Google have announced their intention to increase support for game-development on the Android mobile platform. As a first step they will be presenting a number of Android sessions at the Game Developers Conference on March 9th and 10th in San Francisco. The sessions will aim to provide everything developers need to know about Android game development in Java or C++, with Android engineers being on-hand to answer any questions.
As an added incentive to get developers signed-up for the event Google, in partnership with the conference organisers, is offering complimentary handsets to attendees.
Google and GDC will also be providing complimentary Android phones to attendees who register for All Access or Tutorials and Summits passes by the Early Bird deadline of February 4, 2010. Qualified attendees will receive either a Nexus One or a Verizon Droid by Motorola, so they can quickly apply what they learn from the various Android sessions.
You can find out more details about the offer on the conference site. With seven out of the top ten most popular paid applications in the Android store being games, it could be worth a look for developers interested in the platform.
