At long last, Google Stadia is getting Family Sharing! Coming up on their first birthday on November 19, 2020, Google's cloud gaming platform has faced many doubters, but they've done a lot to keep their promises. They said that they would have 124 games before the end of the year and while they had … [Read more...] about Family Sharing finally arrives for Google Stadia and it’s a really big deal
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Stadia will soon use less data thanks to AV1 compression codec, but these other Google services will too
Google has been utilizing a codec called AOMedia Video 1, or AV1 for a few years now in order to reduce the bandwidth needed to stream video content from their services so that users with less bandwidth can benefit from them without reduced picture quality. AV1 has already been built into Youtube, … [Read more...] about Stadia will soon use less data thanks to AV1 compression codec, but these other Google services will too
State Share for captures, a Pro trial without a payment method, and more coming soon to Stadia
An APK insights report by 9to5Google reveals several new and interesting tidbits in version 2.42 of the Stadia app. The ability to pair a Dualshock 4 Playstation controller or Microsoft's Official and Adaptive Xbox controllers via Bluetooth or USB on Android and more strings related to the incoming … [Read more...] about State Share for captures, a Pro trial without a payment method, and more coming soon to Stadia
[Update: Claim now] Stadia gives away six more Pro games, releases two big titles on their store and more
The Stadia team doesn't seem to know the meaning of 'quit' and it's filling me with joy months before Christmas. They got quite a bit of scrutiny for a certain Twitter mishap that we won't keep talking about, and according to many, they were slow to roll out lots of promised features, but it seems … [Read more...] about [Update: Claim now] Stadia gives away six more Pro games, releases two big titles on their store and more
Stadia to receive UPlay+ as Ubisoft Plus by end of year with new Ubisoft Connect service
We've been waiting for quite some time to hear word of Ubisoft's popular UPlay+ service coming to Stadia, but with each passing event, Google left us high and dry for information. We knew that Ubisoft already had plans to launch it on Stadia and Amazon Luna before the year's end, but they were vague … [Read more...] about Stadia to receive UPlay+ as Ubisoft Plus by end of year with new Ubisoft Connect service
[Update: Delayed] Cyberpunk 2077 will launch on Stadia on the same day as PC and consoles
Update: Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to December 10, 2020. The game will still launch on Stadia alongside other consoles, because the game was delayed across the board. The delay is an additional 21 days. Update: A Reddit user by the name of Alex_03003 has found an exclusive Stadia Pre-order Easter egg … [Read more...] about [Update: Delayed] Cyberpunk 2077 will launch on Stadia on the same day as PC and consoles
New referral program gives you a free month of Stadia Pro under one condition
In just under a month, Stadia will be a year old. In that year, they've made lots of improvements and released tons of features and games. Aside from their unwanted attention last week, I would say they're doing alright for being new to the game. Most of what people don't like about the cloud gaming … [Read more...] about New referral program gives you a free month of Stadia Pro under one condition
Stadia closes out their reveal event with Young Souls, a free demo of Immortals: Fenyx Rising, and more
Well, folks, that's it. Stadia just closed off its last day of trailers, reveals, and demos and I've got to say up front that while I'm disappointed to see that no UPlay+ integration (soon to be Ubisoft Connect instead) or Family Sharing was announced, I was a little more impressed with the games … [Read more...] about Stadia closes out their reveal event with Young Souls, a free demo of Immortals: Fenyx Rising, and more
ARK is coming to Stadia, Orcs Must Die 3 expansion announced, and play the HUMANKIND beta now
Day two of Stadia's 'Good Stuff' reveal event just wrapped up and we received another five-minute video showing off what's new with the cloud gaming platform. I'm not going to sugar coat this and say that I was super impressed. I think that instead of holding the best stuff for tomorrow, which it … [Read more...] about ARK is coming to Stadia, Orcs Must Die 3 expansion announced, and play the HUMANKIND beta now
Google Stadia’s first day of reveals wraps up with a 64 player PAC-MAN battle royale that you can demo right now
During day one of Stadia's 'Good Stuff' reveal event which was teased last week, the team showed off a five-minute-long presentation that packed in a few interesting things. We thought it would be longer, but that's just because our expectations have been set by things like Nintendo's Direct Mini … [Read more...] about Google Stadia’s first day of reveals wraps up with a 64 player PAC-MAN battle royale that you can demo right now
Ubisoft is bringing a back catalog of their games to Stadia, likely to make a UPlay+ announcement during upcoming event
Ubisoft is taking a hold of the cloud gaming model and riding with its wave. Just hours ago, the Stadia team announced that they will be bringing eight more Ubisoft titles to their service. Now, 15 Ubisoft games are slated to release between now and the first half of next year! Here is a full … [Read more...] about Ubisoft is bringing a back catalog of their games to Stadia, likely to make a UPlay+ announcement during upcoming event
Cake Bash releases on Stadia – Lets you beat the icing out of your friends and family
Coatsink Software, publisher of Get Packed, just released their second game on Stadia this morning. Cake Bash, developed by MoonShine Games is a Super Mario Party style game that's just what the platform needed. Based on the trailer, I initially thought that it would be more like Super Smash … [Read more...] about Cake Bash releases on Stadia – Lets you beat the icing out of your friends and family
