Tag Archives: Stadia

Remember Google Stadia? Google's ill-fated cloud gaming service shut down just one year after launch, resulting in a number of acquired studios being shut down, including the company behind the excellent game, Journey to the Savage Planet. We've long known that Google was ignorant of the wider gaming landscape and …

Back in 2021, Nintendo announced and released Pac-Man 99, a Nintendo Switch Online exclusive Battle Royale which would see players take on 98 other competitors in a manner similar to that of other NSO titles such as Tetris 99 and the recently released F-Zero 99. While Pac-Man 99 has since …

It has been six months since Google officially shut down Stadia. Back when the service was first announced, features that would integrate Stadia with YouTube were announced but never came to fruition. Now, Google is apparently looking to try cloud gaming again, this time by leaning entirely on YouTube.  According …

Google officially killed off its cloud gaming service Stadia back in January after less than three years on the market. While the tech behind Stadia had promise, there were issues with its business model and it lacked any compelling exclusive games. Now, the man who led Google's cloud gaming effort, …

Last year shortly before Google announced plans to shut down Stadia, we learned that the company had been approaching publishers in an effort to license out Stadia's streaming tech as part of a pivot away from direct-to-consumer game sales. Stadia has now shut down for good and it seems those …

When Google first introduced Stadia, one of the ways the team claimed it would alleviate latency issues related to streaming was through the technology of the Stadia controller, which connected to games using WIFI. With Stadia pretty much dead and buried, Google has finally updated the controller firmware to allow …

We're just a few days away from Stadia's final closure, but Google has decided to launch one last game on the platform before shutting it down. The title in question is Worm Game, a Snake-like offering developed by the Stadia team that was used to test the cloud features of …

Back in September, Google announced that it would be shutting down its Stadia cloud gaming service in early 2023. At the time, Google also announced plans to refund all game purchases made on Stadia since launch, and now, those refunds are starting to roll out.  Stadia is shutting down on …

Netflix has been building up its own games business for a year now. The company has acquired and started up new game studios, and brought a selection of titles to its streaming service. In the future, Netflix may venture further with a cloud gaming offering, taking lessons from Google's issues …

While it isn't surprising that Google is shutting Stadia down, the timing of the announcement did catch a lot of people off guard, including plenty of game developers. Employees and developers were not informed of the decision until it was announced to the world and now, many game devs are …

In a surprise announcement last week, Google revealed that they would be shutting down their Stadia game streaming service. Though it did not offer the biggest library, Stadia did have some exclusive games, and so in the wake of its closure, it has been announced that Stadia-exclusive GYLT will come …

Late last week Google announced that it would be shutting down its Stadia game streaming service. While unfortunate for those who invested in the service over the past few years, those who purchased any Ubisoft titles on the platform will be given PC copies of their games. Making the announcement …

Awkwardly after announcing a UI overhaul and the next batch of Stadia Pro games yesterday, Google also announced that it is completely shutting down the service. Just three years after launching, Stadia will go offline in January 2023, and Google is going to refund all hardware and software purchases.  According …

Google’s Stadia game streaming service has struggled somewhat to gain a foothold within the video games industry, falling behind the likes of Xbox Game Pass and Nvidia GeForce Now when it comes to public consciousness. Despite this, Google is continuing to add value to the service slowly but surely, with …

Since its initial launch, Google Stadia has found minimal success, with the game streaming service being overshadowed by the likes of Xbox Game Pass and GeForce Now. Despite this, Google continues to make Stadia better by the day, having now released a complete revamp of the service’s user interface. Rolling …

In recent days, a rumour has been circulating, claiming that Google is planning to shut down its cloud gaming service, Stadia, by the end of the year. The rumour quickly spread and was largely being accepted as fact. However, Google has since responded, insisting that Stadia is sticking around.  The …

Since launching Stadia a few years ago, Google has maintained its AMD powered servers, using custom-built GPUs from the company. Soon, Google may make a big change, swapping out AMD GPUs with newer Nvidia options.  Recently, Google made the decision to license out its Stadia tech so game publishers and …

We know that Google had a number of unannounced games lined up for Stadia before pulling the plug on game development operations. Two of Stadia's biggest planned titles have been making headlines recently. As it turns out, Supermassive's latest thriller, The Quarry, was originally intended to be a Stadia game, …

Google’s game streaming service, Stadia, launched back in late 2019 with a solid enough gameplay experience backed by an unfortunately subpar storefront, lacking many of the most basic functionalities expected. Over time, Google has slowly improved Stadia, with the latest update overhauling the store’s design. As reported by 9to5Google, the …

Google has struggled to maintain a healthy user base for its Stadia game streaming service. One of the service’s most useful elements are the free trials offered on a regular basis. Google has now added three more free trials, bringing the total up to nine. Originally pitched as a replacement …

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 …

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.

Despite the clear lack of interest from most parties, Google is continuing to offer free games to those who are subscribed to the company’s game streaming service, Stadia. For the month of February, players can actually get their hands on a number of high quality and exciting new titles. Making …

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 …

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 …

One of the main issues with Google Stadia is that while the search giant pitched the service as being the cheaper alternative to console gaming, the need for a bespoke controller for minimum latency brought the cost up considerably. For those who were not invited to the recent Stadia promotion …

Ever since its announcement and release, Google’s Stadia has failed to live up to expectations on all fronts, with customers disappointed in the service, and Google disappointed in its sales performance. Still, the company has not yet given up, and is now trying to win back lapsed subscribers by giving …

It has been months since Google shut down its internal Stadia game development studios and publishing branch. As time goes on, we're learning more about why Google threw in the towel so soon, and it looks like rising game development costs had a lot to do with it. In preparation …

While Google first announced Stadia with a lot of promise, the service fell flat almost instantly and the disbanding of first-party studios and publishing services has led to interest dropping almost completely. Google may still be able to salvage Stadia though, by providing the cloud gaming tech to other developers …