When we announced that Stadia Pro subscribers would be receiving three free games with their monthly payment (I know, they're not technically free), we also discussed the fact that more games would be added to the lineup before the end of the month. Among the first batch were Lumote: The Mastermote … [Read more...] about Cities: Skylines joins the Stadia Pro lineup, 60 minute free trial available for everyone else
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How to set up Stadia family sharing and choose which games your kids can play
Google Stadia is revolutionalizing cloud gaming by providing incredibly innovative infrastructure and while services like GeForce NOW are competing neck to neck, Stadia's experience is much more user-friendly, in my opinion. By having a clean and straightforward, polished process for getting gamers … [Read more...] about How to set up Stadia family sharing and choose which games your kids can play
Stadia’s touch controls may soon feature game-specific iconography for each action
Google's cloud gaming platform has, in my opinion, the best touch controls I've ever seen. Upon their release, I was immediately taken aback by how intuitive they were compared to what was on the market, and I believed that they would go on to revolutionalize the mobile gaming experience for cloud … [Read more...] about Stadia’s touch controls may soon feature game-specific iconography for each action
City Legends The Curse of the Crimson Shadow CE on Stadia just changed its ESRB rating
An email recently went out to Stadians this past week that detailed a change in one of its titles. City Legends - The Curse of the Crimson Shadow CE changed its ESRB rating from Everyone 10+ to Teen. Normally, such an alteration probably would have gone under the radar, but because Google is … [Read more...] about City Legends The Curse of the Crimson Shadow CE on Stadia just changed its ESRB rating
Stadia Store game listings just received a massive, long-overdue redesign on the web
As a surprise to pretty much everyone, Google just rolled out a complete redesign to the Stadia Store on the web! Instead of stacking most information on a game listing like the play button, screenshots, and the title's description, these elements are not horizontally presented and feel much more … [Read more...] about Stadia Store game listings just received a massive, long-overdue redesign on the web
Stadia Pro subscribers receiving three games on May 1st with more to come
Google today revealed that Stadia Pro subscribers will be receiving three new games as a part of their library on May 1, 2022. What's interesting is that it gives a slight nod to the fact that it won't be finished with just those three as it plans on adding more throughout the month. Since there … [Read more...] about Stadia Pro subscribers receiving three games on May 1st with more to come
Stadia gets three new free game trials and World War Z: Aftermath launches for Pro subscribers
Google's Stadia cloud gaming platform recently launched free click to play game trials that require absolutely no account or login to play. A common misconception exists that Stadia costs money to use at all, but you can play AAA console-quality games right through your web browser for free with … [Read more...] about Stadia gets three new free game trials and World War Z: Aftermath launches for Pro subscribers
Google is creating an all-in-one cloud game search feature for the new Chromebook launcher
Gaming on Chromebooks has already blown away many of the naysayers, and Google has taken the world by storm by leaning heavily into unconventional methods for making it work and even making it amazing. At first, it bolstered Android gaming by pushing developers toward respecting traditional desktop … [Read more...] about Google is creating an all-in-one cloud game search feature for the new Chromebook launcher
[Correction] You can play Ubisoft’s Far Cry 6 for free right now and it only takes a few clicks
Correction: Anyone with a Stadia account can play Far Cry 6 over the next few days. I mistakenly stated that this was exclusive to Pro subscribers, sorry! Google's Stadia game streaming platform continues lowering the bar to entry for new gamers with things like its recently added Click to Play … [Read more...] about [Correction] You can play Ubisoft’s Far Cry 6 for free right now and it only takes a few clicks
Your Stadia Pro games for April include Ys IX, World War Z, Deliver Us the Moon, Chicken Police, more
It's that time again! Yup, Stadia is adding another handful of games to its Pro lineup for subscribers, and on April 1, 2022, you'll be able to claim what I think is one of the best months so far. With the addition of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, (which also now has a free 120 minute trial available to … [Read more...] about Your Stadia Pro games for April include Ys IX, World War Z, Deliver Us the Moon, Chicken Police, more
Play Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, Risk of Rain 2, MotoGP 21 and more with Stadia’s new free trials feature
During the 2022 Google for Games Developer Summit, Stadia announced that it would be rolling out free trials for several games so that anyone - literally anyone who has access to the service and has a reliable internet connection could get their first taste of cloud gaming. This is clearly a … [Read more...] about Play Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, Risk of Rain 2, MotoGP 21 and more with Stadia’s new free trials feature
So, let’s talk about those Windows games rumored to be coming to Stadia
Leading up to the 2022 Google for Games Developer Summit, there was buzz regarding a potential emulator being developed on Linux that would allow games developed for Microsoft Windows to be easily ported to Stadia. The implications of such a claim were huge. Stadia already boasts a large library of … [Read more...] about So, let’s talk about those Windows games rumored to be coming to Stadia
