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As Chrome OS has evolved, the gaming scene has come along with it. With game streaming, web games, Android games, and upcoming Steam game support, Chromebooks are becoming a go-to place for casual gamers. As it evolves, we're tracking along with that development and you can see it all here on Chrome Unboxed.
Whether you’re a Chromebook owner or you simply have an Android phone or tablet, Google Play Pass has become a behemoth of value. Whether or not many would prefer to acknowledge it, Google’s subscription service, which will run you just $4.99 USD per month or $29.99 USD per year always adds a little something for […]
The future of Stadia and the strategy behind its roadmap still eludes me but whatever the plan, Google appears to be pulling out all the stops to get the streaming service in front of more users with every passing day. General users can claim a month of Stadia Pro on the platform’s website at any […]
Fans of the Ys series can now pick up Ys IX: Monstrum Nox on the Stadia Store for more action RPG goodness! For those unfamiliar, Ys is a long-running action RPG developed by Nihon Falcom that began in 1987 alongside series like Star Ocean, Final Fantasy, and the Tales Of series’ and chronicles a red-haired […]
HP’s latest entry into the Chromebook space is a solid choice at $699 with just enough upgrades over the previous iteration to condone the modest price bump of $70. Not only do you get the significantly more powerful 11th Gen Tiger Lake Core i3, but HP also did us a solid and doubled the storage […]
This morning, Best Buy ignited an insane deal that you can go and pick up right now – Anyone who buys a Chromebook valued at $299 or more can pick up a free SteelSeries Stratus Duo controller at no additional cost. However, that’s not all – the biggest news here is that you’ll also get […]
Less than a month ago, we reported that you’d soon be able to play Xbox games directly through your web browser. This meant that Chromebook gamers specifically would have loads more to play in addition to Stadia, Nvidia GeForce Now, and other cloud game streaming services that are already available to them. Well, that time […]
It wasn’t too long ago that Michael reported on Unity adding Chrome OS as a target for developers to build games around. Up to this point, most games you can play on a Chromebook from the Play Store are clearly targeted to phones and tablets, not laptops with additional inputs like a keyboard and mouse. […]
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Finally! Google has finally launched the official Stadia app for Google/Android TV. Naming issues aside between Google TV and Android TV, it is great to see Stadia arrive on the Chromecast that everyone actually wants to buy. I’m tempted to skip past the part where I say this should have been in place from day […]
Stadia Pro subscribers can claim four new titles in just a few days on July 1, 2021, adding to their already impressive library of games that require no downloads, updates, or installs. This month’s content includes Moonlighter, Street Power Football, Terraria, and The Darkside Detective. Remember, if you have yet to claim Steamworld Dig, Ary […]
While we all impatiently wait for official support for Steam via Borealis, let’s talk about how you can start playing Windows games today with Steam Play (Proton) using Crostini (Linux on Chrome OS). The experience isn’t the best, but it’s frankly better than nothing. This article will assume that you have Linux installed on your […]
With Borealis, A.K.A. Steam on the horizon for Chromebooks, there will no doubt be many gamers who have Xbox gamepads laying around their house. These controllers are not only used for well, Xbox console, but also for PCs where they are plug and play as opposed to Sony’s Dualshock 4 controllers which require extra software […]
With the launch of Google Stadia on the Chromecast with Google TV and Android TV, millions of additional users can now consider their home televisions game consoles without having to purchase expensive gaming hardware. I said in my overview of the update that Google could leverage the 80 million users who now have a Chromecast […]
