In just one week, Stadia Pro subscribers can claim an extra five games for their library! As usual, Google is giving away a good, big handful of enticing titles to encourage new users to sign up for its cloud streaming platform and to reward existing members for their loyalty. Starting September … [Read more...] about Your Stadia Pro games for September include Tri6, Spiritfarer, Overcooked, and more
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You’ll soon be able to trial some Stadia games until you unlock certain achievements
According to Gamedeveloper.com, Google Stadia is now testing a new feature with its click-to-play game trials. Instead of just and only playing until the timer expires (these are normally 60-120 minutes depending on the game), you can now play until you've unlocked a certain achievement. This … [Read more...] about You’ll soon be able to trial some Stadia games until you unlock certain achievements
You can now launch AAA games with one click directly from a Google search
First discovered by Bryant Chappel of The Nerf Report and then demonstrated on Twitter, you can now perform a Google Search for any game to see if it's available on one of the popular cloud gaming services that have come to dominance in the past few years. If you find that the Knowledge Panel for a … [Read more...] about You can now launch AAA games with one click directly from a Google search
Action RPG Puzzler ‘Dungeons & Gravestone’ is coming to Google Stadia
An interesting, new title called Dungeons & Gravestone is apparently coming to Google Stadia. In this unique, action RPG puzzler, you'll brave what look to be procedurally generated dungeons (We will confirm this as soon as possible) as your life energy slowly drains the longer you stay and … [Read more...] about Action RPG Puzzler ‘Dungeons & Gravestone’ is coming to Google Stadia
Stadia launches ‘Party Stream’ to let you livestream gameplay to your closest friends
Stadia has had plenty of innovative livestreaming methods for quite some time now, like sharing live gameplay directly to the largest video platform for sharing in the world - YouTube. This is possible because Google owns both, and the seamless integration is a magical thing. However, being able to … [Read more...] about Stadia launches ‘Party Stream’ to let you livestream gameplay to your closest friends
Stadia’s technology to be used for immersive AR and VR headset experiences as well
Google first announced its 'Immersive Stream' technology back in March, and since then, the white label B2B solution has been the center of much controversy regarding the consumer-facing version of Stadia. However, the company has made it clear that the new initiative isn't really new at all, has … [Read more...] about Stadia’s technology to be used for immersive AR and VR headset experiences as well
Dungeons of Naheulbeuk, From Space, and Kickstarter fan favorite ‘Outbreak’ coming to Stadia
At absolutely every turn, I'm looking for ways to support my fellow indie game devs, and today's news does bring a smile to my face (insert meme here, I guess). A project called Outbreak: Contagious Memories is launching on Kickstarter soon, and its loyal fans have taken to swarm the Stadia … [Read more...] about Dungeons of Naheulbeuk, From Space, and Kickstarter fan favorite ‘Outbreak’ coming to Stadia
Your Stadia Pro games for August include Murder by Numbers, Saints Row The Third, and more
Stadia Pro subscribers can claim six new titles for the month of August, (these numbers just keep going up each month, now don't they?) and among them are games like Murder by Numbers, Calico, Welcome to Elk, Shantae Half Genie Hero Ultimate Edition and Monster Jam Steel Titans 2. Additionally, … [Read more...] about Your Stadia Pro games for August include Murder by Numbers, Saints Row The Third, and more
Stadia Exclusive Outcasters becomes latest free to play title without a subscription
Previously $20 USD on the Stadia Store, Outcasters is now free to play for everyone. Back in December of 2020 when it was released, it was actually free for Stadia Pro subscribers, but eventually dropped off of the list. This is one of the only exclusive games on the platform, and the team behind it … [Read more...] about Stadia Exclusive Outcasters becomes latest free to play title without a subscription
A big win for gamers: The new Saints Row reboot is coming day-and-date to Google Stadia
Both Saints Row: The Third - Remastered, and Saints Row IV: Re-Elected are present on the Stadia store, and they're a load of fun, provided you're okay with a bunch of crude humor. What's amazing to me is that after being called a clone of Grand Theft Auto, the series completely re-invented itself … [Read more...] about A big win for gamers: The new Saints Row reboot is coming day-and-date to Google Stadia
Skull and Bones, Valiant Hearts, and more Far Cry goodness coming to Google Stadia
During the Ubisoft Forward livestream yesterday, the company revealed that several more of its games would be coming to Google's cloud gaming platform, Stadia. Among these are Skull and Bones, Valiant Hearts: The Great War and Far Cry 4. The popular Far Cry title may be making its way to the store … [Read more...] about Skull and Bones, Valiant Hearts, and more Far Cry goodness coming to Google Stadia
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
