News & Reviews:   Stadia

While Google Stadia has never stepped foot in Malaysia, it's still quite shocking to hear the news from Google that the streaming gaming platform will be shutting down. Only after going live in 2019, the company decided to axe the project due to the lack of traction with users.

Google is reportedly working on integrating its game streaming service Stadia with its search engine. According to the source, the tech giant wants to allow users to directly power on games from the search results, making it less of a hassle to look for them again on the gaming platform.

It's not unusual for companies to come to sudden decisions. But the employees at the games development studio for Google Stadia were caught off guard a major one. Just a week after being praised for making great progress, the division was shut down.

The policy changes to the Apple App Store has been an inconvenience for a few companies. Back in August, Apple announced that Google Stadia wasn't allowed on the App Store due to a certain policy. But it looks like Google has finally got a workaround that will bring the platform to iOS.

Previously, there was a third-party app that allows iPhone and iPad users to get access to Google Stadia. Apple soon removed the app from its App Store, but the app is now back up for those of you who are hoping to game on the platform with your Apple devices.

Amazon had a big event yesterday and launched a variety of new products. But aside from new devices, there's also a new service aimed at gamers. Specifically, we're talking about the Amazon Luna, Amazon's new cloud gaming service that's now in early access.

By now, you probably have heard of Google Stadia but if you haven't, it's a new way for gamers to play video games via streaming from the cloud. At the moment, Google Stadia is working on most Android devices particularly the OnePlus 8 series but if you're thinking of waiting for it on your iPhone or iPad, that's not going to happen ever.

Despite the many limitations, many companies continue to work on game streaming as a service. In particular, the Stadia platform is something that Google is working hard to bring to more people. Recently, the company has announced that more devices will now support Stadia.

Some game franchises go on lengthy hiatuses and the Serious Sam series is definitely one of them. Serious Sam 3 launched all the way back in 2011 and since then developers Croteam have been rather quiet. It wasn't till 2015 that Croteam finally announced the development of Serious Sam 4. Now, the game is officially unveiled as the devs surprised many by announcing that the game is coming in 2020.

Recently, OnePlus announced that the OnePlus 8 series officially supports Google Stadia cloud game streaming service from today onwards. Based on a statement by gizchina, it seems that the aforementioned smartphone series are able to access Stadia basic which allows users to play games at 1080p 60fps.