News & Reviews:   google play games

Google Play Games for PC beta was announced earlier this year but finally, towards the end of 2022 - the Google Play Games beta is now available for download. All mobile players in Malaysia alongside the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore can now visit the beta website and check it out here. 

Earlier this year, we reported on how Google launched the Google Play Games for PC which as the name would suggest, allows users to play Android mobile games on Windows PC. Fast forward some 8 months later, the platform is still in beta but with some improvements, including being available in more regions as well as requiring a lot less demanding PC specs to run.

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.

Have you ever wanted to play certain mobile games on PC? You could do that with emulators, but they can sometimes be buggy and resource hogs. Fortunately, Google has been working on bringing Android games to PC, and now have something to show users.

Mobile gaming is certainly one of the favourite entertainment things to go to for Malaysians and they should be even happier with this news. During The Game Awards 2021, Google showed a teaser of a Google Play Games app that will allow you to play mobile games on your Windows devices.

Yikes, 47 mobile game apps have been reported to be malicious and they are still on the Google Play Store. The latest finding was done by Avast alongside Apklab.io and although Google is investigating this, it may be too late for those who have downloaded the app. 

Finally, after a super long overdue - Fortnite has officially made its way to the Google Play Store. Prior to that, mobile gamers needed to go to the Epic Games website and download the APK installer, third-party platforms, or even some "exclusives" such as Samsung Galaxy and HONOR smartphones. Well, looks like fans can have a breather now.

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.

In conjunction with Gameloft’s 20th anniversary, they will be giving away a pack of 30 games called the Gameloft Classics: 20 Years on the Google Play store for free. Do note that Gameloft did not specify whether the app is only available for a limited time, so be sure to download as soon as possible if you are interested in getting it.

Loot boxes has been deemed a form of gambling in gaming which is pretty detrimental as the audience in games are usually younger children. Due to that, Google has now asked developers of apps and games on the Google Play Store to show the loot box odds.