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
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
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
Xbox Cloud Gaming Officially Supported By Valve’s Steam Deck
Microsoft has announced that Xbox Cloud Gaming is fully playable on Valve’s new Steam Deck portable PC via the Edge Browser. Catherine Gluckstein, Head of Product & Strategy at Xbox Cloud Gaming, announced the support on Twitter, linking to a more detailed post on Reddit. Continue Reading
Google Announces Immersive Stream Initiative
At the Google for Games Summit today, Google announced a new revenue stream called Immersive Stream. Immersive Stream, as far as I can discern, allows other companies to rent the cloud streaming technology and infrastructure of Stadia to stream their own game content to their own consumers, without the Stadia branding. Continue Reading