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Google Stadia Shuts Down But Developers Weren't Given Warning

Google announced Stadia is shutting down despite receiving a new UI update and having games on its release calendar. While that won’t surprise gaming enthusiasts, it did shock developers that had games slated to launch on the platform.

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SullysCigar665d ago

This was doomed from day one. Not least because it's Google. Their track record is terrible with new ventures.

Disgusting way to treat hard-working people too.

blackbeld665d ago (Edited 665d ago )

Yeah, really unbelievable. At least let them know 3 months warning before announcing the shutdown.

S2Killinit665d ago

Dont need another streaming walled garden. No thanks.

Retroman665d ago

Ouya and Dreamcast said : welcome to console Shadow Realm where Consoles comes to die.

purple101665d ago

Dreamcast was too good, for its own good. The memory card, at the time was being sold for £19.99 in the UK..when Sony's ps2 memory card was also the same price but Dreamcast had a small second screen, & could be used independently as a tamagochi which were big at the time.

Also had soul calibur . Which is my all-time favourite game. And not many people say that about beam-em' ups

Yui_Suzumiya665d ago

Like purple said, Dreamcast was just ahead of it's time. If it came out now then I think things would've turned out completely different.

mkis007665d ago

Aren't stadia games just pc games via cloud? Is it really that big of a deal to the devs? I admit my ignorance about stadia.

Vits665d ago

That would be Amazon Luna.

Stadia runs on a custom version of Linux, so the games are more or less developed for it exclusively. The closest application that those builds have now is to be ported to traditional Linux distros, however, there is a minimal monetary incentive for that as Proton is already taking the market on that side reducing the need for native versions.

mkis007665d ago

That seems stupid to do for no reason. What were the benefits of this custom linux ?

Vits665d ago

Well, basically it would give them a console-esque tool set. Games could be better optimized to be streamed and even use exclusive features that a console or PC would not have access to. The classic example is on-demand processing power scalability.

However, to my knowledge, no game actually took advantage of that tool set. Especially because Google closed their first party studio very early into Stadia's life.

M3talDiamond665d ago

I just noticed that the Stadia youtube channel have removed all of their videos

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HeliosHex665d ago

Stadia should focus on retro games.

Profchaos664d ago

Why? realistically retro games can run on minimal hardware. My phone can play PS3 games at full frame rates these days and can store enough iso files to keep me happy.

Profchaos663d ago

Phone can play ps2 sorry

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The Pokemon Company Had Retail Sales Worth $10.8 Billion In 2023

The Pokemon Company had retail sales worth of 10.8 billion US Dollars in the year 2023, based on the latest report.

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gold_drake11h ago

that merch tho.

ridiculous the numbers they pull in, which makes it even worse when i think about the low budget broken games they make. or have made recently

-Foxtrot2h ago

We’re never getting an amazing mainline Pokémon game again are we

phoenixwing2h ago

Of course not. That's why I have tem tem because even if it's not the greatest I at least know the indie dev was trying

ZeekQuattro2h ago

Great plug for Tem Tem right there. It's not the greatest but at least they tried.... 🤣

phoenixwing32m ago

@zeek that's right it's as good or better than a pokemon game but they didn't have access to pokemon game money. So it's more of a stain on pokemon company to be in the same ballpark as them

Inverno23m ago

It's time we admit that they were never really that amazing to begin with. The games have never quite reach the same level of awesomeness as the anime. Look at the last few seasons we got to wrap up Ash's adventure, and the new series. 4 lazy Switch games and a remake which was so low effort that you wouldn't be able to tell it's a remake if your weren't told beforehand. The concept of Pokemon will always be awesome, but man the games absolutely suck.

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Sea of Thieves Developer Rare Now Has a Dedicated Doggo Park

Rare, the developer behind pirate adventure Sea of Thieves, has introduced a dedicated dog park to its studio grounds for employees' good boys and girls.

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CrimsonWing691d 9h ago

Is the industry hurting for money or not?

Hofstaderman1d 8h ago

They belong to XBOX. Its a dog's life....

Chocoburger1d 9h ago

Nice thing they did, but not actually gaming related, not sure why this article was approved. Also strange informing us what game Rare worked on, as if we don't know their legacy.

Tacoboto1d 8h ago

Sorry you hate dog news - here's a game-related headline for you, the latest: "Deathsprint 66 is a hyperviolent freerunner that proves game journos suck at games | Video Gamer"

Yeah we need more headlines like *that* on this site, instead of news about a studio's employee perks.

GaboonViper1d 8h ago

Its actually nice to see a story like this instead of the usual doom and gloom but people still moan, anyhow hope these beautiful doggos have a great life.

1d 8h ago
GaboonViper1d 8h ago

Really nice story, kudos to Rare.

Mulletino15h ago

I went to look at new apartments and saw only dog parks, no kid parks. We're so screwed.

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Game Boy Advance is Getting a New Game Xeno Crisis

Bitmap Bureau has announced its plans to release Xeno Crisis to the Game Boy Advance in both physical and digital form.

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