You may be asking yourself why I’m writing about Google Stadia again after the tech giant announced that it would be dead and gone by the new year. Well, it may have slipped up and caused its own untimely demise, but that doesn’t mean that cloud gaming itself is done for. In fact, services like […]
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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.
GeForce NOW adds direct touchscreen controls since Stadia will no longer pursue the feature
Hey, do you remember that cloud gaming service called Google Stadia? Too soon? Sorry. Remember how it was the first to introduce direct touch controls for select games and subsequently never did anything with it before being killed off? We do too. Well, Nvidia is following closely in Stadia’s footsteps by introducing exactly the same […]
Continue ReadingElder Scrolls Online players are getting a free copy of the game for PC due to Stadia shutdown
Stadia’s impending shutdown has caused a lot of headaches not only for gamers but developers alike. Despite this, many have found ways to help players avoid losing all of their saved progress on titles offered on Google’s soon-to-be-dead cloud gaming platform. This includes the likes of IO Interactive, Ubisoft, and Bungie. Today, both Bethesda and […]
Continue ReadingA look at the current state of GeForce NOW on gaming-focused Chromebooks [VIDEO]
A few years ago, we made a video highlighting the arrival of NVIDIA’s then-new GeForce NOW game streaming service on Chromebooks. It was a big moment as the first real competitor to Google’s own Stadia finally showed up with a proper web-based version and ever since that point, GeForce NOW has always been in the […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Play Store lets US users grab Windows installers ahead of Play Games PC launch
Google is hard at work behind the scenes setting up and launching the Play Games for PC beta in Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Unfortunately, due to the atmosphere around mobile games in the United States and other regions being less accepting of microtransactions and just the overall cultural acceptance of them, […]
Continue ReadingGet 3 free months of Amazon Luna+ and Nvidia GeForce NOW with these new Chromebook Perks
I love Chromebook Perks, but I can usually not claim them due to the fact that they’re promotional efforts by companies in collaboration with Google to get sign-ups for their services. Despite this, I like to cover them so that anyone who has yet to try out the paid version of a creative app or […]
Continue ReadingStadia’s Outcasters will be lost to history because it was so closely tied to the service’s DNA
Well, this is just plain sad. Anyone concerned with video game preservation will really be bummed out to learn that Outcasters, a Stadia-exclusive title will not survive the service’s shutdown. In a tweet this week, Splash Damage, the game’s developer, sent out a final farewell and thank you to gamers, and stated that it currently […]
Continue ReadingNvidia GeForce NOW begins letting Chrome users stream games in 1600p at 120fps
Until now, you could only stream Nvidia GeForce NOW games via Chrome in 1080p. For any fan of cloud gaming, this has been a potential drawback. Services like Stadia streamed in 4k resolution, but now that that’s pretty much dead, it would seem the competition has decided to step up its game – literally. In […]
Continue ReadingGoogle has some fantastic game developers in-house whose talent is sadly going to waste
I’m probably in the minority when I say that I quite enjoy most of what Google puts up on its Arts & Culture app. Experiences that help me to understand and relive history are of particular interest to me, and I’m glad the tech giant is doing its part to preserve history and bring it […]
Continue ReadingChromeOS goes “Prime Time” with the world’s first gaming Chromebooks
It has been a little less than two weeks since we broke the news that Lenovo was on the verge of launching a new “gaming” Chromebook. Now, as the dust settles from the Pixel Launch Event, Google is making headlines again with the official announcement of the world’s first Chromebooks built for cloud gaming. I […]
Continue ReadingGet one free month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with new Runescape Fresh Start Worlds
While it may be true that Xbox Game Pass offers a $1 trial for 30 days that gets you access to hundreds of high-quality games, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t prospect other opportunities to try the service out. For example, any fan of Runescape can now get a free month of Game Pass Ultimate […]
Continue ReadingNetflix is creating a game studio to save itself, but this is why it will ultimately fail
Netflix has struggled over the past year to retain and grow its subscribers, and as many more people are canceling their paid subs to the service, the streaming platform looks to be going the way of Blockbuster. I’m being hyperbolic, of course, but it is in danger of becoming less relevant amidst all of the […]
Continue ReadingGoogle is actually considering enabling classic Bluetooth support for your Stadia controllers
As we’ve reported on all week since the news broke, Google Stadia is shutting down in January, and with it, troves of people – myself included – have the company’s gaming controller, but no idea what to do with it. The platform’s technology, which is called Immersive Stream for Games, will likely go on to […]
Continue ReadingExport your Stadia save games now as developers are working on ways to transfer them
Welp, the storm has come and gone (yes, Hurricane Ian just missed me in Florida!) and Google Stadia is officially on its way out. As we’ve previously covered, its technology – Immersive Stream for Games – will go on to do great things, according to Google, but no one really cares anymore as it was […]
Continue ReadingStadia’s technology will go on to do greater things, but no one really cares anymore
If the “hailstorm” on Twitter is any indication, you’ve all already heard the news that Google is officially “winding down” its cloud gaming service, Stadia. Across the board, there are mixed emotions and while we covered all of the details regarding game and hardware refunds, access to your Pro library, and more yesterday, I wanted […]
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