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Although Google Stadia is officially shutting down on January 18, the team behind the service has decided to release one last game on Stadia called Worm Game.
Worm Game was used to test many of Stadia’s features before it launched and is now available to play for anyone with a Google Chrome browser. Inspired by Snake, Worm Game has multiple levels, the ability to change the color of your worm, and four modes: Campaign, Arcade, Multiplayer, and Build.
Worm Game provides a unique glimpse into the world behind game development and how Stadia came to be.
The Stadia Platform Content team released a statement, saying, “Play the game that came to Stadia before Stadia came to the world. ‘Worm Game’ is a humble title we used to test many of Stadia’s features, starting well before our 2019 public launch, right through 2022.
“It won’t win Game of the Year, but the Stadia team spent a LOT of time playing it, and we thought we’d share it with you. Thanks for playing, and for everything.”
The Stadia team also announced that it will be releasing a “self-serve tool to enable Bluetooth connections on your Stadia controller” next week. So far, there are no exact details on how this will work.
Why Google Stadia Failed
Google Stadia released back in 2019 as a cloud gaming service allowing people to stream video games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey onto devices that have Google Chrome.
However, the platform did not gain the momentum and traction Google was hoping for. Alongside other cloud and streaming services for video games, many felt that Google Stadia was just not competitive or enticing enough.
Back in September 2022, Google announced it would be shutting down Google Stadia in January 2023. Google stated that it would refund “all Stadia hardware purchases made through the Google Store, and all game and add-on content purchases made through the Stadia store.”
Still, Stadia’s technology is not a total loss. The tech used for Stadia has been offered as a white-label product to companies. Basically, other companies can use the technology without attributing it to Google Stadia. AT&T has already used the tech when it offered Batman: Arkham Knight to users for free.
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