insert_link Tech Made Simple The Backbone One is a stunning and affordable controller that makes the iPhone feel like a Gaming Platform As the high-profile disputes about what content you can play on your iPhone rage on between Apple, Epic Games, Google, and Microsoft, a company called Backbone is focusing instead on making sure you get the most out of the games that are currently available. Like Razer did with its Kishi controller for iOS, and as other companies have with snap-on controllers of their own, Backbone is introducing one for $100 […] todayApril 28, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Terraria’s Stadia port is back in development after developer reconciles with Google Earlier this month, The Verge reported that Terraria co-creator Andrew Spinks announced that his studio Re-Logic would cancel a Google Stadia port. However, the developer announced on Friday that the Stadia port is now back in development. ”As you may have noticed, we had a ton of issues to kick off the year stemming from the locking-down of Redigit’s entire Google account in early January,” Re-Logic said in a recent […] todayMarch 4, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Microsoft’s new Xbox app will let you stream Xbox One games to your iPhone Microsoft is about to release a big Xbox app update for iOS that includes the ability to stream Xbox One games to an iPhone. A new Xbox app will arrive in the App Store soon that includes a remote play feature, which lets Xbox One console owners stream their games to an iPhone. Remote play is different to Microsoft’s xCloud service, which streams games directly from servers instead of your […] todaySeptember 29, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Ubisoft’s long-lost Scott Pilgrim game is coming back in time for the Holidays Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game was an incredible adaptation of the iconic comic series, with an unforgettable chiptune soundtrack by Anamanaguchi. Unfortunately, it was also lost to time. After launching on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013, it was delisted about a year later. Now, after years of fan outcry, Ubisoft is bringing the pixelated beat ‘em up back to modern platforms. A “complete edition” — which will […] todaySeptember 22, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Apple extends olive branch to cloud gaming, but Microsoft isn’t impressed Apple issued new App Store rules last Friday, permitting game streaming services like xCloud or Stadia to exist on iOS or iPadOS with a big catch. Apple wants companies like Microsoft to individually submit their games as separate apps using its streaming tech. Microsoft and Google are free to create a “catalog”-style app that collects and links out to all of these individual apps as well. Let's just say, Microsoft isn’t impressed. […] todaySeptember 14, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Microsoft condemns Apple’s App Store policies Microsoft is now rebuking Apple over its stringent developer restrictions and its stance on cloud gaming apps, which the iPhone maker does not allow on the App Store for apparent "violations" of its guidelines. A statement attributed to a Microsoft spokesperson said, “Apple stands alone as the only general purpose platform to deny consumers from cloud gaming and game subscription services like Xbox Game Pass.” Back in March, Bloomberg reported […] todayAugust 11, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Google now giving away three months of Stadia access to Chromecast owners Google is slowly but steadily opening its Stadia cloud gaming service to more interested customers, with a new promotion starting this month that offers three months of its Stadia Pro subscription to owners of Chromecast Ultra devices. It’s not required that you buy a new device. Rather, you just have to opt to receive promotional emails from Google, and the company is sending out the offer to known Chromecast Ultra-owning […] todayMarch 14, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Google’s Stadia adds four SteamWorld games to its Lineup Google’s streaming-based Stadia game service has had a rocky start since it launched last year, but Google has been trying to bolster that with more games. The latest are four titles from the SteamWorld series: SteamWorld Dig, SteamWorld Dig 2, SteamWorld Heist, and SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech. For those unfamiliar with the series, SteamWorld Dig and SteamWorld Dig 2 are more metroidvania-style exploration games that see players digging their […] todayFebruary 26, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Samsung’s PlayGalaxy Link lets you beam PC games to your Galaxy Phone If you’re not quite ready to sign up for a full-fledged cloud gaming service like Google Stadia — and who could blame you? — there are plenty of ways to dip your toe in the streaming game waters for free or cheap. The latest is exclusive to Samsung Galaxy phones, and it’s called PlayGalaxy Link. Like the Steam Link app or Parsec — on which PlayGalaxy is based — you’ll […] todayDecember 4, 2019