Google Stadia: Everything you need to know

Google Stadia was a no-show at last night’s Game Awards, but there was quite a bit of good news this week. Four new games arrived on the platform as Super Animal Royale finally got a release date on Stadia.

The future of Google Stadia has been in question since the day the platform debuted, and two years into its existence, that question continues to become more pertinent. As 2021 comes to a close and another big event goes by without a word of Stadia, Google’s silence is serving only to kill any bit of confidence left in the platform.

For the final drop of 2021, Stadia Pro is getting six games in a bigger month than usual that’s mostly in line with past December offerings.

As was promised at the beginning of the year, Google Stadia is now playable on the most recent generations of LG’s WebOS Smart TVs.

We’re in the final month of 2021, meaning Google only has a few weeks to meet its promise of delivering 100 new games to Stadia during this calendar year. The good news? That promise has officially been reached as of today.

The latest update to Stadia for Android, version 3.44, is rolling out now via the Play Store and includes early work on a revamped search feature, livestream spectating, and more.

As 2021 comes to a close and the platform’s third year begins, Google Stadia is bringing a few new games this week including the arrival of Farming Simulator 22 and the announcement of new Pro titles coming soon.

As of today, Google Stadia is two years old and celebrating with sales, deals, and the reveal of some new games. Included in the reveals that Stadia is adding the free-to-play shooter Nine to Five, not to be confused with your favorite source for Stadia information.

Friday marks the anniversary of Stadia’s launch on November 19, 2019, and to celebrate the service’s 2nd birthday and what’s to come in 2022, Google is putting the Premiere Edition bundle on a steep discount.

Some two years after launch, it’s hard to truly understand where Stadia is as a platform without first recognizing some of the ups and downs along the way.

The Jackbox Party Pack, a series of games meant to be played with friends both near and far, and Stadia, a platform with built-in YouTube streaming, seem like a match made in heaven, but the current voice chat options hold it back from perfection.

Jackbox has just expanded onto its first cloud platform, Google Stadia, starting with its newest addition, Jackbox Party Pack 8.

This week on Stadia saw the release of the platform’s first exclusive title in months, as well as news regarding the release date of Rainbow Six Extraction.

November — the penultimate drop of 2021 — sees Stadia Pro add five games just like the month before.

During its world premiere event today, the creators of the SteamWorld series, Thunderful Games, announced a brand new IP that’s launching exclusively on Google Stadia. “Wavetale” is available now, and it’s free on Stadia Pro.

The latest update to the Stadia app for Android offers our first hints at Dolby surround sound coming soon to the streaming service.

After debuting Pro titles earlier this week, Google Stadia has added Just Dance 2022 to its library this week as well as offering players a free play weekend for Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint.