Tag Archives: Stadia

If you are still using your Stadia Pro trial, or have decided to stay subscribed, then there is some good news for you this week. Today, the Stadia team announced the free games that will be available for Pro subscribers in July.  Crayta is perhaps the big one on this …

Though Google Stadia has slowly seen more support come to its game streaming service, one of the biggest issues still is the fact that many titles arrive at a much later date than on dedicated hardware. Unfortunately, it seems as though this trend will continue, as according to CD Projekt …

Google has been on top of its Stadia community updates over the last few months. To kick off June, Stadia swiftly announced this month’s free games coming to Stadia Pro subscribers, with five titles in total available to claim.  Starting this week, Get Packed, Little Nightmares, SUPERHOT, Panzer Dragoon and …

Even the biggest names in the games industry have projects cancelled from time to time. This week, we learned that this very thing recently happened to Hideo Kojima, who wasn’t too happy about the project being scrapped. In an interview with Japanese site, Livedoor, and translated to English by VGC, …

Though Google Stadia has appeared to be mostly forgotten by the gaming community at large, the game streaming service is slowly but surely adding new titles to its platform. The latest game to come to Stadia is The Elder Scrolls Online, which will arrive on the 16th of June, and …

Back in March, Google brought its highest quality streaming option (4K) to the Chrome web version of Stadia. Now, those who don’t quite have the connection for that full 4K, or have a QHD display can enjoy Stadia over Chrome, as a new 1440p streaming option has been added.  The …

It has been a slow process, but Google Stadia has been improving in the last few months. Stadia’s free tier is now available, Chrome browser streaming has full 4K support and now, HDR can also be streamed over the web.  Previously, 4K/HDR streaming was only available on Stadia when streaming …

Today as part of Stadia Connect, it was announced that EA would begin bringing its games to Google’s cloud gaming platform. This will start off with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and a range of EA Sports titles, including Madden NFL and FIFA.  Exact release dates are unclear at this …

Since Google Stadia was first announced the game streaming service has kept its fans updated through its ‘Stadia Connects’ – a digital Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State-of-Play styled livestream. Though it has been over 8 months since the last Stadia Connect, it looks like the streaming platform finally has new …

Since Google Stadia first launched back in November 2019 for ‘Pro’ users, the streaming service provider has been quiet when it comes to how many users the service has amassed. Though no concrete details exist still, the Stadia app has now officially surpassed 1 million downloads, suggesting a rough estimate …

This week, Google took a big step in its cloud gaming journey by opening up Stadia to everyone , meaning anyone can sign up and stream as long as they have an email address. While the floodgates opening should be a good thing, it also comes at an odd time, …

Back when Google first pitched Stadia, it was with a free tier for 1080p streaming and a pro tier for those who want up to 4K visuals. Since launch in November 2019, Stadia has only had the Pro subscription tier available but as of today, the free streaming tier is …

After having a rocky start to the year, Google has been updating Stadia on a much more regular basis, with new features, additional device support, new games and of course, new free games for Stadia Pro subscribers. With April coming up, it is time for another update to the Stadia …

Earlier in the year, we learned that Google is struggling to get some developers and publishers on board with Stadia, leading to smaller than expected games library at this point. In an effort to target independent developers in particular, a new Stadia program is in place that should allow Google …

Google Stadia hasn’t received the most warm response since its release back in November 2019. Despite this, Ubisoft is continuing to support the service, recently announcing that three more of the publisher’s titles would be coming to the service. The games in question are Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, The …

The promise of Google Stadia when it was first announced was that the streaming platform would allow for users to play games at 4K and 60fps regardless of the hardware capability of one’s PC. Since Stadia’s release however, many of the games featured on the platform have failed to hit …

Up to this point, the only way to stream Stadia games at the highest quality available has been through a Chromecast Ultra hooked up to a TV. That is changing starting this week, with the latest Stadia update bringing ‘up to 4K and 60fps’ streaming to the web version.  Unfortunately, …

Earlier we reported that Shannon Studstill, the Head of Sony Santa Monica and Executive Producer of 2018’s God of War would be leaving the studio in order to join Google Stadia as Head of their second studio. PlayStation have now announced Studstill’s replacement. Yumi Yang, the Director of Product Development …

Though Google Stadia hasn’t exactly enjoyed great success since it launched, the game streaming platform isn’t ready to give up just yet. Though the platform is lacking any major exclusive titles, it would appear as though Stadia is gearing up for a second wind. Making the announcement on their blog, Stadia …

Stadia is getting another big game this month, as Ubisoft is bringing The Division 2 to the platform in addition to the brand new Warlords of New York expansion. In a move that should be standard for pretty much all co-op, service-style games, The Division 2 on Stadia will also …

Ever since Google first announced Stadia as a cloud gaming platform, plenty of gamers and industry pundits have made their concerns clear about the service. We haven’t heard as much chatter directly from developers but that changed this week thanks to a new report, sharing that developers have familiar concerns …

With Stadia expanding to more smartphones this month, an updated APK file has been made available for datamining, showing what features Google is prioritising for near-future updates. As part of Stadia app version 2.7, some small tweaks were made to the UI but if you dig a bit further, we …

After a quiet period to start off the year, the team behind Stadia has been making more of an effort to keep the community informed. Recent updates have included streaming availability for more smartphones, confirmation that the free streaming tier will be available soon and now, the free games coming …

One of the biggest weaknesses of Stadia so far has been the number of devices able to access the service. Since launch, users have been limited to Pixel-series smartphones, Google Chrome on PC or using a Google Chromecast Ultra on a TV. That will begin to change next week though, …

Google has been receiving criticism throughout the early days of 2020 due to its lack of announcements for Google Stadia. Since then, the company has been working to rectify things with a few announcements, starting off with the announcement of five more games coming to the service.  One of the …

Earlier this week, Nvidia officially launched GeForce NOW after a lengthy beta, offering both free and paid streaming tiers right from the get-go. This has got us wondering when Google Stadia’s free streaming tier is due to arrive and fortunately, Google has given an answer. Google Stadia was pitched as …

This week, we observed growing concern and unease from Google Stadia users, with early adopters taking to forums to discuss a lack of updates, missing features and other issues. Google has seemingly taken notice, finally releasing a January update running down newer developments for the platform.  On the latest Stadia …

Early adopters are beginning to worry about Google's commitment to the Stadia...

The rise of cloud gaming has plenty of question marks around it, with ISPs controlling our connections to streaming services being the biggest. Here in the UK, BT is the first ISP to openly support cloud gaming by partnering up with Google to offer a new Stadia bundle. Starting from …

Things have been quiet on the Google Stadia front since the Christmas break but the team is now back and has begun teasing what’s to come for 2020. Aside from promising at least ten Stadia exclusives by July, there will be more than 120 games added to the service this …