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Google Stadia

Illustration of characters from the game "Celeste" against a colorful backdrop.
Oct 9, 2020

The 2020 Chromecast is full of new features, but one glaring omission is Stadia, Google's cloud gaming platform. The search giant confirmed Stadia wouldn't officially arrive on the new streaming dongl ...

Event details for "Played Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration" on a mobile device.
Mar 19, 2020

Since Stadia is an early access game streaming platform, Google is still working on bringing big things to the table. You can expect wireless Stadia controller support for many more devices, high-qual ...

Gaming preferences settings on a mobile device.
Jan 28, 2020

Although not quite as common today with the always-connected world we live in, you still might be having bandwidth wars in your home right now. If the internet connection in your area is mediocre, you ...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey game screen displayed on a smartphone.
Jan 27, 2020

With the early launch of Google Stadia for cloud-based gaming, there was bound to be a slight learning curve for most people. Many didn't realize that the average TV is not suitable for gaming by defa ...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey displayed on a smartphone screen outdoors.
Jan 13, 2020

Stadia is a lot like an Xbox or PS4, except there's no console — the games just stream from Google's servers to your phone, computer, or TV. But Stadia is limited to Pixel phones for right now, and wh ...