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Google hosted a livestream today to discuss their streaming platform, Stadia, and what will come with the service at launch Cloud streaming for games has been the big thing this year with a number of companies initiating what is, essentially, a video game streaming superbowl Details about the Stadia's launch cycle and launch titles were[...]

Two different reports have come out today suggesting that Google Stadia is going to have some heavy hitters whenever the platform launches Kotaku had both of the scoops this morning, the first with Ubisoft's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and the second being Bungie's Destiny 2 Here's a snippet from the report. credit//Ubisoft We've heard all this from four[...]

When we saw Google wouldn't be at E3 this year, we all kind of wondered when in the summer they would reveal more details about Google Stadia The company announced on Twitter this week that we will finally get all of the details that we've been waiting for since GDC this year, as they will[...]

From Google to Apple to Amazon to Walmart and a slew of smaller companies, game streaming is the next ig thing for the industry And now Sony and Microsoft seem to be getting into the streaming business, together. While Microsoft and Sony are the only two names on the game streaming service list that properly know[...]

Those of us hoping to hear more about Google Stadia at E3 will have to wait as Google has made it clear more info will come at a later date Ever since the reveal at GDC 2019, people have been wondering when we'll get to see more of Google's new gaming platform and possibly give[...]

ASUS's new ZenFone 5Z will be joining the Android Q Beta test phase, which marks the first time an ASUS ZenFone has participated in one of Google's mobile OS betas ASUS is hoping that cooperating with Google for the beta will help improve the ZenFone experience for users, by optimizing the phone for the new[...]

Google wants to explain the concept of Federated Learning, an AI model designed to protect user privacy by keeping personal data on devices rather than on servers, and they've figured out the best way to illustrate a very complex concept: with comics! What's the best way to illustrate complex concepts? Comics! Explore this delightful (yet powerful)[...]

As Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame looks to set a whole bunch of box office records during its opening few days, Google's doing its part to show some love and have a little fun, deciding to give browsers a little something extra… courtesy of the deadly gauntlet-wielder himself, Thanos. Google When you go to Google.com, type in "Thanos"[...]

"So as long as the regulations with the counterpart hardware companies … we can actually pass that, then the possibility, the chance is quite high [of Final Fantasy XIV coming to Xbox and Nintendo systems]. "So we are talking with Nintendo, Microsoft, and Google, of course; we cannot say anything at the moment because we are[...]

The Game Awards has announced that Google's Phil Harrison has officially joined the advisory board effective on March 27th The company sent out the news yesterday, adding  Harrison to a board that currently has representatives from Activision, AMD, Electronic Arts, Kojima Productions, Microsoft, Nintendo of America, Rockstar Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Tencent, Ubisoft, Valve and[...]

Some really cool news came out this weekend as it's been discovered Google Stadia will support the Xbox Adaptive Controller upon launch The word came from Windows Central, who was one of the few to snap a picture of the promotion below from the Google booth at GDC, showing off all sorts of controllers that[...]

Today during GDC 2019, Google finally revealed all of the details behind their new gaming platform on Chrome called Stadia In short, Google is now aiming to become the future of gaming by eliminating the traditional console and taking it to the internet browser.  You can play directly from whatever system you have through Chrome[...]

An interesting name popped up this week as part of Google's GDC 2019 panel as Crystal Dynamics will be a part of their Developer Day panel The news came down on their Twitter feed yesterday, as the panel will also feature Amy Hennig (Uncharted) and designer Raph Koster (Star Wars Galaxies, Everquest II) as speakers[...]

Google just did something interesting for Nintendo fans before we enter GDC 2019 as there's a new controller support script in Google Chrome A few people caught wind of this new addition to the browser that has now added controller support for the Nintendo Switch Pro-Controller as well as the Joy-Cons As the tweet below[...]

Before Google reveals everything they've got going in gaming at GDC 2019, news came out that Jade Raymond has joined the company Raymond leaked it herself on her Twitter account this week that she has joined the company as a Vice President, but didn't go into detail about what the job entails Raymond has been[...]

Twitter has become abuzz this afternoon as images of the gaming controller for the new Google gaming console have emerged Ahead of GDC 2019, a website called Yanko Design showed off the first images of the controller for what's being called Project Stream, displaying a white controller with what appears to be a mix of Xbox[...]

It appears GDC 2019 is going to be an interesting show as Google has now thrown their name into the ring with a gaming keynote at the event The company has been sending out media invites to specific journalists, asking them to join a mysterious reveal where "all will be revealed", which came with the[...]

credit//Ubisoft Players who take part in the Project Stream tech test with Google have access to a fully playable version of Assassin's Creed Odyssey Ubisoft announced today that they're offering participants the opportunity to continue the game on Uplay PC so they can have the proper time to enjoy Odyssey's massive campaign[...]

It appears the next step for Google is to go in the direction of streaming games as they show off clips from Project Stream today You can watch the video below as the company recorded clips from Assassin's Creed: Odyssey in 1080p while supposedly streaming the game live It looks pretty damn good, but again,[...]

credit//Epic Games After circumventing the Google Play Store to post their own installer for Fortnite on Android, Epic Games is now in a bind with Google over the inherent vulnerabilities of that decision Epic Games decided to cut out the Google Play Store to avoid having to give Google a portion of their revenue[...]

As far as we can tell, everything that Marvel has available digitally that didn't come out in the past six months can be read as part of a Marvel Unlimited, amounting to more than 20,000 comic books. To make it easier to sign up, Marvel has in the past allowed users to sign in with either[...]

Just what we needed on top of three already pricey game consoles and several gaming platforms—another console made by Google There were already rumors swirling around that the company was working on a video game platform much like Steam or GOG, which made sense because they already run an app service like Google Play that[...]

According to several sites today, Russian authorities have blocked off it's citizens from having access to Twitch, along with several other sites owned or operated by Google and Amazon The news started trickling in via social media and Reddit, the biggest one making traction right now is a post from streamer Angry Roleplayer who took[...]

If you're driving around with Google Maps tomorrow and you happen to see yourself represented by a mustached plumber in a go-kart, don't be alarmed That's just a special little event Nintendo and Google are partnering up for According to a story on The Verge, the two companies will be celebrating all things Mario tomorrow[...]

According to a new article in The Information, Google may be on the verge of launching their own social streaming service like Twitch, focused specifically on gaming, known only at the moment as "Yeti" According to anonymous sources close to the information, Google is looking heavily into launching their own subscription-based game streaming service that would[...]

In case you didn't know, today is Google's 19th birthday Yes, everyone's favorite search engine is old enough to vote and then some In celebration of their birthday, Google is bringing back 19 of their most beloved Doodle games and Search easter eggs in a "surprise spinner," which choses one game at random for you[...]

John Cena continues his long, slow, (really, it's very slow) climb to the top of the Hollywood mountain with a new role in an animated series from the producers of Robot Chicken. According to a report on WWE.com, Cena will join Thor star Kat Dennings to voice characters in a space buddy comedy to air exclusively[...]

A fan campaign has started to try and see comics legend Jack Kirby honoured on the centenary of his birth with a Google Doodle for the day, this August 28th. Jack Kirby was of course instrumental in the creation of numerous Marvel characters, including Captain America, the Fantastic Four, Hulk, Thor and the X-Men, who have[...]

Owlchemy Labs, the awesome people who put together Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality have just been purchased by Google There are about 40 jokes in there we know Dan Harmon could have fun with in there, so we'll just wait and see if it gets slipped into Season 3. The group posted a blog about the buyout, as well[...]

It will feature Star Wars content, as well as content from Google Expeditions, Daydream, Google Earth VR and Tilt Brush. "We're excited to announce the launch of Starlight VR, which we believe will be a game changer in the pediatric health care space," said Chris Helfrich, CEO of Starlight Children's Foundation "We're excited to have Lucasfilm and[...]