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Stadia

Google reportedly mismanages Stadia ahead of Luna launch and xCloud release

March 12, 2021March 1, 2021 by Kareem Anderson
Google reportedly mismanages Stadia ahead of Luna launch and xCloud release OnMSFT.com March 1, 2021

Microsoft and Google are amongst the two companies that mirror each other most in the tech industry. Both software companies offer a portfolio of products that are seemingly carbon copies of one another such as Gmail and Outlook, Google Docs … Read more

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New report links closure of Google’s Stadia game studios to Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda

March 6, 2021February 17, 2021 by Laurent Giret
New report links closure of Google's Stadia game studios to Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda OnMSFT.com February 17, 2021

In a new report from Kotaku, Stadia exec Phil Harrison said that Microsoft’s upcoming acquisition of ZeniMax Media/Bethesda was one of the reasons that pushed Google to throw the towel on its first-party games ambitions, in addition to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Google is done making Stadia games and looks for partners to use its platform technology

March 6, 2021February 1, 2021 by Laurent Giret
We went hands on with both Project xCloud and Google Stadia, here are our first impressions

Google is shutting down all of its internal studios making exclusive games for Stadia. While the service will live on, Google is now looking for industry partners to use its proven Stadia technology to bring their games to players

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Here are the top 5 changes Xbox needs to make to woo gamers this year

March 6, 2021January 21, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Xbox Logo

Microsoft still has a lot of work to do to make the Xbox ecosystem more attractive to the billions of gamers across the world. It all starts with the games, but there are also many thing Microsoft can do on the platform level to make playing games on Xbox better compared to other platforms.

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Google Stadia gets another free-to-play game with Super Bomberman R Online

March 6, 2021December 2, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Super Bomberman R Online

Google Stadia is getting a second free-to-play game this week Super Bomberman R Online, a game that launched exclusively on Stadia on September 1, 2020. For those unfamiliar, Super Bomberman R Online is a Battle Royale spin-off of the original … Read more

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Google Stadia celebrates its 1st anniversary by making Destiny 2 completely free to play

March 6, 2021November 19, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Google Stadia celebrates its 1st anniversary by making Destiny 2 completely free to play OnMSFT.com November 19, 2020

It’s been a year today since Google launched its new Stadia game streaming service, and the company is doing something special to celebrate its first anniversary. Destiny 2, a launch title for Google Stadia is going completely free-to-play today at … Read more

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Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service is getting its first free game demos

March 6, 2021October 20, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Pacman Free Stadia Demo

Google Stadia, the search giant’s cloud gaming service that launched back in November 2019 is getting its first free game demo today. That’s an interesting addition for the game streaming platform that still lacks free-to-play games like Fortnite, even though … Read more

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Games for Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming service will run from Windows servers

March 6, 2021September 25, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Amazon Luna

Amazon’s Luna game streaming service will use Windows servers, which should make it easy for game developers to bring their existing and upcoming Windows games to the service.

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Microsoft’s Surface Duo becomes the perfect showcase for both Google Stadia and Project xCloud

March 6, 2021September 17, 2020 by Kareem Anderson
Microsoft's Surface Duo becomes the perfect showcase for both Google Stadia and Project xCloud OnMSFT.com September 17, 2020

There seems to be a growing wave of Surface Duo enthusiasts that are finding new ways to capitalize on a dual-screen smartphone experience, and proving how effective the device can be at being a Swiss Army-like device for gaming.

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[Updated] Apple’s App Store now allow streaming games, but there’s a catch

March 6, 2021September 11, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Apple App Store Games

Apple has now updated its App Store terms of services to allow streaming apps, potentially opening the door to Google Stadia and Microsoft’s Project xCloud, though there’s a catch.

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Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney says Google Stadia lacks userbase to make Fortnite port worth the effort

March 6, 2021July 29, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney says Google Stadia lacks userbase to make Fortnite port worth the effort OnMSFT.com July 29, 2020

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said that Google Stadia’s userbase remains too small to make a port of its massively popular Fortnite game worth the effort.

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Google Stadia starts rolling out Click to Play links on YouTube

March 6, 2021July 15, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Google Stadia starts rolling out Click to Play links on YouTube OnMSFT.com July 15, 2020

The YouTube Click to Play feature that was teased ahead of the launch of Stadia last year has now started rolling out, and it’s the beginning of a promising integration between the two cloud-based services.

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Mixer is dead, Microsoft partnering with Facebook for game streaming future

March 6, 2021June 22, 2020 by Kareem Anderson
Mixer is dead, Microsoft partnering with Facebook for game streaming future OnMSFT.com June 22, 2020

For anyone who rode the Windows Phone to Windows Mobile to eventually iOS or Android train, today’s news feels all too familiar. 

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Google Stadia adds support for touch controls and more Android phones

March 6, 2021June 15, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Google Stadia adds support for touch controls and more Android phones OnMSFT.com June 15, 2020

Stadia mobile players can now try a first version of Google’s touch controls for the game streaming service.

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Google Stadia free tier is now available, and everyone can get 2 free months of Stadia Pro

March 6, 2021April 8, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Google Stadia free tier is now available, and everyone can get 2 free months of Stadia Pro OnMSFT.com April 8, 2020

Following a rocky launch last fall, Google is making its Stadia game streaming service free for everyone with a Gmail address starting today.

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Amazon joins the crowded field of 1st party game developers, beginning with Crucible

March 6, 2021April 3, 2020 by Kareem Anderson
Amazon joins the crowded field of 1st party game developers, beginning with Crucible OnMSFT.com April 3, 2020

Amazon pitches both Crucible and New World as seemingly stand-alone offerings from a relatively nascent gaming company.

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Google Steps Up for Indie Game Developers with Stadia Makers Program

March 6, 2021March 24, 2020 by Staff Writer
Google Steps Up for Indie Game Developers with Stadia Makers Program OnMSFT.com March 24, 2020

Yesterday, at the Google for Games Developer Summit, Google announced the Stadia Makers program “is the first step into an expansion of self-publishing for experienced independent game developers” who want to publish their game on Stadia’s streaming service. To date, … Read more

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Doom Eternal is another game that won’t run in native 4K on Google Stadia

March 6, 2021March 12, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Doom Eternal is another game that won't run in native 4K on Google Stadia OnMSFT.com March 12, 2020

Doom Eternal to be released on March 20 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Google Stadia, is apparently a more demanding game than expected, with the Stadia version not running in true 4K despite Google’s promises from a year ago.

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Google Stadia Pro can now stream games in 4K on the web

March 6, 2021March 5, 2020 by Laurent Giret
We went hands on with both Project xCloud and Google Stadia, here are our first impressions

Google has quietly started to roll out support for 4K streaming for the web version of its Stadia cloud gaming service.

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Game developers voice their concerns and hesitation about Google Stadia’s future

March 6, 2021March 2, 2020 by Kareem Anderson
Game developers voice their concerns and hesitation about Google Stadia's future OnMSFT.com March 2, 2020

Game devs have other established opportunities to consider for the moment.

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Google Stadia to support 19 new smartphones from Samsung, Razer, and Asus

March 6, 2021February 18, 2020 by Jonny Caldwell
Google Stadia to support 19 new smartphones from Samsung, Razer, and Asus OnMSFT.com February 18, 2020

Stadia users who don’t own a Pixel-branded phone will soon be able to stream their games on more devices, ranging from the S8/Note8 series all the way to the S20 series from Samsung, plus the Asus GOG and Razer phones.

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