Local multiplayer is coming to Android games

Local multiplayer is coming to Android games

Timothy J. Seppala

Engadget

Ever wish your favorite Android games had ambient multiplayer? You know, it's the feature that's at the heart of Nintendo's StreetPass system and enables you assemble all those puzzles and rescue your Mii on the 3DS simply by being in proximity to other people with the handheld. Well, Google's added an update to the Play Games backend that activates it for any title using Mountain View's multiplayer coding. With it comes the ability to invite any local players to your own game for co-op or adversarial play. it's a bit different from what we've seen before with asynchronous multiplayer, and it shows that Google continues to invest in its gaming platform -- great news all around, to be sure.

Source: Android Developers (G+)