A long held belief and annoyance of Chromebook owners worldwide has been that the popular web based gaming service Pogo can't be played on their laptops. While this is true in some capacity as a handful of the website's most popular games are written in Flash which is going away forever and is … [Read more...] about Yes, you can play Pogo Games on your Chromebook. Here’s everything you need to know!
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Bethesda promotes Fallout Shelter for Chromebooks and proves that developers still aren’t doing enough
It seems that game developers and publishers may be starting to recognize Chromebooks in an official capacity. Bethesda Game Studios, developer of Skyrim and Fallout put out a tweet yesterday promoting Fallout Shelter on Chromebooks! Fallout Shelter is a mobile game inspired by the Fallout series in … [Read more...] about Bethesda promotes Fallout Shelter for Chromebooks and proves that developers still aren’t doing enough
Deal Alert: This War of Mine, Peace, Death! and more Google Play Games on sale this week
Welcome back! This week, we have several Google Play games to share with you which are on sale or free. These are games you can play on your Android phone or Chromebook. A few of them, while set as free just for this week can be owned as a part of Google Play Pass. Let’s not waste any time getting … [Read more...] about Deal Alert: This War of Mine, Peace, Death! and more Google Play Games on sale this week
Can’t sign in to The Elder Scrolls Online for Stadia? Here’s the fix
The day is finally here! The Elder Scrolls Online for Stadia just launched less than an hour ago and adventurers are already gearing up to slay monsters and discover secrets without a download to be seen. Well, some of us, anyway. Many players are having trouble getting logged into the game, but why … [Read more...] about Can’t sign in to The Elder Scrolls Online for Stadia? Here’s the fix
Cristales is a unique RPG for Stadia that lets you play the past, present and future all at the same time
With the Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor releasing on Stadia tomorrow and Final Fantasy XV already on the platform, it feels like we're really starting to get more of what a lot of people have felt was really missing - Roleplaying games. During the Summer Games Fest, we received a lot of game … [Read more...] about Cristales is a unique RPG for Stadia that lets you play the past, present and future all at the same time
Fortnite’s Doomsday Device event is happening soon. Here’s everything you need to know!
"The Storm rages on. Will Midas’ Machine break the Storm?" Fortnite is about to wrap up its second season and usher in its next in a big way. Each time a season wraps up, Fortnite ends up in the news and everyone knows about it. From the mysterious cube in the game world to the end of everything … [Read more...] about Fortnite’s Doomsday Device event is happening soon. Here’s everything you need to know!
Mafia: Definitive Edition receives new narrative trailer during the PC Gaming Show
Mafia Definitive Edition is the remake of the 2002 original Mafia game for the PS2. It's also one of the three games releasing for Stadia as the Mafia Trilogy. The trailer probably didn't mention Stadia as a release platform during the PC Gaming Show yesterday because there has yet to be word on … [Read more...] about Mafia: Definitive Edition receives new narrative trailer during the PC Gaming Show
Shop Keeping Action RPG Moonlighter Announced for Mobile! Will include reworked controls
Moonlighter is an action RPG that sees you venturing into a procedurally generated dungeon to slay monsters and collect their loot by night so that you can sell it in your shop and turn a profit by day in Rynoka village. You inherit the shop from your father who went missing and must continue his … [Read more...] about Shop Keeping Action RPG Moonlighter Announced for Mobile! Will include reworked controls
Baulder’s Gate III receives new trailer and community update. Early access set for August…maybe.
During the Guerrilla Collective livestream just now, Larian Studios dropped a new trailer and community update for Baulder's Gate III which will, of course, be coming to Stadia. It was also announced that gamers would be able to play it in early access in August...maybe. The word 'maybe' was tacked … [Read more...] about Baulder’s Gate III receives new trailer and community update. Early access set for August…maybe.
Windbound is coming to Stadia and Nintendo Switch. Here’s everything you need to know!
Games like Zelda: Breath of the Wild are all the rage these days. Visually speaking, it's the epitome of cel-shading with vibrant, poppy colors. Windbound seems to be the latest entry into that style and in its announcement trailer it was subtly shown to be on its way to Stadia! Their website … [Read more...] about Windbound is coming to Stadia and Nintendo Switch. Here’s everything you need to know!
Gods and Monsters accidentally leaks on Stadia before being taken down
Update: Stadiasource has received a DMCA takedown notice for posting video footage to their twitter! Ubisoft's open world RPG, Gods and Monsters seems like a cross between Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It looks incredibly beautiful and fun. With its release date set as … [Read more...] about Gods and Monsters accidentally leaks on Stadia before being taken down
‘The Academy: The First Riddle’ is Professor Layton meets Harry Potter and you can play it soon!
We were holding off on writing about this game because we wanted to tell you all about it the day you could snag it, but we're just too excited to wait! The Academy is an upcoming action puzzler game which the developer, Pine Studio, describe as "Professor Layton meets Harry Potter" in the tweet … [Read more...] about ‘The Academy: The First Riddle’ is Professor Layton meets Harry Potter and you can play it soon!
