Antstream Arcade is a free, ad-supported cloud gaming service. Recently, though, Antstream launched a new annual subscription tier for unlimited play. The annual subscription goes for $39.99. Continue Reading
Fortnite Launches on Xbox Cloud Gaming, bypassing the iOS App Store
Today, Microsoft launched Epic’s battle-royale shooter Fortnite on Xbox Cloud Gaming. Fortnite is the first free-to-play title available on Xbox Cloud Gaming. Critically, a subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is not required to play Fortnite via Xbox’s cloud service. Continue Reading
Piepacker Relaunches as Jam.gg
Today, cloud gaming service relaunched as Jam.gg. Jam is a free social-oriented gaming service. Players may play single-player, or they can host and join multiplayer rooms. Continue Reading
Thoughts on Phantom Load
BBC reports that British Gas, a U.K. energy company, has conducted research estimating the cost of home electronic devices being left on standby. These are known as vampire devices, and the electrical process is sometimes called phantom load. Continue Reading
Xbox Cloud Gaming Review
Xbox has an egalitarian approach to gaming. Phil Spencer wants people to enjoy Xbox wherever they are on whatever they own. They weren’t the first to start a gaming subscription service, but they seem to have finished it. Continue Reading
Sony Announces PS Plus Launch Dates And Expansion of Cloud Access
Today, Sony announced the targeted launch dates for the new PlayStation Plus subscription plans. The revamp of the subscription service was announced last month. The new PS Plus is being kicked off in Asia in a month, and the launch is concluding with Europe at the end of June. Continue Reading
Interview with Cloudbase and Cloud Gaming Catalogue
Recently, philanthropic individuals founded not one, but TWO cloud gaming aggregators: Cloudbase and Cloud Gaming Catalogue. These websites crawl cloud gaming services for available games and compile them into a convenient searchable database. Continue Reading
GeForce NOW Returns to South America via ABYA
Game streaming service GeForce NOW has returned to five South American countries via regional provider ABYA. The announcement was made on the GeForce NOW blog. Continue Reading
PlayStation Plus vs Xbox Cloud Gaming Subscription Comparison
With Sony announcing their new PlayStation Plus subscription plans, we’ve put together a simple table comparing their plan benefits with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Only Ultimate is included in this table because it is the only plan that includes cloud streaming. Continue Reading
PlayStation Now to be Merged with PlayStation Plus in June
Sony has announced that they will be merging PlayStation Now, their game streaming service, into PlayStation Plus. Further, PlayStation Plus will be split into three subscription tiers. Continue Reading