Gamasutra reports that Facebook has relented on launching a dedicated gaming app on iOS. Apple is notorious about preventing competitors from offering gaming hubs outside of their app store, in the name of security. Continue Reading
Facebook Gaming via Cloud played by 1.5 Million Players
After purchasing cloud gaming tech PlayGiga last year, Facebook launched cloud gaming support in beta. Facebook has announced over 1.5 million users play games via cloud streaming on their app. Continue Reading
Google Announces New Incentives for Stadia Developers
At the Google for Games Summit, Google announced new incentives for developers who publish their games on Stadia.
70% Subscription Revenue Share
Any new game claimed (for free) with a subscription to Stadia Pro will earn a slice of revenue from Pro subscriptions, divvied up from 70% of Goggle’s earnings. Continue Reading
A Plague Tale: Innocence Launches on Switch
A Plague Tale: Innocence is now available on the Nintendo Switch via cloud streaming.
A Nintendo Online subscription is not required to play cloud streaming games. Continue Reading
Blacknut Now Supports Adaptive Controllers From HitClic
The entire library of games on the Blacknut cloud streaming service now support the full range of adaptive controllers from HitClic, Blacknut announced in a press release today. Continue Reading
xCloud Streaming Expanding Soon
In a pre-E3 briefing, Microsoft has announced a number of upcoming changes and upgrades to their xCloud streaming service. Currently, Xbox games can be streamed exclusively on mobile devices and with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. Continue Reading
Stadia Launches on Android TV June 23rd
Google has announced that Stadia will be available for Chromecast with Google TV and for Android TV on June 23rd.
The initial launch will officially support the following devices:
- Chromecast with Google TV
- Hisense® Android Smart TVs (U7G, U8G, U9G)
- Nvidia® Shield TV
- Nvidia® Shield TV Pro
- Onn™ FHD Streaming Stick and UHD Streaming Device
- Philips® 8215, 8505, and OLED 935/805 Series Android TVs
- Xiaomi® MIBOX3 and MIBOX4
Additionally, Android TV devices not listed above will also support Stadia experimentally. Continue Reading
New Games This Week: May 23 2021
Antstream
- Joust 2
- Xybots
Blacknut
- Blacknut releases its games in a batch at the beginning of the month.
GeForce Now
- Bad North (Epic Games Store)
- Biomutant (Steam and Epic Games Store)
- Black Desert Online for Turkey (Pearl Abyss)
- Breathedge (Steam and Epic Games Store)
- Bullet Girls Phantasia (Steam)
- Cyber Hook (Steam)
- Deathsmiles (Steam)
- Enlisted (Native Launcher)
- Imagine Earth (day-and-date release on Steam)
- Kill It With Fire (Steam)
- King of Seas (day-and-date release on Steam)
- Last Epoch (Steam)
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III (Epic Games Store)
- Maneater (day-and-date release on Steam)
- Monopoly Plus (Ubisoft Connect)
- Necromunda: Underhive Wars (Steam)
- Redout: Enhanced Edition (Steam)
- Saviors of Sapphire Wings / Stranger of Sword City Revisited (Steam)
- Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut (Steam)
- Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019 (Steam)
- Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Ubisoft Connect)
- Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground (Steam)
Luna
- The Legends of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
Playkey
- No new games this week.
Shadow Simplifies Subscription Model Into One Plan
Blade, the remote PC rental provider of the Shadow service, is restructuring its business model.
Shadow currently offers thee subscription plans, but starting June 25th, they will offer just one. Continue Reading