Stadia refunds are starting to begin, no word on Controller Bluetooth yet
Google has announced that they've now begun the process to refund years of Stadia game purchases, as the service is shutting down.
Category: Cloud Gaming
Microsoft upgraded Xbox Cloud Gaming for Linux and ChromeOS (so Steam Deck too!)
On the community Reddit for Xbox Cloud Gaming, an Xbox employee put up a small announcement about an upgraded experience for Linux and ChromeOS game streaming.
Google gives up on Stadia, will offer refunds on games and hardware
As expected for some time now, Google has decided to call it quits on their cloud gaming service Stadia.
You can now try Resident Evil Village directly in your browser using Stadia tech
Capcom has released a cloud gaming browser demo of the popular Resident Evil Village, so you can try it out in only a click and a few seconds waiting on pretty much any platform.
Fortnite added to Xbox Cloud Gaming, easier than ever to play on Steam Deck
Microsoft has today announced that the massive free to play game Fortnite is now on Xbox Cloud Gaming, this makes it easier than ever to play it on Linux and Steam Deck.
Chrome on Steam Deck now supports the Deck Controller, with GeForce NOW working
Good news Cloud Gaming fans, the version of Chrome on Steam Deck can now detect the gamepad. With two small quick fixes, you can play GeForce NOW on Steam Deck.
Microsoft announce Xbox Cloud Gaming for Steam Deck with Edge (Beta)
Valve and Microsoft teamed up to better support the Steam Deck, with Xbox Cloud Gaming now supported through the Edge browser.
Google talk about their 'Windows emulator' for Stadia and they use DXVK already
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 plans their own version of Wine to run Windows games on Stadia
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
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.
Amazon hiring for Proton / Wine and Linux developers for streaming service Luna
Despite Luna originally using Windows for Amazon's game streaming service, it appears they may be moving over to Linux and they're looking to hire people to work on Proton / Wine and give back to open source.
Two years on, Stadia seems to have no direction left
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
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.
ARK: Survival Evolved releases on Stadia with a bunch more free games for Stadia Pro
ARK: Survival Evolved, the still incredibly popular open-world game from Studio Wildcard is now on Stadia and along with a few other games it's free for Stadia Pro subscribers.
Destiny 2 on Stadia finally gets cross-platform play
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.
Unity acquires streaming service Parsec for $320 million
Unity Technologies, maker of the Unity game engine, has entered an agreement to acquire the streaming service Parsec.
Stadia tries to appeal to a younger audience with new family-friendly games
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.
Netflix is getting into video games, so we'll have another cloud gaming service
Not only is Netflix a huge force in series, films, anime and plenty more they're also now getting into video games.
Stadia gets more generous revenue models plus a porting toolkit for DirectX to Vulkan
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
Google continue bringing over more and more titles to Stadia, with the next set of Stadia Pro titles revealed too.