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The Virtuous Cycle of the Xbox Ecosystem
Editorial I believe Microsoft’s strategy for the future is the right one. In his recent Wall Street Journal interview, Phil Spencer talked about “meeting customers where they are” in their approach on gaming. This is an attitude that lines up with the ubiquity of their other products like Office, LinkedIn, and Surface. In the gaming […]
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Cloud Gaming Has a Home on Mastodon
A number of amazing community members (kudos to m3t4lw01f and Granite) have come together to create a cloud gaming Mastodon server – gaminginthe.cloud! Mastodon is an open, federated social platform. It looks and feels a lot like twitter, but it is fundamentally de-centralized – like email. Your account is based on both a username and […]
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The Best Alternatives to Stadia
Unfortunately, Google recently announced that Google Stadia will close it doors on January 18, 2023. Stadia is one of the most impressive cloud streaming services available from a technology point of view and has garnered a passionate following. Stadia is also one of the few cloud streaming services that can be described as a platform […]
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Riders Republic Rides Into the Sunset on Stadia
Riders Republic – Ubisoft’s open world, extreme sports racing game has begun its ride into the sunset on Google Stadia. As season 4 updates continuously, today’s update (28th October 2022) will be the last update that Stadia will receive. The announcement is part of the latest community update. You will still be able to play […]
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The Brilliance and Clunkiness of GeForce Now
I’ve been a long time (off and on) user of GeForce Now since the early days of the service on the original Shield TV – it was my first experience with cloud-gaming. And, I have always been impressed by the responsiveness and fidelity of the gameplay. The library of games is also very impressive. It […]
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Red Dead Online Stadia Progress Saved!
Some good news today for Red Dead Online players on Stadia. Players will be able to transfer progress from Stadia to Other Platforms! @ItsColourTV, the platform’s premiere RDO player, reached out to Rockstar games and got confirmation that progress will be transferred. Colour, as he goes by in the community, has over 6,000 hours of […]
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Game Pass Will Lose 8 Titles in October
Xbox has announced the 8 titles that will be leaving Game Pass on the 31st October. Alan Wake: American Nightmare (Console and PC) Backbone (Cloud, Console, and PC) Bassmaster Fishing 2022 (Cloud, Console, and PC) Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) Project Wingman (Cloud, Console, and PC) Second Extinction (Cloud, Console, and PC) Sniper […]
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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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