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A Somber Farewell to Stadia
If you have some how missed the news today, it is with a heavy heart I write the following words: Google Stadia is closing down. I, like many of you I am sure, have spent the last couple of years defending Stadia, reassuring people that it isn’t closing down, and swatting away the click bait […]
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Ubisoft’s Photography Competition is Now Open
Along with a slew of new games announced at the recent Ubisoft Forward event, a virtual photo competition has been quietly announced. Much like the Cyberpunk Competition, Ubisoft are running a big in game photography competition until October 16th 2022. The prizes announced are a spot in the upcoming 4-day Ubisoft art exhibition in New […]
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5 Reasons you should play Destiny 2 in 2022
Let’s be real, there are a ton of games that we could spend our time with; some good and some bad. Destiny 2 is easily in the top 5 good ones (and… I’m not just saying that because this is a top 5 article). However, the game can be really intimidating for new and lapsed […]
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Is an Ubisoft 1st Party Cloud Service Coming Powered by Google Immersive Stream??
Warning! This article is speculation. It’s a thought experiment. No jumping to conclusions allowed. =) When Assassin’s Creed Mirage wasn’t immediately announced for Stadia, our minds began to search for reasons. After thinking about the matter, we came up with a list of possible explanations. We still think this is a pretty good list a […]
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Stadia Features – Crowd Play
What is Crowd Play? Next up in our “Stadia Features” series is Crowd Play. With Crowd Play on Stadia, your YouTube viewers get the chance to jump into the live stream that they’re watching and play alongside you. If you thought that Crowd Choice gets viewers involved in a stream, then Crowd Play will take […]
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Stadia’s Role in the Live Service Market
In March of 2014, I was a new father. My baby girl was only a month old and Hearthstone had just launched. Based on the Warcraft series, this one game was the first of what would become a storm of digital collectible card games. It was original and had an amazing presentation. The game was […]
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Stadia Has an Amazing Opportunity to Use Indies as Mascots
Lots of things make a gaming platform successful. Many will say “games, games games!” and there is a lot of truth to that. Perhaps equally as important as games though, is the characters. A potential buyer can’t look at gameplay and necessarily decide if it looks fun or worth a purchase. They can, however, look […]
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Red Dead Ain’t Dead: 5 Reasons to Play Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2022
The Wild West is a staple of western fantasy, but in the world of video games there are decidedly few to choose from. That’s not so bad though because your only option happens to be your best option. Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the greatest games of all time, and its online mode […]
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Registration Opens for Community Mortal Kombat Tournament
We’ve said it before and we’ll proudly say it again – we love the Stadia community. There are so many people who are constantly stepping up to make everyone’s experience with the platform better. Kudos this week to @PurpleHaze614 and @JeffGignac this week. They and collaborators have organized an upcoming Mortal Kombat 11 community tournament. […]
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Outbreak: Shades of Horror Reaches its Goal on Kickstarter
After just a week on Kickstarter, the next generation game in the Outbreak (classic survival horror) series, Outbreak: Shades of Horror by Dead Drop Studios, has met its funding goal. This means the game is officially coming to Stadia (as well as other platforms)! As of writing, the game has $62,798 in support from 265 […]
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