If your feed looks anything like mine in Google Discover, X or YouTube, there's a great chance that you've come across a new battle royale game called The Finals. Before today, I wasn't entirely sure what the setup for this game was and how it would be different than something like Call of Duty: … [Read more...] about I just played The Finals on my Chromebook and it is awesome
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Playing Call of Duty: Warzone on a $149 Chromebook is still awesome
The other day, I hopped into a match of Call of Duty: Warzone just to hone my skills a bit, and to my surprise, I actually played quite well. I've been playing mobile games so much and rely so heavily on gyro aiming at this point that I've become largely useless when it comes to mouse/keyboard or … [Read more...] about Playing Call of Duty: Warzone on a $149 Chromebook is still awesome
Chromebook Plus and GeForce NOW shock gamers in new ad spot
During the Game Awards that aired on YouTube (and tons of other streaming platforms) on December 7th, there was an ad that ran towards the latter half of the program that was pretty eye-opening and featured Chromebook Plus and GeForce NOW in a very interesting setting. With no prior knowledge, … [Read more...] about Chromebook Plus and GeForce NOW shock gamers in new ad spot
No, you won’t get banned for playing Call of Duty on GeForce NOW
To be fair, bans were happening for certain. Over the weekend, fresh off the introduction of 3 Call of Duty titles on GeForce NOW (MW II, Warzone, and MW III), players were getting banned by the game's built-in anti-cheat software. As you can expect, there was a fair bit of backlash about this and … [Read more...] about No, you won’t get banned for playing Call of Duty on GeForce NOW
I played COD:Warzone on a Chromebook, and there are some quirks you need to know about
Yesterday, Call of Duty: Warzone finally landed on GeForce NOW and you can play on your Chromebook. I was very, very excited by this and as soon as it became available for me (around 1PM yesterday), I set about the task of diving into a game that I knew very little about. Sure, I play COD:Mobile, … [Read more...] about I played COD:Warzone on a Chromebook, and there are some quirks you need to know about
Farlight 84, heir apparent to APEX Legends, has multiple ways to play on Chromebook
The Apex Legends Mobile era was far too short. While the desktop version continues to see plenty of player support, for some reason or another, the mobile version could not maintain enough of a player base to stick around. It's sad because it was an immensely fun game that seemed to have plenty of … [Read more...] about Farlight 84, heir apparent to APEX Legends, has multiple ways to play on Chromebook
NVIDIA GeForce NOW adds more RTX 4080 servers: how you can try it out now
Back at CES 2023, NVIDIA announced a new upgrade rolling out to their GeForce NOW servers that brings an upgraded RTX 4080 GPU to the mix, delivering the absolute best in terms of graphics and framerates for a game streaming service. It's the latest $20-per-month Ultimate teir, and here's how … [Read more...] about NVIDIA GeForce NOW adds more RTX 4080 servers: how you can try it out now
GeForce NOW on the Chromecast with Google TV is still full of lag
Consider me quite frustrated this morning. It's been months since I last tried GeForce NOW on the Chromecast with Google TV, and with the gameplay I've been experiencing latetly on my Chromebook, I expected it to be fantastic. Don't get me wrong: the games look slick and the stream itself is … [Read more...] about GeForce NOW on the Chromecast with Google TV is still full of lag
Nvidia launches 1440p support for GeForce NOW, but ChromeOS misses out
This week, Nvidia began to roll out its 1440p streaming option for its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service. This new streaming quality option is available directly through your web browser via Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge on Windows PCs. Being advertised on its official blog as a back-to-school … [Read more...] about Nvidia launches 1440p support for GeForce NOW, but ChromeOS misses out
Compatible Android phones can now make use of 120fps cloud gaming on Nvidia GeForce NOW
First reported by 9to5Google and now confirmed by a Google spokesperson who relayed the information to The Verge, Nvidia GeForce NOW users are now receiving the ability to run a much smoother experience while cloud gaming on their Android devices. If you have a smartphone running Android and it … [Read more...] about Compatible Android phones can now make use of 120fps cloud gaming on Nvidia GeForce NOW
Samsung’s Gaming Hub officially launches with Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce NOW
During this year's CES showing, Samsung announced the "Gaming Hub" - its Tizen-powered game streaming platform that centralizes cloud gaming efforts from popular companies like Nvidia and Google, as well as a company called Utomik. We covered this back in January, but now, Gaming Hub is officially … [Read more...] about Samsung’s Gaming Hub officially launches with Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce NOW
Soon, you’ll be able to cloud stream Genshin Impact on Nvidia’s GeForce NOW
In a nice surprise this week, gamers are receiving an update (version 2.0.41) to Nvidia's GeForce NOW that includes in-stream copy and paste support from the clipboard while game streaming from PCs and Macs. This means that there's no need to enter a long, complicated password for the digital store, … [Read more...] about Soon, you’ll be able to cloud stream Genshin Impact on Nvidia’s GeForce NOW
