Google Stadia Mass Layoffs Were a Complete Shock to Developers
Google announcing that it was shutting down its first-party Stadia studios came as a complete shock to many, including the people at those studios.
Stadia Leadership Praised Development Studios a Week Before Closures
Anonymous Stadia employees say that management praised its staff for its project just days before closing 2 of Stadia's first-party studios.
More Than 100 Games Coming to Stadia, Google Says
Google is promising more than 100 games for its Stadia streaming servce, but it remains to be seen if it will live up to its original vision.
Stadia Exclusive Games That Deserve A Second Chance on Other Platforms
Google Stadia was a failure, but it also had some high quality exclusive games that deserve a chance to reach a wider audience.
Terraria Stadia Port Canceled After Developer Gets Locked Out of Google Account
Terraria is no longer coming to Google Stadia, according to developer Andrew Spinks who detailed three weeks of misery with Google on Twitter.
Biggest Gaming News of the Week: 1/31/21 - 2/6/21
Activision and EA promise good things, while Stadia suffers a significant restructuring, in this week's recap of the biggest gaming news.
Microsoft's xCloud is Probably Looking Very Closely at Google Stadia Right Now
Google's attempt at cloud gaming with the Stadia will teach a lot of lessons to Microsoft as it develops its own attempt with xCloud.
How Google Stadia Went from Cloud Gaming Giant to Wisp of Smoke
Google reveals that it will no longer create its own video games for Stadia, but what does that mean for the cloud gaming service?
Google Shutting Down Its First-Party Stadia Development Studios
Google Stadia announces it is changing focus, shutting down its first-party game studios, and offering its service to existing developers.
Jade Raymond is Leaving Google
After the recent shutdown of Google Stadia gaming development, Jade Raymond announces she is leaving the company after 1 year.
Google Offering Stadia Streaming Tech to Publishers
Google Stadia will offer its streaming tech to publishers following the announcement that it's shutting down its internal studios.
Google Deletes Thousands of Negative Robinhood Reviews to Save It From 1 Star Rating
Google rushes to delete over 100,000 negative reviews in order to maintain the Robinhood app's rating after heavy review bombing.
Google Threatens to Pull Search Engine From Australia
Google is threatening to remove access to its web searches, and Facebook is threatening to remove access to newsfeeds if new code passes.
Google Workers Are Unionizing
Google employees announce that they are orginizing a workers union, which will be open to all of the company's staff members.
Google Stadia Support Expands to iOS Devices
Google Stadia is available now on iOS devices, although players won't be able to access the streaming service on the App Store.
Google Reveals the Most-Searched Game of 2020
Google publishes the results of 2020's search trends, with a few indie titles taking the top spot as the most queried games worldwide.
Google Stadia Expands to 8 More Countries
Google Stadia is now available in more countries across Europe, bringing the cloud-streaming service to a current total of 22 countries.
UK Mobile Game Spending Breaks Single-Day Record
Black Friday 2020 saw a massive jump in mobile game spending for the UK compared to 2019, with the day's highest-grossing game being Coin Master.
The Xbox TV App is Probably the Last Nail in Stadia's Coffin
Microsoft developing a Xbox Cloud gaming app to stream on TVs or other streaming hardware could seriously undermine Google Stadia's service.
Google Maps U.K. Offers Free Movies... If People Can Find Them
In the latest effort to ease COVID-19 cabin fever, Google Maps U.K. has launched a virtual scavenger hunt where the prizes are free movies.