There's more than one way to make an Android game! In this post, I take a look at creating 2D sprite-based games with Java and Android Studio.

If you don't want to learn Java there are alternative SDKs for Android. Corona uses the Lua programming language and it is ideal for writing mobile games.

Are the days of Java’s rule over Android apps coming to an end? Google announced official support for the Kotlin programming language in May 2017 at its annual I/O developer conference. The ...

1. Head First Android Development: A Brain-Friendly Guide If you’ve had Java programming experience but have never really dived into Android application development, this book may be meant for you.

Java is a great language for game programming, as I hope my book demonstrates." "Killer Game Programming in Java" is a guide to everything you need to know to program bad-ass Java games.

While it includes C and C++ APIs, most game development is done in C++, which provides a high-performance, close-to-the-metal alternative to stalwart Android programming languages Kotlin and Java.

Google I/O: Kotlin, a popular new language for mobile platforms that's compatible with Java, is now officially supported on Android.

Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects.

Minecraft is perhaps the most prominent Java video game on the market today. Its popularity attracts players from around the world, but also opens the door to the Java programming language, and could ...