Fortnite added to Xbox Cloud Gaming, easier than ever to play on Steam Deck
Microsoft has today announced that the massive free to play game Fortnite is now on Xbox Cloud Gaming, this makes it easier than ever to play it on Linux and Steam Deck.
Category: Cloud Gaming
Chrome on Steam Deck now supports the Deck Controller, with GeForce NOW working
Good news Cloud Gaming fans, as it appears the version of Chrome available on the Steam Deck is now the correct version needed to detect the gamepad. With two small quick fixes, you can play GeForce NOW on Steam Deck easily.
Microsoft announce Xbox Cloud Gaming for Steam Deck with Edge (Beta)
Valve and Microsoft teamed up to better support the Steam Deck, with Xbox Cloud Gaming now supported through the Edge browser.
Google talk about their 'Windows emulator' for Stadia and they use DXVK already
During the ongoing Google for Games Developer Summit 2022 Keynote, one of the Google team just did a talk on "How to write a Windows emulator for Linux from scratch" to help Stadia.
Google plans their own version of Wine to run Windows games on Stadia
Stadia is something we don't really talk about here too much now, as Google has let it slide considerably from the original aim but it's still going and it seems Google still has some interesting plans for it.
Stadia continues the slow downward spiral
A new report from Business Insider has highlighted some continuing changes for Google's cloud gaming service Stadia, and it doesn't exactly sound good - but it's also something that was mostly already announced.
Amazon hiring for Proton / Wine and Linux developers for streaming service Luna
Despite Luna originally using Windows for Amazon's game streaming service, it appears they may be moving over to Linux and they're looking to hire people to work on Proton / Wine and give back to open source.
Two years on, Stadia seems to have no direction left
What initially seemed like a really promising idea, to give you gaming on any device and wherever you are has turned into something of a let-down overall.
Stadia gets Control, Hello Engineer and more in Stadia Pro for October
Time for another look at what Google are doing with their cloud gaming service Stadia with more new releases and new Stadia Pro games coming to the optional subscription. There's also a new way to party up with people.
ARK: Survival Evolved releases on Stadia with a bunch more free games for Stadia Pro
ARK: Survival Evolved, the still incredibly popular open-world game from Studio Wildcard is now on Stadia and along with a few other games it's free for Stadia Pro subscribers.
Destiny 2 on Stadia finally gets cross-platform play
For those of you using Linux and the cloud gaming service Stadia, Destiny 2 got a huge boost recently as Bungie finally implemented cross-play.
Unity acquires streaming service Parsec for $320 million
Unity Technologies, maker of the Unity game engine, has entered an agreement to acquire the streaming service Parsec.
Stadia tries to appeal to a younger audience with new family-friendly games
One thing all stores need is a healthy selection of games of all genres and it seems Google have started to expand the types of games they're now offering with Stadia. There's also some free play days coming for Rainbow Six Siege.
Netflix is getting into video games, so we'll have another cloud gaming service
Not only is Netflix a huge force in series, films, anime and plenty more they're also now getting into video games.
Stadia gets more generous revenue models plus a porting toolkit for DirectX to Vulkan
At the recent Google for Games Developer Summit it seems that Google actually still has quite a clear focus on Stadia and they're trying to entice more developers to bring their games over.
Rainbow Six Siege out on Stadia today, more games confirmed and a big 'mega' sale
Google continue bringing over more and more titles to Stadia, with the next set of Stadia Pro titles revealed too.
Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) rolls out to everyone and it works on Linux
We now have yet another serious entry into cloud gaming / game streaming with Microsoft formally launching Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) for everyone with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and it works out of the box on Linux.
Hello Engineer is out as a Stadia exclusive with State Share, Madden NFL 22 pre-order
It's been a little while since we talked about Stadia so it's time for another round-up of things happening for Google's cloud gaming service.
Piepacker goes Open Beta, play retro games online with friends in a browser tab
Piepacker is something we previewed recently, a game streaming / cloud gaming service designed around retro games that enables you to seamlessly play online with others. It's now in Open Beta.
Rainbow Six Siege launching on Stadia, along with a big Ubisoft+ expansion
It appears that at least Ubisoft are being serious about Stadia, with Ubisoft+ rolling out to more countries and they're bringing a bunch more games to Stadia too.
- Steam Deck update gets a small battery life boost with the Frame Limiter
- Valve use a little code from Godot for Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Team Fortress 2
- Amazon's previous VP of Prime Gaming said they "tried everything" to disrupt Steam
- Team Fortress 2 major update released and source available for modders via the Source SDK
- Counter-Strike: Source and Day of Defeat: Source get major updates with 64bit support
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