The Amazon Developer Portal console features a new user interface (UI), including a new header and footer, consistent with the pre-login site, allowing easy access to the services you access most, as well as quick links to technical documentation, support, and search.

I will talk about three examples in this article related to that genre, namely: Coyote Time, Jump Buffering, and Sticky Walls. Let’s get started.

Today, we are excited to launch the new and improved reporting dashboard in the Appstore Developer Console.

We had two primary goals in mind when we built these new enhancements: provide more transparency in our data and ease of use. Keep reading for a closer look at some of the changes.

Today, I want to talk to you about random number generation (RNG). Or, more accurately, pseudo-random number generation (PRNG).

In my previous blog post, we went over some basic tools and terminology for audio engineering. Now that we have an appreciation of the basic sculpting tools available to us, let’s talk about a holistic approach to the soundscape.

The Amazon Appstore Japan team sat down with FightSong Inc., the company who developed and operate "Abandoned Girls.” We heard the story of Abandoned Girls’ development in China to the release in Japan, and their unique perspective on the Amazon Appstore.
 

Today, we are excited to announce two TVs, Fire TV Edition - Toshiba 4K (2018) and Fire TV Edition - Toshiba HD (2018), will be available for pre-order in Canada, exclusively at Best Buy retail locations and online at BestBuy.com.

Today, we're excited to announce the Fire TV Stick 4K, the most powerful streaming media stick available, plus an all-new Alexa Voice Remote, are available together for customers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, India, and Japan.

The experience on Fire TV requires you to think about designing for the 10-foot experience as well as taking into account different control interfaces, like a remote and voice capabilities.

Developers can now integrate competitions with leaderboards and prizes into team-based, multiplayer games using GameOn services and the new Team API methods.

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Survival Arena, a tower defense game by Game Insight, lets you build and customize your arsenal of towers, ammunition, and power-ups to race against an onslaught of enemies and win against all odds.

Designing for voice is different from designing for screens; therefore, developers looking to build for voice can start by embracing a set of design principles that are unique to voice-first interactions. Here we cover four design patterns to keep in mind.

Learn about the world’s three billion smartphone users according to the annual Global Mobile Market Report by Newzoo, a global leader in eSports, games, and mobile intelligence.

Particle effects like explosions, magic effects, water, and smoke can bring any game to life. To get started with particle effects, you will first need a sprite to use as a particle. Creating these sprites is can be easy using free software and minimal drawing skills. Let’s get started!