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hello bogan ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe handy the Android authority app guy and welcome back to Android apps weekly this is episode number 137 so let's jump right in Google has unveiled its plans to give official Google Playstore awards starting at Google i/o this year it will be called the play awards and the categories are stand out startup standout indie best families app best use of material design best use of Google Play game services early adopter go global most innovative and of course the best app and best game it'll be interesting to see who wins but I really hope it's not freakin BuzzFeed news in one of the more awesome things we've seen this year developer ala Beck o merabh has ported counter-strike 1.6 to Android it's a free download and you'll need to get counter-strike 1.6 installed from Steam in order to play it it seems to work pretty well and it's even compatible with game controllers if you've been looking for a good shooter on Android and don't mind tinkering a little bit this is a fun little project Coachella has teamed up with YouTube to offer 360 degree live video streaming for the entirety of the event of course it's Sunday so by now you've missed most of it but there's still time to check it out before the festival officially ends Sunday evening all you need to do is get the YouTube application head to Coachella's YouTube channel and get started this of course comes on the heels of YouTube's announcing 360 degree live streaming video with spatial audio app Annie came out with its quarter 1 numbers for the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store as per the norm Google Play had far more downloads while Apple had far more revenue the same things are true as they were before including China being a huge source of revenue for Apple Android users spending less money per download and all of that jazz the Hugh has government suggested this week that Google and Apple should censor encrypted applications on various app stores so that we can't download them unfortunately for the police this situation is easily worked around by you know sideloading the application and continues to show how little the government officials understand technology don't worry this probably isn't going to happen for even more Android apps and games news releases and updates don't forget to check out this week's newsletter which is linked in the video description below there you'll find all the stuff we didn't have space for here and if you'd like you can sign up for the that are using the form which is in the written companion which is also linked in the video description below and we'll send it straight to your email every Sunday alright folks let's take a look at the apps and games that made a big splash this week as usual if you want to check out any of these apps or games you can find those links in the video description below you may remember exploding kittens as one of the most funded projects in kickstarter history this game is essentially a spin-off of the popular cards against humanity' where you're given a bunch of scenarios and then you're given cards to try to make it as ridiculous and funny as possible like other games in this genre the humor can be dirty and dark at times but those with a healthy sense of humor should enjoy it quite a bit it's a dollar ninety-nine and has no in-app purchases chippy has released their official application on android here recently with moderate success so far much like the acclaimed website you can browse for various chips based on categories keywords and a variety of other factors or you can just see what's trending on any given day the application functions and looks pretty much just like the website so it should be easy enough to figure out your way around there are some really say bugs here and there but nothing too serious the latest Warhammer 40k was released this week with fairly positive reviews so far to put it simply this is a very big game there are 170 campaign missions with a full-blown storyline which is steeped in action and chaos you'll be able to customize your character create new gear and upgrade just about everything to keep things fresh the developers also include daily challenges so you can get even more gear it may be one of the best freemium games released this year it's true that we've talked about chroma key board in the past but it underwent such a huge change this week that we felt like talking about it again to keep up with the competition crew my keyboard is now free with in-app purchases so if you've been bulking because of the price you don't have an excuse anymore along with that came an update that added a new settings application for the keyboard new color styles and new prediction algorithm and preference syncing everyone that bought the application before will get upgraded to premium for free so go ahead and check it out the harvest moon seeds of Memories was announced last year and fans of the series were really hoping this wasn't going to be another freemium ripoff of the series they loved much like other studios were doing unexpectedly this is actually a full Harvest Moon game it fancies itself a farm and life simulator where you must grow crops May friends perform tasks and take care of your little digital life there are no in-app purchases so you will get the full game when you buy it it's a pleasant little surprise and Harvest Moon fans should definitely pick this up this week we wanted to take some time on this week's Android apps weekly show and talk briefly about our official app we've been working diligently to create an awesome application for all of you to get your latest Android news reviews opinions and whatever else we happen to be doing it comes with material design plenty of options to customize your reading experience and you can even sign in to discus and comment straight from the application aside from that you'll be able to check out our forums view news by category and get 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