Women In Games International Announces Election of New Officers to Board of Directors and Appointment of New Board Members
WIGI appoints Careen Yapp, Strategic Partnerships at Google Stadia Games & Entertainment, Christina Seelye, CEO of Maximum Games, and more to Board of Directors
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Women In Games International (WIGI) announced the election of Careen Yapp, Strategic Partnerships at Google Stadia Games & Entertainment, as Chair of its Board of Directors, as well as other officers to the Board. New members were also appointed to the Board of Directors.
WIGI is proud to welcome Jameelah Bealum, Manager, First Party Relations at The Walt Disney Company, Disney Consumer Products Interactive Media to serve as Vice-Chair; Christina Seelye, Founder & CEO at Maximum Games and CEO at Modus Games to serve as Board Secretary; and Megan Clary, Grants Financial Analyst at WGBH Broadcast Media to
Google Stadia Games 2021: Google to launch 100 new online games like FIFA 21, Far Cry 6, Hellpoint, Kaze and the Wild Masks and more. Check Launch date, Features, Game modes.
Updated: February 16, 2021 2:40 PM IST
The company is yet to provide a release date for Killer Queen Black, Street Power Football and Hellpoint. (Image: Google)
Google recently shut down its in-house Stadia game development studio due to high costs. But, the company is still dedicated to the cloud gaming service and has now announced that it will add more than 100 new games to the platform in 2021. These games will include AAA titles like Far Cry 6, FIFA 21, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition and more. Also Read - Latest Android 12 leak shows tons of never seen before features; here s a look
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition and Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut will release on the platform on February 23. It came from space and ate our brains will be made available on March 2, FIFA 21 will be made available on March 17, Kaze and the Wild Masks will release on March 26 and Judgeme
Google Stadia announced a plan for 100 games by the end of this year. The news comes off the heels of news that the company was shuttering its game studio for the platform. Google’s own community blog had more details, but this signals a renewed effort to make the cloud gaming platform a major [.]
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Anyone purchasing a new Chromebook will get Google Stadia too. This comes after the company made the decision to shutter their in-house studio for game development on the platform. Google is trying to get Stadia into as many hands as possible this year. Having it rolling on any and all units sold right now. The official Twitter account for Made By Google discussed how they came to this decision. But, the messaging is clear, for this cloud gaming gambit to work, it’s going to take a lot more users. Their company has mounted an advertising blitz since the early days of the service to increase awareness, but things haven’t broken through just yet. Also of note here is the fact that Stadia works through a progressive web app on the chrome books. The experience is actually a little bit different than it would be on Android.