Topic: cloud gaming
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Amazon Luna Launches Casual Party Games
Amazon Luna's new GameNight feature offers casual, controller-free party games that use smartphones as input devices, aiming to make group gaming more accessible. The service includes adapted versions of popular games like Angry Birds and Clue, plus an AI-powered title with Snoop Dogg, while also...
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Amazon Luna's Major Overhaul: Key Changes Revealed
Amazon Luna's major update introduces new social gaming features and expands its game library, enhancing the experience for Prime members at no extra cost. A key addition is GameNight, a multiplayer-focused feature that uses smartphones for gameplay, including classics, party games, and new title...
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Amazon's Gaming Service Overhaul Adds 'GameNight' Party Collection
Amazon has relaunched its Luna cloud gaming service with a major upgrade, offering Prime members access to a new GameNight collection of social party games and hit titles like "Hogwarts Legacy" at no extra cost. The service now features AI-powered interactive experiences, such as "Courtroom Chaos...
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Amazon Luna's New Party Games Feature Snoop Dogg
Amazon Luna is introducing a new GameNight category focused on social and party games, enhancing value for Prime subscribers and launching before year's end. GameNight allows players to use smartphones as controllers via QR codes and includes over 25 multiplayer titles, such as Angry Birds and ex...
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Xbox Cloud Gaming Upgrade: What's New & Improved
Nvidia's RTX 5080 GeForce Now tier demonstrates impressive cloud gaming performance with minimal latency at 5K, highlighting the current limitations of Xbox Cloud Gaming, which maxes out at 1080p and 60fps with compression issues. Xbox Cloud Gaming is set for upgrades, including a new 1440p strea...
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Nvidia's GeForce Now Upgrades to RTX 5080, Adds Wave of New Games
Nvidia's GeForce Now service is upgrading to RTX 5080-level performance in September, offering 48GB memory and DLSS 4 support for $20/month across multiple devices. A new Install-to-Play feature expands the game library by allowing users to install any Steam Cloud Play-supported title, instantly ...
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Backbone Pro Review: The Ultimate Cloud Gaming Controller
The Backbone Pro enhances mobile gaming with improved comfort, wireless Bluetooth connectivity for multiple devices, and premium build quality, though it comes at a higher price. It features customizable options like remappable rear buttons and an accompanying app, but advanced features require a...
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Nvidia's GeForce Now RTX 5080: Better and Worse Than Expected
Nvidia has updated its GeForce Now Ultimate service with the RTX 5080 GPU, offering 25-50% higher frame rates in 4K for select games, though performance often relies on DLSS and may introduce input lag. The service includes a new Install-to-Play feature that expands game access by allowing users ...
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Windows 11's Gaming Copilot: Ready for Take-Off?
Microsoft introduced Gaming Copilot, an AI assistant in the Game Bar that provides in-game help, game recommendations, and answers about gaming history via voice commands, though it's currently in beta and may have performance issues. A Network Quality Indicator for Xbox Cloud Gaming has been add...
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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Price Rises to $29.99
Microsoft has increased the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription price to $29.99 per month, a 50% rise, while rebranding tiers and adding features like expanded game libraries and unlimited cloud gaming. Ultimate subscribers gain access to over 400 games, including 45 available immediately and mo...
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Amazon Luna's Massive Party Game Upgrade is Free for Prime
Amazon Luna is expanding its offerings to include free social and casual games for Prime members, enhancing accessibility and the value of the subscription. A new GameNight collection with over 25 party games and an exclusive AI-driven title featuring Snoop Dogg will be introduced, allowing group...
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Play Fortnite Instantly on Discord: First Nvidia Demo
Nvidia, Discord, and Epic Games are trialing a feature that allows instant gameplay of Fortnite via Discord without downloads or new accounts. The trial offers a 30-minute free session streamed through Nvidia's GeForce Now, though an Epic Games account is still required. This demo aims to showcas...
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Microsoft Forced to Deny Next Xbox Cancellation Rumors
Microsoft has officially denied rumors of canceling its next-generation Xbox console, reaffirming its commitment to developing future first-party hardware and its collaboration with AMD on custom silicon. Despite the denial, skepticism remains due to Microsoft's history of strategic pivots, and c...
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Play Fortnite Instantly in Discord
Epic Games has launched a trial allowing Discord users to play Fortnite instantly via Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud platform, offering two free 30-minute weekly sessions without downloading the game. The trial is available until October 30th for PC gamers in the US, UK, Mexico, Canada, and parts of ...
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Microsoft & AMD Partner for Next-Gen Xbox With Backwards Compatibility
Microsoft and AMD are collaborating to develop next-gen Xbox hardware, focusing on performance and backwards compatibility while expanding into handhelds, cloud gaming, and PC integration. The partnership highlights AMD’s role in designing silicon for diverse Xbox devices, with hints at custom ch...
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Xbox Co-Founder Slams Game Pass Price Hike as "Betrayal"
Xbox has shifted strategy by releasing former exclusives on PlayStation 5 and increasing prices for Game Pass and hardware, drawing criticism from original Xbox team co-founder Laura Fryer, who called the price hikes a "betrayal" of community trust. Fryer criticized the pattern of negative change...
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Xbox Next-Gen Console Confirmed in Development by Microsoft
Microsoft has officially confirmed the development of next-generation Xbox hardware, countering rumors of an exit from the console market and reinforcing its partnership with AMD for custom silicon. A significant erosion of trust has occurred due to recent corporate actions, including a poorly co...
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Netflix Launches Lego, Boggle & Tetris TV Party Games
Netflix is launching interactive party games for television, allowing subscribers to use smartphones as controllers for a seamless multiplayer experience. The initial lineup includes five titles such as Lego Party, social deduction game Party Crashers, and modern takes on Boggle and Pictionary. T...
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Xbox Game Pass Price Increase Precedes New Handheld Launch
Microsoft has restructured its Xbox Game Pass into three tiers—Essential ($9.99), Premium ($14.99), and Ultimate ($29.99)—each offering progressively larger game libraries and additional perks like day-one releases and bundled services. Xbox console prices are increasing, with the Series S rising...
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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Price Hike: Now $30/Month with New Perks
Microsoft has raised the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by 50% to $29.99 per month in the U.S. and introduced a restructured subscription model with three tiers: Essential, Premium, and Ultimate. To justify the higher cost, Microsoft is adding new benefits to the Ultimate plan, including a Fort...
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Xbox PC App Now Integrates Steam and Other Game Stores
Microsoft's Xbox PC app update introduces a unified library that integrates games from Steam, Battle.net, and other third-party storefronts, centralizing access across multiple platforms. The app now includes a "My Apps" section for installing and launching third-party applications, specifically ...
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Save $20 on the Backbone Pro Controller - Limited Time Offer
The Backbone Pro controller is currently discounted and offers enhanced features like Bluetooth connectivity, comfortable grips, and programmable paddles for versatile gaming across devices. It enables seamless gameplay transitions between smartphones, tablets, and TVs, supported by a companion a...
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Xbox Game Pass Loses Purchase Discounts, Adds Rewards Points
Microsoft has eliminated the 10% discount on DLC and in-game currency for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, replacing it with a system that grants Microsoft Rewards points on purchases instead. The change is part of broader updates that include a significant price increase for the Ultimate tie...
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Are You Buying Too Many Games? Most Gamers Don't
The majority of U.S. gamers (63%) purchase two or fewer new games per year, with a small group of "hyper enthusiast" players driving sales for non-free-to-play titles. This purchasing pattern challenges the industry, as smaller studios struggle for visibility against blockbuster games and free-to...
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Score the Amazon Luna & Fire TV 4K Bundle for 50% Off
The Luna Wireless Controller is available at a 50% discount for Prime members during Prime Big Deal Days, costing $40 and including a free month of Luna+ subscription. Special bundles combine the Luna Controller with Fire TV devices at significant savings, offering the controller and a Fire TV St...
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Nintendo Switch 2 Attracts Major Third-Party Games Early On
The Nintendo Switch 2 is securing major third-party titles much closer to their original release dates, marking a strategic shift from past consoles. This approach includes near-simultaneous launches of multiplatform games and ports of demanding titles like Elden Ring and Final Fantasy VII Remake...
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GXT 735 Mylox Wireless Controller Review: Solid Budget Pick With Some Flaws
The GXT 735 Mylox is a budget-friendly wireless controller for iOS and Android, offering basic functionality for casual gaming but with compromises in comfort and features. Its design is simple and universal, fitting various smartphones, but it has ergonomic issues and lacks premium features like...
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Xbox 360 Era Begins: A New Age of Gaming
In 2018, Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass became highly popular by offering all first-party games on the service at launch, earning it the title of "the best deal in gaming." Recent price hikes have raised the premier tier to $29.99 per month, sparking backlash and potential cancellations, with many at...
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Microsoft's Next-Gen Xbox Teaser Went Unnoticed
Microsoft is expanding the Xbox brand beyond traditional consoles by partnering with Asus to launch Windows-powered handheld devices that blend PC flexibility with console simplicity. The strategy signals a shift toward licensing the Xbox ecosystem to multiple PC manufacturers, decoupling the pla...
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Beyond the Box: The New Era of PlayStation and Xbox
The gaming industry is shifting from hardware-centric competition to prioritizing software sales, subscription services, and cross-platform accessibility. Exclusive titles once drove console loyalty, but now major games often support cross-play and are released across multiple platforms, includin...
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Microsoft Denies Xbox Pulled From Target, Walmart Stores
Microsoft has denied rumors that major US retailers like Target and Walmart are removing Xbox consoles from shelves, confirming these chains remain dedicated distribution partners. Speculation arose after Costco stopped selling Xbox consoles and social media posts showed empty displays, but Micro...
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