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RiME Dev Believes in Stadia: „Some Features Will Blow Your Mind”
Raul Rubio, CEO of Tequila Works, responsible for such titles as RiME and Gylt, believes that one day we'll be wondering why we didn't believe in video game streaming. In his opinion, some of the features to be offered by Google Stadia in the future will be really impressive.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 16, 2020
Youtuber Runs Destiny 2 on eBook Reader; Functional Test of Stadia
Google has started testing the Stadia on mobile devices other than Pixel smartphones. A certain Internet user decided to see how the service is doing on... an eBook reader.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 14, 2020
The Internet on Global Warming - Server Rooms are as Bad as Airlines
According to calculations by Swedish researcher Anders Andrae, in 2020, maintaining of all global server rooms will require an amount of energy comparable to that consumed by all Canadians. Worse still, data centres' demand for electricity will double over the next decade.
other
Bart Swiatek
January 7, 2020
League of Legends Regains Leader Position on Twitch
Riot Games has reasons to be satisfied. League of Legends has been the most watched production on Twitch in the last 365 days. The game managed to defeat its main rival, Fortnite.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 2, 2019
Assassin's Creed Developers Will Make Games for Google Stadia
Google's newly-created video gamedev team just employed some people who have worked on the Assassin's Creed series. They will be responsible for creating exclusive and original titles for the Google Stadia streaming platform.
video games
Paul Wozniak
November 30, 2019
EA: Streaming Will Bring in Another Billion Players to Gaming
One of the heads of Electronic Arts made it clear that in the coming years the company will invest heavily in cloud computing and video game streaming. The company believes that in this way it will be able to reach one billion new players around the world.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
November 26, 2019
Stadia's Problems With 4K - Google Responds
Google has responded to allegations about Google Stadia's problems with 4K resolution in many games. According to the company, everything depends on the game's optimization made by the developers.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
November 25, 2019
Project xCloud Will Receive Exclusive Titles
At this year's X019 event, Microsoft's vice president revealed that the company is planning to offer exclusive titles that will be available only on xCloud streaming platform. We have also learned that the service is going to be developed in line with the upcoming technology.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
November 23, 2019
Google Stadia - Input Lag Has Been Reduced In Some Titles
As it turns out, Google Stadia has lower latency issues in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Xbox One X. The results of the test were posted on YouTube by the editors of the Digital Foundry channel.
hardware & software
November 23, 2019
PS5 Owners Will Make Their Own Demos? Intriguing Sony Patents
News of another Sony patent, most likely associated with PlayStation 5, are making rounds on the internet. The company has registered a feature that enables gamers to send their friends game states saved in the cloud as de facto demo versions. Another patent application suggests that we will get access to these 'mini-games' even without the console, directly through the new controller.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
November 22, 2019
Google Stadia Consumes Over 7 GB of Data per Hour
Google Stadia consumes large amounts of data when streaming. As a result, few users have Internet transfer resources that allow them to freely enjoy the gaming on the road for a longer period of time.
hardware & software
November 21, 2019
Jason Schreier: „Google Stadia Looks Like a Monumental Flop”
Jason Schreier from Kotaku has received information about the pre-premiere sales of Google Stadia. The new Google service is said to have done worse than expected and, according to the journalist, could be a „monumental flop”.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
November 19, 2019
Google Stadia Reviews - Disappointing for Now, but has Potential
Google Stadia video game streaming service is now available on the market. Does the new product have a chance to stand out against other platforms? The first reviews have appeared on the Internet, which enables us to answer this question.
hardware & software
November 19, 2019
Google Stadia Gets 10 Additional Launch Titles (e.g. Metro Exodus)
The list of launch titles for Google Stadia has just been expanded. On the day of the premiere we will get access to ten additional productions, including Metro Exodus, Rage 2, Final Fantasy XV and Football Manager 2020.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 18, 2019
Google Stadia Launch Titles Revealed
We have learned the list of twelve launch titles for Google Stadia. On the day of its release, the service will offer access to such games as Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Mortal Kombat 11 and the last three installments of the Tomb Raider series.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 12, 2019
Google Stadia App is Now Available on Android
From now on, holders of Google Stadia subscriptions can download a dedicated app for Android devices. It enables you to set up your account, view games or connect your social profiles to the service.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
November 7, 2019
Valve Invests in Streaming? Rumors About Steam Cloud Gaming
It seems that Valve is yet another company interested in streaming video games. This is what a code fragment found on Steamworks website suggests, where the term Steam Cloud Gaming was mentioned.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 6, 2019
PS Now has 1 Million Subscribers, Sony Boasts
Sony has boasted the current number of PlayStation Now subscribers. The game streaming service of the Japanese company is already used by one million people.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
October 30, 2019
Steam: Remote Play Together Enters Beta; It's like PS4's Share Play
Remote Play Together, a feature that enables us to play online games that only have a local multiplayer mode, is available for testing on Steam.
hardware & software
Konrad Serafinski
October 22, 2019
Google Stadia Controller Not so Wireless on PC and Smartphone
It seems that the Google Stadia controller will only allow wireless playing if the games are streamed using Chromecast Ultra. If you want to use the Stadia on your smartphone or PC, you will need to connect it to the gamepad with a USB-C cable, or... use a different controller.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
October 17, 2019