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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.
While we don’t really cover Amazon Luna too much on Chrome Unboxed, it’s primarily because most of us here use other services like Stadia, GeForce Now, and Steam Link. I did try out Luna back when it first launched, and I wasn’t too impressed. Perhaps it’s time I give it another chance since it’s now […]
Google Stadia truly is the game console you can play anywhere. If anyone can prove something, it’s the wonderful and sometimes ridiculously resourceful community over at Reddit, and they’ve been on a journey to play Google’s gaming platform on some of the most ridiculous and unexpected pieces of hardware. Today, I wanted to honor some […]
Are you rocking a Chromebook with lower-end specs, or just have some time to kill in between tasks? Do you have restricted free space available on your device for any number of reasons? Well, I’ve got just the solution for you! (okay, I’ll end the infomercial tone now) Gamesnacks, bite-sized HTML5 games published by Google’s […]
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Update: You can now claim your Stadia Pro titles using the blue button below! Legend of the Keepers, Paw Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay, and ARK Survival Evolved can also be claimed if you haven’t already done so. Claim Stadia Pro Titles Stadia Pro subscribers can claim three new games with their monthly payment […]
Square Enix is no stranger to the Google Play Store. In fact, it’s probably one of the most present and prolific developers on the mobile market. It’s added many of its popular series to Android in the form of ports and remasters, but there’s always been a problem. My disappointment with the lack of cloud […]
Now that more people are beginning to get their hands on Sony’s next-generation game console, the Playstation 5, I can feel a little less guilty about having received one early on. Between cloud gaming with Stadia, GeForce Now, Xbox Game Pass, and so on, Steam Link Beta for remote gaming, and even as we wait […]
We recently cracked the case of how to get Vulkan graphics acceleration working in Crostini. I’ve got a full guide on how to do this yourself coming up as my next article so stay tuned for that if you’d like to be able to tinker with this a bit yourself! With the power of Vulkan, […]
A surprising document that came out of Google’s court battle with Epic Games during the whole Fortnite fiasco just surfaced and it reveals Google’s ambitious vision for the future of its vast Android games ecosystem. While much of the 70-page document is redacted, there are many things that are not, and it’s telling. It’s also […]
If you’re already a paid Youtube subscriber (Premium individual, student, or family plan) and have yet to activate a Stadia Pro subscription or trial, you can soon snag a free three months of Google’s cloud gaming service at no additional cost. Normally, Stadia Pro comes with a 30-day free trial, but three free months is […]
Deviating from its previously released ‘touch gamepad’ on Android, Stadia is now introducing native touch controls for cloud gaming – yes, real touch controls like you’d find on Android games! We discussed in April how this significant feature could one day lead to the cloud being home to all mobile games as well, and I […]
Update: Though Kotaku’s source is reliable and has a track record for accuracy, I still felt it important to clarify that this is still classified as a rumor. With its upcoming release on Nintendo Switch, the Grand Theft Auto remastered trilogy is also now confirmed to be coming to Google’s cloud gaming platform – Stadia! […]
A few of our tech-savvy readers (thanks @Cooe, @Locuza_, and others!) have written in to let us know about a big detail we missed when first talked about the AMD dGPU Chromebook in the works: the Vega 12 being tested for it does exist. In fact, it has already been shipped in the older MacBook […]
