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Milosz Szubert, 20 November 2020, 19:51

GOG.com representatives have announced their cooperation with Nvidia. Geforce NOW ssubscribers will be given the opportunity to play games from the platform in the cloud. First titles to receive support for this feature will be Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

washi, 28 October 2020, 20:56

Nintendo has officially announced that Control Ultimate Edition is now available in the eShop, and will soon be joined by Hitman 3. Both games will run through the cloud.

Paul Wozniak, 26 October 2020, 20:37

Facebook Gaming now offers a cloud game streaming service. For now, it will offer free productions and there will be no dedicated subscription. Facebook announced that it does not intend to compete with services such as GeForce Now and Google Stadia.

Bartlomiej Sagan, 14 October 2020, 12:28

Doom fans are known for porting it to more and more ridiculous hardware. This time, the latest installment of the series was taken to the workshop, and it turns out you can easily run it on a refrigerator.

Bart Swiatek, 08 October 2020, 17:02

Microsoft is considering allowing players to use xCloud to test games they don't have - similar to a demo version.

Bart Swiatek, 29 September 2020, 16:30

Futuresource Consulting analyst Morris Garrard argues in a recent report that the video game industry is ready for Netflix's business model - a subscription that provides access to an extensive catalogue of games at a fixed monthly price.

Agnes Adamus, 28 September 2020, 20:53

Phil Spencer has no intention to stop developing new consoles. According to the head of the Xbox department, the increasingly popular streaming services will not make Microsoft resign from working on new Xbox models in the coming years. This means that XSX and XSS will have successors.

Bartlomiej Sagan, 25 September 2020, 12:25

Amazon announced Luna, a video game streaming service to compete with similar services from Google, Nvidia or Microsoft. The official controller and list of launch titles were also revealed.

Karol Laska , 17 September 2020, 22:44

No more storing files in the Google Drive bin forever. Under the new rules, data older than 30 days will be automatically deleted.

Milosz Szubert, 17 September 2020, 17:41

During an interview for Protocol, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, spoke quite skeptically about VR. He said he was happy that he hadn't shared the huge enthusiasm for the platform for years and „didn't waste any money on it”. He is also not convinced about gaming in the cloud.

Bartlomiej Sagan, 15 September 2020, 13:26

Today the xCloud streaming service is ending its trial period. Available as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, it will offer over 150 games known from Microsoft's consoles and PC.

Bart Swiatek, 09 September 2020, 14:21

In a recent interview, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings revealed why his platform does not need ads. The businessman believes that the model used by his company offers more stable revenues and greater potential for growth.

Sodar, 18 August 2020, 18:46

An Apple's patent for streaming games over the 5G network has recently been made public. According to it, a game is to be played on a server and the mobile device is only to display the transmitted image.

Paul Wozniak, 12 August 2020, 14:25

From today, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can use the xCloud service on Android mobile devices.

Jacob Blazewicz, 07 August 2020, 21:48

Apple has confirmed what we have long expected. Streaming services like Google Stadia and Project xCloud are against App Store's regulations. In other words, we won't see any of them on iOS devices.

Karol Laska , 04 August 2020, 22:44

The xCloud service together with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will soon be launched on the global market. The most important titles that will be able to run on mobile devices, PCs, and Xbox were revealed.

Karol Laska , 16 July 2020, 21:13

Microsoft has shared its plans for the future of Xbox and all related services.

Sodar, 09 July 2020, 18:15

One of Sony's patents gives hope that not only PS4 games, but also those from earlier generations of consoles will run on the PS5. The key may be streaming.

Milosz Szubert, 03 July 2020, 13:10

The GeForce NOW streaming service library of games supported by GeForce NOW has been expanded with another twelve titles. Among them were such titles as Desperados III, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and Polish Serial Cleaner.

Christian Pieniazek, 28 May 2020, 20:08

Valve has provided the developers with the beta version of its streaming service. The goal of Steam Cloud Play, as it is called, is to integrate Steam with GeForce Now and, in the future, to connect it with other platforms of this type.

Christian Pieniazek, 19 May 2020, 19:27

PlayStation Now, Sony's video game streaming service, is becoming increasingly popular. The Japanese reported that the number of its users has doubled since October 2019.

Conrad Hazi, 03 May 2020, 15:09

GeForce NOW streaming platform now offers support for DLSS 2.0. The first game that will enable us to try out new graphics effects will be Control. In addition, another 21 titles will debut in Nvidia.

Adrian Werner, 21 April 2020, 11:16

Nvidia is having a hard time convincing some publishers to GeForce Now. On Friday, the games published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Xbox Games Studios, Codemasters and Klei Entertainment will be pulled from the service.

Konrad Serafinski, 04 April 2020, 14:13

The NY Times reports that Amazon is preparing a response to Google Stadia and GeForce NOW. The mysterious product is to be Project Tempo, a streaming platform. An early version of the service is to launch this or next year.

Smoczy, 30 March 2020, 11:08

GeForce NOW will offer its users a new title every Thursday. One of the first productions added to the offer is Control with ray tracing support.

Bart Swiatek, 11 March 2020, 12:18

French company Ubisoft informed that all its titles - including the popular Assassin's Creed or Far Cry series - will be available on the GeForce NOW streaming platform.

Jacob Blazewicz, 08 March 2020, 18:49

Tim Sweeney has declared his support for GeForce Now. Epic Games' boss has promised to release the games from his platform as part of the Nvidia service with the consent of their respective developers, including exclusive titles.

Frozen, 07 March 2020, 20:37

2K Games is another major video game publisher, after Activision Blizzard and Bethesda, among others, that has decided to withdraw its support for the GeForce Now streaming service.

Czarus, 02 March 2020, 12:50

The Long Dark has been removed from GeForce Now streaming service. One of the creators of the game, the founder of Hinterland Studio - Raphael van Lierop, commented on the matter. He informed that the owner of the platform - Nvidia - has never asked for permission to share their content.

Jacob Blazewicz, 28 February 2020, 15:09

Anthony Mackie apparently doesn't believe in the future of cinema. Star of Altered Carbon season 2 recently stated that currently producers do not work in the movie industry, but for streaming services like Netflix.

Bart Swiatek, 27 February 2020, 19:08

When Competitive mode is enabled, GeForce NOW streaming service offers lower latency than Google Stadia. Even with normal settings, Nvidia's solution is better than the competition. The test was conducted by the editors of GameStar.

Konrad Serafinski, 22 February 2020, 21:04

Bethesda has removed almost all titles from GeForce Now. The only game we can still play with Nvidia streaming is Wolfenstein: Youngblood. Bethesda is another publisher who decided to make this move. Activision did this before.

qjin, 21 February 2020, 21:06

Nvidia announced on its blog that GeForce Now game streaming service is very popular. We've learned that over a million players have used it so far.

Conrad Hazi, 20 February 2020, 11:05

Nvidia announced that already on the day of launch we will have the opportunity to play Cyberpunk 2077 via the GeForce Now platform. Owners of paid subscriptions will also enjoy ray tracing.

Bart Swiatek, 12 February 2020, 09:51

Activision Blizzard has decided to remove its games from the GeForce Now streaming service. The titles in question include World of Warcraft and Call of Duty, among others. The reasons for the decision are unknown.

Jacob Blazewicz, 05 February 2020, 19:29

Phil Spencer doesn't consider Sony and Nintendo as Microsoft's main competitors in the coming years. According to the head of Xbox department, the company will rather compete with Google and Amazon, and not with hardware but with game streaming services.

Bart Swiatek, 05 February 2020, 19:06

It appears that Nvidia is planning to make changes to GeForce Now. The company intends to introduce a paid subscription, which will offer additional options - including ray tracing in games. Free accounts will be subject to greater restrictions than during ongoing beta-tests.

Konrad Serafinski, 02 February 2020, 22:09

A Reddit user claims to have received a survey on Remote Play from Sony. The function would appear in the future on Nintendo Switch or Apple TV. It is also possible that Sony is considering creating a portable DualShock and is working on a remote game without an internet connection.

Agnes Adamus, 17 January 2020, 22:40

Tests of the Xbox Console Streaming service have been officially launched worldwide. From now on, all Xbox One owner who signs up for Insider program can stream games from the console to their smartphone or tablet.

Bart Swiatek, 17 January 2020, 10:24

In 2020, 120 games will debut on the Google Stadia streaming service, including ten exclusive titles that we will see in the first half of the year. We can also expect a number of new features and improvements. The source of information is a note that has been published on the platform's community website.

Bart Swiatek, 16 January 2020, 14:05

Raul Rubio, CEO of Tequila Works, responsible for such titles as RiME and Gylt, believes that one day we'll be wondering why we didn't believe in video game streaming. In his opinion, some of the features to be offered by Google Stadia in the future will be really impressive.

Bart Swiatek, 14 January 2020, 11:55

Google has started testing the Stadia on mobile devices other than Pixel smartphones. A certain Internet user decided to see how the service is doing on... an eBook reader.

Bart Swiatek, 07 January 2020, 15:20

According to calculations by Swedish researcher Anders Andrae, in 2020, maintaining of all global server rooms will require an amount of energy comparable to that consumed by all Canadians. Worse still, data centres' demand for electricity will double over the next decade.

Adrian Werner, 02 December 2019, 10:40

Riot Games has reasons to be satisfied. League of Legends has been the most watched production on Twitch in the last 365 days. The game managed to defeat its main rival, Fortnite.

Paul Wozniak, 30 November 2019, 17:50

Google's newly-created video gamedev team just employed some people who have worked on the Assassin's Creed series. They will be responsible for creating exclusive and original titles for the Google Stadia streaming platform.

Michael Kulakowski, 26 November 2019, 23:54

One of the heads of Electronic Arts made it clear that in the coming years the company will invest heavily in cloud computing and video game streaming. The company believes that in this way it will be able to reach one billion new players around the world.

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 November 2019, 23:28

Google has responded to allegations about Google Stadia's problems with 4K resolution in many games. According to the company, everything depends on the game's optimization made by the developers.

Paul Wozniak, 23 November 2019, 18:56

At this year's X019 event, Microsoft's vice president revealed that the company is planning to offer exclusive titles that will be available only on xCloud streaming platform. We have also learned that the service is going to be developed in line with the upcoming technology.

Laty, 23 November 2019, 16:23

As it turns out, Google Stadia has lower latency issues in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Xbox One X. The results of the test were posted on YouTube by the editors of the Digital Foundry channel.

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 November 2019, 13:56

News of another Sony patent, most likely associated with PlayStation 5, are making rounds on the internet. The company has registered a feature that enables gamers to send their friends game states saved in the cloud as de facto demo versions. Another patent application suggests that we will get access to these 'mini-games' even without the console, directly through the new controller.