Tag Archives: Cloud Gaming

While last week's GeForce Now update was pretty low-key, this week, the streaming service is adding a few headlining titles. Not only is Weird West launching on day-one, but titles like Midnight Ghost Hunt, ELEX II and Martha is Dead are also on the way.  There are seven new games …

We've been hearing about Microsoft's internal cloud gaming initiatives for a while now, with plans to fund and help develop “cloud native” games. Now, the Xbox team is making this more official, announcing its new cloud-focused games publishing arm at GDC. Previously, we've heard that Microsoft is in talks to …

While there are some Xbox games on Steam that aren't supported on the Steam Deck, Microsoft is looking to support the system in other ways. You can't download and install Halo Infinite due to anti-cheat incompatibilities, but you can stream Halo Infinite at 60FPS  on the Deck thanks to Xbox …

Back in August, we learned that Google was hiring new Stadia employees to work on licensing its streaming tech out to game developers and publishers, in lieu of focusing on first-party games and bringing consumers on to Stadia directly. Now, Google has officially announced ‘Immersive Stream for Games', a licensing service that lets …

Up to this point, it has been a bit of a challenge and an investment for developers to get their games on Stadia, as the service uses Linux servers. This has limited the number of games that can release on Stadia but soon, the situation may change, as Stadia is …

MSI has been making gaming PCs for a while now, but none of them are quite like the new MAG Trident S 5M. Instead of focusing on packing a good CPU+GPU combo for native gaming, MSI designed the Trident S 5M for cloud and mobile gaming, offering a compact solution …

Nvidia has revealed the full list of titles coming to GeForce Now this month. Over the course of March, Nvidia will add 21 more games to its streaming service, including big releases like Shadow Warrior 3 and ELEX II.  The first nine games are landing on GeForce Now this week, …

Amazon has been working on its own game streaming service, Luna, for years now. So far, the service has only been available in trial form and in limited territories. That changes today, however, with Amazon Luna officially launching across the US, adding new games and channels, and implementing Twitch integration.  …

Last week, Nvidia announced plans to bring 30 games to GeForce Now over the course of February. The headliner last week was none other than Dying Light 2: Stay Human. This week, Nvidia is adding ten more titles to the library, with five of those being brand new releases, including …

Back in August, we learned that Google was hiring new Stadia employees to work on licensing its streaming tech out to game developers and publishers, in lieu of focusing on first-party games and bringing consumers on to Stadia directly. Now, it seems that plan is very much in motion, with Google reportedly being in talks with the likes of Bungie and Capcom.

Following on from a brief hiatus over the holiday season and early January, Nvidia is back to releasing weekly GeForce Now updates, with new titles joining the service each Thursday. Throughout February, we can expect 30 titles to join GeForce Now, including the Life is Strange games, Dying Light 2, …

The Antstream Arcade has been available for a long time now, offering over a thousand retro titles available through cloud streaming. The service quietly joined the Epic Games Store last week, offering a free welcome pack for all users.  For one reason or another, neither Antstream or Epic Games sent …

One of the big benefits of cloud gaming is the instant access to games, without the need to wait for installs or downloads. It also paves the way for developers to offer limited-time access to titles in a controlled way, without needing to spend resources and development time creating a …

The fact that Microsoft is beginning to fund and develop ‘cloud-native' games is an open secret at this point. Not only is the Xbox team targeting Kojima Productions to work on a cloud-based game, but the company has also reportedly teamed up with a new studio, Mainframe, specifically to produce …

EA has been showing interest in cloud gaming over the last few years. The publisher already has a partnership with Xbox to bring certain titles to xCloud and today, Nvidia has announced that it has also partnered with EA to bring its games to GeForce Now, with the first batch …

Alongside Gamescom this week, Nvidia is announcing the next 11 titles coming to GeForce Now this week. Beyond that, the company has confirmed that Dying Light 2: Stay Human will be available to stream to almost any device on day-one.  We already knew that Guardians of the Galaxy would be …

In September 2020, Amazon announced its own cloud gaming service called Luna. Until now, the service has been only available through invitation, but starting on June 21 and 22, Prime members will be allowed to start a 7-day free trial to test it. Amazon Luna is based on the immense …

Nvidia started off this month promising to bring over 60 games to GeForce Now. As we near the end of May, the final batch of GeForce Now games for the month have been announced, bringing over another 22 titles.  The standout here is Biomutant, which launched on the 25th of …

Over the last couple of years, Valve has been working on Steam Cloud Gaming, allowing users to connect their Steam libraries to services like GeForce Now. Valve's cloud ambitions may not end there though, as evidence is pointing to a new handheld streaming device currently known as ‘SteamPal'.  SteamDB creator, …

Netflix has experimented in the video game space over the years, through a combination of small titles based on popular shows like Stranger Things as well as choose your own adventure style interactive shows like Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. New reports this week indicate that the streaming giant is looking to …

Earlier this month, Nvidia announced plans to bring 34 more games to GeForce Now throughout April. We're now down to the last week of the month, with the remaining seven titles joining the GFN library today.  This is a quieter week for GeForce Now, with seven games joining the service versus …

With the Epic Games V Apple trial set to get underway in just a matter of days, court documents are starting to reveal some interesting facts about both companies. One court document reveals that Epic Games is keeping Fortnite off of Microsoft's xCloud streaming service, as Epic views it as …

Last year, Nvidia brought GeForce Now out of beta and launched a limited ‘Founder's Edition' subscription for the service, granting subscribers with access to RTX-powered servers. Now as GeForce Now enters its second year, Founder's Edition sign-ups are being closed and replaced with ‘Priority' memberships for new subscribers. As of …

It looks like several major gaming companies have found a new cloud tech firm to get behind. This week, Sony, Square Enix and Tencent invested in Ubitus, a Japan based cloud gaming company. Ubitus was founded in Taiwan initially back in 2007 and later moved its headquarters to Japan. Previously, …

Xbox head, Phil Spencer, is continuing to do the rounds at press outlets to discuss all things Xbox and promote the recent Series X/S launch. In a recent interview published this week, we learned about what's next for xCloud in 2021, with Microsoft's game streaming service set to become much …

While Microsoft, Amazon and Google are taking bigger swings at the cloud gaming market, Facebook is taking baby steps. This week, the company announced that it would be bringing cloud streaming to its existing Facebook Gaming service.  Facebook Gaming hopes to “make it easier to play games instantly”. This will …

Its time for another GeForce Now library update, this time headlined by Control: Ultimate Edition, Surgeon Simulator 2, the Shadowrun collection and more. In all, there are ten more games joining the cloud gaming library today, spread across Steam and the Epic Games Store.  In terms of brand new releases, …

Late last year, Steam was updated with references to cloud gaming within its code. Now, we know what those updates were for, as Steam Cloud Play has gone into beta.  Steam Cloud Play is starting off with “a limited amount of games” as the team continues to build features and …

Thursday has officially become GeForce Now's library update day, with new games added to the service every week. This week's update sees Nvidia furthering its partnerships with prominent indie developers, as well as Ubisoft, offering titles like The Wonderful 101 Remastered, Furi, Divinity: Original Sin, Might & Magic Heroes VII …

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 …