Google has signed on five new developers to make exclusive titles for its Stadia cloud gaming service. Two of those five already have fully realized projects, with one ready for release. Developer Splash Damage, which developed the recent Microsoft exclusive Gears Tactics, is now making an online multiplayer game called Outcasters, while popular strategy and […]
Google has rolled out some key new features for Stadia on the web to compliment the 4K it introduced last month. You’ll now get 5.1 surround sound when playing on Chrome or other browsers, which should deliver better audio quality and the ability to better hear where your enemies are coming from. As revealed in […]
Google is opening another Stadia studio to create originals for its game streaming service, and it’s once again tapping big-name talent to boost its chances of success. Today, Stadia Games & Entertainment is announcing its second development studio, headed up by the executive producer of Sony’s God of War. Last year, Stadia Games & Entertainment […]
Google’s Stadia streaming service hasn’t had the smoothest launch. Between missing features and less than stellar performance, the platform is, at the moment, more about future promise than current potential. The latest update to the Stadia app hints that some of those features might be coming soon, including the highly anticipated free tier, YouTube streaming, […]
Google Stadia will add more than 120 games to its library in 2020, Google said in a recent blog post. This includes “more than 10 games in the first half of this year alone that will only be available on Stadia when they launch.” Google didn’t outline what these titles are, but says it’s “working […]
Google Stadia made good on its promise for original content alongside second and third party games for its streaming platform Stadia. Now, the first studio and there will be more has opened in Montreal, headed up by Jade Raymond who in a blog post reiterated the company’s plans to “produce exclusive, original content across a […]
Google’s Stadia game streaming service will launch on November 19th, Google’s Rick Osterloh announced today at the company’s hardware event. In a separate blog post published during the keynote, Google added that servers will open to the public at 12PM EST/9AM PST. Besides the US, Stadia will launch in Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, […]
Google’s VP of engineering Madj Bakar claims Google Stadia will be superior to gaming on desktops and other hardware “in a year or two.” With the tech it’s been developing in modeling and machine learning, Bakar says that Stadia will make games feel more responsive in the cloud, and make them run faster than they […]
Google has updated the FAQ page for its upcoming Stadia cloud gaming service. Google has revealed in a comprehensive update to the service’s FAQ where Google promises that once you purchase the game on its platform, you’ll own the right to play it. That means you’ll still be able to access it even if time […]
In an interview with GameSpot, Vice President and General Manager of Google Phil Harrison explained that he’s not worried about data caps being a problem when the Stadia, a cloud-based gaming subscription service, rolls out next year. Data caps are not a universal challenge,” said Harrison, who went on to add that he is confident […]
At Google I/O this week, the search giant finally let the Stadia hardware video game controller that will some day work with its streaming video game service. Google has created a sturdy controller fit for a mainstream console that should easily handle long gaming sessions. The Stadia Controller is exactly what you’d get if you […]
When you think of ways to play big-name video games, you probably think of Microsoft’s Xbox, Sony’s PlayStation or Nintendo’s Switch. If Google has its way, you’ll soon be considering its Stadia service too. The tech giant announced its new streaming game service at a press event during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on […]