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Google GDC Event Live Blog + News Hub: Google to announce its new game streaming service, hardware

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It’s March 19th and the long-teased ‘Gather Around’ Google event has finally arrived. 9to5Google’s Google GDC Event Live Blog + News Hub will be updated regularly throughout the morning with the latest announcements from Google. The event kicks off at 10 am PT/1 PM ET, so read on for quick links to our roundup coverage over the last few weeks, tweets from the ground, and all the latest news as it develops…


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Everything we know about the Google GDC game streaming service announcement

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The first rumors of a Google game streaming service and related hardware emerged last February. In subsequent months, notable hires from across the industry indicated that the Mountain View company was heavily investing in the space. Project Stream in October all but confirmed that a consumer product was inbound, and Google is tomorrow expected to announce the service at GDC 2019. Here’s what we know…


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Google reveals the logo for its game streaming service/device at GDC 2019

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We’re on the ground at GDC 2019 today in the lead up to Google’s gaming event tomorrow, and we got a chance to get the first look at what seems likely to be the logo for the new product that makes up this big announcement. A game streaming service of some kind is certainly in the cards, and we’ve reported that hardware will be involved too


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Google patent envisions a smarter game controller at the center of multi-screen gaming setup

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At GDC 2019 later this month, Google is expected to announce its game streaming service codenamed Yeti. We reported back in February that this effort features hardware, in addition to the cloud backend powering it as demoed by Project Stream. A patent — unrelated to Yeti — has emerged that envisions Google’s take on a new game controller at the center of a multi-screen playing experience.


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Source: Google plans to announce long-rumored ‘Yeti’ hardware at GDC event

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On Tuesday, Google announced a mysterious keynote at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 19th. The event comes as the Project Stream beta of a AAA console title ended in January, and amid the year-long rumors of Project Yeti. We can now confirm that Google plans to announce gaming hardware next month.


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Alphabet Scoop 024: Pixelbook 2 puzzle, ‘Yeti’ game streaming service, Google Pixel 3 teases

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This week we talk about our predictions, analysis, and thoughts on a few Pixelbook 2 prototypes, Google’s ‘Yeti’ game streaming service, and some teases of the Google Pixel 3.

Alphabet Scoop is available on Google Play, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast players.


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What type of games does Google’s ‘Yeti’ have to include for you to pay a monthly subscription? [Poll]

This morning, a report surfaced about a secret Google gaming-console codenamed ‘Yeti’ that would allow users to stream video games from the cloud. While we have seen Sony and Nvidia introduce similar products, those platforms primarily provide AAA console games.

Before you would ever buy the ‘Yeti’ system and pay Google a monthly subscription, what types of games would the search giant have to provide?


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