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Samsung has now expanded its Gaming Hub portfolio to nearly 3,000 videogames after a partnership with Antstream and Blacknut. The partnership also brings exclusive benefits to Samsung customers.

In the early 2010s, two companies, OnLive and Gaikai, tried to get PC gamers to abandon their discs and hard drives for streaming services. However, both were later bought by Sony.

Microsoft's Grounded, Pentiment, and Deathloop have been included in this week's update of new games for NVIDIA's GeForce Now streaming service, joining the previously added Gears of War 5.

As part of the 10-year deal Microsoft made with Nvidia, Xbox PC games are starting to rollout on the cloud streaming platform GeForce Now. Up first is The Coalition's Gears 5, with more coming soon.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has issued a response to the EU's approval of Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard, and it's clear the two groups have different cloud gaming views.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers are getting access to five more games in the first half of May, which include day-one access to Redfall, Ravenlock, Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2, and more titles.

Samsung and Xbox have launched dedicated gaming zones in London and New York City offering visitors a chance to play their favorite Xbox games on Samsung screens, via the "Samsung Gaming Hub".

The deal will allow the Japan-based cloud gaming service Ubitus to stream Microsoft's Xbox games, along with Activision Blizzard games if and when the merger with Microsoft is completed.

Microsoft has signed its third 10-year Call of Duty distribution deal with a partner, this time Boosteroid. It had previously signed similar agreements with Nintendo and Nvidia already.

The NVIDIA GeForce Now new game lineup for March include Monster Hunter Rise, Destiny 2: Lightfall, the System Shock remake, Disney Dreamlight Valley, and many more, plus extra games from February.

This week's edition of Microsoft Weekly contains interesting news items about ads for Edge, current and upcoming Windows development, and bugs in Microsoft's OS. Find out more in our latest digest!

During Microsoft's recent quarterly earnings call, the company revealed that its Xbox Cloud Gaming service now has over 20 million users, more than double compared to six months ago.

Netflix's VP of game development Mike Verdu has confirmed that the streaming service is looking to launch its own cloud gaming service. This comes weeks after Google shuttered its Stadia service.

Logitech and Tencent have teamed up with Microsoft and NVIDIA to develop a handheld device that will support cloud gaming services such as xCloud and GeForce Now, and play AAA titles.

Microsoft has released a new preview version of Xbox App for Windows. Xbox Insiders who download it should notice a bunch of issues—related to Cloud Gaming—that cause freezes, have been fixed.

Xbox Cloud Gaming usage jumped 1800% in the past year. Although the platform is deeply rooted in the dedicated gaming console, its future depends on expansion through smartphones, tablets, and PCs.

Samsung's latest Smart TV platform, Gaming Hub, enables players to discover and play games, and enjoy other entertainment options without the requirement of additional hardware or downloads.

Microsoft had a packed release schedule in the 2022 fiscal year, and it is planning a repeat for the next. At least five first-party, Xbox platform exclusive games are planned out for the next year.

Microsoft's game streaming service is now available in two more countries. Today, the company announced it is bringing Xbox Cloud Gaming (formerly xCloud) to users in Argentina and New Zealand.

Microsoft is bringing in a highly requested feature to its cloud gaming platform. Xbox players will soon be able to play their games on the cloud even if they are not on the Xbox Game Pass library.

The French government has issued an order banning anglicized terms like "streamer", "esports", and "cloud gaming" in the country in a bid to preserve language purity and make communication easier.

Fortnite is now playable for free on Xbox Cloud Gaming without the need of an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. Any PC or mobile device running Android, iOS, or iPadOS can now jump in.

Google Stadia launched in 2019 to a lot of hype, but technical issues held the cloud game streaming service back. However, has the service improved since that time? Read on to find out.

At the 2022 Game Developers Conference, Microsoft announced that it was founding a new division focused on cloud-native games. It's being headed by Kim Swift of Portal and Left 4 Dead fame.

Amazon is offering 'AWS for Games', a group of services and products aimed at game developers who want scalable solutions and the ability to quickly integrate cloud-based solutions.

Valve's Steam Deck portable gaming console can now offer Microsoft Xbox Cloud Gaming through a beta version of the Edge web browser. The number of compatible games is low but could grow quickly.

Intel's latest investor note mentions "Project Endgame", a service that promises to offer the power of Arc GPUs for an "always-accessible, low-latency computing experience", which could mean gaming.

Nvidia's cloud gaming service is coming out of beta on its Smart TV app on select LG TVs. Users can choose from a catalog of free games or select from the Steam or Epic games catalog.

Microsoft has announced that it has crossed the 25 million subscribers milestone when it comes to Xbox and PC Game Pass members. Activision Blizzard games are also on their way to the service.

Microsoft has begun the rollout of Xbox Cloud Gaming for its latest and last-gen Xbox consoles. Current-gen games like The Medium are available to Xbox One players too, with more coming soon.

Microsoft has reportedly upgraded its Xbox Cloud Gaming backbone to custom and faster Series X hardware. A dedicated TV app for streaming games from the cloud is also under development.

Microsoft today announced Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available across 26 countries as Australia, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico join the mix. All that's required is an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription.

The social media behemoth has added popular Ubisoft titles to its cloud gaming platform, which now covers almost the entire US population, with plans to expand to Europe next year.

Xbox Cloud Gaming is heading to all Game Pass Ultimate users in the 22 supported countries. It is also opening up the service on the web today, bringing it to Windows 10 and Apple devices.