Google Stadia: Everything you need to know

March 2022 will bring five games to Stadia Pro in a decrease from the previous drop.

Google’s Stadia platform didn’t debut any new games this week, but it did get the major Destiny 2 Witch Queen expansion, as well as some other big game updates.

Google’s efforts in the cloud gaming space with Stadia started off with shooting for the stars, but quickly turned to the company shooting itself in the foot with missed expectations. The ideas Stadia had, though, remain pretty great, and now Amazon Luna is adopting one of them with a “Play on Luna” button appearing on Twitch.

Google is adding another game to Stadia’s collection of free demos, with Chorus now offering a free trial on the platform. Here’s what else happened this week on Stadia.

Google Stadia is preparing a bunch of new games to come to the service, and next weekend the platform is offering up the fun Jackbox Party Pack 7 for free.

Following a recent report of Google’s shift in focus away from the “consumer” side of Stadia, Google has promised gamers that a “great future” is still ahead for the streaming service.

Stadia’s start to 2022 has been without a goal, but that’s finally changing this week as Google has officially committed to bringing at least 100 new games to Stadia by the end of the year.

Stadia’s future as a white-label streaming platform has been clear for some months now, especially after the first partnership with AT&T. A new report provides more details into the current state of Stadia and the new “Google Stream” focus.

The year continues with February 2022 bringing seven games to Stadia Pro in an increase from the previous drop.

A clear colored Stadia Controller – a gift to members of Google’s Stadia team – has appeared in a new eBay listing, and it’s even been modified to be fully functional.

Google Stadia has made a couple of expansions this week, adding two more games to its catalog and a free trial of Rainbow Six Extraction.

Google Stadia has finally added its first new game in 2022, with Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Extraction now available on the platform.

Google Stadia started off 2022 relatively slowly, but things are starting to pick up with PUBG now going to free-to-play – however, perhaps a more interesting story was Google asking directly for feedback from Stadia’s players.

The Nvidia Shield TV has been the best Android TV box on the market for years, and this week Nvidia is continuing support for every single model it has ever released with the Android TV 11 update, rolling out now.

As we enter 2022, Google Stadia saw a pretty big announcement at CES 2022. Alongside that, a couple of games are seeing updates and Google has added a “Trending” section to Stadia to show what’s popular.

January 2022 will see Google add five games to Stadia Pro in a slight decrease from the previous drop to kick off the new year in gaming.

Over the last few years, Google has taken an interesting, yet scattered strategy to gaming. I believe that a dedicated handheld device for Android gaming could be just what Google needs to unify its gaming ambitions.

Google Stadia met its goal of new games for 2021, and as the year comes to a close, the platform has launched an absolutely massive holiday sale.