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Google detail more on how Steam on Chrome OS works with Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr

Want to get more info behind the scenes on how Steam for Chrome OS works? It uses Linux but it's a little bit complicated and Google has put out the first in a series of blog posts to talk more about it.

Chrome on Steam Deck now supports the Deck Controller, with GeForce NOW working

By Liam Dawe, 31 Mar

Good news Cloud Gaming fans, as it appears the version of Chrome available on the Steam Deck is now the correct version needed to detect the gamepad. With two small quick fixes, you can play GeForce NOW on Steam Deck easily.

Valve actually announced Steam for Chrome OS now too

By Liam Dawe, 26 Mar

After a bit of a false start with an announcement made too early, Google has now announced Steam for Chrome OS and Chromebooks and now Valve has done their own brief announcement. So it's all officially official now.

Google announce 'alpha-quality' Steam on Chrome OS is now actually here

By Liam Dawe, 22 Mar

Steam for Chrome OS is here. For real this time, they've actually released it, unlike when they claimed it was released during their recent developer event.

Google talk about their 'Windows emulator' for Stadia and they use DXVK already

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar

During the ongoing Google for Games Developer Summit 2022 Keynote, one of the Google team just did a talk on "How to write a Windows emulator for Linux from scratch" to help Stadia.

Google announces Steam for ChromeOS Chromebooks in 'Alpha'

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar

It's finally here in Alpha, Google and Valve have brought Steam to ChromeOS giving even more platforms using Linux a chance to get their gaming on.

Google plans their own version of Wine to run Windows games on Stadia

By Liam Dawe, 10 Mar

Stadia is something we don't really talk about here too much now, as Google has let it slide considerably from the original aim but it's still going and it seems Google still has some interesting plans for it.

Stadia continues the slow downward spiral

By Liam Dawe, 5 Feb

A new report from Business Insider has highlighted some continuing changes for Google's cloud gaming service Stadia, and it doesn't exactly sound good - but it's also something that was mostly already announced.

Steam could launch for Chromebooks soon, mentions game compatibility reports

By Liam Dawe, 3 Dec, 2021

We're seeing more reports of Steam for Chromebooks coming and Luke Short writing for Android Police thinks it will be soon.

Two years on, Stadia seems to have no direction left

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov, 2021

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What initially seemed like a really promising idea, to give you gaming on any device and wherever you are has turned into something of a let-down overall.

Stadia gets Control, Hello Engineer and more in Stadia Pro for October

By Liam Dawe, 29 Sep, 2021

Time for another look at what Google are doing with their cloud gaming service Stadia with more new releases and new Stadia Pro games coming to the optional subscription. There's also a new way to party up with people.

Destiny 2 on Stadia finally gets cross-platform play

By Liam Dawe, 26 Aug, 2021

For those of you using Linux and the cloud gaming service Stadia, Destiny 2 got a huge boost recently as Bungie finally implemented cross-play.

Stadia tries to appeal to a younger audience with new family-friendly games

By Liam Dawe, 11 Aug, 2021

One thing all stores need is a healthy selection of games of all genres and it seems Google have started to expand the types of games they're now offering with Stadia. There's also some free play days coming for Rainbow Six Siege.

Steam on a Chromebook could be closer than we think, with an AMD dGPU model coming

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jul, 2021

Thanks to new info spotted by Chrome Unboxed, we've seen more hints of a more powerful Chromebook coming which would make for a reasonable gaming unit.

Stadia gets more generous revenue models plus a porting toolkit for DirectX to Vulkan

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jul, 2021

At the recent Google for Games Developer Summit it seems that Google actually still has quite a clear focus on Stadia and they're trying to entice more developers to bring their games over.

Rainbow Six Siege out on Stadia today, more games confirmed and a big 'mega' sale

By Liam Dawe, 30 Jun, 2021

Google continue bringing over more and more titles to Stadia, with the next set of Stadia Pro titles revealed too.

Hello Engineer is out as a Stadia exclusive with State Share, Madden NFL 22 pre-order

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jun, 2021

It's been a little while since we talked about Stadia so it's time for another round-up of things happening for Google's cloud gaming service.

Rainbow Six Siege launching on Stadia, along with a big Ubisoft+ expansion

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jun, 2021

It appears that at least Ubisoft are being serious about Stadia, with Ubisoft+ rolling out to more countries and they're bringing a bunch more games to Stadia too.

Stadia Pro games for June include Blue Fire, MotoGP20 and more - ARK arrives this 'Summer'

By Liam Dawe, 26 May, 2021

We now know what you can expect from Stadia Pro, the optional Google Stadia subscription, if you stay subscribed in June with the next set of claimable games announced. Time for another Stadia round-up.

Stadia confirms Super Animal Royale and Shantae and the Pirate's Curse plus more coming

By Liam Dawe, 17 May, 2021

Stadia has confirmed another few new announcements for their Linux-powered game streaming service that will be coming soon. Some out now, some have no release date yet.

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