You might think my head is in the clouds, but Google Stadia is the future of video games. There’s nothing quite like getting a new console – an actual console – and slotting it under your television. I can’t wait to see the final designs for the next PlayStation and Xbox, and I’m certainly going
Destiny 2 fields so many excellent auto rifles that picking the best one is agonising. The most familiar and basic weapons category remains one of the most effective. The beauty of auto rifles is, of course, the ability to just hold down the trigger and get in a huge number of shots very quickly –
SMGs can do some tremendous damage in close quarters combat, so let’s take a look at the best of the lot. A powerful SMG can make or break any Crucible match, but it’s easy to forget that SMGs are also pretty decent at crowd control in PvE activities, too. SMGs have one of the fastest
The ninth season of Destiny 2 is just about to begin and the latest video from Bungie revealed more details about what we can expect to see in Season of the Dawn. After a lengthy battle with the Vex and the Undying Mind, it’s time to head into the Season of the Dawn. This season
The best grenade launchers in Destiny 2? Oh yeah, we’re calling it: there are some good ones. Grenade launchers can make or break a Gambit match, frustrate your enemies in the Iron Banner and take care of adds when playing through campaign missions. There aren’t as many grenade launchers available as other weapon types –
By Emily Gera, Monday, 2 December 2019 21:20 GMT YouTube is changing up how it previously moderate violent video game content. Starting today, video game violence will be treated by YouTube the same way any scripted content is treated. That mean fewer restrictions for violence in gaming, with future game uploads requiring only approval instead
By Sherif Saed, Thursday, 28 November 2019 12:41 GMT A Google Stadia player spotted something that should not be there while playing NBA 2K20. NBA 2K20 is one of the launch games available on Google Stadia. One of the service’s biggest selling points is that it removes the need for game downloads and patches, since
By Sherif Saed, Wednesday, 27 November 2019 13:37 GMT Google is giving away two games to Stadia Pro members next month. Google has announced the line-up of games available for free to Stadia Pro subscribers in December. Much like PS Plus and Xbox Live Gold, Stadia Pro members will have access to these games for
With so many games on Google Stadia falling short of the advertised 4K, 60fps dream, the company has released a statement on why that is. If you’ve been keeping up with Stadia news, you’ll no doubt be aware that the platform’s launch has been marred by missing features, and broken promises for an overall lacklustre
By Sherif Saed, Monday, 25 November 2019 11:08 GMT The old Chromecast Ultra overheating issue has cropped up again thanks to Stadia. A number of users on the Stadia subreddit have been sharing stories about their Chromecast Ultra devices getting very hot to the touch. In at least two cases, users reported disconnects from the
It looks like Google Stadia is off to a bad start as far as consumer interest. According to Kotaku’s Jason Schreier, pre-orders for Google’s Stadia game streaming platform have been underwhelming. Despite the Founders Edition actually selling out, one person involved in the process told Schreier pre-orders were below expectations. Until the free tier becomes
By Emily Gera, Monday, 18 November 2019 17:23 GMT Google Stadia launches tomorrow. So is the cloud-gaming service worth all the hype? After a last minute addition of new games to Google Stadia’s launch lineup last night, the streaming service is set to go live. Slated for November 19 at 12pm ET, those who pre-ordered
By Sherif Saed, Monday, 18 November 2019 09:33 GMT Just hours from the launch of Stadia, Google has expanded the service’s launch line-up of games. Google announced that 22 games will be available for purchase to Stadia players at today’s launch, nearly doubling the initially announced 12. Google is also giving Samurai Shodown away to
Google has outlined much of what’s going to be missing at Stadia’s launch in a few days. We’re very close now to Google Stadia‘s big launch day of November 19, and Google decided to make some last-minute clarifications about how the day one experience is going to look like. The short version is: not very
By Emily Gera, Monday, 11 November 2019 19:28 GMT Here is every launch title coming to Google’s game streaming service Stadia. Google has unveiled its full 12-game launch day lineup for Stadia, which arrives next week on November 19. And it includes a good mix of blockbuster releases, from Red Dead Redemption 2 and Assassin’s
By Matt Martin, Thursday, 24 October 2019 08:53 GMT Google plans to release exclusive games for its streaming platform Stadia every year – but it’ll be a wait for original first-party games – according to recently appointed games boss Jade Raymond.Stadia launches next month and has mainly made a big deal about how it will
By Natalie Clayton, Tuesday, 22 October 2019 15:38 GMT Pokemon Go is adding competitive global trainer battles with GO Battle League early next year. Budding Pokemon trainers finally got the ability to fight each other in Pokemon GO late last year with Trainer Battles. Today, the Pokemon Go Team announced the GO Battle League, bringing
By Sherif Saed, Thursday, 17 October 2019 15:18 GMT You won’t be able to seamlessly move your Stadia controller between devices at launch. From the moment Google Stadia was first revealed, one of its biggest features has been the wireless controller. The controller, Google explained, connects directly to the data centre through Wi-Fi, enabling the
Google has effectively abandoned Daydream just as it was getting ready to reveal the launch date of Stadia, its latest gaming platform. Google’s Pixel 4 event took place yesterday. The annual event revealed a number of new Pixel 4 devices, and a launch date for Stadia, the company’s game streaming platform. Quietly, Google also discontinued
By Emily Gera, Tuesday, 15 October 2019 21:19 GMT Square Enix has announced the release date for Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. This new Definitive Edition will be available in both digital and physical format on November 5. This combines the Shadow of the Tomb Raider base game, and all seven DLC packs
By Emily Gera, Tuesday, 15 October 2019 15:19 GMT Google Stadia Founder’s Edition will be available starting November 19 to those who pre-ordered the cloud-gaming service. Google Stadia release date: November 19. pic.twitter.com/NP0wz2beuL — Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) October 15, 2019 The news was revealed today during Google’s Pixel 4 event. Both Stadia Founder’s Editions and
Google has revealed that as stock of the Stadia Founders Edition runs out, it will be replaced with a different edition. The Google Stadia Founders Edition, in case you missed it, is a limited edition bundle that guarantees access to Stadia this November. The $129 edition includes a Chromecast Ultra, a Night Blue controller, a
By Stephany Nunneley, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 16:47 GMT Google will host its second Stadia Connect during gamescom 2019 later this month. The company announced today its Stadia Connect will air live on August 19. It is set to take place an hour before Geoff Keighley’s gamescom: Opening Night Live show kicks off. You will
By James O’Connor, Monday, 22 July 2019 01:46 GMT If you’re looking to grab a Google Stadia, it sounds like you’ll be able to play most of Ubisoft’s games coming in the new future on it. The Stadia, Google’s upcoming streaming-only console, is going to need good publisher support to succeed. Luckily for them, Ubisoft
Google has detailed some of the features Stadia will be missing at launch, as well as a few other limitations. In the same Reddit AMA where Stadia director of product Andrey Doronichev said he’d prefer if people saw Stadia Pro as a service similar to Xbox Live Gold or PS Plus rather than Netflix, the
By Sherif Saed, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 09:22 GMT Google has enlisted Ubisoft’s help in testing out its Project Stream service, and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is the first test subject. It’s been rumoured for a while that Google is working on a game streaming service, and this week, the tech conglomerate made it official. Called