If you were ever skeptical about downloading a mobile game for your Android device, Google has decided that it will help you in making the right choice. A whole new feature from Google will allow you to demo a game before you even go into the Google Play Store.
This new feature is actually an ad feature announced today and is called “search trial run ads”. It is in fact a part of GDC 2016 and will allow users to play a game for up to 10 minutes for free, which is a enough of time to decide if it is worth downloading or not. This new ad feature is a part of Google’s large push for Android developers, which will also include a new section in the Play Store called the “indie corner” that will highlight some of the best indie games available. This list will also be updated and curated regularly.
The new ad feature will be available in the coming weeks, where the all the user has to do is to type in the title of the game through Google Search on a smartphone, and a “Try” button should appear.
Google also announced that it will be releasing a new API that will let developer add video recording and livestream functionality to any game as well. This API will be available to developer within a few months and will also give YouTube an edge over Twitch in terms of mobile gaming.
