower prices.

Epic will be investing robustly in serving developers and gamers with the Epic Games Store for Android, and will also be bringing Fortnite back to the Google Play Store worldwide. 

Google’s blog post announcing the changes. - https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/a-new-era-for-choice-and-openness.html

Unity Asset Store cleanup

Unity is removing all assets from Greater China Region publishers on March 31, 2026. That’s over 3,000 assets disappearing from the store.

Of course, Unity didn’t provide any tools to see which assets were affected by the new policy; the users had to make the tool themselves. - https://iyedbhd.github.io/unity-gcr-asset-scanner/

Unity kills HDRP

They want focus on URP. More here - https://discussions.unity.com/t/render-pipelines-strategy-for-²⁰²⁶⁄_1710004

Godot 4.7 Dev1 and Dev2 Released

Blog posts witch new features and changes https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-7-dev-1/ and https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-7-dev-2/

Games I’ve played

Mewgenics

Excellent game from Edmund and Tyler. The best tactical game I’ve ever played.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/686060/Mewgenics/

Slay the Spire 2

Great sequel. I’ve been playing for a few days and can’t stop. I’m trying to work, but it keeps nagging at the back of my mind to take a break for a round. You’ve been warned.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2868840/Slay_the_Spire_2/

My work

It’s finally going great. I’ve finally decided on a specific project and I’m not working on several at once. I don’t have the graphics yet, beyond sketches, and it’s a shame to show screenshots with colored rectangles. I’ll start working on the graphics in the middle of the month; I still have a few mechanics to finish. For now, I can say it will be an idle/clicker game.