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Backbone One for Android and Stadia
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Backbone One Controller Coming to Android with Two Free Months of Stadia

Thanks to our friends at Chrome Unboxed for pointing out that the hugely popular Backbone one mobile controller (that turns your phone into an awesome Steam Deck like gaming device for cloud gaming) is releasing an Android (USB-C) version! What’s even cooler? An order gets new Stadia Pro users two free months. It is up […]

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Low change porting: 1) Auto DirectX translation, 2) Improved Unity and Unreal support, 3) Cloud playtest and QA for seamless cloud gaming.
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Stadia Low Change Porting

Earlier this year, at the Google for Games Developer Summit, the Stadia team confirmed what many folks who are familiar with gaming on Linux suspected, Google and developer partners have been using various known techniques to get Windows games running under Linux for Stadia. Google’s portfolio of techniques involves a continually evolving/maturing set of tools that […]

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World War Z: Aftermath update promo showcases a character wielding a sword with zombies in the background. Text: Free Update: Cut and Mend. Now available on Cloud Gaming!
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World War Z Stadia Cross-Play Support Officially Coming

Good news Zombie fighters! World War Z Stadia Cross-Play support is officially on the way! The World War Z team announced that Cross-Play is coming to Stadia along with an upcoming “Cut & Mend” update to the game which recently hit PCs. The team said they’ll have more news on the timing of this “as […]

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A person is playing a video game using a controller, with a computer screen and Google Stadia logo in the background, highlighting the power of cloud gaming.
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Video: Stadia Community Behavior and Platform’s Future Tackled in Open Mic

New Youtube content addresses Stadia community behavior in open mic in hopes to improve decorum amongst gamers. In our Youtube Channel’s ongoing series “SLS Feat MM2K“, we give the community a chance to speak on the biggest Stadia topics of the week. This week’s episode covered Stadia’s likely approach in it’s rollout of the new […]

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Screenshot of Google Stadia page showcasing the world of cloud gaming with various trial games, including City Racers and Pac-Man, available to play without signing up.
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Browse the Stadia Catalog Without an Account

Back at the beginning of may, we reported that the newly re-formatted individual game pages on the Stadia website could now be viewed by users without the need to log-in. We’ve since been linking to these pages like crazy from throughout our website. Now it looks like you can quickly browse the entire Stadia catalog […]

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Cartoon characters in a game show setting with an audience, neon lights, and "DEATHRUN TV" logo at the top. Through the magic of cloud gaming, players can join the action from anywhere, making it a thrilling experience for viewers and participants alike.
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DEATHRUN TV – Game Review

Merge Games is no stranger to the cloud, with Foreclosed being the first title they published in the cloud. Now, almost a year later, we see their second release: DEATHRUN TV – a frantic twin-stick shoter, developed by Laser Dog, with lots of charm and customization. Just like Foreclosed, the game makes its debut in […]

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Line graph showing Stadia game cross-platform metascores in the realm of cloud gaming, declining from near 100 to below 50 as game rank increases.
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Stadia Game Metascore Insights

Yesterday, we posted the list of Top 10 Stadia games by (cross-platform) Metascore. There were quite a few surprises in this list. Let’s keep to this theme of Stadia Game Metascores and see what other insights we can gain from the data. Firstly, let’s rank the Stadia games by their cross-platform Metascore and then plot […]

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Animated landscape with a cat and a bear; text reads "Talking Dogs, Available June 30, 2023" with a YouTube play button icon. Experience it like never before with Cloud Gaming!
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First Talking Dogs Gameplay Video Released

And… it looks gorgeous! The game is scheduled to come to Stadia in June 2023 using the Unreal Engine version 5! Take a look at the gameplay for yourself: It’s going to be fun to watch this game evolve over the next year. You can find this game and other games known to be coming […]

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A man in cowboy attire points a revolver with "Red Dead Redemption II" text on a red background with a yellow sun, highlighting the thrill of Cloud Gaming.
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Top Stadia Games by Cross-Platform Metascore

A few weeks back, I posted a list of the top 10 games on Stadia by sales data. I’m back again with another fun top 10 Stadia games list. This time I’m listing the top Stadia games by cross-platform Metascore. The “Metascore” is an aggregate of validated critic ratings done by Metacritic.com. While the Stadia […]

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Line graph showing Stadia blog post likes from July '20 to Jan '22, peaking in mid-'21, with fluctuations over time, highlighting the community's growing interest in cloud gaming.
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Stadia Stats: June Starts Off in a Big Way

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to another installment of Sunday Stadia Stats… June is here! Thank you all so much for your continued support of this project on Stadia Dosage! As always, you can find the raw data and interact with all the plots on our dedicated Stats page! Here are some of the numbers we […]

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