Google has announced the best Play Store apps and games of 2025. The best overall app was Focus Friend while Pokemon TCG Pocket was chosen as the best overall game. Other winners include Instagram’s ...

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Sensor Tower data suggests 37 of the 50 top-grossing Play Store games featured loot boxes in October 2025. Under Google's new policy, all of October's top 50 grossers may face the new 20% fee on all ...

The Google Play Store will soon show gaming achievements on game listings. Google Play Games — which is a separate app — has achievements, but soon, you’ll be able to see them right from the game’s ...

Epic Games’ popular battle royale, Fortnite, has returned to the U.S. Google Play Store following a court order. The game maker had recently settled its five-year legal battle with the tech giant, ...