Famous Google Stadia GDC auctioned for charity

Google Stadia will probably go down in history as one of the biggest failures in the history of the video game industry. In what can only be described as a bit of a warning, the company touted a reveal of the system at Game Developers Conference 2019 with a screen showing three other big business failures: ET For Atari 2600, Nintendo Power Glove and Sega Dreamcast. Written on screen “Anything you dream up can be built,” and it was loaned by Peter Civaldi of the Video Game History Foundation. Following…

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Ubisoft confirms plans to support Google Stadia users amid shutdown

With the shutdown of Google Stadia, those who still frequent the platform are left to weigh other options for where they will play their games. For those with Stadia libraries containing some Ubisoft titles, the publisher has good news. Ubisoft announced this week that it plans to offer Stadia users the opportunity to transfer their games from that platform to Ubisoft Connect where they can be played on PC. The Ubisoft announcement was a bright spot for Stadia users amid the news of the shutdown and was shared on social…

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Google Stadia Reportedly Unfollowed Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding

Google Stadia has reportedly refused some sort of follow-up death strand From Hideo Kojima. There are a lot of stories going around about Google Stadia right now because it has more or less exploded on itself. Google confirmed earlier this week that Stadia will indeed shut down in January 2023, much to the chagrin of fans. Google Stadia was a very ambitious idea from the tech giant because it wanted to rival the console experience with no physical box, instead opting for cloud streaming to computers, TVs and other devices.…

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Google Stadia players react to closing news

Google Stadia is closed and this means that players and developers who have played these games are adapting to the news. Dozens of players took to social media to remember the service. What was most interesting was the developers who shared that they had projects launched for the project. Now, with the platform in trouble, they’re all wondering what’s going to happen. Regarding existing libraries, there is a recovery system in place. For those games that will be released, the future is somewhat more uncertain. Everything spins before things are…

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Google didn’t tell game developers about Stadia Shut Down

Today, Google has officially announced the termination of its Stadia streaming service. While the writing has been on the wall for some time, there are still many games in development for the platform, including interlocking tower. The game was set on service in just a couple of days and SFB Games’ Tom Vian didn’t find out until the news spread online. Vian shared his disappointment about the news on Twitter, describing it as “extremely disturbing”. Old Skuul CEO Rebecca Heinemann responded to Vian’s tweet, explaining that she was also unaware,…

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Google addresses rumors of Stadia shutdown

Google addressed rumors this week that the tech company’s Google Stadia platform was in its final stages and was due to shut down by the end of the summer. This rumor prompted people to ask Google if this was the case to which the official Google Stadia account responded by saying that there are no plans to shut down the service. This is reassuring to those who frequently use Google Stadia, although it’s worth admitting that it’s unlikely that a shutdown ad would be shared with a simple Twitter reply…

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