This section covers items important to packaging and releasing a game for Gameboard.

Updating a Game (Video Walkthrough):

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If you want to update a game, first navigate to the Creator Portal and sign in.

Once signed in, you will need to pick a publisher associated to the account that you are planning to update a game for.

Publisher

Once in the Creator Portal, navigate to the Library in the left navigation.

Publisher

Scroll down to the game you could like to update and click on that game. To edit the game, click the Edit Game button in the top right of the Game Description screen.

Publisher

Once on the edit screen, update any information you would like, and then click Submit Game.

Once submitted, the game will be available in the Reviews tab in the left side navigation. The game updates will be reviewed and either Approved or Denied.

Once approved, the updated game will be available on Gameboard!

The version code is a numeric value inside your Game's APK. This number tells Gameboard where your latest game release lands in relation with your previous release. As such if you previously released a game with versionCode=1 your next release will need to have a versionCode=2 (at least one higher than the last)

Setting the Version Code in Unity

The version code in Unity can be found under Player Settings → Other Settings under the name of Bundle Version Code.

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Setting the Version Code in Android Studio

In Android Studio the versionCode will be available under the app's build.gradle file.

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The versionName is a human-readable name for your release. This will be presented to the users in the Game Details page and is what players will normally use when reporting a bug.

Setting the Version Name in Unity

The version name in Unity can be found under Player Settings → Other Settings under the name of Version

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Setting the Version Name in Android Studio

In Android Studio the versionName will be available under the app's build.gradle file.

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