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Samsung Electronics teamed up with Kakao Games and Google LLC to bring the “Ares: Rise of Guardians” game experience to Galaxy mobile phones. The title was only released by Kakao Games late last month, and it was reported that it has already hit the peak of its popularity.
As per The Korea Times, upon its release, “Ares: Rise of Guardians” quickly climbed up the charts to top Google Play Store’s popularity chart. In terms of revenues, Kakao Game’s newest game title immediately ranked second following its launch.
"Through collaboration with Google and Kakao Games, we are delighted to provide Galaxy smartphone users with a more immersive and enjoyable gaming experience," an official of Samsung Electronics stated.
An official of Kakao Games also said that through the cooperation of the three companies, its new game has certainly become more enjoyable to play on different mobile devices. An executive at Google Play further added, "Ares meeting Android and Google Play will provide gamers and foldable device users with a more immersive content experience. We look forward to continuing various technological collaborations to enhance the Android ecosystem."
Users of Samsung Galaxy mobile can try the exciting gaming experience offered by Kakao Games’ “Ares: Rise Of Guardians.” People can enjoy it by downloading it via Google Play. the collaboration of the three firms was first announced last weekend, SamNews24 reported.
As part of their cooperation, Samsung Electronics and Kakao Games used the latest 3D graphics, Vulkan Application Programming Interface (API), then they worked on the Ares optimization. This application's outcome is reducing the load and memory usage of the chipset during gameplay. This also gives players more stable frames - much better than the existing “OpenGLES” graphics API.
“It feels very rewarding to have Ares meet with Google Play and support a more realistic content experience for Galaxy smartphone users,” Google Play Game Partnership Korea’s general manager, Lee Hyeong Won, said in a statement. “We will continue to develop the Android ecosystem through various technical collaborations.”
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