Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus
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Google Stadia, the late 2019 streaming platform that promised to revolutionize gaming by letting users stream games without needing to own a powerful PC or console, is altering course, getting out of the game-making business and will now offer its platform directly to game publishers alongside offering Stadia Pro to the public.
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Kotaku began to hear rumblings from sources close to Stadia last week that Google’s service was heading for a major change. One games industry source told
Kotaku that Google was canceling multiple projects, basically any games slated for release beyond a specific 2021 window, though they believed games close to release would still come out. Today brings some clarification.
However you feel about pro wrestling, Bianca Belair’s Royal Rumble win matters on many levels
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People who watch wrestling often argue over the legitimacy of the art form with friends who don’t watch. The skeptic will often point to the staged punches and kicks, ignoring the very real table bumps, glass spots, and other physical demands that most human beings aren’t cut out for. The wrestling fan typically retorts by noting the level of performance, athleticism, and emotion necessary to turn it into a spectacle. Bianca Belair’s Royal Rumble victory, stamped by a joyfully tearful victory speech, exemplifies that.