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GOG with GeForce Now Integration
GOG.com representatives have announced their cooperation with Nvidia. Geforce NOW ssubscribers will be given the opportunity to play games from the platform in the cloud. First titles to receive support for this feature will be Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
video games
Milosz Szubert
November 20, 2020
Control Ultimate Edition Available on Nintendo Switch; Hitman 3 Inbound
Nintendo has officially announced that Control Ultimate Edition is now available in the eShop, and will soon be joined by Hitman 3. Both games will run through the cloud.
video games
October 28, 2020
Facebook Reveals Its Own Free Cloud Gaming
Facebook Gaming now offers a cloud game streaming service. For now, it will offer free productions and there will be no dedicated subscription. Facebook announced that it does not intend to compete with services such as GeForce Now and Google Stadia.
video games
Paul Wozniak
October 26, 2020
Hell Freezes Over as Doom Eternal Gets Launched on a Fridge
Doom fans are known for porting it to more and more ridiculous hardware. This time, the latest installment of the series was taken to the workshop, and it turns out you can easily run it on a refrigerator.
hardware & software
Bartlomiej Sagan
October 14, 2020
Microsoft Wants us to Use xCloud Instead of Demos
Microsoft is considering allowing players to use xCloud to test games they don't have - similar to a demo version.
video games
Bart Swiatek
October 8, 2020
Video Games are Ready for Netflix Model, Claims Analyst
Futuresource Consulting analyst Morris Garrard argues in a recent report that the video game industry is ready for Netflix's business model - a subscription that provides access to an extensive catalogue of games at a fixed monthly price.
video games
Bart Swiatek
September 29, 2020
Microsoft Plans Further Console Models After Xbox Series X/S
Phil Spencer has no intention to stop developing new consoles. According to the head of the Xbox department, the increasingly popular streaming services will not make Microsoft resign from working on new Xbox models in the coming years. This means that XSX and XSS will have successors.
hardware & software
Agnes Adamus
September 28, 2020
Amazon Announces Luna, Its Own „Netflix for Gamers”
Amazon announced Luna, a video game streaming service to compete with similar services from Google, Nvidia or Microsoft. The official controller and list of launch titles were also revealed.
hardware & software
Bartlomiej Sagan
September 25, 2020
Google Drive Will Automatically Delete Our Files From the Bin
No more storing files in the Google Drive bin forever. Under the new rules, data older than 30 days will be automatically deleted.
hardware & software
Karol Laska
September 17, 2020
Take-Two's CEO: „We Didn't Waste Money on VR.”
During an interview for Protocol, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, spoke quite skeptically about VR. He said he was happy that he hadn't shared the huge enthusiasm for the platform for years and „didn't waste any money on it”. He is also not convinced about gaming in the cloud.
other
Milosz Szubert
September 17, 2020
Microsoft Launches Its Game Streaming Today
Today the xCloud streaming service is ending its trial period. Available as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, it will offer over 150 games known from Microsoft's consoles and PC.
hardware & software
Bartlomiej Sagan
September 15, 2020
Here's Why Netflix Doesn't Need Ads
In a recent interview, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings revealed why his platform does not need ads. The businessman believes that the model used by his company offers more stable revenues and greater potential for growth.
movies & tv series
Bart Swiatek
September 9, 2020
Apple Patents its Own Game Streaming on 5G
An Apple's patent for streaming games over the 5G network has recently been made public. According to it, a game is to be played on a server and the mobile device is only to display the transmitted image.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
August 18, 2020
xCloud Available for Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers [Updated]
From today, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can use the xCloud service on Android mobile devices.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 12, 2020
Apple Confirms: Stadia and xCloud Unavailable on iOS
Apple has confirmed what we have long expected. Streaming services like Google Stadia and Project xCloud are against App Store's regulations. In other words, we won't see any of them on iOS devices.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
August 7, 2020
Project xCloud - Release Date, Game List and Controllers
The xCloud service together with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will soon be launched on the global market. The most important titles that will be able to run on mobile devices, PCs, and Xbox were revealed.
video games
Karol Laska
August 4, 2020
Xbox Boss on Future Plans; Project xCloud in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Microsoft has shared its plans for the future of Xbox and all related services.
video games
Karol Laska
July 16, 2020
PS5 Patent Suggests Backwards Compatibility with PS1, PS2 and PS3 by Streaming
One of Sony's patents gives hope that not only PS4 games, but also those from earlier generations of consoles will run on the PS5. The key may be streaming.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
July 9, 2020
Desperados 3 and Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord in GeForce NOW
The GeForce NOW streaming service library of games supported by GeForce NOW has been expanded with another twelve titles. Among them were such titles as Desperados III, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and Polish Serial Cleaner.
video games
Milosz Szubert
July 3, 2020
Steam Cloud Play - Valve's Streaming Service Becomes a Fact
Valve has provided the developers with the beta version of its streaming service. The goal of Steam Cloud Play, as it is called, is to integrate Steam with GeForce Now and, in the future, to connect it with other platforms of this type.
hardware & software
Christian Pieniazek
May 28, 2020