It may be playable on just about any screen in several pre-selected countries, but Google Stadia will need some mighty fine bait if it wants to hook a few new converts to their way of thinking. A few free trials of Stadia, might be the perfect lure.

Is the world ready for a streaming future? Maybe, maybe not but the real takeaway here is that Google’s plan for tomorrow is going to be a pricy one. The infrastructure needed to handle a decent full high definition livestream ain’t exactly cheap, and bundled together with the need to have a workhorse screen to play said games on, the …

Unlike E3’s gauntlet of livestreamed events which play out over several unrelenting days at the ungodliest of hours for anyone East of the ol’ GMT timezone, Gamescom is a more focused affair. This year will see three of the big names in gaming take to the stage with plenty of studios spread between them: Microsoft with their Inside Xbox event, Google will host another direct spot of streaming focused on Stadia and Geoff Keighley will host the Gamescom Opening Night festivities.

Google has big plans for the African continent and South Africa as it looks to build a massive undersea cable connecting South Africa directly to its European network and the start of other African plans.

Google Stadia! It’s the future of gaming, if you happen to enjoy playing games that you already own on various consoles through a streaming connection. It all sounds like magic when you think about it: Provided that you’ve got a decent internet connection and happen to live in a country that Google gives a damn about.

Google’s making a big play into the gaming space with its connected, cloud-based Stadia. Stadia will be more than just a set-top box console – though there will be one of those too. The system will stream games off the internet, making the hardware requirements for its games different than you might find on traditional consoles

Buckle your butts up and take a huff of NOS kids, because Codemasters is reviving a franchise that hasn’t been seen in many a year: GRID!

With the likes of Google Stadia and other advances in streaming technology making video games more accessible than ever, who needs a dedicated piece of hardware to feed game discs into?