News & Reviews:   Stadia

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.

Creator of the Stadium Full Screen Browser app has recently posted a tweet on the their Twitter account, stating that Apple will be removing the app from the Apple App Store. For those who are not in the know, the aforementioned app allows users to access Stadia, which is a Google cloud gaming service on their iOS device.

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.

With the Google Stadia going live on 19 November 2019, Google recently conducted an AMA(Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit where they answered various questions from the public. To the uninitiated, Google Stadia is an on-demand game streaming service that allows users to stream and play games online without the need to own a high-end gaming computer. 

According to Google, Football Manager will be able to play faster on Stadia compared to those playing on local hardware. We’ve already heard that Stadia is able to run graphic intense games with high fps even on low end hardware but hearing it able to run a game better than high end local hardware? That’s pretty cool.

Google has given us a little more information regarding Google Stadia, and how much bandwidth is required in order to stream content of various resolutions and frame rates. Based on the infographic provided, Stadia requires a minimum of 10Mbps connection in order to sustain a constant 720p 60FPS game stream while the Stadia Pro requires the highest recommended speed for 4k 60FPS HDR with 5.1 surround sound content is 35Mbps and above.

One thing that stops most gamers from enjoying games would be hardware. Owning a PC or console can be pretty expensive which is why mobile gaming is on the rise. Even then, game titles are pretty limited due to the hardware limitations on smartphones but that is about to change thanks to Google’s Stadia.