Those who enjoy cloud gaming will no longer be in a position to do so. On Thursday, Phil Harrison, VP, and GM of Stadia, announced that the cloud service will no longer be available by January 18, 2023. Consumers that have liked and used the service will receive refunds for all purchases by mid-January 2023.

Seeing Google giving up on Stadia is somewhat weird. The service never reached the whole globe, and those who had the opportunity to try it did not praise it at all. It was widely known that due to bad connections, you would rarely be inflicted by negative input lag, but it’s still weird seeing Google giving up on Stadia.

The investment and the technology left behind won’t completely perish, as it will be utilized for some of Google’s other services.

The official announcement was made through Google’s official Blog.

A few years ago, we also launched a consumer gaming service, Stadia. And while Stadia’s approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected so we’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service.

We’re grateful to the dedicated Stadia players that have been with us from the start. We will be refunding all Stadia hardware purchases made through the Google Store, and all game and add-on content purchases made through the Stadia store. Players will continue to have access to their games library and play through January 18, 2023 so they can complete final play sessions. We expect to have the majority of refunds completed by mid-January, 2023. We have more details for players on this process on our Help Center.

The underlying technology platform that powers Stadia has been proven at scale and transcends gaming. We see clear opportunities to apply this technology across other parts of Google like YouTube, Google Play, and our Augmented Reality (AR) efforts — as well as make it available to our industry partners, which aligns with where we see the future of gaming headed. We remain deeply committed to gaming, and we will continue to invest in new tools, technologies and platforms that power the success of developers, industry partners, cloud customers and creators.

With all of the above said, the Stadia category on this website will be removed.

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I, V, do solemnly swear that I shall faithfully serve the New United States of America. This is the oath taken by V, before she steps into the new district of Night City. During today’s CD Projekt Red showcase, Cyberpunk 2077’s upcoming expansion named Phantom Liberty was teased. The tease itself can be found at the top of this article, and mind me, if you want, but it looks quite gorgeous. The expansion is coming to PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Stadia.

Phantom Liberty details

In Phantom Liberty, obviously, you’ll be able to play as V alongside the notorious character of Keanu Reeves Johnny Silverhand, who is making a return to provide players with a walkthrough and guidance through the trenches. The game will be set in an all-new district of Night City. A spy-thriller expansion for Cyberpunk 2077.

While it’s not a secret that Cyberpunk 2077 had some launch issues, we’ve all been witnesses to its recent advances. With multiple engine tweaks that seemingly fixed the game to a huge extent, we’re in here for a ride. CD Projekt Red’s confidence has slowly been regained, and we do believe that considering it’s an expansion, it won’t go through the same difficulties as in the kick-off.

Cyberpunk 2077 Edgerunners update

In other news, Cyberpunk 2077 is due to get the new Edgerunners update that will become available today. This update will add Roach Race mini-game, Martinez jacket, new Ripperdoc and photo mode additions, and quite important and entertaining, transmog capabilities.

1.6 update discussions

As for the long-promised 1.6 update, its deployment will seize the support for the old-gen consoles. It will be the last one supported by the PS4 and Xbox One consoles, which means the game will continue evolving solely on the PC, Xbox Series X|S, and the PS5.

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EA Sports has announced FIFA 23. The soccer game everyone is waiting for. FIFA 23 is estimated to provide a couple of core and exciting features, including redecorated gameplay thanks to the new HyperMotion2 technology. Hopefully, this would provide more authoritative tackles so players can feel good about it.

Even if we’re a month and a half away from its release, details such as file sizes have already been leaked for some particular consoles. Based on that and the previous releases, the file size is expected to be somewhere around:

• 35-45GB on old-gen consoles,
• 45-55GB on new-gen consoles,
• and 50-60GB on PC.

Even if the game’s official PC system requirements ask you to reserve 100GB of space, we doubt EA will get there, even with the PC release. If you’re dubious about pre-ordering, check some of the details below.

FIFA 23 Release Details

A new season is nearly here. FIFA 23 releases worldwide September 30, 2022 on PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia.

FIFA 23 features HyperMotion2 technology on next-gen platforms, both men’s and women’s FIFA World Cup tournaments coming to the game during the season, women’s club football, cross-play features, and more.

Want to get on the pitch early? Pre-ordering the FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition will get you into The World’s Game three days early from September 27, 2022, along with great pre-order bonuses, including an untradeable FIFA World Cup FUT Hero when you pre-order by August 21, an untradeable Ones To Watch Player Item, 4600 FIFA Points, and more!

Here are the full FIFA 23 release date details:

• EA Play Early Access Trial: September 27, 2022
• EA Play Pro Ultimate Edition Access (PC): September 27, 2022
• FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition: September 27, 2022
• FIFA 23 Standard Edition: September 30, 2022

FIFA 23 Minimum and Recommended PC Specs

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Square Enix’s Marvel’s Avengers, the action role-playing brawler game, is ready to receive a new update fixing a couple of issues with missions. The update is ready to roll out on all platforms, including PlayStation, Xbox, PC via Steam, and Stadia, on Tuesday, April 26.

According to the patch notes, the update focuses solely on providing a fix to the inactive and inaccurate missions and mission rewards, as per the changelog provided by the developer. Furthermore, it fixes an ART and Animation issue causing environmental distortion in Taskmaster Wasteland missions.

Marvel’s Avengers 2.3.2 Patch Notes

MULTIPLAYER & MATCHMAKING

• Fixed an issue causing the HIVE Mind Mission Chain to still be active on the War Table.
• Fixed an issue causing Vault Missions to disappear from the War Table upon completion.
• Fixed an issue during Quickmatch missions causing players’ Heroes to change after reloading a checkpoint.
• Fixed an issue causing the War Table to display inaccurate mission rewards on Elite Vault missions.
• Fixed an issue causing the War Table to display incorrect rewards on some Villain Sector missions.

ART & ANIMATION

• Fixed an issue causing environmental distortion in Taskmaster Wasteland missions. Fixed an issue with several MCU Thor Outfits that display the non-MCU version of Mjolnir when the player throws it.
• Fixed an animation issue with Kamala’s “Magnificent Ms. Marvel” Outfit.

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Chaotic crafting game Merek’s Market is ready for business as Independent Publisher Big Village Games opens the doors of the medieval shop in this crafting game. Independent developer, Big Village Games, is super proud to be launching this fun and frenetic game on PC via Steam, the Xbox family of consoles, PlayStation 4, and Google Stadia.

Merek’s Market is a chaotic crafting game about running a medieval shop. We’ve all thrown down our bags of gold to stock up for the next adventure but what about the poor souls rushing around behind the counter trying to fill our inventory? Weird customers? Yep. Over the top crafting challenges? You bet. A shop cat? Of course!

According to the official press release:

Sheffield, UK, 15th September 2021 – Independent games studio Big Village Games is thrilled to announce the grand opening of Merek’s Market – the chaotic crafting game about running a medieval shop is out today for PC via Steam, the Xbox family of consoles, PlayStation 4 and Google Stadia. Take ownership of Merek’s Market, a medieval shop servicing a host of weird and colorful customers. Work with your intrepid support team to haggle, barter, and craft your way through a comical single-player campaign or team up with friends to expand your offering and supply the whole town.

Merek’s Market Key Features:

• Haggling – Get the best price by trying to read customers and discreetly adjusting your prices.
• Crafting – Make some beautiful inventions…and some fairly awful-looking ones too. It’s hard to argue with a paying customer.
• 4 Player local co-op – Sit down with up to 3 friends in a full co-op campaign.

Merek & his friends are waiting to welcome their new customers on Steam for PC, Xbox family of consoles, PlayStation 4, and Google Stadia today for only two gold coins (or £14.99/$19.99/€17.99).

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CD Projekt Red is still not giving up on their action RPG, Cyberpunk 2077. Recent efforts have put the game in a very good spot, with many bugs being completely obliterated out of existence. On Tuesday, the developer has deployed a brand new update titled 1.31 that focuses on fixing a lot of bugs and issues and adds quality to the look of wet surfaces after rain. Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.31 is already available on PC, consoles, and Stadia.

The list of changes represents the strong and dedicated developer effort to make this game a flawless product. CD Projekt Red continues to tinker with their already existing code to incentivize players to continue playing their game.

The full list of changes for Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.31 can be found below, as published on the official Cyberpunk 2077 website.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where after upgrading an item with a quest tag, the base version of said item wasn’t removed from the inventory.
• Fixed an issue where weapon reload speed perks slowed down reload time.
• Corrected the height of the charged jump.
• Adjusted enemies’ stealth detection speed dependent on game difficulty.
• V will no longer get stuck in falling animation when crashing a motorbike while also having “The Rock” perk.

Quests & Open World

• Fixed an issue where Judy didn’t spawn in her van on Jig-Jig Street.
• Thorton Galena “Rattler” will no longer become invulnerable after the quest is completed.
• Fixed an issue where the quest could reactivate with the objective “Go to the final fight” on saves made on game version 1.22.
• Fixed an issue where the objective “Wait for the nomads” could persist on the screen long after player’s arrival at the junction.
• Fixed an issue where it wasn’t possible to interact with the nomads to discuss the plan.
• Fixed an issue where player’s car could get stuck between a blockade and a guardrail, preventing them from returning to the car and blocking progress.

Visual

• Fixed an issue where roads after rain did not look wet, which was the result of ongoing work on the Wet Surfaces
• System. In 1.31 wet surfaces should look more detailed than they did even before the issue occurred.
• Removed hair and/or eyebrows in cases where they were set to “off” in earlier game versions.
• Fixed an issue where shooting with a Tech weapon caused a momentary blinding light.
• With a Little Help from My Friends — fixed an issue where Carol was missing her tablet or sitting in the air during a scene.

UI

• Returned missing descriptions in Overheat and Short Circuit quickhack tooltips.
• Returned missing descriptions for Backpacker, Resist!, Osmosis and Footloose clothing mods.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where players couldn’t claim in-game Registration Rewards due to the error: “A network error has occurred. Please try again later”.

Console-specific

• [PlayStation] GPU memory optimization.

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Square Enix, the notorious publisher of Marvel’s Avengers, has confirmed the arrival of a new expansion, Black Panther – War for Wakanda. The game’s set to release on August 17 and will be a free update to all the owners of the game itself. Aside from the Black Panther becoming a playable character, this update will also bring two new villains and a new zone open for exploration. Black Panther will become a playable character on PS, Xbox, PC, and Stadia.

It seems that Square Enix wants to keep the players put and add length to the already existing campaign. A new War Table stream will showcase more details about the changes, which will occur on August 16, on Crystal Dynamics’ official Twitch channel.

The expansion will be focused and revolved around King T’Challa, also known as the Black Panther. He later discovers that there are people who want to destroy Wakanda from the inside, which puts him in a difficult situation, not being able to entrust himself to anyone else, even his sister. His objective is immensely difficult as he tries to confront the ones that wish to perish Wakanda. The game’s story seems a lot more exciting than usual, hoping to immerse players deeply into it.

According to the official press release:

SQUARE ENIX® announced that Marvel’s Avengers Expansion: Black Panther – War for Wakanda will launch on August 17 as a free update to all owners of the core game. In addition to adding Black Panther, the third new playable Super Hero, the War for Wakanda expansion also brings with it two new villains, a brand-new environment to explore, new enemies, the Birnin Zana Outpost, new solo or multiplayer Drop Zone and Threat Sector missions and more, adding the most content to Marvel’s Avengers since the game’s launch.

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Ubisoft’s upcoming co-op shooter, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction, has been delayed to January 2022. In a recent press release, Ubisoft has stated that the next game falling in Tom Clancy’s universe is facing yet another delay. Initially, the release of Rainbow Six Extraction is postponed until January 2022.

Previously, Rainbow Six Extraction was slated to be released on September 16, which AAA qualities have excited the fans of co-op shooters. It seems that the alien threat is to be fully refined before the game steps into a manufacturing phase. Rainbow Six Extraction will also include new features for a cooperative game of this caliber. Features such as Missing In Action or The Sprawl, the developer’s intention is to provide a challenging experience.

According to Ubisoft’s official blog post:

“Our ambition with Rainbow Six Extraction is to deliver a full-fledged AAA experience that changes the way you play and think about cooperative games. With unique features like Missing In Action or The Sprawl, every mission is set to be a tense and challenging experience in which you’ll lead the elite operators of Rainbow Six in a fight against a lethal and evolving alien threat.

We are embracing the opportunity to take additional time to bring this vision to life in the way it deserves in January 2022. We are confident this will ensure Rainbow Six Extraction is the immersive, cooperative, and thrilling experience we set out to create, and the one you aspire to play.

We look forward to sharing more with you very soon!”

Rainbow Six Extraction offers a unique story in which a parasite overtakes a science lab. Players need to overcome the parasite and take the right steps on their way to success. Plainly said, it’s an advanced Rainbow Six Siege tactical shooter without the PvP elements, making it a juicy co-op with tons of challenges. With Extraction as the game’s name, that will be the only player’s exfil once their tasks are completed.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction is scheduled to release in January 2022, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows, Google Stadia and Amazon Luna.

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Cyberpunk 2077 is heading towards a much cleaner place. CD Projekt Red has released a new update, 1.23, which is focusing on much smoother gameplay and less rigid occurrences. With a couple of changes on all platforms, Cyberpunk 2077 is slowly focusing on returning to the PlayStation Store. The full patch notes for 1.23 were also transparently detailed by CD Projekt Red, and you can find them below.

Before we dive deeper, we can note that the update focuses on fixes on all platforms. It also fixes a big issue that was considered both annoying and funny. Using the Windows FullScreen shortcut ALT+Enter will no longer make the game unresponsive. Other than that, many other core issues, such as memory management, have also been addressed.

This update arrives after the hefty 1.22 update, which has also received a hotfix. Hopefully, patch 1.23 would not require any additional fixes and will allow CD Projekt Red to focus on other flaws. The update is already available to download on all platforms, PC, Consoles, and Stadia.

As always, Steam, Epic Games Store…

Quests & Open World

Space Oddity

• Fixed an issue where the “Open the package” objective could change location.

Gig: Family Matters

• Fixed an issue where Juliet’s car could disappear on sight after completing the quest.
• Fixed a streaming issue in Juliet’s house.
• Fixed an issue where it wasn’t possible to enter Juliet’s house if the player didn’t meet either of the Attribute requirements.

The Heist

• Fixed an issue where Jackie could go through glass.
• Fixed an issue preventing some guards from attacking the player.
• Fixed an issue where the “Search the Arasaka officer” objective could remain active after fulfilling it.
• Fixed an issue where the mech didn’t spawn in the lobby.
• Fixed an issue where some Arasaka guards could clip through the door.
• Fixed an issue where some guards could spawn on player’s sight.
• Fixed an issue where Arasaka officer’s body could be unaccessible, making the player unable to loot the shard and blocking progression.

The Nomad

• Removed unnecessary button prompts.

The Hunt

• The news segment in the shard from River will now properly play audio.

The Beast in Me

• Fixed an issue where progression could be blocked if the player left Claire after the Santo Domingo race too early.

Queen of the Highway

• Fixed an issue where the Basilisk could clip through some of the trees.

Down on the Street

• Fixed an issue where there were no quest-related dialogue options when talking to Wakako.

Forward to Death

• Smoke and dust will no longer flicker when riding the Basilisk.

Gig: Goodbye, Night City

• Fixed an issue where progression could get blocked after rescuing Bruce if the player called Delamain.

Path of Glory

• Fixed an issue where V could get stuck in the AV if they stood at the landing spot before it arrived.

Gig: No Fixers

• Fixed an issue where it wasn’t possible to open the door to Dakota’s garage at the end of the quest.
• Fixed an issue where Iris could teleport instead of walking.

Gig: Getting Warmer…

• Fixed an issue where fixer’s car could drive straight through the intersection instead of turning right.
• Fixed an issue where the prompt to use the coolant on 8ug8ear could still be selected while plugging her out, which could break the animation.
• Fixed an issue where it wasn’t possible to pick up 8ug8ear.
• Fixed an issue where NPCs could spawn underground, blocking progression.

Gig: Many Ways to Skin a Cat

• Fixed an issue where notifications from Regina regarding this gig could appear during The Heist.
• Fixed an issue where it was possible to connect to the computer after failing the quest by destroying the van, which resulted in player getting stuck.
• Fixed an issue where progression could get stuck on the “Go to the Revere Courier Servies facilities” objective.

Cyberpsycho Sighting: Where the Bodies Hit the Floor

• Fixed an issue where after collecting the information the next objective to send it to Regina wouldn’t appear.

Cyberpsycho Sighting: On Deaf Ears

• Fixed an issue where after collecting the information the next objective to send it to Regina wouldn’t appear.

I Fought the Law

• Fixed an issue where River wouldn’t be present at the meeting spot before entering Red Queen’s Race.

Gameplay

Fixed an issue where after killing a NPC and stealing their car, their body could get stuck in the car.

Adam Smasher will no longer receive damage during animations between his attack phases.

Fixed an issue where dropping a NPC’s body caused too much destruction.

Cataresist cyberware should now work properly.

Visual

• Fixed Johnny’s spectral appearance in various quests.
• Fixed various issues related to clipping in NPCs’ clothes.
• Fixed appearance of rocks in the Badlands.

The Pickup

• Fixed an issue where one of the Maelstromers was T-posing.

Stability and performance

• Numerous crash fixes in animations, UI, scene, physics and gameplay systems.
• Memory optimizations and memory management improvements in various systems (reducing the number of crashes).
• Various console CPU optimizations.
• Memory and I/O improvement leading to fewer instances of NPCs with identical appearances spawning in the same area, and to improved streaming.

PC-specific

• Fixed an issue where it wasn’t possible to click the upgrade button while playing with 1280×720 resolution.
• Fixed an issue where toggling the Windowed and Fullscreen modes with Alt+Enter made the game appear unresponsive.
• [Steam] Changing language settings to default will now set it to the language of the Steam client.
• A popup message asking to verify integrity of game data will now be displayed when incomplete or corrupted game data is detected.

Xbox-scpecific

• Fixed an issue where signing out during a scene fade-out could result in the game being partially unresponsive.
• Fixed an issue where the Pause Menu would open again on its own if the Xbox guide and the Pause Menu were closed in quick succession.

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is a new game first discovered at this year’s E3 2021, during Ubisoft Forward. It appears that the blue guys that we met a long time ago are ready to make an entry into the gaming scene. Surprisingly enough, Ubisoft kept the project in secret very well, and not a single leak surfaced before its official reveal. This fact why it was the most surprising showcase during Ubisoft Forward. There’s not a single contender that would take its place.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is a first-person action-adventure game made in Ubisoft’s renowned engine Snowdrop, which characteristics are proven to be at a pace for such a game. AAA Avatar game is what everyone’s excited about, and with today’s reveal, fans have a lot more to talk about and seek answers on social media where Ubisoft’s representatives are mostly present

The game is estimated to arrive in 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Stadia, and Luna.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is a first-person, action-adventure game developed by Massive Entertainment – a Ubisoft studio, in collaboration with Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney.

Built using the latest iteration of the Snowdrop engine, and developed exclusively for the new generation of consoles and PC, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora brings to life the alluring world of Pandora with all of its beauty and danger in an immersive, open-world experience.

In this new, standalone story, play as a Na’vi and embark on a journey across the Western Frontier, a never-before-seen part of Pandora. Explore a living and reactive world inhabited by unique creatures and new characters, and push back the formidable RDA forces that threaten it.

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